Supreme Court of Malawi dismisses State appeal on UTM registration

November 8, 2018 Nyasa Times Reporter 57 Comments

The Supreme Court of Appeal on Thursday rejected  an appeal by the Attorney General (AG) and the registrar of political parties against the High Court  rrebuff  to put aside the court’s earlier order to register newly formed UTM as a political party within seven days.

Chilima: Victory after victory in court

High Court Judge John Chirwa rubbuffed the prayer for stay of execution of his  November 2 2018 order to register URM—which is promoting Vice-President Saulos Chilima’s presidential ticket in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections, citING that there were no good grounds in support of the application.

But the State through  senior State advocate in the Attorney General’s (AG) Chambers Neverson Chisiza,  appealed to the Supreme Court of Malawi.

State brought the stay exparte application before Justice Frank Kapanda in the Supreme Court.

But Justice Kapanda has summarily dismissed it with no option for interparte hearing.

“The court below was right in its reasoning and its decision sustained and confirmed,” said the Judge.

In his ruling, Kapanda dismissed the State’s reapplication for an exparte order, observing that there was nothing from the sworn statement of the deputy registrar of political parties to show that High Court judge John Chirwa improperly exercised his judicial discretion or misappkied the law respecting stay of execution.

UTM lawyer Michael Goba Chipeta said  this means the court order is still in operation and “we expect the registrar to comply”.

He said there is nothing at law stopping the registrar of political parties from registering UTM as a political party under the Political Parties (Registration and Regulation) Act by Friday, November 9, 2018.

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57 replies on “Supreme Court of Malawi dismisses State appeal on UTM registration”

  3. Amfumu, this, like the staged theft of the biometric voter registration kit, has everything to do with DPP because there are no longer independent thinkers in government and parastatal organizations. Every leading officer there is a puppet controlled by State House or Ben Phiri.

  6. Wow koma izi wina alowa Mmanda mofulumira sure, ma British petrolium okhaokha makomomu, chonde mudzikhala nawo pafupi angagwe inu palibe. oyenda ndi lupanga ndi lupanga lomwelo adzafa nalo, muyeso omwe umamuyesa nawo nzako omwewo umaza kwa iwe mwini. UNE KUPOCHERA KWABASI

  7. What has this to do with DPP? Is the DPP Registrar of political parties? I’m 100% behind DPP and will vote for APM! Problem with people is: when supporting their side they think the other side is a bunch of fools. Come 2019 UTM won’t get even a million votes! Mark my words. Only MCP can put up some challenge to DPP. Utm will drown into political oblivion come May 21, 2019. Pitilizani kulubwalubwa.

    1. Pitiliza kulota aise maloto samaletsa koma wanzeru akudziwa komwe bomali likupita. Its clear kuti apumbwa sangawine or patavuta bwanji…plot yao iliyonse ikubwera pambalambanda. Zawavotere aise ife takwera yowina. Kkkkkkkkk moto buuu

  8. Komatu kuayluka kulipo ndipo sanati … muoe ikatha parilament muva akuti apita uku ..iyi ikhala time yowawitsa kwa pumbwa moti adzikomzekera ma BP enieni osati iziz

  9. Kodi nkhani ya a chikulire kufuna kunyenga supreme court judges kuti UTM isalembedwe ndiyowona? MK200 Million???????? Madzi achita katondo ngati ndizowona

  11. KKKKKKK HAHAHAHAHAH I’m loving this, ndi nkhondo ya mphaka ndi galutu lol, Hai malawi pa ndale ndi kawawa

    1. This has nothing to do with Peter baba, walionapo dzina la pitala pa tsambalo? Apapa mpamene ungadziwe kuti ma court ali ndi ufulu ndipopresident sakulowelerapo. Akankhala maboma akale aja a nyakula omwe akufunaso kulowa m’boma pano eeee bwezi ma judge onse awa ataphedwa. This case is about State vs UTM. Not DPP or Peter vs Chilima. Mwachita comment apazi ndizimene anthu achimalawi amachitira conlude, umbuli osadziwa kuti ma bwalo a milandu amayenda bwanji.

      1. And the State President is Muthalika who appoints people to represent his government. Had this gone the other way round you could have been making noise. Zamanyazi. Your Party is trying to use the law to persecute others. Shame on you for not seeing anything wrong in the shameful acts of DPP which is led by a professor of constitutional law.

      2. Mbuli ndiweyo. Zochita kuwonekeratu kuti kokera uku akuchokera kwa Peter ndi DPP yake. Bwanji Chilima sanamuyike pa list ya cabinet ngati VP ngakhale atamumana udindo wau minister?

  19. This DPP government is beyond salvage. Worse still some die hard supporters are taking stock of their position in the face of this unsuccessful tussle with UTM. The tables are turning slowly and slowly.

  20. That’s why Charles Mhango anangozitaya izi , anadziwa zimuonongera CV. He knows palibe chabwino apa. Welcome Mr Kalekeni kaphale. Mwafika mwatha

  21. Ndiye tsopana alowela kuti, ndikhoti litinso pano limene will listen to DPP idiots?

  22. Am very shocked at this show of naivity by the very state which gets funding from our taxes. What was your objective in in these appeals? Loving Malawi? Do you think DPP loves Malawi? Mafana a m’mboma akuonongerani ntchito apa. You stooped so low. Your wives should be ashamed of you for pursuing a DPP agenda. You should have just resigned other than being coerced by these DPP bandits. They have used you as condoms. Now its dumping time for you condoms to be dumped in the pit latrine. Bon voyage.

    Kodi Chilima sanakuuzeni kuti ndinu mafana mwachepa? This guy has a network of diverse followers from all tribes not a cohort of Lhomwe tribesmen masquerading as civil servants.

    NEPOTISM AND TRIBALISM HAS HAS FINALLY RUN ITS COURSE! ANYMORE THEORIES LHOMWES? HELLO? ARE YOU STILL THERE?

  23. Hahahah meaning by tomorrow UTM should have their certificate of registration. Mmmh what a waste of resources and energy by DPP registrar cadet and attorney general cadet.
    Poor leadership leads to poor decision making .

  25. I think Kweni is right that UTM is a force to reckon with…why should the whole government machinery go flat out to stiffle this newly born “small party” why? Koma akuti cabinet reshuffle koma ndi kalekeni kaphale ali ku appeal…why? Now I am made to believe that there is there is..kalipo kalipo…God willing tidziwa and tiwona pa 19 May 2019

  26. Kodi enafe titanena kuti azimayi onse a DPP ndimahule , inuyo muzamva bwanji ? Mwina kwainu simungamve kuwawa chifukwa zinthu zonunkha inu mmava kununkhira, pomwe zonunkhira bwino, inu mmamva kununkha , thats the difference .Ngati mulibe mfundo zowauza anthu , bwanji osangokhala chete ? Chodabwisa ndichakuti ngakhale Mchacha ayankhule zonunkha , nonse a boma / DPP mwangoti chete ngati Chirima akukumetani. Mwangoti pheee monga mmene zachitikira zakusowa kwa zipangizo munasowesera ku Mozambique , musayesetu kuti ife a MDF sitikuona , sikulina muzatimva kuwawa, mwasala mazi amozitu inu a DPP , be carefull , muzisamala mukamayankhula , simunganene kuti azichemwali athu , azimayi athu onse amene ali ku UTM ndimahule , basopo Mchacha.

  28. Now that means the Government is not sleeping well with UTM Party.In Chichewa there is a proverb which say muyezo umene umayezera mzako , iwenso azakuyezera ngati womwaewo. Mr Mchacha tsikulina dziko muzaliona kuwawa malinga ndi umbuli wanu, mmapanga ndale ngati mwana wa standard 6. one day you will regreat, believe me or not.

  29. Nyasa Times mpaka “Victory after victory” Okay. Kodi nkhaniyi yathano chifukwa ngati sinathe supreme court imazabwere ndi doctrine of necessity just two weeks before nomination of papers declaring the registration null and void. We will be the first nation on earth to have political party names like XYZ party, 123 party, UB40 party, 2x(a+b) party, etc. Remember team imazawina konseku nkuluza mmafainozi.

    3. Pa Doctrine of Necessity zadutsapo kale amwene. Zavuta basi mahalawala. Koma chichulukireni ma loya ku DPP plus Atupele (kodi samawatsinako khutu kuti kumene mukulowera ndikudzenje, kupompho Banda ujayu amati tere.

    1. COURT LOPANDAMBALI ILI SINDINAONE NDE ZOFUNIKA IZIIIIIII NANUNSO A kAMPHALE MWATANI MUNTHU OPHUZILA N=NGATI INU ANTHU OSAWAPANGA ADVISE BWANJI ZISIENI KUNGODIKILA 2019 MAY BASI ZOMWE MUKUCHITAZO NDI ZOCHITITSA MANYAZI KU MAIKO AZANTHU PLESAE ZISIYENI BASI APA ZATHA BASI

  32. APM wafika popepela chonchi? Kungodzipatsa BP uku. Who in his right mind removes Chilima and replaces him with Mchacha on the cabinet list? Surely only a desperate fool.

    1. @BigMan

      You once were a genius. Everyone used to come here just to enjoying reading your unbiased, balanced, and wisdom-rich comments on issues of national interest. But today, unbelievably you have reduced yourself to a utm party governor. Really? And you no longer look at issues objectively anymore as you used to do in the past.

      Sometimes I am attempted to think that you are just an impostor who stole the identity of the real and original BigMan whose brain was overflowing with wisdom and insights. If you are really the real BigMan then I don’t know what to say. You have really confused me now. You used to have no sides in your comments in those old good days. But now you have become one of the many below average commentators here.

      I am really sorry if my comments offend you. I don’t mean to. I just wanted you to know that you inspired many and that I was one of your admirers in those old days before you lost your objectivity on issues of national interest like this one. There is a wrong precedent that is being established in this case and one day it will haunt us back .

  33. Pena pake a DPP mukuonetsa uchitsiru wanu tu apa…..kodi mmesa mukuti operation landslide ? Ndiye mukuopa cha ? Munya muona..:.UTM is here to stay

  34. Koma osabisala muzina loti state apumbwa inu Dpp. Zavutapo basi mwina appeal ikayesedwe kwa Ngolongoliwa chifukwa ku khoti sizikumveka ataaa

  37. Why is this uselesss government wasting Tax payers money for useless issues? A Malawinso pena pake amatitola kwabasi. One wonders whose benefit is this struggle to reject UTM from getting registered. Every one knows that this process is just costing public funds for nothing for the common Malawian. Mxiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii.

  38. Why these people fighting so hard to deregister the UTM while Mulli want to steal billions but they are quiet. Everyone can see there is no case to fight. Now UTM need no to compaign at all, Government has already compaign for them. You made them famous now

  39. I think it’s proper that govt now go to ICC or create another Supper Supreme Court of Appeals Hahahahaha

    1. DPP should bring back traditional courts with Ngolongoliwa as Chairman. It is only then that they can win such stupid cases. Paja ma chairman ama traditional court amakhala alomwe okha ndiye zitha kutheka.

  40. Ana achepa! UTM making the whole govt go crazy…..pano mukapanga appeal kuti? international court of justice? kkkkkkk

  41. Apumbwa mulipamavuto ndithu, 2019 it seems that Chilima is taking over govt,coz no one can understand what ishappening in Malawi

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