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Chihana warns of opposition parties boycotting 2025 elections

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Chihana warns of opposition parties boycotting 2025 elections

By Vincent Gunde

Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) President Enock Kamzingeni Chihana has issued a stern warning that opposition parties in Malawi will boycott the 2025 elections if the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) insists on using national Identity Cards (IDs) for voting, which he claims is part of the MCP’s rigging scheme.

Chihana’s warning comes after Muvi wa Chilungamo Revolutionary Party (MRP) President Bantu Saunders Jumah made similar sentiments, stating that besides boycotting the elections, there will be no government.

The National Registration Bureau (NRB) has been accused of planting faulty cameras in the Southern, Eastern, and Northern Regions of Malawi, where many people have been barred from registering, unlike in the Central Region, where young children under 15 have been registered as eligible voters.

Chihana

Speaking during an AFORD Elective Conference in Lilongwe, Chihana said opposition parties do not trust MEC to conduct free, fair, transparent, and credible 2025 elections, citing MEC’s strategic position appointments as being on tribal lines, favoring the Chewas.

Chihana emphasized that opposition parties want to accept election results, but not with MEC, which is already running the affairs of the MCP, describing this as dangerous and a recipe for political violence in Malawi.

He praised Justice Dr. Chifundo Kachale for standing firm in the June 2020 elections and announcing the winner, reflecting the will of the people in Malawi for a change of government.

Chihana stated that opposition parties have no trust in MEC Chairperson Justice Anabel Mtalimanja and have not endorsed her to deliver free and fair elections in Malawi, except for the MCP, of which she is a part.

“AFORD and opposition parties don’t know Justice Anabel Mtalimanja; we have not vested her with trust to deliver credible elections,” said Chihana.

He criticized the way elections will be conducted in Malawi in 2025, likening it to a team bringing their own referee, with President Chakwera choosing a referee to preside over elections in which he is a candidate, describing this as nonsense.

Chihana assured Malawians that opposition parties will meet to map the way forward, and AFORD’s stand is for all Malawians, with or without National IDs, to vote in the 2025 elections.

Jumah applauds Kalindo’s resilience

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Jumah applauds Kalindo’s resilience

By Vincent Gunde

President and Commander-in-Chief of the Muvi wa Chilungamo Revolutionary Party (MRP), Bantu Saunders Jumah, has bestowed political activist Bon Elias Kalindo with the highest order of the land, the Order of the Lion of Malawi (OLM).

Jumah praises Kalindo, saying he is not just an activist but has the love of Malawi at heart.

Says Jumah:”Kalindo is fighting a great war, and his vigilance and resilience have made him speak nothing but the truth. He has sacrificed everything for mother Malawi.”

Jumah

He has also thanked Bakili Muluzi TV, Mtanyiwa, and Sylvester Namiwa for fighting for the politicians’ battle, not for personal gain.

Jumah specifically thanks Namiwa and  CDEDI for demanding that Richard Chimwendo Banda explain to Malawians who told him not to board the aircraft that killed Dr. Saulosi Chilima and eight others in the Chikangawa forest on June 10, 2024.

Speaking through a revolutionary voice on various social media platforms, Jumah has appealed to all opposition parties, particularly newly registered ones, to write a joint petition letter to President Chakwera, SADC, and the African Union, demanding to know who gave President Chakwera wrong information about Chilima’s plane crash.

He questions why President Chakwera has not fired MDF Commander General Dr. Paul Valentino Phiri and Moses Kunkuyu, Minister of Information, after they provided him with incorrect information. He suggested that the President is incapacitated and failing to discharge his duties, asking why he is still clinging to power or who is behind running the country on his behalf.

“MCP and President Chakwera think they are fooling Malawians, but they are actually fooling themselves,” says Jumah.

He claims that MCP never wanted Dr. Saulosi Chilima, citing that out of 84 corruption suspect names submitted by the ACB to President Chakwera, only Dr. Chilima was arrested and appeared in court, leading to his death, with President Chakwera being suspect number one.

The MRP President also questions why UTM supporters are quiet about the mysterious death of Dr. Chilima and eight others, despite pulling out of the MCP/UTM Alliance in government due to anger over the incident.

He asks Madam Dr. Patricia Kaliati and Mr. Newton Kambala why they are quiet, seeing the MCP continue running the government as if UTM is still in the Alliance.

Jumah has further advised Dr.Kaliati and Kambala that if they do not trust Malawi courts, they can seek legal redress at the SADC Tribunal and African Union, urging them to stand up and seek justice, as their quietness is a betrayal to the nation.

Ntenje dumps DPP, joins MCP amidst Grezelder Geoffrey’s defection

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Ntenje dumps DPP, joins MCP amidst Grezelder Geoffrey’s defection

By Twink Jones Gadama

In a shocking move that is set to send ripples through Malawi’s political landscape, Sheikh Imran Ntenje, a former Presidential Advisor and member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), has resigned from the party and joined the ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP) today. He was welcomed today into MCP by President Chakwera at a rally that took place in Area 24 Lilongwe

Sheikh Ntenje, a prominent Islamic leader and respected figure in Malawian politics,was  among the esteemed guests being welcomed into the MCP at a rally in Area 24, Lilongwe, this afternoon,that included former DPP Secretary General Grezelder Jeffrey and DPP senior member Dr Hetherwick Ntaba

Mtenje

However,Grezzelda was fired from DPP and her joining of MCP is her right to association
Sheikh Ntenje’s was relieved as Regional governor for eastern part by the DPP

“Grezelder Geoffrey and Sheikh Imran Ntenje’s defections are a significant loss for the DPP,”said a political analyst who in true sense support MCP.
“Their departure will weaken the party’s structures and make it harder for them to mount a credible challenge to the MCP in the next elections,” Concluded an MCP political analyst sympathizer.

Sheikh Ntenje’s move to join the MCP is also seen as a strategic one, as it brings together two influential figures – himself and Hon. Geoffrey – who are expected to play a crucial role in shaping the party’s future though they are a spent force in politics.

“The MCP has pulled off a masterstroke by attracting two high-profile defectors in one day.

“This will undoubtedly strengthen their position and make them a more formidable force in Malawian politics,”said another MCP political commentator.

President Chakwera, who has been working to unite the country since taking office hailed Sheikh Ntenje and Hon. Geoffrey’s decisions as a significant step towards achieving national unity.

Grezelder
Ntaba

“Their joining the MCP is a testament to the party’s commitment to inclusivity and national unity,”

Sheikh Ntenje and Hon. Geoffrey’s decisions to join the MCP are a clear indication that politics is indeed a game of numbers, and alliances can make or break a party’s fortunes.

The nation will be watching with keen interest as this unprecedented alliance unfolds, marking a historic moment in the annals of Malawi’s narrative.

Civil hopeful of Airtel Top 8 turn around

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Civil hopeful of Airtel Top 8 turn around

By Pemphero Mpho Musowa

Civil Service United head coach Abbas Makawa has expressed optimism that his charges can turn the Airtel Top 8 second leg around after losing 2-nil to defending champions FCB Nyasa Big Bullets at Kamuzu Stadium on Saturday.

The second leg will be played towards the end of the month in Lilongwe.

Makawa said if Bullets could score two goals at home, they also have chances to score in the Capital City.

Makawa

“We should come back very strong in the second league.Civil need 3 goals to proceed to the semis.If they managed to score two goals, we can do the same in our backyard,” Makawa said.

He acknowledged losing emphasizing: “It’s one of those days.”

Micheal Ngole, 1st Assistant coach for Bullets admitted the win was not a walk over.

Speaking on the outlook of second round, Ngole said: “We don’t have an edge over them, that one will be a new game all together.

“If they came here and we scored two goals past them, they can also do the same.”

He pointed out they still have a tough task ahead.

Malawians “unappreciative” of railway project-Kunkuyu*

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Malawians “unappreciative” of railway project-Kunkuyu*

By Pemphero Mpho Musowa

Minister of Information and Digitalisation, Moses Kunkuyu has described as “unfortunate” that some Malawians are not appreciating the railway project between Malawi and Mozambique.

Kunkuyu was speaking at the end of President Lazarus Chakwera official trip to the southern region where he inspected developmental projects in Chikwawa and Nsanje.

Kunkuyu

“It takes the will of the President to approve a project like this.Mozambique could not have done this on their own; otherwise it would just end in the bush or border.

“There is an agreement. The fuel transportation has been shortened although half of it is by rail and the other half by road,” Kunkuyu said.

The minister highlighted the project is ongoing and it will be completed as trains will be operational all the way through Malaka up to Limbe.

Ugly scenes of Chakwera presidential convoy being stoned in the lowershire and question of railway progress marred the trip.

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