Mutharika whistle-stop chugs on in Blantyre: ‘Elections will be watershed for Malawi, vote DPP’
President Arthur Peter Mutharika has vowed to continue developing the country amidst the challenging socio-economic conditions and eventually end poverty.
Speaking on Sunday at Chinseu in Ndirande at the end of his whistle stop tour of Blantyre City, Mutharika said he has always had the passion to develop Malawi to the status of some well-known developed countries.
“I am tired of hearing stories of how poor our country is and this is why I am working so hard to develop this nation,” he said.
Mutharika added that his government is implementing various programmes aimed at reducing poverty and boosting the economy.
“For instance, my government is implementing the social cash transfer programme that aims at uplifting the livelihood of the rural poor.
“We are also constructing roads in all parts of the country because I believe roads play a crucial role in national development,” the President said.
Mutharika also cited the establishment of community technical colleges as some of the initiatives that would contribute to economic growth.
He promised to construct Blantyre District Hospital since currently the district does not have its own hospital.
“Apart from the ring road which we are sure will be completed soon and other road projects in the district, we will also construct a stadium at Njamba Freedom Park and renovate Kamuzu stadium as one way of developing sports in the country,” he said.
“I love football and as part of my contribution, I will construct two separate stadiums for Nyasa Big Bullets and Be Forward Wanderers football clubs,” Mutharika said.
However, Mutharika said for that to be a reality, there was need for people to render government the necessary support.
He, therefore, appealed to Malawians not to listen to critics of his administration, describing them as leaders without vision who wish nothing good for the country.
“There is a lot that we have done but the opposition does not appreciate our work. Don’t listening to them, they are bad people,” Mutharika said.
Mutharika has since asked Malawians to vote for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the forth coming May 21 Tripartite Elections.
“I would describe the general elections as watershed because they will determine whether to bring the country forward or backwards. However, all I am asking from you is to vote for the DPP.
“When you see maize and nsima just know that it is DPP. So, come May 21, 2019 vote for our mighty party –DPP,” he said.
DPP vice-president for the southern region Kondwani Nankhumwa hailed Mutharika for developing the country and Blantyre in particular.
Nankhumwa assured the President that people from the region would reward him by voting the party back into power in the May elections.
“The DPP is very strong here in the South; rest assured that come May 21, we will carry the day and bounce back in the driving seat,” Nankhumwa said.
Speaking earlier, Traditional Authority Kapeni also commended Mutharika for face-lifting Blantyre, the country’s commercial city.
He cited the dual carriageway from Chileka roundabout to Clock Tower as one such development project that a visionary leader would bring to his country.
“We are very grateful for all what you have done to our district. All chiefs in Blantyre are thankful for that,” said Kapeni.
James Chuma, Chairperson of Malawi National Council of Sports described the four stadiums to be constructed in Blantyre as a great achievement in as far as sports development is concerned.
“Sports cannot develop without government commitment. We salute the president for showing the interest to develop sports in the country,” Chuma said.
Before the rally in Ndirande, Mutharika stopped at Chirimba, Luwanda and Makhetha where he also appealed to Malawians to give him a chance to develop the country.
Many people braved the incessant rains to see the Malawian leader as he sold his vision for the country beyond May 21 elections
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Why can’t you talk about improving schools and hospitals? Can stadiums develop our youth? What a useless professor! Mpaka failing to speak good English. How can the whole professor say “let me warning them”. It’s a shame. Voting for an old man like voting for a corpse or mtembo. Mufika 2024 inu? Wakuchitsani kale mphamvu. Stop at Lizulu for gondolisi or ask SKC to bring you some.
We are tired of hearing about roads and stadiums built by DPP. The country desperately needs development that will really transform people’s lives.
Kaya mukuti ndi wokalamba kaya ndiwotani ,koma voti yanga ndamusungira mkulu ameneyu basiiiiiii ndipo amandimvetsa kukoma
How can cash social transfer and roads develop the country. Industrilize and diversify economy to develop the country.
I love DPP like a football team
Ana achepa, azingoti ngwengwengwe koma Peter si size yanu, Onanitu chinantindi chawanthucho, kumalo omwe munakafika kumati DPP komanso Peter sakumufunako.
Komanso bwanji asakaonjezelaa malo ogona odwala ku Kamuzu C Hospital anthu akugona pansi kumeneko chonde bwana President
Nanunso inu tadzikhutisidwako, mukufuna zonse achite nthawi imodzi?
The word is PRIORITY. If a leader cannot get priorities right he is not a good leader. Inu ngati bambo pakhomo mungagule TV pomwe akugona pansi or ndi njala?
Priority ya iwe singakhale priority ya anthu ena. Tsono dikila udzakhale president kuti uzidzatha kuchita zinthu momwe ukuonera. Right now ndi peter amene akuyendetsa njinga ndipo inu a pa kaliyala musabvutike ndikumayimba belu kkkkkkkk
Za mukutukutu za ziiiiiii !
palibe chanzelu apa.
MANGANI KU MZUZU KULIBE STADIUM IFE KUNO KU MZUZU TIKUVUTIKA CHOMENE KUTI TIBEKELEKO BOLA BWANA
Limenelo ndiye dandaulo lomveka, timafuna anthu ngati inu pa chitukuko cha Malawi.
Nde regionalistic mentality tikukanoyo imeneyi…….how can you (as a president) build four stadia in one city on top of that a multi billion business park while Mzuzu does not even have a single morden stadium or even a promise of it………kukanakhala kuti airport akuti adzamanga Ku Mzuzu ija ndi Ku Blantyre bwezi atayamba kuyimanga kale koma poti ndi ku Mzuzu kulibe mavoti awo koma Blantyre kuli mavoti nde sangalimbane ndi Mzuzu kumangako msanga………..this is very bad
Just wait, APM is coming there in Mzuzu. In Lilongwe, CIVO and the Bankers already have stadiums.
Sorry man we hear your concern. I’m sure and understand Jape Muhango Brought it to the president’s attention. Chomwe mungadziwe ndichakuti zomwe achite ku blantyre kapena ku south wayankhula chifukwa amachititsa msonkhano ku south. Akapita ku mpoto akayankhulanso zomwe zili mu pipeline. Osadandaula boma lili nganga ndi inu.
Kkkkkkkkk koma Muthalika alibe manyazi. Nsanje in land port inathera mmazira inu adpp mungovutika you bare remaining with 4 Months come May 21 you are out mwatizuza kokwana a Malawi. No one can stand up and vote dpp now. You have been proved useless in this country. You failed by-elections miserably on 17 October, 2017. That’s how you will fall down 21 May 2019 pano.
APM has our votes. He has delivered beyond expectation.
Ukanakhala wanzeru Maunits ukanadziwa kuti Nsanje port silinalepheretsa ndi boma la malawi koma mozambique, ndipo ndichifukwa cha anthu ena a nsanje a mdziko mwathu muno anakatsina dziko la modzambique ndi nkhani za boydza.
Are you sure the whistle stop was chugging?
Koma penanso anthu aku Blantyre ndi ovuta kuwamvetsa, are you still in medieval era????????? Embrace change and move forward, nthawi ya madala ngati awa inatha.
This is 2019 people of Blantyre
It is madala that can bring real change, not the babies.
Kodi bambo ache a Moyenda. Bombera stadium 🏟 ija tiziloza mwala womwe uja kuti mwamanga stadium ngati mukulephera kupanga maintain Airport hw can u manage to construct Njamba stadium and two stadiums for mentioned clubs within 3 minths? U got vision for stealing frm the poor people, we dont need foundation we need the structure learn frm Kabira wawa
By the way he didn’t promise Bombela stadium but Mombela university ndipo ili under construction. Read news about Malawi beyond Nyasatimes and Times, ndipo chilungamo chenicheni zomwe boma likuchita uzachidziwa mphwanga Yaphama
And Blantyre does not have a DISTRICT HOSPITAL people are talking about FOUR STADIA/ STADIUMS. Are surprised kuti tikuchulukana ngati ngumbi under the DPP regime? Are we surprised as a country we becoming more poorer (few thieves close to the regime)? Masomphenya a DPP ndi ovuta kuwamvetsa
Four stadiums in one city? Koma campaign yavuta
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ine i dont support the speech from APM coz time anali nayoo to construct ma stadium akunenaooo, and partly amatimu enaoo aziti chani ?? si kukondeako tikukanako. come 21 may aaaa i better stay at home basi
You have my vote Sir.
STUPID
Zovuta zedi, azindikira mochedwa kuti kuli mpira ku Malawi. Mwina ndi ukalambadi Alamu Pumani Mwakalamba.
We thank you for being development and even more corruption conscious than all the previous heads of state. Pano mwaona kufunika kwathu mwati mubwere ndi bodza limeneli? If you had passion for sports tikanaona last 4+yrs mwakhala mukulamula.
Osama nama pano poti mufuna kupitiriza kupakula ma MK145m
Shame on you Mr maliseche where were you all these years to construct 4 stadiums? Ndrukangodzuka lero nkumawanamiza anthu apa. Kagwere uko fotseki
A BWANA TAKAMANGANI KU MZUZU PLEASE ZINAZI KUMAONA MZUZU KUMAFUNI STADIUM PLEASE
Awa bodza nkukhala kwawo amange stadium ndani….zina munati mupanga mpaka lero kuli ziii mwayamba kutchula zina eti uziona
Blantyre has 498,000 voters only which is almost equal to Mzimba., so regardless of the exaggerated people attending these rallies or whistle stop tours only those registered will vote.
The good thing about APM, he gets votes from across the country. Chakwera knows he can’t win, that’s why he is standing as MP.
Chakwera does not want to put all the eggs in one basket. As such he is also vying for a parliamentary seat.
Koma nde mwawatuta anthu mma lorry tu.
Nsanje bwanji madala? Osangoti koma ndiye kunali anthu eeeeeeh bwanji? kkkkkkkkk Kusiliratu?