Vice-President Saulos Chilima, who is running mate to opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera, has welcomed the order by the Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal on Friday on the use of the old voter’s roll, saying the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) was busy registering under aged voters to rig the fresh […]
The death of Ayilesi Tambala and her 11-year old son Shrinuran is sad. Very sad that one would be angry to point at the DPP, castigate and wish coroa virus hit them hard if they had anything to do with the deaths. The Police need to rise to occasion and bring the culprits to book, […]
The Supreme Court of Appeal has delivered its judgement on an appeal by President Peter Mutharika and the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on the disputed May 2019 presidential elections by dismissing them entirely and upholding the decision by the constitutional court that annulled last year’s controversial election, which saw Mutharika narrowly re-elected. Chief Justice Andrew […]
The country’s estranged Vice-President Saulos Chilima has alleged that hat some governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) functionaries and Cabinet ministers met and agreed a plot to have him assassinated together with Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera and three other people before the July 02 fresh presidential poll. Chilima made the claims when he spoke to […]
State Vice President Saulos Chilima who is the runningmate for MCP’s Lazarus Chakwera in the forthcoming fresh election, has said that Tonse Alliance, which has been formed by nine parties will ensure to pull in one direction and not breed confusionists. Chilima, who alongside Chakwera successfully petitioned the High Court of Malawi sitting as the […]
A call by Vice President Saulos Chilima last month to Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) to further reduce fuel prices is bearing fruits as the fuel regulatory body has announced that pump prices of fuel have been revised downwards, a social and political observer has said. During a media briefing in Lilongwe on April 8, […]
Statesman and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) deputy president Sidik Mia, who was Chakwera’s running-mate in the 2019 botched presidential election has saluted state Vice President and UTM leader Saulos Chilima for what he described as his patriotism to sacrifice his individual interests for the betterment of the nation to be running mate to torchbearer Lazarus […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hopeful Dr Lazarus Chakwera the torchbearer for the grand opposition alliance with Vice-President Saulos Chilima of UTM Party as his running has said the fresh presidential elections is God-given opportunity to change the country’s destiny. Chakwera was the first to present his nomination papers to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on […]
The Soche International Conference Hall in Blantyre on Wednesday was punctuated with pomp mood when torchbearer of a united opposition front under the banner of Malawi Congress Party (MCP), Lazarus Chakwera and his running mate – the country’s estranged Vice-President Saulos Chilima of UTM Party – presented their nomination papers to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC). […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera accompanied by UTM leader Saulos Chilima as his running mate to present the nomination papers at Sunbird Mount Soche is set for fresh presidential elections and resigned from his position as member of Parliament for Lilongwe North West Constituency. Assistant clerk of Parliament Leonard Mengezi said Chakwera resigned on […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima during a news conference he addressed at UTM Party Digital Command Centre in Area 10, Lilongwe on Monday said there is a lot of childishness in this country because after school bouts popularly known as “Tiwonana Poweluka” a tendancy which was popular in 80s and early 90s amongst students is no longer […]
Vice President Saulos Chilima has expressed disquiet over terror attacks against UTM Party members from suspected regime thugs. Chilima said this when he addressed party supporters after the UTM office located at last night at Area 24 in Lilongwe was torched Monday night. It is suspected that the thugs used a petrol bomb to set […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hopeful Lazarus Chakwera – who is expected to be torchbearer grand opposition alliance – has condemned the needless political violence and terror against opposition parties ahead of the July 2 fresh presidential election. In an interview on Tuesday after visiting in hospital victims of arson at the UTM office located […]
President Peter Mutharika has dismissed charges levelled against him by the country’s estranged Vice-President Saulos Chilima that he has unleashing political violence and tribalism in the country ahead of the July 2 fresh presidential election, saying he should stop spreading hate speeches and tribal profiling. During a news conference he addressed at UTM Party Digital […]
Vice President Saulos Chilima has spoken against what he calls political thuggery in the country, saying it threatens the stability and that State-sponsored violence has the potential to spark civil war or sliding into “genocide”. Chilima told a news conference on Monday that President Peter Mutharika’s political ideology revolves around violence and tribal hegemony. “Yesterday, […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima has branded the electoral alliance between the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and United Democratic Front (UDF) as the worst enemy of State for being rooted in “hatred, tribalism and regionalism.” Chilima—who fell out with President Peter Mutharika and quit DPP in June 2018 to form UTM Party and challenged his political […]
Vice President Saulos Chilima has said that government has launched a campaign of organized terror and torture against opposition members in the run up to fresh elections, saying the spate of political violence if State –sponsored after a Cabinet resolution. Chilima said this on Monday morning in a televised news conference from his UTM Party […]
Vice President Saulos Chilima has said UTM and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) are set to present presidential nomination papers to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) saying the torchbearer will be either him or MCP’s leader Lazarus Chakwera. Chilima said at a news conference that the two opposition parties, which have formed an electoral alliance alongside six […]