Chakwera back in Malawi parliament

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera is finally back  in the August house to take part in parliamentary proceedings  ending his boyctt after the Constitutional Court  overturned last May’s presidential elections.

Chakwera: Back in the House

This is the first time since Chakwera decided to abscond Parliamentary sitting to allow for Constitutional Court hearing where he together with UTM party leader Saulos Chilima challenged the presidential election results and has seen the court rule in their favour.

The Constitutional Court on February 3 200 annulled results that declared President Peter Mutharika, who had a narrow lead, victor and lashed the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) for “incompetence.”

The court directed that MEC should conduct fresh elections because of serious irregularities that were involved during the voting process and counting of votes, among other things being the use of Tipp-ex without proper direction and supervision.

Chakwera was supposed to take over as Leader of Opposition in Parliament following his party’s good showing during the parliamentary elections.

He however took the oath of office as member of  parliament for Lilongwe but last week was forced to refund K3 million in allowances he received without attending parliament.

Robin Lowe, an MCP legislator is the acting Leader of Opposition.

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noizi
noizi
4 years ago

Chilima and Chakwela:”Chisankho sichinayende bwino, court tithandizeni kuti tivotenso”
Court: “Chisankho sichinayendesedwe bwino, chipangikenso.”
Chakwela|: “Basi, ndikupitano kunyumba ya malamulo”
Ineyo: “Chisankho chake chiti chakupasini mpando wakumalamulo?”
Chakwela: “Chimene sichinayende bwinocho”
Ineyo: kkkkkkkkk Abussaaaaa!

Mika Kunda
Mika Kunda
4 years ago
Reply to  noizi

Kodi mwana mmodziakabela mayeso mumapanga disqualify ana konse?

Rhaaaaa!
Rhaaaaa!
4 years ago
Reply to  Mika Kunda

Read and understand Prophecy’s comment before you comment big donkey

Jamax
Jamax
4 years ago

Koma mwakhalabe ku Oposition nanaga chasintha nchian????? kuzichepetsa ndikwabwino!!!!!

K.kagalu.
K.kagalu.
4 years ago
Reply to  Jamax

Kikkkkkk inu mulipobe? Situmakuonanitu Ku nseuku? Muli Pano eti? Man za Chakwera tisiyileni ifeyo eni Ake, inu takayndani kaye,muchoke ki Blantyre kutenga M1 mufika pena pake pamenepo sipakusowani,or mufuse kuti kodi Pa Zomba ndipati? Akuuzani,kenako amene akuuzeni asavutike ndikuuzani kopita ayi angataye nthawi take pachabe, koma kutsogolelani Ku Chipatala chomwe iyeyo akuchidziwa chitchedwa Zomba Mental Hospital. Mukatero mwafika. Kikkkkk misala yachuluka iyi, Coronavirus! Get lost shupiti!

tung'ande
tung'ande
4 years ago

Chakwera is a certified hypocrite and will never rule Malawi. If people want to see qualifies of a bad and heartless man, the person is Chakwera full of anger and hate. He claims the EC run credible elections in parliamentary elections only because he won yet the court where he went to said that it was wrong to use constituency tally centres and I am not sure where his votes were counted from.

K.kagalu.
K.kagalu.
4 years ago
Reply to  tung'ande

You can’t,misala yachuluka iyi. Leave him alone, you wanted him to pay back allowance,he paid back. This time he is there to make sure kuti 50+1 itheke Mdzina la Yesu! Wozawozawizawoza! Wina alira Pano. ine ndili pano kuyankha anthu opusa,ogunata ngati inu.

Omex70
Omex70
4 years ago
Reply to  tung'ande

Chicken thinking by Tung’ande..

Pachalo
Pachalo
4 years ago

Good to see my president in Parliament! If God is for us who can be against us? Imagine LMC and SKC in government! Wow…cannot wait to see Malawi economic and governance transformation! Kumaona quality ya anthu osamangovota amangwetu! Munthu wopanda major angafanane ndi LMC and SKC…bwinotu bwino mukomoka a zii!!

The Insurgent
4 years ago

Nyekhwe.

Botolo
Botolo
4 years ago

Waiona wati apa tigonapo ndi njala!!

Game changer
4 years ago

Stupid reporting. Chakwera was not forced as you want to portray, chakwera willfully gave money back

Botolo
Botolo
4 years ago

Confused leader. How can the same electoral process produce credible members of parliament including you Chakwera and not credible presidential winner? Concourt erred. If rerun, it should be both parliamentary and presidential or no rerun.

Prophecy
Prophecy
4 years ago

Back in the August house a Leader Of Opposition (LOO). Loo means toilet, so I don’t really know what that means to Dr. Chakwera, koma jealous down udindowu umakukhalani bwana. The positivity in Dr Chilima tells me he is the next president, nkuwona sanafune kudzipatsa busy ndi u MP nkumakapanga phokoso ngati ana ku nyumba ya malamulo. So you are used to the silly noise in parly bwana Chakwera, please maintain your loo position as Chilima assumes the presidency. It’s time to drain the swamp and develop mother Malawi.
Long live Malawi

K.kagalu.
K.kagalu.
4 years ago
Reply to  Prophecy

Uchita manyazi pamene dziko lukukonzeka ndipo likhala labwino, Kodi mwajomba kokapeleka zikalata zosakondwa ndichilungamo zija? Ayi pitani tikudikilani ndipo ticheza mukabwela. Kikkkkk Zomba Mental Hospital yachepa! Ena tidzakuikani kuno Ku Maula.hahaaahaaha! Idiots.

ConCourt
ConCourt
4 years ago

If Malawi has to change then we need level headedness in our leaders, we cant have leaders that have knee-jerk reaction to issues. Chakwera’s behavior was deplorable as a leader. So now he is back in Parliament and says what?? ………..I would ask him where have you been Abusa? mulikosokonedza nkhosa

K.kagalu.
K.kagalu.
4 years ago
Reply to  ConCourt

50+1,do you have a problem with him? This time, he is there not as a Pastor but as a Member of Parliament. Let him do what is right to him not to you! Mwabiba lero ngati? Pitani mukasete ndiyetu.

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