Vice-President Saulos Chilima has returned to court Tuesday to press President Peter Mutharika to sack Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson, Jane Ansah and her fellow commissioners after Parliament, the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court of Appeal found them incompetent and their positions untenable. Chilima has been accusing the head of the electoral body of misconduct […]
Saulos Klaus Chilima popularly called SKC sounds like a bitter man. He talks of issue-based campaign, then goes wild about Bakili Muluzi, the second republican president. He talks of mature politics, then he goes “ndine wamakanitu ndimatchula mayina.” He gets his response- Charles Mchacha says he welcomes hate speech challenge. Gotcha! That’s what SKC is […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima has been censured over his remarks on that it is safe for members of the opposition Tonse Alliance to hug each other and not contract infectious diseases, contrary to health advice on novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. “If you see someone wearing MCP or UTM or PP regalia, hug them, you can’t infect […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima has insisted that there should be a repeal of Section 91 (2) of the Constitution, to strip off immunity for a sitting President from criminal prosecution, saying even if the opposition alliance torchbearer Lazarus Chakwera win, they should not give the presidency licence to commit corrupt crimes. Chilima, who is UTM Party […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) deputy president Sidik Mohammed Mia has praised UTM leader Salous Chilima as a statesman and a sefless leader for accepting to be opposition Tonse Alliance running mate to MCP’s presidential hopeful Dr Lazarous Chakwera. Mia said Chilima has shown exceptional and sefless leadership and described the pair with Chakwera as dream ticket […]
Vice President Salous Chilima, who is also Tonse Alliance running mate has said the fresh presidential elections is the last chance saloon to vote for change of leadership, saying the opposition alliance has capable and visionary leadership who will usher in a new Malawi under Dr Lazarous Chakwera presidency. Chilima said after the court battle […]
Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) member of parliament for Kasungu West Madalitso Kazombo has said Vice President Saulos Chilima, who is also running mate in the MCP-UTM Alliance is a man of his promises, saying the government which will be headed by Lazarus Chakwera will bring down the price of fertilizer from […]
Vice President Salous Chilima has strongly condemned Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and United Democratic Front (UDF) for allegedly using religion in their campaign to divide Malawians. Chilima issued the warning at Kasungu boma on Saturday where he addressed an opposition alliance rally. He said he has evidence that DPP/UDF alliance is misleading people by telling […]
Vice President Salous Chilima, who is the running mate to Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hopeful Lazarus Chakwera in the forthcoming fresh presidential elections, has said the opposition grand alliance is a response to wishes of the majority of Malawians who demanded that they should join forces to increase their chances of defeating the governing […]
UTM Party secretary general (SG) Patricia Kaliati has said the presidential ticket of the opposition alliance in the fresh presidential election will have symbols of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM with the face of MCP leader Lazarus Chakwera and name of his running mate UTM Party leader Saulos Chilima. Kaliati said this during the whistle stop […]
Hundreds of people including councillors on Friday joined the UTM Party during Vice President Saulos Chilima campaign trail in Ntcheu District. Chilima was conducting whistle stop rallies in Ntcheu district and UTM secretary general Patricia Kaliati called a number of defectors including Victor Muluzi – a relation to former president Bakili Muluzi – and several […]
State Vice President and UTM leader Saulos Chilima has resumed his famous whistle-stop campaign christened imbizo tours on Friday with his first two stops at Kampepuza and Ntcheu Boma – venues dubbed as his home ground – where hundreds of people attended as Chilima campaigned for opposition Tonse Alliance in the forthcoming fresh presidential elections. […]
State vice-president Saulos Chilima has come under intense fire for describing founding president Hastings Kamuzu Banda – an autocrat with a streak of brutality who ruled Malawi for 31 years of one-party dictatorship – as champion of democracy. Chilima, whose party, UTM is in political alliance with Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and seven other tiny […]
Vice President Saulos Chilima has hailed the first President of Malawi the late Ngwazi Hastings Kamuzu Banda on Kamuzu Day – May 14 which was declared a public holiday by government – for his zeal to develop the country and that he was a brave person, who liked order, hardworking and also very decisive. Chilima […]
The Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has “unconditionally apologize” to all Malawians for a picture containing vulgar language against Vce President Sulous Chilima which it carried on its news bulletin on television of Monday 11 May 2020. MBC management say in a statement made available to Nyasa Times that the picture was erroneously used. “The beaming […]
The state-owned Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) has stooped so low that the television has been shamed by the public who finances it with its tax funds after it used ‘obscene’ words on Vice President Saulos Chilima during its 7pm news bulletin on Monday May 11 2020. The station was seeking reaction from people on Chilima’s […]
The country’s estranged Vice-President Saulos Chilima has accused former president Bakili Muluzi, the country’s first multiparty president from 1994 to 2004, of threatening his life. Chilima, who also accused President Peter Mutharika of unleashing political violence ahead of the July 2 fresh presidential election to disenfranchise some voters, made claims on Muluzi during a rally […]
Vice President Salous Chilima says he has put on hold his presidential ambitions to support Dr Lazarus Chakwera as presidential torchbearer of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) a ticket that represents Tonse Alliance of nine opposition parties so that the two join forces to redeem the country. Chilima said this on Sunday to record crowd that […]