Nankhumwa asks faith leaders to intervene through facilitation of dialogue
The Church in Malawi must take a leading role in inspiring Malawians to live in peace and unity, Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Minister, Kondwani Nankhumwa has said.
Nankhumwa said according to the gospels, one evening Christ Jesus and his disciples were crossing the Sea of Galilee in a boat, when a furious storm came up, with the waves breaking over the boat, and drowned so that it was nearly swamped.
Jesus was in the stern, sleeping on a cushion, but the disciples woke him and said to him, “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?” He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm.
“Jesus is no longer with us on this earth as he sits as his Father’s throne in heaven. But in Church leaders, we have our latter day Jesus who must always ‘calm the storm’ whenever Malawians have differed.
“We need a lasting solution to the post-election demonstrations and violence that we have witnessed almost every week since Malawians cast their votes on May 21. The Church needs to calm this storm,” said Nankhumwa.
He was speaking at ordination to priesthood of Yohane Nzondola and golden jubilee in priesthood celebrations of Father Joseph Chakonza and Silver Jubilee Celebrations of Fathers Henry Biriwita, Felix Byzakulimi, Nazario Mateyu, Francis Mpatsa and Patrick Mkula of Chikwawa Diocese of Catholic Church on Saturday, July 20, 2019.
Nankhumwa represented President Arthur Peter Mutharika at the ceremony held at Chikwawa Cathedral and Bishop of Chikwawa Diocese Peter Musikuwa presided over the event.
He said the ongoing violent demonstrations have a noticeably negative impact on the country’s economy and that peace and stability were a prerequisite for rapid social and economic development.
“On behalf of the President, I wish to humbly implore upon religious leaders in the country to intervene through the facilitation of dialogue to calm the prevailing situation,” pleaded Nankhumwa.
Nankhumwa congratulated all the priests who celebrated 50 and 25 years of priesthood and the new Priest Father Chakonza, who will be stationed at Chikwawa Cathedral.
“I have brought a message of congratulations from His Excellency President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika for your individual achievements. He wishes you God’s blessings and guidance in your future endeavours,” said Nankhumwa, who also serves as governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Vice President for Southern Region.
Bishop Musikuwa echoed Nankhumwa’s call for peace and unity among Malawians, saying conflict is retrogressive to social and economic stability of this country.
He pledged the Catholic Church would continue to preach peace.
Nankhumwa donated six refrigerators to the priests and the Bishop on behalf of President Mutharika.
Other high-profile people who attended the event included Chief Justice RTD Anastansia Msosa, Vicar General for Chikwawa Diocese Cosmas Chasukwa, Chikwawa MPs Gladys Ganda and Owen Chomanika and Public Affairs Committee (PAC) Chairperson, Father Felix Chingota.
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Which Church? Cavalry Family Church and Christ Citadel Church?
No dialogue…………. No dialogue…………… we want a re run full stop!
Anthu akuba mwayamba kufuna yesu?
Anthu akuba Wayamba kufuna yesu?
Kodi Saulosi anasiya kupita ku miyambo yotereyi?
The religious leaders must be advised only to pump some sense into the heads of oChakwera and the Mias (the wife has an upper hand).
Ignore Judas (Chilima): not worth the attention considering his pathetic results, and only from the North, the original home for his wife; sympathy votes for her.
Elections were done, verified and dusted: and it was only after that MCP started singing the lyrics of their “Atiberanso” melody. Out of tune, mokweza ndi mwausaveji!
Until now, I didn’t realize how widespread the syndrome of “mutu wouma” was in that Party!
No, they must pump sense in the Tippex maliseche president
The church is for the people mainly the poor not the rich and evil hearted like politician because making friends with politicians subvert the gospel of Jesus of Nazareth. The voice of the people is the voice of God c.f gaudium et spes. The social teaching of the church encourages honesty and accountability and thus the church should not take a leading role in this when it had already wrote the pastoral letter chastizing the Big Mani Wamkulu politics that is leaving the people into deep poverty. Centre for social concern a Jesuit watch dog pointed out that wealth not equally distributed. DPP is playing double standards here.
Kamuwudze malische zimenezo
This sounds like a serial thief who after stealing from you a precious material then comes back to you and in fact blaming you for not wanting to forgiving him and move on.
Welcome to the conman’s world.
God hates corruption, stealing, nepotism, tribalism; all qualities of DPP. So, don’t waste time unless you return all that was stolen, including votes.
Mr Namkhumwa you are a product of your own society. DPP did not want to sign peace agreement that was arranged by PAC. Today you want the same people to help you. That is what we call hypocrisy of the highest order. You have taken Malawians for granted for too long. DPP peddled corruption nepotism and tribalism, this is why despite all these protests Jane Ansah don’t want to resign. And Peter Mutharika being a poor leader he looks from the strands hoping that Mbona will smile on him and ask the aggrieved to go home. Apa ndi pang’ono chabe, if you do not change, more protests are coming. There are more college graduates who are jobless and more are set to graduate. When white colonialists ate well, and lived a better life they expected the Africans in Nyasaland to go to bed hungry but smiling. How long do you that arrangement would go. You are doing the same mistake.
Seriously Nakhumwa?????
You want the men of God to help you stay in power after you trampled on everyone and stole the election?
No respect for the average man and woman living in dire poverty? Just as long as you, and your DPP family are doing well.
The Jesus you quote here is not the Jesus I know.
This matter is now in court. Let the courts guide us on the way forward. Let me assure you, nothing will be brokered here.
God ‘left’ Malawi a long time ago. All those prayers we offer do not get to Him. The reason is that we use His name in vain. Imagine someone taking an oath of office in God’s name when he knows that elections were rigged.
Nankhumwa uku mukutuma ma kadeti kuti aziopsyeza ndi kumenya opanga zionetsero uku mukupita kopephera afiti opephera inu mumangofuna anthu azikupatsani ulemu pamene zochitika zanu ndi zaumbuzi
Peace indeed is the most important thing, facilitating yes BUT the issue will be what??? That people must just say yes things went well Mutharika & his Lhomwe Cabal must continue ruling the country???? You too Nankhumwa you’re speaking with a forked tongue that yeee there must be dialogue yet on the other corner of your tongue saying Mutharika won fair & square & deep down from your heart is that true that he won? Facilitating that there must be a rerun. If Mutharika won then he will win again if not then the real winner will be seen.
When PAC invited APM for commitment to a peace deal before elections the latter refused and instead he assembled his owned paid fake clergy. Now he heeds PAC to intervene. Why not use the same clergy that prayed for his ” victory”. The issue of stealing citizens’ victory is very serious and a big blow to the tenet of democracy. The way forward is to return the stolen votes and then ask for forgiveness. That’s is true repentance. Without this approach there will not be a way through.
It is a simple matter. But due to daftness of Peter, things will continue like this. He should relieve Jane Answer off her MEC chairman role basi. Why is he so daft that he cannot see the solution himself! zikumusangalatsa zimenezi Pitalayo.
‘When you hear hoofbeats think of a zebra’. The best time of our lives. Today.
Mesa munakana kusayinira mgwirizano wamtendere before elections, muziona.
Felix Chingota is not ‘Father’. He’s ‘Reverend’ Dr Felix Chingota of the CCAP church.
Peace should wait as it is zilibwino taberedwa mokwana baba kondwani
I like this, let the peace wait. Even if you can ask peace, it is also tired of being misused .
Peace won’t come after being rapped. It is at the clinic waiting for treatment to morrow because the clinic has no drugs today. So looting burning and abusing continues.You haven’t seen enough yet. Looters target rural areas where army is far. The police are useless you can handle them. This is your time don’t miss it.
Azingobwera kuonela , kudya ndi kumwa nao.
Awa azikapanga ma tipex kukagwada kwa pitala.
Bastard
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Go to hell. Afisi ovala cikopa ca nlhosa nakhumwa George malemya. We need not your preaching bastard.
Mwaona cani lelo.
Ndiposo tipemphe nao please, alendo a conci akaitanidwa mma feast aconci, azingobwera ndikukhala nao, they need no chance given to stand infront of people to say anything. Otherwise its all lies and infuriate anger to people. Wina azatibulidwapo sopano bcoz akacoka apa they turn into their original mimbulu skin.
‘A Criminal History of Mankind’ (Colin Wilson). The history of mankind is full of crime and criminals. Today’s criminals will rig elections, use the church (BE CAREFUL) which is corrupt, plunder public resources, and continue to sin, etc. Today, the criminals donated six refrigerators! Tippex and counterfeit ballots will never create PEACE.
(1) You are on point Nankhumwa as we want peace for our Nation but tell your Master (Muntharika) first to heed to the call of Malawians to fire Jane Ansah first bcoz she is the stumbling block for peace.
(2) Tell your Master to start respecting Churches has he seems not to care not once but several occasions when PAC call for post elections Prayers.
Now things have turned against him due to his disregard of the word of God.
We have seen and witnessed him going well with false prophets and disregarding the real word of God our Church leaders need to partake and share with him. So let’s his false prophets help him.