UTM claims assassination plot targeting Chilima: Ex-military officer trailing Malawi VP

June 16, 2020 Judith Moyo - Nyasa Times 89 Comments

The UTM Party has stepped up its own security after being alerted to a death threat in desperate attempt to create violence and a state of emergency, targeted at the country’s estranged vice-president Saulos Chilima, the party’s leader.

Mkakas vehicles spotted in Karonga

Chilima on campaign trail in Karonga

The regime is alleged to have approached an assassin to hit Chilima who is now running mate on the grand opposition Tonse alliance.

The party said it is not taking the threats lightly about the covert plans come from reliable sources within the regime.

UTM suspects former Major = Rodrick Mkaka,  who now works for Egenco as Security Officer,  is part of the plot as he has been trailing Chilima for the past two weeks.

Chilima’s security team took pictures of Mkaka’s vehicle at Karonga on Tuesday morning after it was also spotted in Chitipa where the vice president is on a campaign trail.

“He was spotted in Phalombe when Chilima was in Phalombe the day Chilima’s vehicle was stoned. He was in Machinga the day Chilima’s vehicle was stoned,  he was in Ntcheu last week when Chilima was there. He is now here in Karonga.  Protect the principal,” reads a message passed on to Chilima’s team from a a sources within government.

Meanwhile, Chilima’s private security currently in Karonga with him, has tightened security around him.

The assassination plot also comes hot on the heels of reports that the DPP also wants to kill presidential candidate Peter  Kuwani of Mbakumbaku so that the polls are postponed as per Malawi laws.

The DPP government is seemingly not willing to go to the fresh polls especially with two credible opinion polls giving the opposition alliance an 18 lead edge.

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89 replies on “UTM claims assassination plot targeting Chilima: Ex-military officer trailing Malawi VP”

  1. Kodi ka Chilima ko akuyima ngati president Malawi muno kumvetsetsa kwanga olo ndikamavota ndimavotera otsogolera osati wa pambuyo ayi ndiye iyeyo asazinamize olo zitavuta maka MCP sizalamula Malawi muno just wait for the day a Malawi pano takwiya ndi zonyansa zimene mwatiwonetsa miyezi yapitayi kupha wa police (imedi-wochokera ku Mangochi)kumupha chifukwa ndi wa chisilamu kuwononga ma shop ndi katundu wa anthu mukuganiza kuti tingafune kubwereranso ku nyansi zanu zija ngona zo zizikadya anthu akwanu ndi ambwiyanu,amanu.

  2. I wonder why anyone would want to assassinate you sir! you are not worth assassinating! don’t kid yourself!

  4. Dear Mr Military officer and the DPP cockroaches who are allegedly behind this plan.

    “If thou gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will also gaze into thee”.

  8. These are all theories and Rumours in Malawi Fake News WHY DPP wants to Target Chilima and Why NOT Chakwera it can also be other way round

    MCP wants to Target Chilima as we can see in the News Chakwera is NOT much in NEWS he is hiding Behind Chilima why is he Gearing to come in Front
    It is possible Chakwera is playing Political Game and he wants to Assinate Chilima to his advantage for the Elections so that he will NOT have to keep His Promise of Dy President and FM which he has already declared that he will appoint Chilima for these Portfolios
    Malawians DO NOT TRUST MCP or Chilima as During the OLD Regime of Kamuzu Banda what did MALAWIANS GAIN nothing only Rule of Dictator and Punishments of Innocent Malawians

    So Malawians be wise when your are voting do NOT go according to FAKE News

  9. Apatu mkaka wake siHowa ayyi
    Tizimvetsa
    Komakuti plot imeneyi ikuchokela
    mu MCP mommo
    Ndipo apa ndiye akungoyesela
    Atati apeza mwai wowina ndiye Chilima
    adzafa munjila iliyonse
    Kudzakhala kuthetsa nkhani
    Nangasi mavuvu akewo
    Eeeh asatipinge
    Ena ndi enawo alibe nawo ntchito

  10. When we say dpp and its leaders are thugs, you insult us. Killing Kuwani will not solve anything. It just postpones the election by a few days, then you lose as is predicted. It is also very dangerous to use a chopper, it is not a reliable flying machine.

  11. Ayiseye AChilima muli ndi mantha siyinu munatiwuza Kuti akapitiriza
    Mugwira Nokha mutaona wina ku tsangano ku Ntcheu???Bwanji mwamusiya???😫😫

  12. I think there is something wrong with Chilima guy. If this guy was to kill him, I don’t he will take a long time travelling in all places. There is danger, I would urge Major Makkah to to sue this idiot. He said Bakili, now it is Mkaka. What a nonsense. Chilima is not the one leading the Tonse alliance, why target you. Be careful, someone will take advantage , that is MCP, it knows to eliminate who it wants to eliminate. This is how Lunguzi went even though he was to an assassin, who killed Dr Attati Mpakati in Zimbabwe.

  14. DPP is the most violent and notorious party in Malawi. They want to cling to power by using any means. The have no regard for life. They are after money and protecting themselves from impending corruption cases after losing the elections. But God is not on their side whether they like it or not. The writings are on the wall for everyone to see.

    1. Mantha ngochuluka mwa Chilima azilowesa okha mkamwa mwa ngona ndi chifikwa chake anthu ambili amene amatsatira Chilima a go bwelera kwa Adadi iwo nfiye ndo omalemu kale

  16. Malawi do not belong to you stupid dpp people chimene mukuwopa ndichani muzichita kukamusaka mwana wa eni ake? Mwayamba ndinu kukhala president was dziko lino? Ndichiyani chabwino mwachita ku for the past five years? Zimene mukufuna sizitheka tiyeni chisankho ndi Tuesday next week tikapikisane musawope ngakhale Mulungu sakufuna inu kulamulilanso dziko lino.Ndinu anthu otembeleledwa nonsenu ku dpp kwanuko!!!!!!!

  17. I think Malawians are very stupid why always believing in what Chilima talks about security issues. He did the same as we were going towards 2019 elections. Malawians have you forgotten his rally in Ntcheu that he even saw one person who was trailing him. But how did that end. Our stupid police never saw this an issue. We have a very DULL POLICE who can allow their commander in chief stoned while they watch.

  18. Mr chilima is a good philosopher but he is lacking maturity it might be the truth but he needs to remain silent than publicize the internal security and address his agenda he need counseling and play well his cards this is politics and he carrying a big position, calm down Mr vice President

  21. Munthuyu ndiwabodza eti? Inu munawona kuti assassin akupangidwa discover mwanjira mukunenayi plus assassin wakenso ndi ex army major. Koma nde kuwopa manthatu. Mumadzindikiratu assassin mutafa kale osati musanafe. Bodza lake lichite kukhala chonchi pilizi enafe tatopa nazo izi. DDP/UFD please put this man and his cronies in their place. Atitopesa ndi mabodza. A Chilima ndi khalidwe lanu mwayendera kuti munaponda pa mine ya a major Mkaka ndithu. Nde akukusakani lero mukanamizire kuti iye watumidwa? A Mkaka tawakwenyeni awa basi ndithu asanamepo apa.

  23. Mupha angati???? Ndipo olo muphe that won’t stop the wind of change blowing over Malawi, this is a revolution. Inunso agogo mwatsala madzi amodzi okha wakumalembe uwooooo!

  24. Mbuzi Chilima dzana uli Bakili akufuna kundipha, Lero uli DPP ikufuna kundipha fotseki angakuphe ndani iwe munthu wosatha ntchito ya u Vice President. Zaka 6 uli Vice President lozapo chinthu chimodzi chimene unapanga ndiye ukaphedwe lero? Iwe olo pa Ballot nkhope yako ilipo? Olo chizindikiro cha Chipani chako chilipo pa chisankho chimenechi? Siungaphedwe ndi DPP olo mpang’ono, MCP ndi imene izakuphe usamale kumeneko siungamanene kuti Tonse alliance ikalowa mboma President azachosedwa mphamvu ukuganiza kuti Chakwera akusangalala nawe? Uphedwa ndi anzakowo kumeneko.

  25. Chilima himself is a mafia, he is just creating these stories to draw the attention of people to buy sympathy. Akuluwatu udindo awufuna, ndani angamalimbane ndi running mate. He is very clever he has been planning the same to the president but has never been successful.

  26. Chilima adzingopanga campaign. Mfundo zamuthera alibe chonena chilichonse but creating stories kuti malawians should sympathise with him. Wachepa nayo game mwana uyu aliradi sanati

  29. Really! If they wanted you dead. You could have been dead long time ago. You wouldn’t even know what hit you. Apa mukuchita kunena kuti Security Officer wa Egenco he is taking care of the infrastructure and he is supposed to go everywhere throughout the country as a security agent. Ntchito ya security siyamasewera.

  30. We have heard about this retired Major Mkaka having ill intention of killing Chilima and Chakwera. Why is the Police not investigation the allegations?Are they in complicity?
    But be warned that if something as bad as attempted assassination happens the country shall pay the price.They shall be chaos and unruly and ungovernable forever.
    We shall take over government by revolution and Malawi shall never be at peace forever.
    We are watching and monitoring events.

  31. Iwe zeze tasintha ndale zako zachimwanazo…2019 unkanenanso zokhazokhazo bwanji sanakuphe??sizikuthandiza zimenezo..kodi kuledzera eti??

  35. Koma Saulosi ndiwe wopusa kwabasi…today this tomorrow that…trying to attract attention..choyamba vomela wagulitsa chipani..vomeranso kuti you are desperate..uvomerenso kuti MCP idzakugwila Thoga..my friend one mistake in politics is enough for your downfall…usovatu ase…tikuphunzisa ndale..why do you want people to think you are relevant? Attention seaker ngati iwe…kagwele uzo ZEZE..muluzanso chisankho ana inu mwachepa

  37. Trying to makes himself more relevant than Chakwela. Thus intimidating Chakwela his boss. Ngati munthu unasutapo chamba, your reasoning will never be straight.

  41. In the US the secret service protects all presidential candidates months before an election. Kunoko sizingatheke?

  42. People who are assassinated never know who did it. So if you happen identify your assassin then most likely you are hallucinating following too much Opium. Why don’t you go grab the Malawi flag to calm yourself abit. If the killer Mkaka is in your head its hard for you to shake him off, kind of the killer being omnipresent

  45. This SKC is just useless, he indeed wants sympathy from the electorate. As others have pointed out, u think its not easy for the govt. to do anything to him? Its very easy otherwise, they dont have time. U mean the empoyers of the Major akungoyang’ana iye osapita ku ntchito? U must be serious u guys, no employer can smile at such stupidity. Either he report for duties or he be fired! So, all this being said, its utterly nonsense. May be if we had said Chakwera, nanga iwe SKC, u have nothing to offer and will remain VP, thats yr position, period!

    2. Matewere x military Officer who hate mkaka Wayamba kugwira Ntchito ndi Chilima ndiye akuputsitsa Chilima cholinga amuone ngati amatha Ntchito KkkkKkkkk

  47. Fear and protection? Had it been their was a price on his head he would have been hit months or years ago. So these claims should be false and empty. As a Dpp supporter I have observed that this guy has been a nuisance for too long. So if the Dpp government was a killer govt, this gentleman wouldn’t be a problem today. Dpp govt is democratic.

    3. Indeed DPP is democratic that’s why we slashed Billy Mayaya and petrol bombed that UTM office in Lilongwe where we managed to kill three members of the family who lived in that office,but you can also remember that we were mentioned in the killing of the albinos

    6. Afraid of TURMOIL that may ensue immediately thereafter my friend The Patriot 💪🏾🇲🇼

  48. Kuziyambiranji ndalezo mukudziwa kuti ndinu amantha. Zizingachitike ku Malawi Kuno. Amene adalipulomisa bloodshed mulinaye konko. Nanga Mkaka mati ndiwanu? Mudzionetsetsa anthu oyimanawo. Osamangoyima ndi aliyense.

    2. Ufiti wainu ndani sakuwuziwa mukhoza kumabisala koma muyaluka ubwino wake mukumaululana nokha komweko ,usatana ndi ufiti wopanda nawo manyazi ,majaji mwapangirire ziwembu otsutsa muwapangirenso ziwembu kufooka kwake kwantundu wanji ? Pitani pagraundi osati kumaganiza kupanga zopusazi .Mpaka kumaombera mmanja Idi Amini

  50. Koma abale inu Chilima watikwana ndi maboza. Konseko kufuna kugula sympathy from the public. We told you game iyi requires maturity. Lets wait for the voting day and you will be made to sit down because anthu tatopa kumvera za Saulosi. Lero timve ” Akufuna kundipha” . Abale inu auzeni anthu mfundo. Kuwani who is he not to speak for himself? You want to confuse us with maboza. Paja anthu anakuzani kuti game iyi yakukulirani. Kodi mwaiwala kuti you only got 4 MPS in 2019??? Now having seen kuti game yakula mwakwera ya MCP. Your UTM is now dying out. On the ballot paper it will be Chakwera of MCP and no longer UTM. That symbol is now gone in oblivion

    1. Game changer kumvetsa kuwawa anthu ochuluka omwe ankalubwalubwa ,sangapange mgwirizano ndi mcp chifukwa naye amaufuna upulezidenti ngakhale Mia sangalore munawafunsa? Lero bwanji mutamva kuti agwirizana mitu yasiya kugwira ntchito kupanga pulani iyi ayi koma mwina iyi ayi osagwira simunatitu Malawi walero amalolera kusuzumira kotulukira zipolopolo kuti aone ngati zingatuluke

  51. Mu Malawi muli anthu ambiri ofunika .Who are you Zeze kuti anthu mpaka akufune moyo wako.😂😂😂😂😂 .Wayamba misaka fosya siya

    2. It sounds simple cause no one is dead at the moment, and don’t wait for someone to die first and remember is not you who can die

    1. The one whose name is mentioned here as Major should go to Police and report so that we know who is saying the truth.

  54. I am a DPP follower have DPP blood in my veins like a religion I cannot dump DPP. However let us accept the fact that the country needs change. Let others try, let others try their policies. Sometimes if you truly love you let go. If we are truly honest with ourselves Malawians sooner or later will realise DPP and its leadership were better and in time we will bounce back. We have reached a saturation point. I wish my fellow blues could understand that. APM knows that that’s why he is not campaigning. He just wants to fulfil the requirement and handover the party to UDF the only logical successor to lead DPP and UDF. I am not losing faith but I know we need to go back to the drawing board see where things went wrong and restraregise. MCP UTM and the alliance will not go too far beyond this term let them take over for now.5 years is a good gap year to take time off go on a vacation and refresh our minds. We have good developmental plans but everything is bloating up we cant implement any policy in a hostile recipient nation. The powers that drive this country, policy implimentors are all working against us. Let’s stop plots to delay or avoid elections let’s just accept the fate. If we win our luck but honestly I wish we would not the journey ahead will destroy us.

    2. Moya Kamowa, you are a man the nation needs to have unfortunately anthu ngati inuyo ndiochepa kwambiri….ndikhulupilira munapitako kusukulu inuyo ndipo sukulu inakuthandizani…..may God bless you.

    3. Well said. Moya ndiwe munthu okonda dziko lako. If Malawi had such type of thinking leadership, I think we could have developed quicker, especially during this multiparty era.

    4. Well elaborated Amoya. I agree with your well elaborated post. Let the party rebuild strategically to the robust party it was in the past. Right now we need our great nation to be.united and development focused.

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