Youthquake! UDF’s Atupele picks Mwenifumbo as runningmate

February 7, 2019 Zawadi Chilunga - Nyasa Times, 62 Comments

Youthful  presidential hopeful Atupele Austin  Muluzi candidate of  United Democratic Front (UDF) has picked Karonga Central legiskator Frank Mwenefumbo a member of Alliance for Democracy as his running mate.

UDF presidential candidate Atupele Muluzi with his wife former MP Angella Zachepa at Comesa Hall
UDF supporters escort presidential candidate Atupele Muluzi at Comesa Hall
Joker! Mwenefumbo and Muluzi share a lighter moment

“I am introducing your next vice president of the Republic of Malawi, Honourable Frank Tumpale Mwenifumbo,” Atupele said Comesa Hall in Blantyre before he presented his nomination papers to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC).

His thousands escatic of supporters  chanted “Boma la anyamata” [youthful pair] and further went on singing “Neba, neba mutu sukugwila” [our competitors have been blown off].

The supporters also erupted into another song wakwiya ndi mfiti! [Haters are irked]

Muluzi is the Minister of Health and Population in the President Peter Mutharika Cabinet and has always  defended his working with Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), saying he has been doing so to help the country, especially the Eastern Region, achieve development.

UDF and DPP became bedfellows soon after the May 20 2014 Tripartite Elections after Mutharika drafted Muluzi into his first Cabinet. Muluzi has been maintained since then.

AAM is contesting as presidential candidate again after failing on his first attempt in 2014 when he finished a distant fourth.

Muluzi, whose father Bakili Muluzi ruled the country between 1994 and 2004 as the first post-independence multi-party Head of State, said UDF has been working with the party members at grassroots and remains strong.

While citing as an example Barrack Obama who after winning the United States of America (USA) elections appointed his party candidacy opponent Hilary Clinton as Secretary of State, Muluzi said the world was changing and it was high time Malawian politicians started practising civilised politics.

UDF’s strength in Parliament has been dwindling since the 2004 General Elections. From 84 seats in 177-member Parliament in the first post-independence multi-party elections in 1994 to 91 MPs in 1999 when the number of constituencies rose to 193, the party got 49 in 2004, 16 in 2009 and 15 in 2014.

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62 replies on “Youthquake! UDF’s Atupele picks Mwenifumbo as runningmate”

  2. Phwiti sayamika ntondo. Mwamudyera APM kuti asamange Bakili. Kupusa kwa Alamu Pumani Mwakalamba kwawoneka lero. Saulos Chilima told Alamu Pumani Mwakalamba kuti njoka saweta. Kupha njoka ndi kudula mutu which is what Bingu did. Ukaadula nchira umameranso. Mutani naye apa mwana wa Bulizi akumera nchirayu? Ukalamba siwabwino. Ngati Pitala savala thewera nzodabwitsa.

  3. Now this political prostitute is running as VP to Atulepe. Shows how desperate these 2 political prostitutes are to cheat Malawians.
    Frank Mwenifumbo is a political postitute who was first at a rally of Bakili in Karonga to call for a THIRD TERM for Bakili. Then having been elected again as Aford MP for a second term he was amongst the first to support Bingu in Bingu’s fight with Bakili and was even instrumental in Bingu’s marginalisation of UDF and the formation of DPP after Bingu and Mwenifumbo came back loaded with U S Dollars from Taiwan, using the dollars to buy support for Bingu. The same Mwenifumbo fought for leadership with Chakufwa. The same Mwenifumbo at a rally in Zomba warned newspaper and media that government advertising in the newspapers would be stopped and censorship imposed if they continued to write bad things about Bingu and DPP. Yet very same Mwenifumbo danced on the dead body of Bingu when the dead body was still warm and not cold when the same Mwenifumbo jumped with Gondwe to support Joyce Banda and her party. Now he is selling Aford to APM and DPP. He provides drinks to chiefs, the Paramount Kyungu and the journalists to win their support. This itgs an evil political prostitute who has no shame as some one said earlier he is a goon.

  7. I come from also Karonga, Mwenifumbo can not make you win my friend like wise you can not make yourself win.

  8. Atupere ndikuzaponya joka. Kanyimbo kake Wakwiya ndi mfiti. So it’s eeach each palibe zoberekana. Wina ayifuna 50+1.

  12. Tione mawa kuti wina abwelako ku chani, Atupele wabweletsa Tissue ya Afford iyi,, koma zinthu zake,, kikkkkk hahahahahahaha!! Koma ndaseka mwanva?

  14. No northern vote! Mwenefumbo is a confusionist! See how he left the AFORD Party in confusion. Atupele step carefully please. Mwenefumbo can not and will never influence northen region vote

  17. Sorry am from the north not just the north but Karonga. Mwenefumbo has no influence. He cant even influence a Karonga district vote by half. with due respect to UDF fans, Atupele Muluzi has guffed here. SORRY.

    2. Just to agree with KALYOTO, Mwenefumbo has NO influence in the North let alone Karonga where he comes from. Hon Muluzi should have done his homework well by scanning a bit more. Apa vyasuzga.

  18. Atumbuka nonse voterani UDF. It is the only party that will bear a Tumbuka on presidential ballot since you hv failed to fund Ras Chikomeni

    1. Who told you that Tumbukas are not Malawians to exercise their rights to vote for the presidential candidate who has declared that he will be a president for the whole of Malawi. We will vote and vote for that type of president who does not associate himself with family politics, corruption, nepotism, Indecisiveness like the old people, Candidates who use government money to present nomination papers, The negative list goes on. Please wake up and love your country Malawi.

  20. Strange combination, i suppose Mwenefumbo is there to split the Aford supporters in the north that have teamed up with UTM?

    And will Atupele resign or this is part of the working relationship with DPP?

    Time will tell, because UDF cant win the election so there is a strategic objective somewhere.

    But after all is said and done, the people will choose their leader.

  21. To be fair, the experienced Muluzi – Mwenefumbo pair is better than the amateurish Chilima-Usi pair. Both Muluzi and Mwenefumba have been ministers before. But Chilima and Usi have never been in parliament. In this case, ndiye bola APM and who ever is going to be his runningmate.

    1. Perhaps better to have fresh but experienced faces. We need a change. M and M have been ministers but what did they achieve? Nothing really. Let’s just pray the winners truly knuckle down for the sake of Malawi. The state of the country is tragic and we deserve better

    2. poor logic. the truth of the matter is that the north has never voted UDF and I don’t think they will this time around. and AFORD is just a name. Many parts of the northern region they do not support AFORD. There is nothing Atupele has done here.

    4. Patrick Phiri, dont forget that Chilima is the Countrys Vice president far superior to MPs and Ministers and Utsi saved as a country director for adra and has doctorate.

  22. This is just a mock and blinding Malawians, we know very well that the UDF and DPP are fooling Malawians, now you are adding a third party member by the name of Tumpale, let’s wait and see how snakes will bit each other, I think chilima is the only hope for Malawi change

    1. Nsanje imeneyo. You think Mwenefumbo and Atupele are not capable but only Chilima? Thats fulishness, just support your candidate but not portray as if out of 11 Million people, Chilima is the only intelligent.

  23. One thing I remember Frank Mwenefumbo for was his directive of public institutions not to buy The Nation newspaper when he was a cabinet minister in Bingu’s administration. What more if he becomes VP? He will certainly surpass Khumbo Kachale of “ndimapita pakhomo pa amanu”

  24. I used to support Atupele up until today .He has lost it no faith in UDF any longer.Frank is useless and well known trouble some pompano sumati ndiwe president wa Afford.Please don’t vote for this pair this is the worst choice ever.

  26. Never trust some of these neighbors. UTM mutu waima. UTM will not toutch North,just Central and Namisasi in Mulanje the home of manganya but nankhumwa is there to crash manganya
    Udf bomaaaaa bomaaaaa ilo. Nchilima walira Mayo Mayo.

  27. This Atupele guys is useless boy and he shd kno that he will never be a president of this country by being arrogant,his agend for a change and ung’onoung’ono vibe was wonderful but he has b used by dipipi a party that has rifted him to nowhere, if he has the wisdom he would have joined hands with Chilima and make a commitment by being a vice with signed commitment documents by 2024 he would have bn v leader pano anthu angomudwela sangawine

  28. Big flop. And of the muluzi dynasty. Mwenifumbo is a sellout and agent of the blue blood. Atupele greedness lost it on UTM alliance. A party of one district. Frank can’t win in Bengazi. Traitor!

    1. Too bad an lliance. bola Ras Chikomeni. Atupele akuganiza chani abale. akumulangiza ndi ndani. mpaka mwenefumbo. ish ……Haluhandulilai

  30. Atupele, If I were you, I would accept whatever the offer was from DPP. I understand that you were offered Minister of State or Second Vice President. That could give you chance to assimilate UDF followers into government system and with time, the way you play your Low Profile, Peter and the whole group in DPP would have trusted you as somebody who has come to work with them. Eventually, you could be trusted with the high position. Bwanji anthu simufuna kuphunzira zomwe Malemu Bingu anayendera. They say, “If you can’t beat them, join them” There is no way you guys can defeat Peter more especially this time when he has gained ground. You failed to beat him when you were the real Ung’ono Ung’no, with Joyce Banda in Government distributing Maize , Ng’ome and Nyumba. When Chakwera was just new after MCP followers were tired with Tembo. I tell you defeating Peter this time around, will require combination of all the parties in Malawi not the way it is now.

    1. Keep on dreaming bro, Peter has tarnished his image greatly my dear. Maybe he is likely to consolidate his party in few Lhomwe belt areas. According to the current situation, the winds are blowing in favor of MCP though my wish was for Chilima to carry the day.

  34. What is happening with our political parties, abale ma running mates akewo, mmmmh tiziona momwe zither.

    1. Yah so true
      Paja a cheya anati mu UDF mwazaza madeya onkhaonkhatu,UDF ndichocho simatenga ma members ake ngati gold imakonda ma new comers only

        2. AAP is pairing APM, just wait for tomorrow and you will see for yourself, what happened today was just a smokescreen.

          1. non of these running mate bullshit will make any difference to the voters, our minds where already made up. dpp+udf too much corruption, tribaslism, mcp is enjoying mia money whos will it back tax money, pp amayi no brains she couldnt even see cashgate happening right under her nose. UTM is new kid on the block and deserves a chance basi

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