UTM north treasurer defects to DPP ahead of Karonga Northwest by-election
In a sudden twist of events, the UTM Party regional treasurer (N) Lusubilo Kamwambi, young brother to the fallen Member of Parliament for Karonga Northwest constituency James Kamwambi has dumped the party and swiftly defected to the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in readiness for the forthcoming by-election slated for March 30, 2021.
In his resignation letter addressed to the partys regional governor Dr. Moses Malunga, Kamwambi cites lack of intraparty democracy in the party, citing barring of aspiring candidates to contest at a primary elections to elect the partys torch bearer on March 30 during the pending by-elections.
Kamwambi in his letter further alleges that poor leadership and corruption of national executive committee (NEC), Regional, District and Constituency committees has left him with no option but to resign as the partys regional purse keeper and cease the UTM party member.
Reads the letter in part: I have always been excited and satisfied with the UTM party philosophy and the leadership of Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima. However, my resignation is so unfortunate that it will always have reference to the poor leadership of NEC, regional, district and constituency committees.
“This leadership has been so corrupt in its party management and has no interest in advancing party ethics and the democracy that Dr. Chilima envisions. The leadership is more destroying than building.
In an interview, Kamwambi said failure by UTM party to hold fair and transparent primary elections in any election is paramount for a democractic world.
He has since pledged to tirelessly work with his new party to develop the area in areas such as road infrastructure, health and education once ushered into Parliament.
DPP deputy regional governor for the North Councillor Smart Mwakayira said the coming in of Kamwambi into the DPP has strengthened the party and has enhanced its chances of retaining the seat.
However, addressing the media at Karonga Inn after unveiling its candidate for the pending by-election, UTM party National Publicity Secretary Frank Mwenifumbo said the party opened its doors up to Monday evening for every aspirant to express their willingness to contest on primary elections that were scheduled on Tuesday but the two people (Kamwambi and Fwasani Silungwe never turned up.
He said it took the party to look for them in their respective homes and Silungwe withdrew his interest while Kamwambi told them that he was pondering on joining DPP.
”Our party is independent and democratic because we followed all the set up protocol to identify aspirants so that out of that, we should find an ideal candidate. So, since the two are nowhere to be seen, I have been given Felix Katwafu Kayira whose name will be taken to our Secretary General, Patricia Kaliati ,” said Mwenifumbo .
Meanwhile, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has received one aspirant Daniel Chitonya Mwanyongo for the primary elections to be held on Saturday.
According to the party’s district chairperson Emmanuel Nkhoma, the partys door is still open for other possible candidates.
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We MALAWIANS in diaspora vehemently support Winston Msowoya for his open minded will.Not only Winston Msowoya support Chilima and UTM,but a good deal of well educated MALAWIANS abroad support Chilima and UTM.Chakwera has shown that money is his goal because the wards of GOD are not enoug to him and his friends of the Miya Type.Malawians,ask yourself on what grounds would CHAkWERA fired Richard Msowoya and brought in an Arab who is not our own to carryout our political destiny.There must be a good reason for selling our country after chasing out the white people.Dr CHAkWERA,what attracted you to bring MiA and his wife Whose Engrish language is hard for them.Is that PAN-AFRICANISM Malawians? What has gone in your minds to SIDE MPOTOS and take ARABS? Did Arabs helped you to redeem our Mother Malawi?Dont you feel shame that only Malawi has ARABS in the NATIONAL PARLIAMENT in Southern Africa? Hastings Banda hated Indians and Arabs,he knew what he was doing!!!!!! Malawians,you would have asked CHAkWERA what he has in ARABS? And why ARABS are given high posts in our own country and the so-called MPOTOS are thrown into the dry land and yet they fought deligently In the fight against imperialism and federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.NO MATTER WHAT,MALAWI AND AFRICA ARE OURS.ALUTA CONTINUA,VENCEREMOS!!!!!!!!!!
Gitau,you are a lost idiot opportunist supporting the brutal MCP which killed thousands of Malawians and imposed the Party that turned Malawians as slaves in their own country.Gitau Iam brilliantly convinced that you are an opportunist of deadly shame support the Party that killed thousands of Malawians under your master Mphonongo Banda who was hated in Africa and other parts of the world for deadly oppression of the Malawian people who welcomed the rogue who had no where to go.The Ghananian people chased him from Ghana after acknowledged the fact that the rogue was not born in Africa the name Banda and Kamuzu are not his real names,unfortunately,he cheated sleeping Nyasalanders.If he was a real Nyasa,he could respect Nyasalanders per say.Gitua,if you are a man of working brains,you would not support a bloody Party which had tons of the blood of Malawians fought for their freedom and humanity.Gitau,have some senses and love of your people of Malawi,your friend CHAkWERA is an opportunist who abandoned Yesu Christu and chased R.Msowoya a pure Malawian from the hated NORTH,and replaced with an ARABU Mia and wife who were the paymasters of CHAKWERA who forgets the people forefront of our bloody liberation STRUGGLE.LONG LIVE MPOTO And to hell with GITAU !!!!!!!!
UTM ili pa msana pa njovu MCP. It’s just another chikomekome cha nkhuyu mkati muli nyerere. Mpaka treasurer kuthawa to join a party that is dying?
UTM are not taking the opportunity to consolidate themselves. As soon as they popularised themselves they should have gone to work putting in place structures at the grassroots to anchor the party sustenably. Checking around one wonders if UTM is still not more of just an idea. If UTM is to be an organ for some vision of this country they have to undertake the task of amassing membership from the grassroots. UTM NEC is either sleeping on the job or their current efforts are not bearing fruits, either way, something fundamental needs to happen real quick. I mean, loosing membala wamkulu in your stronghold region (well, atleast for Chilima) that’s sending a bad signal. Dr Chilima, shake up, consolidate, and enhance your UTM starting with NEC (you have quite a weak NEC it appears, you need a visible powerhouse composition). And who are your campain director, and GS, have they convinced you with any winning strategy? It appears they wish to lose anything that’s coming your way. Chipani chizioneka pagraundi amwene, za anzanutu zikuoneka, even mbava zachoka zija they are making some interesting news everyday, its either Nankhumwa vs APM faction battles, Mwanamveka meeting people of Dedza, Kabambe joining, Mpinganjira beaten; when you see these and many others happening just know that the giant is moulting. Remember the MCP saga involving Kabwila, Kaliwo, and Msowoya? MCP eventually grew stronger. Build the party bwana Dr Chilima, the ball is in your hands
ndekut UTM ndi zero pa ten tu…nanga kukalowa mpaka DPP
Joining dead party, kafikeni.
Nchipaninso dpp? By 2025, will be like makatani okutha.
The thing about Dpp. It’s a sleeping giant, 2025 someone better be careful
TONSE SITINGAKHALE A UTM KAPENA MCP
Only fools can join dpp. The people of the north cannot make a mistake of voting their tormenters. The custodians of the quota system of education.
I thought mcp is a more tormentor of northerners than dpp, and yet you voted for it knowing very much that chilima will be sidelined by Mkaka and company.
And becoz he has joined dpp and it is paining you ,shame. Everyone has a choice to join any party and should not be a talk of town.
Sorry ma kokolikos Inu.
Whether you like it or not MCP id driving this country. MCP is the one that brought us independence and they are back. DPP just destroyed the country. You can imagine that all DCs were thieves. That was organized crime by dpp. DPP will never come back.
Chilima fooled the northerners to vote for tonse alliance thereby voting back the notorious MCP. As at now, he is almost an outcast. MCP is worse than DPP and defecting is anybody’s right. Remember that the whole of utm defected from DPP so there’s nothing wrong with Kamwambi in exercising his rights. Stop this attitude of wanting everyone to be utm or MCP, if you are, then that’s your choice, period.
We hate DPP coz its Lhomwes party instead of being National party u end up Lhomwelising it.
My brothers of Karonga,your Party is UTM led by Chilima the most committed young nationalist who has come in the open to lead Malawians to better life.Chakwera is fond of money and has found friends in the name of late Mia and his wife.Both of these people were members of the MCP the PARTY that killed MORETHAN 15000 Malawians during the BANDA bloody administration.The people of Karonga your nationalistically leader is Chilima who knows your sufferings better than CHAkWERA who has abandoned YESU CHRISTU for Money which is SATANIC and misleading.My brothers and sisters of KARONGA it is the MCP which killed our Lutengano Mwahimba,Dunduzu Chisiza,Yatuta Chisiza,Kanyama Chiume,Masauko Chipembere and many others.Right now our brothers in the South,had two ARAB Members of Parliament As if people there were uneducated to pick Arabs from ARABIA.My Karonga brothers and sisters I hope that we Northerners per say,must unite.
Dont cheat people chilima is a biggest crook and has no leadership in him.utm is a party on paper and social media. Imagine if chilima will quit to join MCP after 2025 the UTM is dead completely and chilima knows that he can’t rule Malawi under UTM. It’s either he joins MCP or DPP
Lusubilo Kamwambi is a shame and has an empty head. How can he now talk good of his late brother when he was always against him and supported UTM candidate? Does it mean that his brother was a block for him? Is he now happy that his brother is no more? Any person without principles can not be a good leader. I also doubt if he has sound education.
No questions.This what always happen when the ship starts sinking. I salute you Mr kamwambi.Your masters thinks that they can blindfold karonga people.
Well, he is simply exercising his right to freedom of association.A lot of political leaders have moved from one party to the other. And this one is no exception. Plenty more people will continue to move to other parties.Nothing new in Malawi.
All the rats have swum away from the sinking rotten DPP ship. Oh Tata Kamwambi opportunism won’t at this hour assist in lining your pockets rather the DPP will milk you as the other contestants give a hefty run for your money. By simply abandoning the UTM you’re unprincipled thinking that the people of Karonga will crown you the constitueny representative as a royal inheritance they’ve cleanly analysed your naive calculations. It will blow hard to a point of once again discarding the dead vampires