Mutharika warns Chilima’s movement: ‘Kaliati, Masangwi, Callista must stop ridiculing Malawi leader’

August 11, 2018 Cosmas Chimaliro & Easter Khunga 47 Comments

President Peter Mutharika Saturday warned Vice-President Saulos Chilima and other leaders of the United Transformation Movement (UTM) against despising him during their political rallies.

Mutharika: It is illegal to undermine the authority of or insult the president

Mutharika gave the warning in his speech to thousands of people that gathered at Katoto Roundabout in Mzuzu to welcome him on arrival in the city to fulfill a number of engagements.

He said UTM leaders should stop the vice or else he would use Section 4 of the Protected Names Act to sue them.

“I want to warn Chilima, [Noel] Masangwi, [Patricia] Kaliati [and] Callista Chapola [Mutharika]… I want to warn you, don’t push me around. You better stop what you are doing.

“There are laws in this country about how you describe a President. If you will not stop, I am going to break on your heads a tonne of bricks, and I mean it,” he said amid cheers from DPP supporters.

The President said he was aware that the UTM leaders took turns to despise him during their recent political rallies.

Mutharika then asked his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leaders to go to communities to mobilise youth and women to vote for the party and have landslide victory during 2019 tripartite elections.

He said his government had fulfilled a number of development projects in the northern region and that soon he would commission Mzimba Water Project and Nthalire Rural Growth Centre.

“Let me thank you people of the northern region for rallying behind the DPP and I ask you to continue,” he said.

Speaking earlier, Minister of Transport and Public Works, Jappie Mhango assured the President of the northern region’s vote.

“People of the North have already made their decision on who to vote for and that is the DPP under your leadership,” Mhango said.

Earlier, the President attended Umthetho Cultural Festival of the Ngoni at Hora in Mzimba District.

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47 replies on “Mutharika warns Chilima’s movement: ‘Kaliati, Masangwi, Callista must stop ridiculing Malawi leader’”

  1. Whatever the case is you are pumbwa middle name gulugunyinda muthalika. Ngati sukufuna siya ndale ndiwe ndaninso, kunali kamuzu oti akaima aliyense mkukodzedwa where is he? Who do you think you are? Dead piece of wood shatapu!

  3. Whilst I totally agree that this castigating and vilifying of fellow Malawians must stop forthwith; we must remember, Mr president that you participated and condoned this unbecoming behaviour when your own party leaders were castigating and vilifying the opposition leaders. It became very personal at times and embarrassingly so. It is now become a culture these days that for the electorate to get charged to chant, the speaker must speak ill of the opposition leaders. I would encourage you to hold a meeting with your own DPP leaders to stop the behaviour and just focus on what they would deliver once DPP is in power for another 5 years. We are all tired of kutukwana. Its very unMalawian.

  4. If UTM is promoting and advancing the agenda of removing quota system then surely it will be the party of the North just like AFORD was. But it will end there, in the North, bcoz Central and Southern region still support quota system they want to do away with the Mzuzu corner syndrome. In short UTM will win in the North, but will lose miserably in both Central and Southern region. I rest my case.

    2. UTM cannt win not there. our problems on north are not all about quota system which Chilima has promoted for four years

    3. So you mean quota system is good to your opinion where you select someone to go to university with 24 points because he is from Southern then you leave someone with 15 points because he is from North?Does it mean Northerners have got different subjects from the other two regions?Regardless of who takes over but this quota system must come to an end.

  6. You are not going to muzzle us! We will continue to speak of all your ills till the day you die,
    The beauty of democracy is freedom of speech

  7. Bwana President threats are a sign of wekness. Compete on your political agenda. Let others also bring out theirs. No threats.

    If you feel uncomfortable being insulted then what was that nonsense you were talking against Callista. Was that not an insult to Callusta. She alsso deserves better.

    Then what was that rubbish about “ndikunyenyanyenyani”. And Mchacha insulted Kaliasti in your presence but you said nothing to reprimand Mchascha

    You mean you are allowed to insult the opposition but the opposition should not insult you? What nonsense is that?

    We are no longer in one party state for goodness sake.. The laws you are quoting are asrchaic. They have no place in a democratic Malawi.

    Malawians now enjoy freedom of speech. Frredom of association. You cannot gag them with useless and archaic laws. Otgers have tried before but they dailed. You will also fail

    There is too much and visible corruption, nepotism and cronysm. If you expect people to shut their mouths and continue dancing and clapping hands then you have got it all wrong.

    How many are you going to prosecute in this country? The whole country is talking about the failures of dpp administration…and it is their right to do so.. in fact there are millions who are insulting you in the comfort of their homes

    If you want to be respected and voted back into office then stop this corruption, nepotism, cronyism and mediocrity.

    Politics is not for the fainy heasrted. If you feel like me then you and me have no place in politics. Lets go and teach. Better still lets go into farming

  9. Inutu paja musayiwale kuti munabela ma vote 2014 ija. Kusonyeza kuti mpando mwakhalawo mwini wake anali Dr L Chakwera, ndiye musaganize kuti muzimvapo ma sweet pampandopo ai. Inu mulira ndipo simunati, mutukwanidwa chikunja modesa nkhawa, mumva kuwawa ndipo olo muwophyeze za section 4 yanuyo palibe angakuwopeni chifukwa ndinu mbava yayikulu, munabela ma vote

  10. The president says that he will invoke S4 of the Protected Names Act. I believe that this legislation from 1968 reads as follows:

    “Any person who does any act or utters any words or publishes or utters any writing calculated to or liable to insult ridicule or to show disrespect to or with reference to the President, the National Flag, the Armorial Ensigns, the Public Seal, or any protected emblem or protected likeness, shall be liable to a fine of £1,000 and to imprisonment for two years.”

    Source: http://crm.misa.org/upload/web/17-LAWS%20OF%20MALAWI%20PROTECTED%20FLAG%20EMBLEMS%20AND%20NAMES.pdf

    I would like to see those who are alleged to be despising him to continue to do so, and the president to carry out his threat to have them arrested, charged, and prosecuted. A trial would then establish whether or not there is any truth in what his detractors are alleging.

  11. Musatiputsitse a pumbwa inu, you are working together underground kufuna kuputsitsa anthu. Tsoka kwa Iwo akusatira UTM mchimbulimbuli, This movement will major again into DPP. Mind my words

  14. PEOPLE OF THE NORTH HAVE NEVER BEEN FOOLS. WITH THE RECENT REMINDER FROM CHILIMA ABOUT HOW EVIL AND DISCRIMINATORY QUOTA SYSTEM HAS BEEN, OBVIOUSLY PEOPLE OF THE NORTH WILL VOTE FOR THE YOUTHFUL SKC WHOM AT 45 IS MORE ENERGETIC AND VISIONERY THAT IS WHY UNLIKE THE AGED AND MOST TRIBALISTIC,NEPOSTIC, REGIONALISTIC PRESIDENT PETER MUTHALIKA CAN REALISE THAT QUOTA SYSTEM IS EVIL AND DISCRIMINATORY.

    1. it is the whole Malawi voting and determine who the president will be. so stop thinking that Malawians are foolish. they know what they want. with quarta or not.

  16. Hearing the speech one finds nothing wrong until the name of the late former president is dragged in. I think it was wrong for the leadership to bring in the former president because people commenting may drag the name in filth and the owner is not around to defend himself. There some of us who think you are useless but have very high regard for the former president. Please Mr President spare our hero from your outbursts. You can discuss your family matters in private not on a political podium. Don’t do it their way. We might not see the difference.

  17. Jappie is very correct in saying the people of northern region have already made a decision on who to vote for. It’s not the DPP though or its errant child UTM but rather the Mighty MCP. These people are sharp, politically sensitive and speak almost with one voice. Don’t waste your time DPP there. You won’t even get a single seat in that region mark my words. Since APM has vowed that he will not allow MCP to rule as long as he lives, I guess he will have collapsed by the time Chakwera is sworn in.

    2. Kumavomereza kuti kubwera kwa UTM kwasokoneza ma chances of MCP winning in the north. Before UTM people in the north were indeed going to vote for MCP. But UTM has now changed all that with their clear message and decisive messages on quota and dealing with corruption. MCP and Chakwera have failed to or have not clearly articulated their stand on these two important issues. Their mistake is to take on UTM instead of concentrating on their common enemy DPP. Their utterances in the recent past are sending conflicting messages to Malawians. It is as if they are now working in partnership with DPP to kill UTM. That alone will destroy MCP.

  19. When people speak out about the bad things that you are doing, is that “ridiculing” you sir?
    For example, how did you end up getting 145 milllion Kwacha in your account? Where did the fuel from ESCOM go? The truth is you are clueless sir….and thats what people are saying!! Imagine you even invited youths from Colleges for a beer party to the official residence of the President of Malawi! Should these actions be applauded or ridiculed? All Malawians respect the office of the Presidency but if the holders of this office choose to behave like headless chickens and buffoons then they will be described as such…..FULL STOP. Nobody is against you as a person sir….you have all the rights to be a clown, a bar tender to college youths, to sign cheques for accounts but when you do this while you are President of Malawi we have the right to question your sanity and competence! Ngati simufuna kudzudzulidwa bwana………2019 musayime tione zina!! Osatiopseza iyayi.,ife tinavota 1994 ufulu ochita zimene tifuna inu muli ku America ndi green card!!!

  20. Our own version of Trump twitting!
    You started ridiculing people now you can’t take the heat? Aren’t you the one who said ndidzawa nyenyanyenya????

  22. The mantel is taken away from Munthalikas hands. Your grace for this position has left you. I don’t see DPP party in power anymore. The bible says when an evil leader rulesis in power everyone cries. You have made people to cry. Please sit down and enjoy your old age. If you think I am just writing words-watch my words and you will remember this!!!!

  23. Mutharika but you and your party have been using all sorts of vulgar language against these people and you expect them to take your insults lying down? That’s silly . You remember what Jeff wa Jeff said about Calista in your presence regarding Bingu’s death. You remember what Nankhumwa said about JB regarding Bingu’s death right in front of you. What did you do? You remember what mchacha said about Kaliati right in your presence . What did you do?. You remember the ndikunyenyani nyenyani stuff that you use against them. Can you stop yourself and your people from insulting others before others to stop insulting you. Otherwise you are being a cry babe. What is more, these people will have every right to insult you and your family. They will insult your family so that you feel the pain that these people’s family go through when you and your sycophants insult their beloved ones.

  26. There’s nothing like being insulted here , all these people he is mentioning there names are saying and telling the nation how money is being stolen in the government like the MWK145 million which he has claimed to say that he has paid back to the Indian crooked guy. All the government companies which are involved in cash gate deals are being exposed, does that mean he is being insulted ? UTM please go ahead by rescuing our country which is being destroyed by Matchona , MORE FIRE !!!! They are busy stealing and destroying our country. He should not intimidate you people and he won’t arrest you people by using the section which he is mentioning. If he can’t express himself by speaking any Malawian language that’s his fault . AKAGWERE UKO !!!

  28. Quota system of education targets northerners as they take education seriously unlike Mlakhos who are thieves, prostitutes, domestic workers, drivers and blood suckers. Don’t all these bad people to fool you with development since development comes from taxes you and I pay. Any development doesn’t come from Alamu Pumbwa Mwaba zambiri pumani.

  32. You want to use the constitution to silence people yet you go on MBC to attack MCP as a party of murders. Can you point or mention anyone in MCP who has killed a person? Can you tell the nation who decided that Bingu in his death should become Daniel Phiri?

  33. Just send the young cadets in Mulakho was Lhomwe regalia they will conduct the Angulu rituals this time around the depth and the scope will be immense even the courts won’t make any restraining orders all the UTM cream will be baffled. And for Chilima just withdraw the security detail remove him from state cabins and send him to Makheta or Mitundu you’re an angry man yes you’ve been pushed too far and you’re not a Prince of Thieves with 145m refund to pioneer investment!!

  34. Which Northern Region Mr Jappie Mhango will vote for ur old man and his rotten party? Forget about it . North will either vote for UTM or MCP . Mark my words Mr. Jappie. A Northerner affected by the quota system, nepotism etc etc cant vote for chipani cha Alomwe. Alomwe tizingokukwelani basi coz ku chipinda ndiye mumatha agalu inu, we use you, tikupaseni zimimba muzikataya ku Banja La mtsogolo uko

  35. and u call mcp murderers u idiot aint the same laws supposed to apply? politics is a dirty game get with the program mr ndikunyenyenani looks like tables have turned.

  36. Mr President what can you tell the country and the World about Corruption.
    Your Party is a party of sudden Multi millionaires if not billionaires. UTM is addressing the important issues which are going to push Malawi forward. Ana a Dad kuba.
    Escom kwabedwa and as a leader u just sit and do nothing. You have failed us am afraid the best you can do is to resign.. The truth is all Malawians except te corrupt dpp ones do not want you as a leader.

    Spare m alawi and resign with dignity.

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