About 32 members of Parliament from Malawi Congress Party and Independent benches have met Vice President Saulosi Chilima asking him to lead an MCP/UTM alliance in a fresh presidential poll.
The Members of Parliament were led by Deputy Speaker Madalitso Kazombo and Kasungu South East MP Khumbidze Kandodo over the weekend.
“Yes its true they met. They asked for an audience and asked him to lead our alliance. The MPs say they dont think Dr Lazuras Chakwera can win votes across the country unlike Chilima” said a source who said the meeting lasted two hours.
Chilima is also said to have given them confidence by saying that “I’m ready to lead if you assist with mobilization. MCP can do better with a new leadership. Akulu aja alibe chikoka (Chakwera has no popularity).”
The MPs mainly from Kasungu, Dowa, Salima, Northern Region, Mchinji and Dedza say they believe SKC has better chance to defeat the DPP.
This new twist now escalates the divisions in the main opposition as most of its senior officials from its Central Region base have already dumped party vice President Sidik Mia openly, a position they are advocating to give to Chakwera in an electoral alliance.
Others are pointing fingures at businessman Simbi who has been working with former MP Rhyno Chiphiko to bring Chilima to lead the MCP.
However insiders from Chakweras base claim founding president Kamuzu Bandas family which includes Kazombo, Khumbize Kandodo and former Minister Ken Kandodo are working to oust Chakwera and return presidency to Kasungu.
Chakwera and Mia are yet to make statement.
Is this true?
Chilima cannot replace Chakwera, thus non starter. Ofcourse both politicians have foul mouths and are against people in the south particularly lomwes and yaos. Kummwera timavinidwa therefore anthu or atsogoleri otukwana sangasankhidwe pa mpando wa upresident, never. Pano Saulosi waoneka kale kuti base yake ili kuti, anthu ambiri samkamudziwa, chisankho chikubwerachi akaima pa UTM ticket azatha kupeza mavoti maximum of around 600,000.00 basi, kulephera nkukakhala pansi kumakapanga zina. Ngati atalowa anthu tizakonzanso coup ngati akupangira anzakewo nkumuchotsa. Tamudziwa tsopano. Choncho MCP izakhalabe pamwamba pa UTM one million plus koma sizafika poposa DPP , yomwe mavoti ake azapitirira 3 million chifukwa cha nkhanza anapangira anthu ndi mademo ao onyasa aja. Za ubusa kwa a chakwera ndiye palibe kuyambira pomwe anatenga upresident wa MCP, analephera kugawa mipando ya Central executive poika munthu mmodzi wa kumpoto ndi mmodzi kumwera koma likukumwe pakati pano. mpamene a kummwera anadziwira nkusintha maganizo kuti palibenso angazakhale mpando wa pamwamba ngati Nana , ku MCP, mmene aonetsera aabusawa. anasiya Munro osamuika ndi central executive mwao yet anali number two kwa iwowo. Zonsezi nkudana ndi anthu a kummwera. Choncho MCP imathamangisa a lomwe ndi a yao a kumwera posachedwapa , ndiye anthuwa angaiwale nkuwavoteranso iwowo. Apa madzi achita katondo, DPP izawina mwankokomo basi. I have always been wondering how governments in other countries had been subjected to war , they get defeated and run away, but do not recollect and start fighting the new governemt from outside again and retake the ruling. That if someone makes a coup, work in Malawi, then we will also remove him with another coup. If one is elected into govt, we will also only remove him through elections. tit for Tat. We wait and see.
It’s not true. DPP is just afraid of MCP and UTM alliance hence sowing seeds of disunity and destruction.
If the two parties are not careful, it could lead to disastrous end
Mukatero mwayambapo zodanisa president ndi vice wache
Malawi sazatheka. Ma properganda awawa atikwana we need United effort to develop this country not what is happening