Veep Chilima not mentioned in President Mutharika cabinet reshuffle

Malawi President  Peter Mutharika on Wednesday reshuffled his cabinet and conspicuously missing is the mention of Vice-President Saulos Chilima.

Chilina not mentioned in Cabinet list

Chilima, who fell out of favour with Mutharika and the Democratic Progressive Party  (DPP) to form United Transformation Movement (UTM) , was also removed as minister for Disaster Preparedness several months back and has since not carried out any event representing the government.

An analyst  said the action by the President can be challenged in a competent court of law and he quoted the same Constitution that says: “There shall be a Cabinet consisting of the President, the First Vice-President, the Second Vice-President, Ministers and Deputy Ministers as may, from time to be appointed by the President.

A question was posed: “Last time we heard of constructive resignation of a VP, is this not constructive firing of a VP holding an elective office and hence breach of the Constitution?”

Another observer said the president and vice-president are voted in according to the Constitution. So the two are supposed to be always in any cabinet.

According to a statement  signed by Chief Secretary to the President, Lloyd Muhara, the president, who is Commander-in-Chief of the Malawi Defence Force retains his post as Minister of Defence while Goodall Gondwe retains his portfolio as Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development.

Nicholas Dausi has been removed as Minister of Information and Communication Technology to Homeland Security. He has been replaced by Henry Mussa for that portfolio.

Francis Kasaila has moved from Sports to Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism and has been replaced by Grace Chiumia as Labour, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development Minister.

The other ministers are Dr Jean Kalilani for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Kondwani Nankhumwa for Local Government and Rural Development, Atupele Muluzi for Health and Population, Joseph Mwanamveka for Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development.

Bright Msaka is for Education, Science and Technology, Samuel Tembeni is for Justice and Constitution Affairs, Dr. Emmanuel Fabiano for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Jappie Mhango for Transport and Public Works, Cecilia Chazama for Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare.

Aggrey Masi is for Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, Everton Chimulirenji for Civic Education and Community Development and Charles Mchacha for Homeland Security.

There are just two Deputy Ministers, Amos Mailosi for Ministry of Defence and Welani Chilenga for Ministry for Natural Resources, Energy and Mining.

The President has also appointed Kalekeni Kaphale as the Attorney General following the resignation of Charles Mhango from the post.

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49 replies on “Veep Chilima not mentioned in President Mutharika cabinet reshuffle”

  1. If one may challenge this by the end of Friday in a court of law, the there will be crisis. The whole cabinet appointments will be illegal and illicit.

  2. Let’s not indulge in rubbish talk here! Chilima is vice president. As long as I have lived I have never heard of a Vice president being reshuffled! Now he is no longer in DPP so Mutharika has not business a signing any DPP based work to him by virtue of himself getting himself out of DPP. So under which umbrella exactly did you want Chilima to be re-shuffled?

    Just leave DPP carry on with their work! If you are convinced with Chilima and you want to vote for him in 2019 please by all means do so ! But stop causing confusion! Stop blaming every step the president takes! Saulos got himself out of the ruling party that’s it! Finish! But that does not mean the office of the president shuts down because of that move!!!!

  3. Chilima remains our Vice President
    Muntharika has no right to sack him.

    Uku ndiye timati kudelera anthu.

    No respect for people or the Country. This Country has laws and order.

    Uku ndikutitenga kuti Amalawi ndi opusa.

    SKC now the President waonjeza, take him on.

    Where did he study his Law.

    1. Chenandolo, the president has reshuffled cabinet, not Vice President. After all he has not meet with the cabinet apart from church or cultural ceremonies according to his confession for now7 months. He has not meet the president since he resigned from the party, he works on his own. Where does he take instruction from? Do you give him instructions. Where is his submissive heart to government. He is busy with his movement. The president appoint cabinet in accordance to the constitution powers conferred upon him. So stop worrying about your Vice President.

      1. You have got it! its the cabinet he has reshuffled in fact the President is being polite because he is still just doing his despite having an uncoperative Vice, who has actually started his own party! Personally I think this part of the constitution should be changed because twice now this has happened and each case I am not convinced that it helped Malawi in any way! I agree with you Mr Muza

  4. By dumping DPP Chilima declared himself surplus to requirements. Its unfortunate the constitution didn’t forsee this but it has happened quite a lot that we as.a nation could have now put in required remedies. I can guarantee you if the constitution will not change all vice Presidents will behave the same, who doesn’t want free monies after all? Imagine family where a husband and wife have separated but the relevant institutions are refusing to grant divorce papers will any parties accuse each other of not fulfilling matrimonial duties?

  5. Well he still has got his position as a vice president, so as long he keeps lying to people or dreaming that he’s got jobs at his office you can not force the president to give him a job. The president has the right to chose people who are productive enough and who embrace team work. Chilima doesn’t know anything about team work even at airtel we was a self praising individual. So yes you people maybe voted him to be a vice president, but you can’t force the president to work hand in hand with him yet he chose to go his own separate way and decided to criticize his own government.

  6. Whether he is mentioned or not mentioned. Does it change the reality that he is the Vice President? Why has APM chosen to make an idiot of himself. The reality is that SCK is the Vice President according to the constitution. It does matter whether one old ostrich decides to bury its head in the political sand. It is folly to pretend to exercise power which you don’t have.

  7. This is what we call, ° Dog Eat Dog Scenario°, Fair thee well Saulos. This is just the beginning. Prepare for more brutal blows on you.

    1. Vice president is not by choice amavoteledwa and he is supposed to be recognised ukawelengenso mabuku wamva

      1. Yes mose but kupatsidwa ntchito ndi president is by choice. And it has to be the president’s choice. So anthu inu omwe mukulira kuti munamubvotera pitani mukamupatse chochita. Panopa peter is in charge and live with it.

        1. So musamatinyanse ndi nkhani zanu zoti VP akulandila salary yomwe sakugwilila ntchito pomwe President wanuyo ndi yemwe sakumupatsa zochita. That is why we wl change the rule yomati VP azigwila ntchito zopangidwa delegate zokha. The constitution should clearly say what are the duties of the the Office of the Vice President.

    2. Uku ndiko kulankhula kosonyeza kupanda nzeru, polani moto… Chilima zake zinayera and akutenga boma. Thats why gogo anuwo akusowa naye tulo zoona akuzidziwa kkkkkkkkkk munyera muona.

      1. Akatenga Boma palibe amne asowe turo! Malawians just want an effective , honest hardworking leader basi! If Saulos is that man then lets thank GOD because we need it! Never always make this personal it’s for land and country! we need a better Malawi and improving Malawi is for every Malawian! May be Soulos believes in his ideas and if he does take on power then we will see that for ourselves! Vote for him if you think he is making sense to you. For me He does not make convincing sense so he does not get my vote! From what I have seen He is just wanting himself as a president and he could not wait! That is not a good enough reason for my vote! The office of the president is an extremely serious job!!!

  8. Barely to 24hrs ago, the AG of political parties committed seriousness errors in his appeal application letter which was publicly condemned by law experts and the judge himself.
    Today, we have a head of state who is also a law lecturer to commit the same mistake by omitting the vice president into his just released cabinet reshuffle. By omitting the VP position will mean the VP can challenge him in court. This country will never because we don’t exercise our law in accordance.

    1. The VP himself has said he has not been attending cabinet meetings since June. So why should he be in the cabinet? Just on paper?

      1. Kuyakhula koma kumeneku iya, timagwira ntchito ,timadulidwa nsokho ndiy wina azingodya ndalama osagwira ntchoto zoona? this is coraption ,uku ndiy kutilakwilala amalawi

    2. Thought you said that Chilima’s position is elected one? So why should he cry foul to be appointed by the president as the VP? Let him do his VP job which according to some few ignorant people is elected position.

      1. Funny my dear some of these people i don’t believe they have brain in their heads. Apart from doubting whether they have brain or not, i also think they Aliens.

  9. We now have Tembenu and Kaphale as our legal defence posts palibe atadutsenso zafwakafwaka. These are two of three formidable practising lawyers in Malawi and the third one you know him anati kae phee koma atipeza mtsogolo muno. Its ‘operation sweep in the cream’

  10. kodi nyasatimes,mwati Charles Mchacha is minister for homeland security..Nicholas Dausi is also minister of homeland security??coz clearly mwati pali ma deputies awiri basi..nde ma minister a homeland security alipo awiri ndekuti??

  11. Charles Mchacha & Dausi are both Ministers of Homeland Security? Or the other one is a deputy hence this article indicates that there are only two deputy ministers???????

  12. Charles Mhango, did you jump or you were pushed?……… Or you jumped while being pushed…. Ha! Ha! Ha!

  13. APM has lost his marbles, but does it matter what the DPP do anymore? Clearly they are out of touch with reality and have buried their heads in the sand.

  14. Dausi and Mchacha Homeland security? Something fishy. Malawians may not be safe in their own country. Giving the upperhand to DPP cadets to intimidate opposition. You guys must go with your Old type of politiking.

  15. Have I heard this right? Did you say Mchacha at Home Affairs? So THUGGERY and SAVAGERY are to be given a veneer of legality eti? AMalawi tikhale tcheru!! The policemen we will be seeing now in the streets won’t be genuine cops but DPP cadets, mark my words. And with Jose – the Rodney Jose- as Inspect General….. (Cry my beloved country)

  16. The more things change, the more they remain the same. It’s no big deal really. Its the same bunch of thieves

  17. Kalekeni Kaphale akuti amayidziwa law kwambiri tiyeni naye timphaphalise akachita za utsilu naye ayithawe. UTM MOTO KUTI BU U U U U!!! Charles Mhango, have you also resigned from DPP after resigning as Attorney General? Kkkkk kha kha kha kha! On the other hand I sympathize with you mwana wa kwithu. You could not stomach it anymore!- being instructed to take stupid courses of action against your better judgment. by the likes of Mchacha, Jeff wa Jeffrey etc… Let me not put an excuse in your mouth, WHAT HAPPENED? Kkkkk. Nthochi imodzi gone, phava lonse to follow…. UTM WOYE E E E!!!!

  18. Mchacha is also Deputy minister. He has been awarded the post for his stupidity by a clueless president. Anyway it’s just 6 months then prison

  19. The reporter got it wrong, there are 3 deputies and Mchacha is one of them. He has also noted that Kalekeni Kaphale is back as Attorney General replacing Charles Mhango who will be contesting as MP in Rumphi. If indeed there is a breach of constitutional not to include the Vice President because he was elected on the same ballot paper as the president, what about the Vice President who was elected on the same ballot paper with the president on DPP ticket, who now heads another party as president, is it not a breach. Isamakomere mbuzi kugunda Galu, pamene galu akati abwerezre nkumati ngwachiwewe, umodzi mwa miyambi yathu umatero.

    1. There is no breach of the constitution. The VP himself said that he has not been attending cabinet meetings since June. Is it necessary to include him when we all know he cannot attend meetings? Even if he would attend, imagine the relationships in the meeting. Can he withstand the heat?

    2. Man, learn to differentiate between nkhani za boma and chiyani.. SKC was the State Vice President, not DPP VEEP.. it’s just out of stupidity that in Malawi we choose the cabinet from ruling party. .. When Bingu dumped UDF that brought him to power and formed DPP did he stop recognising himself as President? No, coz he was the President of the country, and not UDF…

      1. Blue cadet , wake up from your sleep. Can you explain how he became Vice President without the support of a party. Did he contest as Vice President on his own, like independent MPs? He was selected under the party. Did you vote? Every party put the president and vice on their ballot paper with a symbol and abbreviation of their party for identification. Yes he is a state Vice President but he did not come there on his own. Stop fooling yourself .

  20. Of interest is Dausi, heavily linked to the “loss” of the kit and while people are pushing for investigating he goes and sits as head of the homeland security? All investigations info has to go thru his ministry? Wow! then they want the dirty boys at homeland under his order to shut up any protectors after elections results are announced… Then its the police to help transport and guard all ballot papers with dausi as head of home land? Wow! Please he needs to be cleared first otherwise he is compromised. He needs to resign together with Mec officials.

  21. Attorney General resignations means alot….. being bull dozed in these UTM vendetta and other useless political jargons… making him look like unlearned SC

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