Omar defeats Kambala to be UTM purse keeper

December 18, 2018 Wongani Chiuta -Nyasa Times 42 Comments

Newton Kambala who moved from his United TransformationParty (UTP) to be in  UTM party on Monday was one of the major losers at  its elective convention in Lilongwe.

Chilima with UTM treasurer general Omar

Kambala, who is one of the major financiers of UTM, lost to Lilongwe-based  businessman  Iqbar Omar in the race for treasurer general post.

However, Kambala was gracious in defeat and pledged to continue “giving it all “ to support UTM and its leader  Saulos Chilima.

During the convention, where most positions were unopposed, the 892 delegates elected musician-cum-politician Lucius Banda as campaign director while comedian-cum-politician Bon ‘Winiko’ Kalindo was elected director of youth.

Other artists elected in UTM included comedian  Nicheal Usi of Odya Zake Alibe Mlandu network who was elected as director of strategic planning and  gospel singer and legislator Allan  Ngumuya as deputy organising secretary. The national organising secretary is Willet Kalonga MP.

Former MP Anita Jumbe Kalinde was elected  director of political affairs while Levi Luwemba was voted deputy secretary general.

Other candidates  had no opposition, such as Patricia Kaliati, who has assumed the position ofsecretary general, former  first lady Patricia Shanil Dzimbiri (formerlyMuluzi) as director of women, Paul Chibingu as director of elections and Joseph Chidanti Malunga  as director of publicity.

Also elected unopposed was Yassin Maoni as Director of Legal Affairs.

Several deputy directors went unopposed, they included: Deputy Director of Political Affairs: Emily Chinthu Phiri, Maquenda Chunga(Deputy National Campaign Director ) , Charles Kazembe (Deputy Director of Economic Development), Olipa Muyawa (Deputy National Treasurer),  Alice KanyaniJohnson  (Deputy Director of Strategic Planning), Deputy director of Student Affairs Leonard Kamatenda, Annie Nyadani Makuta ( Deputy director of women and Fatima Nkata is deputy director of Diaspora.

The mood was equally electric with top class decorations of UTM’s  red and yellow cloths covering almost every space.

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42 replies on “Omar defeats Kambala to be UTM purse keeper”

  2. UTM UTM Dziko ndi wanu ndalama ndi wathu….mwasankha mwini thumba kutivasunge thumba…
    Quoata System kuchitacvkuyamba ku covention. Representation of guts from Northern Region mmmmm so pathetic.
    Mùsova

  3. Kambala has sold his freedom to Chilima. Again Chilima is surrounded by DPP informants or simply put spies. The result is UTM is going nowhere, SK.C is on checkmate!!!

  4. Iwe ukunyoza atumbuka upepetse ukapitiliza khalidwe la uchitsilu wakowo tsiku lina uzasimba tsoka kumeneko sikulankhula udamva zoti atumbuka amasatila utm or aford?How so special are you?You’re more than stupid you yourself,,,,,,,munthu wanzeru angakhale shaft?Are you mad?You better stop,,,,,,,

  6. Lucious Banda is one of dull guys in this country. Ndiye mwati ku UTM ku amupatsa udindo? Kikiki koma abale! Munthu ndi MSCE yomwe alibe ndiye akhale campaign director? Hahahah kungomusankhiratu kukulupala masaya kuja lol!

  7. If many positions went unopposed it means many people have no interest in this party of greedy leaders. Those guys from the north like Msowoya and Nyalonje were told by their constituents that by joing UTM they should forget about their seats. In Msowoya competition is between MCP candidate and AN independent who lost in primaries. For Nyalonje competitio is between MCP candodate and DPP candidate. UTM IS JUST FULL OF DECORATED PROMISES.

  9. A Kambala mwapititsa chipani poyerayera and your party has no member in the new executive. This is politics and not business. You were naive by going to UTM alone and not with the other parties as you became very vulnerable to the DPP guys. Uyisovenge.

        1. Azingogulitsa nkhowani ndi masuku mu Chikangawamu basi. Nanga atani? zipani za kwawokonso ndi zija ma president two one party! Asovenge.

  12. What kind of campaign director is Mr Lucious Banda going to make? Can a man without valid MSCE, which is just a basic educational requirement for a guard in Malawi, reason well to spearhead the campaign mission?

    1. Your kind of person that without school nothing good can happen/ or such a person can’t contribute to the nation.
      How many T As, chiefs have PhDs?

  13. UTM convention was the dullest of all conventions. Most of its new leaders are recycled: Kaliati, Masangwi, Omar, etc have been tried and failed elsewhere.

  14. Am reading a lot of comments like: Atumbukafe mulibemo”. By the way Atumbuka mumazitenga ngati ndani?? U think just bcz there r no Tumbuka’s basi UTM can not perfom?? Thus madness.. Koma mukanakhala maKaladi ndiye mukanatibowatu heavy. Thank God ma looks anu aren’t good at all… Tiziti simukuziwa kuti Atumbuka inu chipani chanu ndi AFORD??? So what influence has AFORD to Malawian politics?? Mwakanika kudzusa AFORD ndiye u want to bring confusion in other parties why?? Achita bwino osakupasani ma Udindo ku UTM ko bcz mumabwelesa chisokonezo everywhere pakhala Ntumbuka. Mwapha AFORD mukufunanso kupha UTM??Bravo UTM for sidelining Tumbuka’s in ur party.

  15. Kambala kumupanga chipongwe chonchi yet he sacrificed his party to accommodate SKC today the kwenis want their UDF mate Omar?and the way I know Masangwi and Ngalande I don’t blv they can just let go the fact that they’re no longer in NEC,tiona ma retreat umu sure orelse the party is now vulnerable to DPP spying.apart from SKC the other team sikupeleka chikoka hmmmmm.

    2. Backward thinking which will never take us anywhere. You always think in terms of regions, tribes. instead of concentrating on merit. When recruiting, you think about regions, tribes. When selecting players for the national team, you think about tribes, regions. When awarding contracts you always think about tribes, regions. What’s special about Mtumbuka? Why not Tonga, Ngoni and the others.

  20. Sorry atumbuka once again mu chipani ichi chatsopano mulibemo mayina anu mumipando ikuluikulu. And this is a party that promised you to end quarter system, yet they couldn’t accommodate you in their decision making positions in the party.

      1. This was not an election but the endorsement of office bearers – there was no competition WHATSOEVER. Isn’t that surprising for a party so hyped by Chilima. Why haven’t people competed for positions?

      2. Well then, if tumbukas were not there to compete then forget saying that the party is porpular. Trust me a party is not porpular enough if northerners aren’t part of it. I can happily say Brown Mpinganjira was more poirpular than kakhandaka, because Mpinganjira managed to get more northern region votes in his first election and his party was well structured.

    2. Nanga Chunga anayamba wakhalapo wapakati or kumwera. Komaso ife tikufuna munthu woti fundo zake zokomera ziko lose.

    2. MCP is destined to be in opposition for life! Chakwera aint got clues how to run a govt and his terrible as LOP too!!

    1. kkkkkkkkk apitenso akapangitse msonkhano kumpoto, chipongwe chake chimenechi, akamukanthako

  24. So a Nkosi ndi a Makhalira agwetsedwa ndi mzimayi uja based in USA??tinadziwa how can u campaign mumthu ur not there uli ku UK??kuonetsa zibwana zenizeni.i hope ur UTM wins elections koma i see Chkwera as of now leading.

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