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UTM falling apart: Daniel Mlomo rejoins MCP

Maravi Post Reporter

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Malawi Congress Party (MCP)’s former regional chairman for the Centre Daniel Mlomo on Monday, March 21, 2022 rejoined the party after a brief romance with United Transformation Movement (UTM).

Mlomo resignation from UTM comes barely days several members left the party attributing to UTM leadership failure.

“I have been in MCP for 19 years. I have always been an MCP member and so there is nothing new about my coming back,” he said. 

“MCP has done tremendous job in building this country. This is the reason more people are coming to join the party,” he emphasized.

MCP Central Region Chairman Zebron Chilondola said he was delighted to welcome Mlomo back into MCP fold after his brief UTM stay where he served as regional governor. 

“Am very happy to welcome Mlomo back to MCP. He is a powerful politician,” he said.

Daniel Mlomo back to MCP

Chilondola however hinted that working relationship between UTM and MCP, Chilondola remains cordial

UTM President Saulos Chilima has been blamed for members resignations, quitting.

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Anti-Chakwera camp leader Chatinkha claims getting death threats

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Chatinkha: claims receiving death threats

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)—Malawi Congress Party (MCP) faction leader Chatinkha Chidzanja-Nkhoma, on Monday claimed she received death threats from unknown people whom she alleges are officials from the MCP.

Chidzanja-Nkhoma, who has accused MCP president Lazarus Chakwera of misgoverning the country’s major opposition party, made the remarks on the state controlled Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC).

“I have been receiving death threats from unknown people. They are warning me to stop criticizing the party’s president using Zigoba (pseudo names) on social network.

“I have tried to tell them to identify themselves, but to no avail,” she said.

Asked on whether she might have an idea of the identities of the people threatening her, Chidzanja-Nkhoma said “It’s difficult to guess because Chakwera came with new faces in the party.”

Writing on social media, Chatinkha also condemned the intolerance which has taken centre stage in the MCP.

“Inciting of hatred, violence and intolerance for those with opposing view in MCP has no place in Malawi and it must stop,” she wrote.

MCP leadership is yet to comment on the matter.

It is reported that Chidzanja Nkhoma sponsored the district chairmen case against the oldest political party in the country – apparently after pocketing funds from governing party operatives. They lost the case.

Chakwera fired her along with Salima Central MP Felix Jumbe for insubordination.

Chatinkha’s sentiments come barely few days after Daniel Mlomo, another leader of a faction of former regional and district chairmen that sued the MCP called on fellow ‘rebels’, including Chidzanja Nkhoma to lay arms and engage the party leadership in dialogue.

Mlomo, the MCP deposed long time central region chairman and self-declared leader of the disgruntled group of ex-chairmen and some party members of parliament, said everything comes to an end and the disaffected members needed to accept the fact.