One of the aspirant for the Malawi Congress party (MCP) first vice presidency Ken Zikhale Ng’oma has vowed to improve the party member’s welfare once elected into the position.
Ng’oma who is the current MCP Director of Strategic Planning believes that he has qualities and zeal to take the party to another level.
Zikhale Speaking in Mchinji
Ng’oma is of the view that MCP should be stronger as it prepares for the 2025 general elections,hence urging delegates to the national elective convention to elect people who can take the party forward.
He has since pointed out that his aim is to help president Lazarus Chakwera in the fulfillment of government policies.
“My intention is to work with Chakwera as a helper, so that his policies are delivered across the country because our aim is to improve the livelihood of people in the villages,” said Ng’oma.
MCP is expected to hold its national elective convention from 8th to 10th August,2024 and some of the candidates on the the first vice Presidency include; Catherine Gotani Hara,Kezzie Msukwa, Moses Kunkuyu and Ahmed Dassu.
A group of concerned health workers, operating under the banner ‘Third Arm Health Workers National Initiative’, has issued a 60-day ultimatum to the Ministry of Health to release their outstanding top-up allowances.
The grouping leader Balawala Vingula says,the allowances have been accumulating for 16 years.
He says despite the Ombudsman’s office ruling in favor of including the affected health workers in the list of beneficiaries, no action has been taken.
Balawala Vingula
Vingula says the 1000 affected health workers, comprising ward clerks, hospital attendants, and laundry assistants, will be forced to down tools from October 1, 2024, if their demands are not met.
Meanwhile, Ministry of Health Spokesperson Adrian Chikumbe has requested additional time to provide a comprehensive response to the situation.
National Advocacy Platform (NAP) Chairperson Benedicto Kondowe has called on political parties in the country to address internal conflicts and intolerance to ensure free, fair, and credible elections next year.
Kondowe made the call in Lilongwe on Monday during an elections planning and review meeting.
He challenged the parties to address politics of betrayal, cheating, ballot fraud, and intimidating practices.
Kondowe
“These internal conflicts are impacting national development, and it is crucial to restore order and unity within the parties to ensure effective governance and progress for the country,” Kondowe said.
On his part,Youth and Society Executive Director Charles Kajoloweka also urged political leaders to consider involving the youth in electoral processes.
During the launch of the 2025 General Elections, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) called for meaningful participation among the youth and women in the forthcoming elections.
Kondwani Nankhumwa, the former presidential advisor and expelled member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), has made outrageous claims that he was expelled because the party’s executive feared he would defeat Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika.
However, a closer examination of Nankhumwa’s history within the party reveals a starkly different reality.
Nankhumwa’s rise to prominence was largely due to the patronage of others, including Patricia Kaliati, Eunice Kazembe, and the late President Bingu wa Mutharika.
Nankhumwa
It is well-documented that Patricia Kaliati played a significant role in Nankhumwa’s ascension to becoming a Member of Parliament.
Similarly, Eunice Kazembe, the late Foreign Minister, provided substantial support to Nankhumwa during his early days in the party.
Even President Peter Mutharika himself contributed to Nankhumwa’s rise, appointing him to various ministerial positions.
However, Nankhumwa’s expulsion from the DPP was not solely due to his declining influence within the party.
Allegations of misconduct and corruption surrounded him during his time in various ministerial positions.
His track record as Minister of Local Government and Rural Development was marred by scandals and accusations of mismanagement.
The handling of various projects and funds entrusted to him came under scrutiny, further damaging his reputation within the party.
Moreover, Nankhumwa’s political ambitions have been met with skepticism by many in the country.
His lack of substantial achievements and questionable past have raised doubts about his ability to lead effectively.
Despite benefiting from the goodwill of others, Nankhumwa has chosen to forget his humble beginnings and instead claims that he was a force to be reckoned with within the party.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Nankhumwa’s influence had waned significantly in the months leading up to his expulsion, and his departure was met with little fanfare from party loyalists.
His own relatives have distanced themselves from him, and his reputation within the party is that of a spent force.
It is clear that Nankhumwa’s ego has gotten the better of him, and he is now desperately clinging to a fading sense of relevance.
In reality, Nankhumwa’s expulsion was a result of his own doing, not some grand conspiracy to prevent him from challenging Professor Mutharika.
His lack of influence, combined with his own ineptitude and tainted reputation, made him a liability to the party.
The DPP has moved on from Nankhumwa, and it is time for him to do the same.
Nankhumwa’s claims of being a potential presidential candidate are nothing more than a delusional fantasy.
His history within the party is one of patronage and opportunism, and his departure was met with little resistance.
It is time for Nankhumwa to accept his fate and move on from the DPP.
Overall, Nankhumwa’s delusions of grandeur and attempts to portray himself as a formidable political figure are undermined by his tainted reputation and lack of concrete achievements.
Moving forward, it remains to be seen whether he can regain credibility and support within the political landscape of Malawi.
Next Malawi Congress Party First Deputy President Dr. Ken Zikhale Reeves Ng’oma AKA Nyama ZikuluZikuku had another fiery day in Mchinji at Grace Classic Lodge .
He saluted the house before appealing for support to be elected on the seat and advised the party to respect MCP resolutions not wasting time dragging the party to courts instead of campaigning for it.
Zikhale Speaking to reporters after meeting the delegates
The current MCP Director of Strategic Planning continued, “As long as MCP is in government. We must be very careful of the opposition. Let us elect brave and cooperative leaders if we are to triumph again next year. We need to elect leaders who organise rallies to build the party. We must elect leaders who love the party. We must elect leaders who are open.”
He thanked delegates for respecting President Chakwera to lead the party next year and further encouraged the delegates to build a strong party through more inclusive political and religious oneness.
“You see Honourable Abida Sidik Mia is Muslim. You see Honourable John Paul is a Catholic. You see Honourable Richard Chimwendo Banda is a political genius. Let us utilise this diverse cream of leadership,” clarified Ng’oma.
Interviewed delegates openly responded, “If we are to describe Ng’oma, he is a strategic, loyal, persistent and perseverant leader. Surely, with his brilliant Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship (ICE) strategy, employment and economic growth are inevitable.”
“We’re to elect Ng’oma. He has a clean political sheet. He respects Chakwera and MCP constitution. May Lord’s Grace, Might and Peace stay with him,” remarked the delegates.
