UTM official accuses DPP of practising medieval politics for sponsoring mercenaries
United Transformation Movement (UTM) officials are accusing the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of practicing medieval politics after the ruling party sponsorship of some pro-government activists to protest against vice president Saulos Chilima.

The pro-government civil society organisations under the banner Joint Civil Society Platform on Governance have reportedly received K28 million for a number of activities from Thursday to force Chilima step down as State vice president.
The chairman of the platform Fyson Chozi said on Thursday, the CSOs will meet donors and members of parliament, then make protest matches before making vigils.
But UTM spokesperson Joseph Chidanti Malunga has described the sponsorship of the pro-government activists by the DPP against Chilima as medieval politics.
“We are not going to be intimidated by this. This is medieval politics which has no political space in this era. Malawians cannot be taken for a ride,” said Malunga.
He said Chilima, who is also the president of UTM will not resign from the Constitutional officie until May 21 2019 when elections are due.
The DPP wants Chilima to resign saying he resigned from the party therefore he can no longer be vice president but Chilima says the law allows him to stay in power until the next elections.
In 2005, former president and founder of DPP Bingu wa Mutharika also voluntarily dumped the United Democratic Front (UDF) which sponsored his presidential ticket in the 2004 General Elections and formed DPP. However, he did not resign as Head of State. His vice-president then, Cassim Chilumpha, remained UDF.
Immediate past president Joyce Banda also formed People’s Party (PP) in 2011 after being expelled from DPP, but continued to serve as vice-president.
If someone Wake up against opposition; its government sponsored; if its government, no comment even with chakweras inside; Ndiye kuti CSOs /enawo are not entitled to critics?
I wonder the very CSO’s went to court for the same issue, why can’t they leave the court’s to do their work. They want him to resign so that “atakate bwino” coz as of now they don’t have room to do that. Shame on Chonzi and colleagues. What God has made even if you put scanners along the way it shall come to pass
what do you mean what God has made?Did God tell you that he has chosen chilima?…shame on you malemu
I THINK NOW IT IS TIME FOR MALAWIANS TO DEMONSTRATE AGAINST THESE CSOs, WE ARE TIRED OF THEM, THEY ARE USELESS TO US MALAWIANS, THEY ONLY LOOKS AFTER THEMSELVES BASI, GREEDY BUSTARDS. WE NEED A NEW BREED OF CSOs NOW, YOUNG AND INTELLIGENT CSOs, its time to drain the CORRUPT CSO SWAMP.
Our taxes being misused by inept professor Maliseche, tiona…………………
Nice
munganene bwanji kuti chilima must step down, look the office of vp is there kuti adzimutuma .vuto ndi omutuma, ngati president sakumtuma iye asiya bwanji? This couple have failed us as per consititutonal .these cso must demand both to resign fo good justfication.
Do not be intimidated SKC and UTM for GOD will protect you, fight your battles and you will be rewarded on May 21st 2018.
Akubatoto, pali nkhani yotchulira Mulungu apa. Kumbukirani kut Bible likuti Usatchule Mulungu wako pachabe. Zandale izi musachimwe nazo chonde
Mwamumbva kuwawatu SKC zafika pamene , seriously !!!!
May be they should protest against the rot in DPP government, the thieves starting from maliseche down who are so ready to bankrupt the country!!!
Ndale izi nde zopusa anthu a DPP. If you want Chilima to resign then two thirds of 2014 voters have to endorses this, (which can be through referendum) not just a bunch of greedy people who calls themselves as CSOs.
More dull and senseless strategies by the DPP leadership. Chodzi cant be anybody’s winning strategy, its a disgrace and a waste of money and time. Che maliseche dementia yafika pamenepa?
SKC simungamuthe aNyapapi inu pangani ma vigil anuwo ambuye athothola ndimvula zimenezo muonanso
Useless pro government CSOs, shame on you and your families. Malawians knows that you want to raise money for Xmas hence you have nothing in your bank accounts. Mr fyson chozi and your group go to hello and shiiiit?. We will stone you to death try it
You should live by example. You do not have to do it wrong thing because others did it in the past. This is a litmus test on your credibility !
So what are the donors going to do with Chilima?
The CSO why can’t they go to Mutharika and ask him to fire Chilima. The fact that Chilima resigned from DPP does not mean he can not be the VP. Malawi government is not DPP.
When Bingu resigned from UDF and formed DPP living UDF in the cold.
Dziko lino lili mmanja mwa agalu sure, tili busy ndi zinthu zopanda phindu kuleka mavuto onsewa
Chonde Ambuye tiyendereni please
Dpp mbuzi zenizeni za anthu ayambe kutura pansi udindo peter
I know activists who can be bought and sold. Some are very cheap like Mtambo, Kajoloweka and Trappings. The opposition buys them at a very low price. Now the Fryson team has joined the bandwagon of the cheap priced activists in Malawi. In fact, we don’t have activists in Malawi. Rather what we have are politicians who masquerrede as activists. Some are opposition while others are for the government.
BTW, utm is missing the point deliberately. Nobody says that the law bars Chilima to stay in that office. Rather, Malawians want him to resign because he has presented himself to them as a holier than thou, someone with high integrity, very clean and corruption free man. Now, how can someone with high integrity continue withdrawing money from the government pulse for doing nothing? And to make matters worse, he told the whole world on BBC that he doesn’t feel anything wrong to continuously being paid by the government for doing nothing. Really? aaaaah ok chabwino poti mwati you don’t have any agenda for contesting in next year’s elections. Rather you are just contesting because the Republican Constitution allows you to contest. Tamva ndithu, tiwona kuti tipanga bwanji ndi anthu ngati inu who don’t have any agenda for this beautiful nation but just want be our leaders because they want to be paid for doing nothing.
@ JFK
Which Malawians want chilima to resign?. Be man enough buddy to say your party DPP wants Chilima to resign. Don’t generalize things. The fact that DPP wants chilima to resign does not anyway mean that Malawians want chilima to leave his office. No. This is faulty thinking. Malawians know pretty well that should there be a vacancy in the presidency which is a possibility Chilima would have to take over. Is that simple. Chilima resigned from DPP yes but he has told the nation time without numbers that he is not going to resign from government and you better live with that DPP. Don’t be crying babies. It’s now getting stupid this whole discourse. Why can’t we focus on real issues ?. We have serious issues at hand that your inept government is failing to address. To us chilima is not a priority but corruption, poverty , nepotism , epileptic power supply are. Those are the issues that government should be dealing with. This government will always have it’s priorities upside down because it does too much politics and this surely if not checked will cost you elections. Dismiss this yes but this a matter of fact. Take it or leave. You are too much into trivia you guys. I thought mutharika being what he is in terms of his academic credentials would do things differently but I am afraid he is just too ordinary and basic as Bakili Muluzi was. These paper that we hold should make us do things differently if people are to value them. Otherwise people don’t see any difference between a PhD holder and anJCE holder going by the conduct of the peter Mutharika’s of this world.
Well let me remind you smart ass mchacha, even Chakwera wants him to resign. And Chakwera has a large following that stupid Chilima, and those are Malawians and so are DPP followers whom you don’t consider them Malawians enough. How pathetic could you be?
@ pathfinder
Whether chakwera or you or your president wants him to resign is neither here no there. The guy has told the nation that he is not going resign and he is right not resign because he is not in conflict with the statute of the land. Cant you get this into your heads and move on. Stop being silly and move on to govern. That country has too many problems and by all measure chilima is not one of them. The problem with you people is that you think what is good for you is good for all. Shame.
I’m not gonna argue with you any longer mchacha, you seem to be stubborn for nothing. I wish you could understood my point of argument. I only reminded you that it’s not only DPP and its follwers who wants chilima to resign as you put it but Chakwera and others too and those are Malawians since you think whoever wants chilima to resign is not a malawian enough. What’s there for you not to understand?
Iwe chidanti do you remember that Chilima endorsed demonstrations before and said it is our right to protest. So does it mean Chilima and UTM paid Mtambo? Wamvapo DPP ikupanga endorse ma demo ? Azitsogoleri a UTM ndi zitsiru kwambiri.
Bravo JKF, i couldn’t have put it better myself. I feel blessed when i see a number of people like you increasing on nyasatimes pages.
So the state has money to do this instead of buying drugs and equipment into the hospitals?
koma chaka chake ndi chino