By Emmie Banda, MEC stringer, Nsanje
UTM Party leadership says it can not support a candidate who can not bring victory in the party hence others candidates are not getting support.
Speaking after a rally at Mpatsa community day secondary School in Nsanje, Secretary general for UTM Patricia Kaliati said the party gives full support to those candidates who shows interest and know that they will win.
Kaliati said this following allegations made by one of their candidates in the March 30, by-election Kennedy Jailosi who said he stepped out of the race because he is not being supported by the party.
Kaliati said Jailosi knew that he can not win hence pulling out of the race.
“After the Court ruling Jailosi did not go back to the constituency , he never met the governor’s nor the supporters, this shows that he knew that he can not make it. We did not dump him after seeing what he did we asked him to just write a resignation letter which he did, after the 2019 elections he started working and I believe that he did not want to lose the elections as well as his job,” she said.
In an earlier interview, Jailosi said he will not contest because of his financial hiccups.
“I withdrew from the race because I did not have money and the party was not supporting me, so I thought it wise to pull out and now am working,” said Jailosi.
Jailosi announced that he will not contest again during vetting process.
Jailosi was to compete with Enock Chizuzu of Malawi Congress Party (MCP), Esther Mcheka Chilenje of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Patrick Bande an independent candidate in Nsanje North constituency.