Ntaba intimidating chiefs over MCP’s support in Lilongwe Msodzi North
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)vice president for the Central Region Hetherwick Ntaba is being accused of using Senior Chief Chadza to intimidate chiefs in Lilongwe Msodzi North to ensure their subjects do not vote for Malawi Congress Party (MCP) candidate Sosten Gwengwe in the October 17 by-elections.
Three senior Group Village Headmen and Two Group Village Heads from the area confirmed in separate interviews with Nyasa Times having been summoned by the Chief Chadza at his Msozi headquarters who told them he was under instructions of Ntaba.
“Yes its true our Senior Chief here is totally desperate to have DPP Candidate win the polls. The chiefs is threatening to remove us from our positions once MCP wandidate Sosten Gwengwe wins these polls, saying those are orders from Ntaba,” a Senior Group Village Headman (name shielded).
He said the chiefs are being asked to mobilise their subjects to vote for the DPP candidate a Mr Daka.
The senior chief Chadza has since promoted Village Headman Kapatamoyo to become Group Village headman just to strengthen his campaign chances and also as a token of appreciation for the job well done during one of his meetings.
“We are wondering is this democracy. The same people that made us suffer in one party dictatorship have moved to another party and still being dictatorial,” complained the chiefs.
But Ntaba dismissed the report as “baseless” and “malicious” .
There has also been reported fears of electoral fraud in the area.
Some constituencts are being asked to surrender the voting IDs to the chief, saying everyone doing so would be rewarded with soft loans.
Gwengwe confirmed the about receiving reports of snatching of voters IDs and chiefs intimidation but he was quick to refer the matter to MCP director of elections, Maxwell Thyolera.
“These issues have been submitted to the party and Malawi Electoral Commission now at this stage you can only talk to the party,” said Gwengwe.
Thyolera could not immediately comment.
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Pitala 81 years, Goodall Gondwe 82, Ntaba 77, Chaponda 76, etc atithandizapo apo madoda or nkhalamba zimeneezi
Whether you mention of atrocities committed by old MCP zaku zimenezi meinaso ukulankhulawe sanabwere know for tinaliko linali Dziko la Mkaka ndi uchi kunalibe cash gate kunalibe maize gate kunalibe namapopa
Kumene kunali wa MCP musiyeni wa MCP atenge mpando wake. Msalandane mipando 2019 isanakwane. Nkhondo yeniyeni idzakhale 2019 pozungulira dziko lonse kugulitsa presidential candidate wosati izi za campaign ya mkhonde. Izizi za pa constituency anthu amafuna munthu wa kwawo potengera mbiri yake yamunthuyo wosati chipani ayi. Nchifukwa chake amatha kusankha MP wa independent koma president nkuvotera wa chipani chawocho. Ndiye kuti kupambana bye-election sikuti mwatenga boma ayi. And none can measure presidential race by winning a constituency election.In Lilongwe MCP MP can win with 6,000 votes and the same number goes to Chakwera as president seconded by DPP with 3,500 votes in the same constituency and 3,000 votes for APM on presidential race. Go to any constituency in Mulanje. A DPP MP wins with the same 6,000 votes. Obviously an independent can have more votes than MCP candidate. So the 3,500 for this independent will go for APM making him 9,500 votes while Chakwera is at not more than 200. These are the differences which will make Chakwera lose the presidential race. Take in mind that the fall of PP have made its supporters to go back and add support to DPP and UDF. That is a plus to APM. When we go to central region APM can scoop votes in many areas though losing parliamentary seat. This cannot be the same with Chakwera in the south. So a win for MCP presidential candidate should not be dreamed in these years. May be after 52 years MCP will make it to Sanjika. Just lead the opposition in parliament that is okay for you. Komabe a Chakwera musachite ulesi kumapikisana nawo pa mpando wa president chifukwa imeneyo ndiye democracy.
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That’s the difference between UDF and DPP. UDF wouldn’t bother then about AFORD or MCP in their perceived stronghold areas.
“The same people that made us suffer in one party dictatorship………..”. Which party was in power at that time of suffering? Which party was causing such sufferings? Will the people not be justified by not voting for such a party? If they decide not to vote for the party that inflicted suffering on them, should we then blame Dr Ntaba for that?
Which Gwengwe is contesting in this by-election? I hope it’s not the Gwengwe who was Amai’s running mate and the one who castigated Chakwera for being ungrateful to Nkhoma Synod when he ( Chakwera) dumped them after training him as a man of God. It took Nkhoma Synod to rebuke Gwengwe for using their name for political reasons. Of course Gwengwe was right; Chakwera was very ungrateful because the time he agreed to be trained as a Nkhoma Synod cleric he was fully aware of the type of baptism being practiced by the synod. For him to wake up from his slumber and accused the Synod of practicing ungodly baptism was a sign of crookedness. It is dangerous to entrust state powers to such a person. Remember how he is lip tightened to disclose the source of funding for his over K800 million maula mansion.
Hatton, I wonder if you have a functioning brain. Are you implying that MCP made you suffer and DPP is making you enjoy your modern life?
If there is a party in Malawi’ s history that doesn’t care about your welfare, it’s the DPP. Are you able to remember and see the people that made MCP bad, who have tried to blend in a democracy? I will help you :Heatherwick Ntaba and Nicholas Dausi are two examples of perpetrators of political atrocities in late Dr Banda regime. It was hard for them to accept democracy in 1992 and it is hard for them to accept it now. The two have failed to blend in a democracy and others in the DPP have learned from them.
Now you must understand that DPP is a composition of dictatorial, corrupt, and tribalistic minds. Matter of fact, most DPP senior members are remnants of the old MCP who were partly influencial in UDF.
When you have a spirit that likes to wreck havoc in other people, you never transform to a saint at any circumstance, and therefore you use it at an opportune time. The likes of Ntaba, Dausi and others have an opportunity to wreck havoc now because DPP is not a democratic party. The party has several beasts that do not care about human suffering ;can anybody think that Jappie Mhango has a soul that cares for others? or Ngalande or Ntaba or Jeffrey wa Jeffrey or Peter Mutharika? the list goes on.
In my opinion, MCP is currently a rebranded and transformed party that is better placed to show responsibility on people. Those who talk ill of this party are the same Perpetrators of violence now who were perpetrators of atrocities in the old MCPand are enjoying life in DPP and protecting their dictatorship.
Preventing the opposition from holding rallies and selling their policies to the people is proof that senior DPP officials have never been democratic and are failing to live with change of times. These are the people who are retarding progress to the country. Even during Kamuzu’s time, multiparty came into birth because Dr Banda put matters into his own hands by accepting a referendum and thereafter Muluzi as the first democratic president of Malawi. Dr Banda’s senior members like John Tembo, Ntaba and others did not want the introduction of democracy to the country. That mentality is still existing in Dr Ntaba now as a member of DPP,and this makes his party a difficult party to deal with on issues of politics, inclusion, tribalism or nepotism and corruption, not forgetting governance.
The MCP under Dr Chakwera is characterized with discipline, progressive mind, inclusiveness, openness, and transparency, but others don’t like it because they themselves aren’t democratic and are afraid of real change which will have a positive impact on the people. They keep referring to MCP of atrocities and yet they committed those atrocities under Dr Banda and are now in DPP. No wonder we hear of violence at opposition rallies or traditional functions with DPP cadets as culprits-who sends these thugs? the Dausi’s and Ntabas of today who wrecked havoc then. Astoundingly, you have the same perpetrators of violence going on the national broadcast claiming that MCP is doing it again, what a shame! Do these DPP officials think they are playing clever politics? the noose is tightening on their necks and 2019 will be their end.
I can’t believe that in this century there are still people who takes truth to be a lie. It’s so sad for malawians as far politics is concerned to refer a modern MCP as murderers. We all know that the founding members of UDF and DPP are muderes and now they are using mcp to go away with atrocities they committed. Bakili Muluzi himself had many people killed during the time of mcp. The mcp we see now comprises of young people who don’t even know what happened then. Ndizinthu zokhumudwisa kwambiri kuona anthu ngati Dausi kumanenamwana obadwa ma late 80s and 90 nkumamutchula wakhupha. Nzoona Ntaba angamayime poyera nkunena kuti ifwe achinyamata because ndife a mcp then timapha? Funso ndilakuti chifukwa chani a Muluzi sanazenge milandu anthu amene iwowo amawanena kuti akupha?
Shame to our chiefs they don’t act as community leaders but money mongers. Zinazo tizileke koma mpaka mfumu kumaopseza anthu? Kumalanda timakadi tovotera? Zamvekanso akuti akumayenda usiku. Onse amboma ndi otsutsa Ali ndi mbiri zimodzi. Alekeni anthu asankheko satana wabwinoko pakati pa asatanawo