MP Menyani, lawyer Nankhuni  floored in MCP primaries as Jiya wins

Youthful politician Alfred Jiya  of opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP)  has won with a landslide primary elections for Lilongwe City Centre Constituency to be the candidate  to represent the party in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections .

Alfred Jiya won with a landslide
Menyani: Lost

Jiya defeated  legislator Alekeni Menyani who had relocated from Dedza North west and another challenger lawyer Gift Nankhuni.

MCP director of political affairs Maxwell Kalamula, who was the returning officer,  said confirmed results  showed Joya polled  695 votes against Menyani’s 201 votes. Lawyer Nankhuni had 33 votes while another contestant  Stanley Chimphonda had two votes.

Menyani did not contest in the  constituency where he is a sitting MP and Lydia Kadzongwe was elected party candidate.

Asked to comment after losing in Lilongwe, Menyani said  it a “tough” competition.

Nankhuni on his part  congratulated Jiya for securing a landslide victory in the primaries and wished him well to represent the party in the parliamentary polls,.

On his part, Jiya commended party members in the area for entrusting him with the candidacy.

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mapuyamurupare
mapuyamurupare
5 years ago

Bwana Psyuta
Please analyse political issues with national interest.
Leave patriotic Sons of Malawi alone. HON Chidanti Melunge can not be compaired with any MP in Malawi according to my obervation and poeples observations. Bwana Chidanti amatiimilira ife tonse A Malawi. Very patriotic indeed. Has no biaus. Look at how he handles chairmanship of Parliamentary Committee. He is really son of Malawi without jerous .

Patrick Mbewe
Patrick Mbewe
5 years ago

Kumeneko zatheka bwanji kuti simunatibulaneko? MCP ikazatenga boma muzandidule maliseche.

Kaitano
Kaitano
5 years ago
Reply to  Patrick Mbewe

Maliseche yoduka kalewo adzavutike ndani kukudula? unatenga matenda wekha kale apa!

Malawiana
Malawiana
5 years ago

There is so much passion n competition in the primaries. This shows how competitive MCP is….the only real hope…..let’s go south for primaries I can’t wait……..

Very disciplined Chakwera…very patient…….osati izi zungolongolora…….nonse amene tinakuvoterani 2014 out…you are not change we want….

Vote Tambala
Vote Tambala
5 years ago

That’s new MCP on the move…let pipo decide…we hv learnt hard lessons from the past….Viva MCP Viva Chakwera

jamax
jamax
5 years ago

Nanga Afana Gwengwe zikuti bwanji!!!!!!!!

Khima
Khima
5 years ago

Menyani appeared more mma nyuzi than ku constituency kwao…

Kalaya
5 years ago

The question of how representative are the party delegates of the actual constituency voters is very open. Given that the delegates have been there for as long as Jiya, it makes sense for him to win. But is this representative of the electorate in the constituency. Very doubtful. Nankhuni would be a great choice.

Gwamula
Gwamula
5 years ago

A Menyani munamela mapiko ku Dedza mpake mwathawako mutaona kuti mwaipitsila. A Nankhuni basi kapitilizeni zanu zoika pa facebuku dzithunzi mukumwa mowa ndi azamalamulo anzanawaja. Mabatelo basi

psyuta
psyuta
5 years ago

The problem with Menyani is that he spent too much time attacking the Government instead of serving his constituency. I can see the same happening to many MPs in the opposition, including Chidanti himself. kkkkkkk

Khima
Khima
5 years ago
Reply to  psyuta

Exactly he appeared more in newspapers than his constituency.

Magnus Kasparov
Magnus Kasparov
5 years ago

Menyani, I warned you about this gamble. Pano mutani? Kumamva boss

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