Omar defeats Kambala to be UTM purse keeper
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.
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.
You want to abolish quota system, yet in your NEC there is no northern representation. Total shame
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.
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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!!!
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,,,,,,,
UTM is A party of comedians…..not fit to govern a serious Government. It is only kachilima who has the stature….but the rest mbola zokhazokha.
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!
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.
kkkkkkkkkk Kambala akungomuyuza ngati condom basi.
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.
Atumbuka pitani ku Tazanzania mukajoine zipani kumeneko. kkkkk zovuzedi
This is foolish, atumbuka alakwapo chani apa
OSATI ALAKWA, KOMA APUSA. NO TOP SEAT FOR YOU. MUNYA
Azingogulitsa nkhowani ndi masuku mu Chikangawamu basi. Nanga atani? zipani za kwawokonso ndi zija ma president two one party! Asovenge.