SKC the man who changed Malawi’s politics, the story of February 3

February 3, 2021 Paul Chamdimba Nkhoma - Nyasa Times 30 Comments

Today marks exactly one year after the Constitutional Court nullified the 2019 elections citing massive irregularities and fraud.

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The ruling meant that the election of president Peter Mutharika had been set aside and that a fresh election would follow which was eventually won by President Lazarus Chakwera who led the Tonse Alliance with Saulos Chilima as running mate and now Vice President again

Whether the Tonse Alliance is performing or not that’s a story for another day but the verdict out there is that the country, like a plane, took off with a trainee pilot and we are not sure if we will land or clash.

However, whether you love or loath him but on this day respect has to be given to Chilima. He fought this and won.

While Malawi Congress Party (MCP) was calling for a recount of the votes which was ‘madness’, Chilima fondly called as ‘SKC’ called for nullification and stalemate of the vote to start a fresh election while warning in a letter dated 25 May, 2019 that ” we should not allow fraudsters to continue holding this country at a ransom.”

While people called him all sorts of names and desperate but SKC taught us the power of resilience, faith and the need not to accept the status quo.

Before SKC, the song was that in Malawi once a President is sworn in, nothing can happen to change the outcome.

For today please spare a moment and show some respect to SKC. He is dangerously quite though. Please MCP do not provoke him.

MCP is busy politicking four years to the election – so immature and insecure. Remember that SKC will only need five months to change whatever you are doing now like secretly funding Aford to be political mercenaries.

Chilima , twice has been a kingmaker, taking an opposition torchbearer to power. He did with Peter Mutharika from opposition to power and then Chakwera.

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30 replies on “SKC the man who changed Malawi’s politics, the story of February 3”

  1. You know you are somebody when you can just call yourself an acronym. SKC. Enanu wakumoto with your gasoline doused underwear on .

  3. He would’ve still remained in DPP if Kaliati never woke him up.

    He would still be in DPP if Kalindo had never forced him to smell the opportunity.

    He would still be in DPP if Calister (Cornister) had never seen him as her way to pull one on APMs kids who she was wrangling with.

    He was so hesitant to leave DPP. It took him a long while, I mean awkwardly a long while to come out and stare his position after other individuals had finally managed to wake him up to the new opportunity.

    He is just a pure opportunist.

    Do you know that with his instructions the government has invited him Malawian friends from the UK for his birthday party? Tickets paid for by the government. Accommodation included.

    Our nation. So sad..

  4. I dont think the writer of this story believes what he is saying. It looks he is just trying to create animosity between chakwera and chilima, mcp and utm with obvious intentions. And some of the detail is wrong, obviously intentionally. This is an example of journalism without ethics. Such a pity

  5. Chilima is not a king maker, those are just views of those who lack critical thinking muscles. If that could be the case, then he could have been President himself with his utm in power during the 2019 tripartite elections. The fact that he is power hungry is an open secret and its very surprising that after his so called king making on Mutharika he can repeat it on Chakwera instead of, this time, making himself king. Tell me he is a master opportunist, then we will agree.
    The truth is MCP is a powerful party and could have won without utm given the false atmosphere we were in caused by the then opposition bloc.

  6. Osamabveka chisoti mutu wopanda nzeru. Chilima nde kanyama kanji, ntchito koma kanyamula matumba a fetereza ndi kupanga fizo pa nsanja basi? As rightly stated, how can a sane person be contented to propel others to the presidency? Let Chilima contest once more in 2025 and see how miserable he will be defeated. In all fairness, the blunders Chakwera is making involves both. Remember statements Chakwera made that APM ill-utilised him but he will use his experience; did he mean the nonsense we are seeing now? These two people are working as a pair but their performance and delivery of simple issues leaves quite a lot to be desired. Solution to this substandard leadership will be resolved through the ballot. Actually, Zeze is quiet now because he won’t be believed if he started accusing Chakwera in the same manner he did with APM coz no one will buy it this time around. Amati, “A bad carpenter blames his tools” – Chilima is doing exactly that. No wonder he was kicked out of the ‘Government reform’ project and replaced with Seodi White and his followers cried foul. Here he is, 7 months down the line after doing the same in their shambolic administration, and Chilima has nothing to show and zero development can be noticed in government if not things heading east. The persona in Chilima is ‘Inertia’ yes non -productive, a waste of space. Chidzadziwe n’chipande powomola. These have been tried and tested but have disappointed, others even twice in the same office. Lord have mercy on Malawi and our hard-earned taxes.

    1. What nonsense are you seeing now? Tonse alliance government with their shortcomings is still miles better than the scumbags of DPP..

  7. The Fact is that, and nkhani ndiyomveka bwino iyi yakuti SKC ndi Game Changer basi. No two ways about it. Without SKC LMC sanakakhala President.

    1. Wth SKC pheeee! Afana awawa fans ya MCP ikapanga chibwana idzalira nawo. He observes everything and pretend as nothing is wrong! Koma once wayankhula amakhala wayankhula

  8. Let’s focus on developing the country
    You, Me,Chilima, Chakwera and them… May God frustrate the greedy…. may God help those that wish this country well to attain their dreams…. May each and everyone one of us do our part to change this country for the better( e.g no corruption, fraud, breaking the law or looking the other way while others are, being accountable, being of high integrity, seeing things beyond tribal lines, operating on merit based standards, general high standards to things etc) for the sake of our children and our children’s children…zinazi tichedwa nazo..

  9. Analankhula kale Ben Mbewe kuti a DPP miseche yomwe amapangira Chilima ndi yomwe inawachosesa pa mpando it means without kuchoka ku DPP bwezi pano DPP ikanali m’boma komwe kwapita Chilima ndi kumene kumapita boma and palibe angasinthe zimenezi that guy is God sent ali ndi mphatso ina yake even Chakwera sanakawina mlandu without Chilima never that guy is an assets believe it or not Chilima is a King Maker and a Chakwera akachita za Pitala nawotso mudzawaona 2025 a kuzisiya if you want to become President stick to him and he will make you a President. I salute you a King Maker

  10. i don’t like divisive stories, leave TONSE alliance alone, this is not time for politicking, its time for fulfilling promises made in 2019 campaign period. since you seem to be chilima’s advocate, please ask him for me, ” kuti free water and electricity connection he promised was just a ploy or a hoax or a fools day parody?”

  11. Dear Malawians,
    The true is SKC helped DPP from opposition to a ruling party.Mbunenesho Nadi,no one reasonable can refuse that….it’s a reality,fact….Ref:petermdp.mangochi/thyolo.mw
    Come 2019 election,Chilima stood as President,unfortunately,Mutharika won,SKC&Chakwera weren’t conviced,draged DPP&MEC to court……Etc etc you know what happened.
    The two courts nullified the 2029 last year today.
    Unenesho Nadi Pano,Without Chilima,DPP could still now be in power.
    Mkweni withu(Dr.Lazarous)gathered courage because of Chilima nadi pano,truth story.Kwambula Handsome Chilima,Our also handsome Mkweni couldn’t be@Sanjika now…tim’vulire chipewa mwana Chilima.
    His is wisely courageous,doesn’t fear where he sees/knows the truth.Ladies and Gentlemen,uko kuli Mutharika,kunyanja,akuvivira mumchenga,is crying because of Chilima…Peter Mutharika,kikikiki,SKC atinawe chibakera kumulomo uko phwaa ndopa mbiiii,ku Mangochi gadaaa,kikikiki,mwana muheni Chilima.wakhaula,ukatumwa chomene katubwe iwe.
    Dear your Excellency,
    Please hold Chilima nicely,not as egg but give him job as VP…..Yes,there is nothing bad btn you and him of now,let’s pray there must not…otherwise,if he breaks from you Mkweni,things will not be fine.I want your unity to continue.Respect/give him honour,he will respect you,our Rumphi Mkweni….on the other side,if you will badly try him.
    . .Ref; petermdpp.mangochi/thyolo.mw
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  12. Thats the gospel trueth SkC is a game changer indeed he is dangerous handle him with care any slight mistake you will look for this article

  13. I totally agree with the author? Chilima opened a new political style. The problem is that MCP might think that they have canned him BUT that is exactly what DPP popularly known as “System ” thought. They were convinced that they have neutralised him but alas today they’re spectators. So if MCP will repeat that same mistake then that is foolishness. Mkaka & Chimwendo are just amateurs. He is reading them. And funding of Aford is the biggest blunder that MCP will live to regret. With 50+1 without thinking properly it’s where most of the Parties will cry. SKC as correctly put like him or hate him BUT there was no way MCP could have tasted the levers of power without him. Life is a circle. Do unto others the way you want others do unto you.

  15. A kingmaker who can’t make himself to be a KING.Who can’t even managed to win a parliamentary seat in his home village. A kingmaker who made a big mistake by dumping peter Munthalika and instead Patten with Chakwera whom his victory in 2014 was stolen by chilima himself. Dont forget the grandmaster John Tembo is still alive and he’s doing what he knows

  16. Eeish UTM and hero worshipping! Mutapita kukhothiko ndi umboni wanu uti omwe mumaona ngati unapangitsa kuti tivotenso?

    I can only join in saluting SKC for the decision he made to partner LMC otherwise the 50+1 would have not been attained. Koma zina mwalembazi ndi zamkhutu, za mchombolende, za maye osazuna.

  19. The most useless bp in Malawians history. All talk no action. Every office he has ever held, no tangible results, just endless meetings and whining, whiskey and dining. In the end the truth will lay bare for all to see, Skc ndi mpira wa tube. Minga siyichedwa kuwuphwetsa. His political career died after joining chakwera. There is literally nothing feasible or tangible that you can point at after more 6 years as vp that Skc has done other than talk talk talk. Ena amati kuzipopa

  20. To say Chilima was a king maker that took DPP from opposition to power is not true. He was very unknown in the political arena, in fact DPP made him whom he is today. If Aford’s rebranding is being assisted by MCP, well take note that politics never relies on the same strategies. SCK and UTM should also devise their own new strategy for 2025.A well known fact is that UTM and MCP in the Tonse Alliance will never be bed fellows again.

    1. One thing I have noted is that the writer is UTM supporter who never accepted the alliance until he discovered that it was signed but still does not support it ,secondly the writer forgot to remind the readers that initially Chilima accepted the results and congratulated APM (Zodiak has the audio)while Laz challenged the results and said he is ready to spill blood , later Chilima joined the band wagon.I hope you remember party witnesses verdict in court .Don’t waste time in remaking history, people already know what happened.

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