UTM gets ex-minister Kamangadazi, Faustus Chirwa

Veteran politician Kamangadazi Chambalo and former Peoples Party (PP) deputy publicity Secretary Faustace Chirwa have joined the UTM party ahead of the May 21 Tripartite Elections.

The two were welcomed in the party by UTM President who is also State Vice President Saulos Chilima in Dowa on  Saturday where the party was launching its manifesto and campaign for the watershed May elections.

Launch of the UTM manifesto in Dowa district

Chambalo is one of the first cabinet ministers in the first democratic government in 1994 and also served as a member of Parliament.

While Faustace Chirwa has resigned from  People’s Party (PP) as  depuy publicity secretary, a few days after the party’s leader and former president, Joyce Banda, endorsed Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hopeful Dr. Lazarus Chakwera candidature.

Banda withdrew from the presidential race citing national unity above personal ambitions.

Faustace Chirwa is one of the country’s most respected women activists and politicians who was crucially instrumental in changing Malawi’s politics from one party dictatorship to multiparty democracy in the early 1990s.

The la aunch of the UTM manifesto began with calls from traditional authority Msakambewa that the party should adopt a manifesto that is going to promote health services.

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Yasser Arafat Hamdani
Yasser Arafat Hamdani
4 years ago

Kamangadazi Chambalo ndiye ndaninso. Bakili anamuchotsa unduna uyu. Kachipanii ka chipinyira kangotolela ziri zonse ndi Madera omwe….. kkkkkkkkkk

Maunits
Maunits
4 years ago

Kaliati looks worried because she knows she can not win as MP from her constituency and also UTM can not win presidency in Malawi ndiyekuti Kaliati watha.

Ndata Albino Auction Floor

MCP already got sharks from PP leaving matemba to utm. All the nyusansi or nyasi like Kabwila, Kamangadazi etc. have gone to utm. Utm tried Atupele and PP they refused. MCP got JB, Ken Kandodo, Wakuda, Halima Daudi, Gotano, Harry Mkandawire, Sosten Gwengwe, Gotani, and many many more. You have to know that Kaliati, Masangwi, Chidanti, Willet, Lucius Banda, Shanil Muluzi, Jesse Kabwila, Kalindo, etc.will not make it to parliament. Even Usi, Ngalande, Dama Phoya and others agwa.

Bolero
Bolero
4 years ago

Zioneka pa May pano

mulumuzana
mulumuzana
4 years ago

no kaliati will never be worried again things are just in order…nkhani ili ku mcp – pp alliance….masapota a pp are saying that they were there following their leader joice but with this current situation where by joisi banda opted to follow chakwera and mia who bought a position of running mate in mcp, pp supporters are quitting the party( pp) stressing that they cant be behind a follower joisi and they have instead all of them agreed to follow the UTM leader CHILIMA

A Nyakwawa
A Nyakwawa
4 years ago

Kodi when PP was in coalition with UTM everything was ok, PP was a good party. Now that they are with MCP zaipa?

Kaliati and Kabwila amafunsa if it’s possible to change and contest as independents 😂😂😂😂. It’s not possible, musovenge! UTM is on Facebook and not on the ground.

BigMan
BigMan
4 years ago

UTM is winning the presidency, no doubt.

George kawawa
George kawawa
4 years ago

Ayi tiona if faustace chirwa can bring any votes frm her land hitipa.shs been power hungry since democracy always losing elections on udf tickets i was even surprised she was in PP.so akafike ku UTM ko.

Chatonda
Chatonda
4 years ago

Dead wood joining a crop of thieves. How does Chilima feel as a human being who is being paid for doing nothing? This I corruption at its best.
Shame on those who feel the utm is a party of transformation but rather a party of thieves

Bolero
Bolero
4 years ago

Si okhawo. Alipo ambiri amene abwera ku UTM chifukwa chokwiya ndi mgwirizano wa MCP ndi PP. Miscalculated move by MCP. Accepting PP to be bedfellows has forced many followers to join UTM. kaya! Zioneke pa May 23 pano

Vox Pop
Vox Pop
4 years ago
Reply to  Bolero

So it is wrong for PP to join PP . When UTM and PP announced thier failed alliance you did not see it wrong.

Kalikokha
Kalikokha
4 years ago
Reply to  Bolero

Alipodi ambiri ena apita Ku UDF, DPP as well as UTM and some will follow JB to MCP this is expected but still MCP will get the lion’s share as those loyal to JB are many than those who pretend. As to MCP followers please don’t be fooled just go back to the previous elections and u will see how a true MCP supporter behaves.
21 May if fast approaching compare the votes Chilima will get and the patronage he has been receiving from the central region.

Kaitano
Kaitano
4 years ago
Reply to  Bolero

Olowa chipani ndi ena pamene okavota ndi enaso, sounds ddifferent.

MAbvuto akula
MAbvuto akula
4 years ago
Reply to  Bolero

I think to expect all PP members to join MCP is naive to say the least. After all there is freedom of association in Malawi. Everyone is free to associate with anyone. Ochokawo akuchoka ku PP not MCP.

Ndau
Ndau
4 years ago

Kaliati looks worried. Zakhala bwanji?

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