North Malawi celebrates ConCourt ruling to cancel Mutharika’s ‘Tipp-Ex’ win

Thousands of people in the northern region Monday night celebrated the constitutional court verdict on the 2019 presidential election case which decreed that fresh elections be held in the next 150 days, making the southern African nation only the second on the continent since Kenya in 2017 to order a rerun of a national vote.

Former vice president Khumbo Kachali who is working with MCP delighted with the electoral justice 

The northern region which, largely, voted for the new UTM Party and the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) hopes for a new government apart from the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).

Among others, the northern region is not comfortable with the DPP for the quota system which they argue is racist and discriminatory.

In Mzuzu, youths in various locations especially Chibavi, Zolozolo and Mchengautuba chanted anti-government and Jane Ansah songs.

In random interviews, the youths said “peace has now come back to Mzuzu” as well as to the region.

“We will not sleep today. We can now see peace and a bright future. We shall have a president of our own choice and not an imposed one as it was before. Congrats to our five Judges. They can spend their holidays here in Mzuzu without security guards,” said Fumbani Chirwa, a resident of Zolozolo.

In Karonga, youths led by youth activist, Steven Simsokwe, who is also councilor for Chilanga Ward said they were excited.

In a telephone interview with Nyasa Times in the wee hours of Tuesday, Simsokwe who led the youths to the district police station, calling upon all business operators who left because of protests to come back.

“Karonga is back to normal business. Police will be our friend now. Development is now what we want,”  he said.

Residents of Rumphi also were seen going about the district’s streets and beer halls excitedly.

The five Judges nullified the 2019 presidential elections citing that the electoral body failed to manage the elections properly  and that the elections had been marred by “massive” poll irregularities, including white correction fluid  – Tippezx-  used to alter results.

The court ordered another vote to be held within 150 days, a boost to the opposition leaders Lazarus Chakwera and Saulos Chilima who mounted the legal challenge.

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Nalingula
Nalingula
4 years ago

Why Waste Time Arguing with a Loser Good People ….Just carefully Analyse This Kuswa guy Comments ….He Sounds like that Briefcase Carrying Guy -who became an Overnight Billionaire – You see there are People in this Country who Have Benefitted from this Tribalistic Regime ….And are So Scared of Change….Without a Tribalistic ,Nespostic System they are Nothing …Let’s watch out and Ignore these People …We have come along WAY AS one Great Country ….

winstonmsowoya
winstonmsowoya
4 years ago

NORTHERNERS,KHUMBO KACHALI IS GOBBLEDYGOOK THE MOST OPPORTUNISTIC GREEDY MAN IN THE COUNTRY HIS BODY MAKES HIM A CREWMAN.IN FACT HE HAS NO POLITICAL AWARENESS HIS AMBITION IS TO BECOME RICH FROM PEOPLES’ HARD WORK.BOOT HIM OUT HE IS A GONE HIPO.

Nzika
Nzika
4 years ago

Kuswa Kuswa, did they send you to pay then? You are a hopeless cadet! Do you think all people are paid to attend a party event? Ndi DPP yokha imene imachita zopusazi, the virus that is destroying DPP. People went there on their free will.

Kuswa Kuswa
Kuswa Kuswa
4 years ago
Reply to  Nzika

Atumbuka ukutumbwa nawowo anali antchito a ma petitioners. Ko sumamva msanga iwe bwanji? Mesa ndiwe ntumbuka wamahara? Kasi ndiwe chindere chakufikapo ngati cadet?

Patrick Banda
Patrick Banda
4 years ago

BT,ZA,SALIMA,DOWA,MH celebrated Why all these hate speeches because it has been reported that the north celebrated?

Mitengo
Mitengo
4 years ago

Worthy the gangho. The battle has just began for the next tougher phase. Tolerani zida zokwanira.

winstonmsowoya
winstonmsowoya
4 years ago

THE GUILE OBSERVER DOES NOT KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TONGA AND TUMBUKA.YOU ARE THE PEOPLE WHO CALL ALL NORTHERNERS THE TUMBUKAS WHY TODAY REFUTING YOURSELF?HOW ABOUT THE LAWYERS WHO CONQUERED MATHANYULA AND HIS RUNNING RATS?NO MATTER WHAT,THE NORTHERNERS ARE GOD’S PEOPLE,THEY ARE FEW IN NUMBER,BUT THEY HAVE GOD’S BLESSINGS.ALUTA CONTINUA VENCEREMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kuswa Kuswa
Kuswa Kuswa
4 years ago
Reply to  winstonmsowoya

Those were paid up casual workers hired by the ex-reverend and his for-convenience mate Arafat Zeze and these casual workers do not represent any political force to recogn with. Bring the all-atumbuka party in the coming presidential elections and we show you the meaning of this statement.

Observer
Observer
4 years ago

How many of the two Petitioners lawyers in this case were tumbukas, let us count them:

1) Senior Counsel Modecai Msisha, Lead Lawyer for MCP;
2) Counsel Dr Chikosa Silungwe, lead lawyer for UTM;
3) Counsel Theu;
4) Counsel Soko;
5)Counsel Chilenga;
6) Njanimwene yula;
7) Njanimwene yula:

Take care!!!!!! Be aware of the strong presence of these Tumbukas in Malawi !!!!!!!

jade
jade
4 years ago
Reply to  Observer

you will never lead. whatever you may do. power is for the centre and south. you are a footstool. At least not in your lifetime. l

Kuswa Kuswa
4 years ago
Reply to  Observer

Petitioners or antchito?

Lonje Sibande
Lonje Sibande
4 years ago
Reply to  Observer

Khadeti kunyera maduka… Are Tumbukaz not Malawians?

SMM II
SMM II
4 years ago

Kuswa Kuswa doesnt know anything. MCP wasn’t founded by Tumbukas. It was founded by Tongas from Nkhata. Bay. Your problem is darkness. Even though you have had president but you are still in darkness.

Kuswa Kuswa
Kuswa Kuswa
4 years ago
Reply to  SMM II

They are one and same. Northerners. No splitting the hair. Did EMUSIPI not incarcerate late Kadonaphani? Was aBhwanha Timbiri not beaten up by EMUSIPI henchmen at a convention? Was Kanyama Chiume not demonized and driven into exile? If you have no answers to these questions, you are a brainless idiot not worth debating with

Nzika
Nzika
4 years ago

Kuswa Kuswa, You have a tribalism virus in your blood that needs cure! Why do you have a strong hate for Tumbukas? Are they not Malawians?

Kuswa Kuswa
Kuswa Kuswa
4 years ago
Reply to  Nzika

Where is the hatred in saying it as it is? Do you prefer to gloss-over and ignore important facts?

Kuswa Kuswa
Kuswa Kuswa
4 years ago

Of course no problem with the ruling. Just to say atumbuka are just too myopic. Ayiwala kuti MCP introduced the quota system and victimized all of them. In fact achewa otuwawa anaba chipanichi kuchokera kwa atumbuka, chased all of them into exile, detained some of the folk and fed others to crocodiles. Kupusa atumbuka.

Nsikidzi
Nsikidzi
4 years ago
Reply to  Kuswa Kuswa

That’s what ignited the Rwanda/Tutsi tribal war. Just wait and see.
Check yourself, whatever your real name is, the names in the lime light now are Chimulilenji, Chitsakamile, Mpinganjira, Kaphale, Ansah, Mutharika. All stupid names. Palibepo dzina la wakumpoto apa.

kamina
kamina
4 years ago
Reply to  Nsikidzi

nsikidziwe nde yemwe uli very stupid olo kufufuza dzina lako ndilonyasa.pamtumbo pako wamva

kanchenga
kanchenga
4 years ago
Reply to  Kuswa Kuswa

Ma cadet ngati iweyo ndiye amauzidwa kuti atumbuka achewa alomwe. Koma ena rose timadziwa kuti ndife a Malawi including iweso kuswa kuswa moti mmene zateremu tikuphuzitsa kuti ndiwe mmalawi osati zimene nakuuza fake professor peter.

Kuswa Kuswa
Kuswa Kuswa
4 years ago
Reply to  kanchenga

Iwetu uluumveka ngati nthumbidwa wosadziwa uko mbiri ya dzikoli yachokera. Umamudziwa bwino bwino John T, kapena kuti Zenasi Ungapake?

Mtete
Mtete
4 years ago
Reply to  Kuswa Kuswa

Point of correction: 1) Tongas started the MCP, not Tumbukas. 2) The MCP of today is a rebranded party born after the Referendum. 3) The Quota system cannot be Racist since it applies to every tribe in the country.

Mitengo
Mitengo
4 years ago
Reply to  Mtete

Rebranded party with the same tactics of torture? I have known MCP since 1966 till today. I dont see what you.

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