Nankhumwa accuses opposition MCP of ‘hypocrisy’ during discontinuance address: Malawi Parliament adjourns sine die
Leader of the House, Kondwani Nankhumwa, has taken a swipe at the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) legislators for their “lack of respect for the Head of State” as displayed when President Peter Mutharika presented the State of the Nation Address (SONA), suggesting that the oldest party has “hypocritical” stand on the May 21 election results.
Nankhumwa was presenting his ‘Discontinuance Address’ as Parliament closed ‘Sine Die’ on Friday, July 12, 2019.
MCP MPs caused mayhem in the House on June 21 as they attempted to prevent President Mutharika from delivering his SONA, claiming they did not recognize him as Head of State following the disputed presidential results after the May 21 polls.
Nankhumwa said he held “strong misgiving” and disappointment with the conduct of legislators from MCP to heckle President Mutharika as he delivered the SONA and to walk out of Parliament afterwards.
“This was certainly uncalled for. You displayed lack of respect for the Head of State, who is also head of the Executive branch of government. This conduct smacked of hypocrisy of the highest order on the part of MCP because, surely, esteemed members cannot claim that the same process is okay when it elected them and faulty when it did not elect their President.
“Madam Speaker, the members who protested and walked away that day are in this august House because they were elected through the same process that also elected President Mutharika and all members present here. It is through the same process that others also lost the elections because that is the very essence of democracy; some win and some lose,” reasoned Nankhumwa, attracting applause from government and independent MP benches.
Nankhumwa, who is also Minsiter of Agriculture, noted that it was “ironical, therefore”, to think that the process can only begin to be faulty where one’s leader has failed to garner substantial support to win the presidency, arguing that type of selective justice ought to be condemned “because it is counter-productive and smacks of hypocrisy”.
“The same members that claim not to recognize President Mutharika are preparing questions and asking the very ministers who were appointed by the same President they call illegitimate. Is this not illogical and a waste of precious time?
“I would like to urge these Honourable members to reconsider this line of thinking because it simply does not make sense,” said the Mulanje Central legislator.
He said he was saying all this to drive a point home that some sixty (60) years from today, Malawi might have an opposition President at the helm of Government power.
“If that time comes, would they like their leader to be disrespected like that by throwing all sorts of insults and name calling? The answer is No,” he said.
He also condemned attempts by MCP Mps to force members to discuss and debate the fate of Chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission Jane Ansah, saying this was “unwarranted and against the standing orders, which prevent members from discussing people that are not in this House and may not be able to defend themselves”.
On a reconciliatory note, Nankhumwa thanked the MPs for the spirit of patriotism from the time the 48th Session of Parliament commenced.
“I want to believe that the spirit of cooperation that reigned here especially during the final days of our sitting is an indication of how this House will conduct business in the coming sessions,” he said.
He thanked President Mutharika, for delivering “a deeper and forward looking SONA, which helped set the stage for the financial and economic plan, which will affect our people for the next 12 months”.
“I also wish to congratulate Honourable Joseph Mwanamveka, Minister of Finance, for ably presenting a Five Hundred and Eleven Billion, Two Hundred and Sixty Nine Million, Five Hundred Twenty Two Thousand, Seven Hundred Ninety Four Kwacha, provisional Mid-term Budget to the august House.
“Similarly, I would also like to congratulate Honourable members for passing this budget, which will help meet expenditure necessary to carry out government services from 1st July to 31st October, 2019 until an appropriate Act is in place,” said Nankhumwa.
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Kondwani nankhumwa should be told that if Mcp leader or any opposition leader who will behave like peter will face the same wrath so he must not worry that Malawians will take care of it Mutharika recurved a correct dose of Jane ansahs incompetence a beneficiary of tippex
Nankhumwa is hallucinating. Who should we believe? Him or Mutharika? Muthari said the heckling is a sign that Malawi is a democratic country and Nankhumwa says it is hypocrisy to shush the president. DPP is high time DPP threw the towel before losing the little respect it has left.
My advise to this misguided Hon Minister, please stop being APMs donkey & puppet who happens to be temporary president. You’re a very talented politician in a wrong party that has zero values & conviction to lead. Presidential results are the primary focus because that’s core hence parliamentary results are also being probe in the fraudulent areas. Stop yupping nonsense!🙄🙄🙄
George Malemia remember that we had tripartite elections: Presidential, Parliamentary and local government. These were three elections which took place on the same day. There is nothing wrong for MCP to challenge presidential elections.
Zoba kondwani nankhumwa
Desperate to praise that old fool so that you can get more backs. Time will come nothing shall stay hiden mark my words.
Tsitsi la mphuno kapena cimphonongolo!??? Zikuonekela mphavu za desperation .kkkkkkkk
Knhawazo mmmaso bwana pitala. Chill out nkesa mukunjoya!!!!!!
LOMWELIZATION OF PARLIAMENT WILL NOT WORK AT ALL IWE NANKHUMWA…GALU WA MUNTHU
UFA NDI BP VERY SOON. MBAVA IWE SON OF THE DEVIL
These are 3 different elections done in one electoral event. Tripartite. Even practically, we cast 1st ballot, then the 2nd, and the 3rd. 3 ballot papers, 3 booths, 3 sets of results. Even the laws had to be amended to allow them all to occur together. Plz don’t misrepresent the truth here.
But Parliamentary election also had some tippexed results sheets. Go through results sheets in MEC website and you will find some tippexed ones in areas where some opposition MPs won, including Lilongwe North West.
But, using the same process and the same MEC. This is the truth. If you want to talk of TIPPEX, then it was used throughout the tripartite elections, not only presidential.
That’s why a Bambo akulukulu amapezeka akuyenda ndi Mabondo kumugwadira Mutharika? He is useless a yes Bwana guy as long as he is a Minister then the whole world is ok. That’s why he was left as a running mate after lobbying candidly He thinks with his stomach.
Want to see a wolf in sheep’s clothing, look no further than at Nankhumwa
Nankhumwa is a dull guy. You don’t know that some of your so called MPs are being challenged individually in court?
Iwe no brains! Can’t u notice MEC is failing to bring documents ku court? And u think IT IS NORMAL?
Nankhumwa is a mere MSCE holder so I understand his reasoning. He may have corruptely accumulated a lot of money but he cannot do the same with regard to knowledge and rational/logical thinking. He has to go to school for that. The fact that the three elections took place on the same day and time is enough for Nankhumwa’s brain to conclude that it was the same election. So to him it meant that if a voter votes for dpp MP then that voter was obliged to vote for Mutharika etc. An MSCE holder carrying too much responsibility for his brain size.
A Mr Nankhumwa, if its the same then why didnt we vote for a president when thee court ordered for a rerun in Ulemu Sungama’s? You may also have heard that some of ur dpp MPs may lose their seats, a case in point is Vuwa Kaunda.
Great words. 3024 boma
This one is great. 2024 bkma
Oi HELLO!!!! Respect is earned by demonstrating true n good leadership… not the way you dpp thugs have looted n forcing an illegit president into power so that all you DPP thugs should continue with your looting rampant. Which bloody head of state are you talking about. Malawi currently do not have a legitimate leader. MBAVAA has imposed himself and we are never ever going accept or allow him to rule anymore. All of you dpp thugs will rot in jail. MCP please continue to disrespect this MBAVAA n his cronies. Impeach the bastard once n for all. SHAME the MBAVAAS as none of them deserve any respect whatsoever. Boycott the parliament. Cripple these looting thieves. So nankhumwa get ready for hike to zomba prison. Chitsiru iwe… p@@nyo pako. Namako.
I have had high respect for this man but with this speech am dissapointed. Hon Nankhumwa please mudzinena zanu don’t talk bad about others
The majority of Malawians at large have no problems with the conduct of MCP,clear message was sent to the “NDIKUNYENYANINYENYANI ” president of yours, Malawians enjoyed the MCPs disrespectful conduct showed to your TIPPEX Government. You Hon Nakhumwa argument of hypocrisy is weak if one considers that the position of MP and Presidency are not only different but the election results also showed a totally different pattern of results.The hypocrisy argument has deliberately and selfishly ignored the fact that there are so many court cases for Parliamentary results, notable one being for Hon Vuwa Kaunda vs Raph Mhone of Nkhata Bay Central.Malawians are very happy that what they are witnessing today are clear indicators of the beginning of the fall of the DPP rule, it is just a matter of time to witness the final fall whether it is through this famous court case or in 2024.