State House defends Mchacha’s appointment in Cabinet
State House has defended President Peter Mutharika’s appointment of overzealous ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regional governor for the South, Charles Mchacha, after he has been widely criticised for publicly branding some female politicians as “prostitutes” for holding different views.
Mchacha has been appointed Deputy Minister of Homeland Security which also includes Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma).
His appointment now comes hot on the heals of his rant that all women who are not in DPP, but with other parties particulary the UTM, are ‘mahule’ (whores).
Mchacha in his recent outburst on Sunday in Ndirande during a DPP rally addressed by the party’s vice president (Southern Region) Kondwani Nankhumwa, attacked members of Vice President Saulos Chilima’s UTM as thieves, promiscuous and satanic.
Women’s Legal Resources Centre (Worlec) executive director Maggie Kathewera Banda said President Mutharika’s decision to “reward” Mchacha for slut-shaming women is frustrating women.
Posting on Facebook, commentator Idriss Ali Nassah wrote: “ It’s now clear that the nonsense that Charles Mchacha spews is actually with the approval and encouragement of his boss, President Peter Mutharika.”
But presidential press secretary Mgeme Kalilani defended Mchacha’s appointment, saying the loudmouth politician does not insult women in general.
“Honourable Mchacha has not been insulting woman, But there are one or two specific women politicians who have decided to specialise in insulting the President and the First Lady personally in the name of politics.
“What Mchacha has been doing is to merely censure the foul language coming from these two frustrated women,” said Kalilani.
Other have accused Mchacha of acting against the current national discourse about encouraging women to meaningfully participate in politics—and that turning women’s sexuality into a weapon against them is scaring women away from participating in politics.
Mchacha, who is also Thyolo West legislator, is returning as deputy minister after he once served as deputy minister of finance at the same time he was sitting his Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) during the tenure of late president Bingu wa Mutharika.
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MZIMAYI AKAYAMBA NDALE NDI HULE? Bwanji abambo amanena pa NDALE Koma satchulana kuti hole?
AMAYI AZIOPA KULOWA NDALE CHIFUKWA CHA MAWU OMWE ADANENA BWANA MCHACHA. ANTHU AZINENA KUTI MZIMAYI AKAYAMBA NDALE NDIYE KUTI NDI HULE KAPENANSO WA SATANIKI . Apa ayeneta kupepesa kwa amayi.onse mMalawimuno.
Yes like here all prostitutes have joined UTM so there is sense in what he said only that Malawians don’t like the truth
So what? What about your mother ?
Do you how many men have fck…d Getu before your uncle had eyes on her?
Am not happy about mchacha’s speach how can you talk about someone’s wife that is a prostitute. Don’t forget that someone to be a president its because of a woman who call now that a prostitute. Mind your tongue. Kodi azimuna awo akumva bwanji. Take a step
a mgeme kalirani adyeretu ndalama zaboma because 2019 he will be out whether he likes it or not ndi a mbuyake mutharika
I understand Muthalika’s strategy – remove foul-mouthed Mchacha from the podium, but do so in a way thst will bring joy and not anger to his people in the Lomwe belt. This is not a reward, it is an attempt to protect the president from dirty mouths at political rallies.
I agree with you
Haha ndi amchacha omwe mu cabinet shame on you mr president
What a shame!! There is noting Mchacha can offer to this country. I knew Mgeme as someone of sound reasoning unfortunately politics have completely change the young man. We need people who can take our country to the next level. Go to Chipata in Zambia and Songwe in Tanzania, our friend are far from us. We must know that some of poorest countries have reasons to be like. Since independence (54 years) we have experienced no war and GOD has been kind enough to give us rains throughout. Tiyeni tipange manyazi.
If u have problem with mchacha just f……of
Tel lyour boss
All I’m waiting to hear is that UTM has been registered osati izi za awa olemberedwa MSCE wa ayi. One day all these things will come in the open.
If he is a Malawian and the President deems him fit , mulekeni dont forget he once served as deputy finance minister
I’m glad he got the job. I was worried that he might be after mine.
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Defending the indefensible – we will get nowhere until we stop rewarding those who can shout the loudest in preference to those who can think the smartest.
Unfortunately as the saying goes “Honesty is the best policy “
Was Mchacha appointed by the Statehouse for the Statehouse to defend his appointment? Kodi M;ngeme ndi m’neneli was ku OPC?
Ankolo know where your bread is buttered nde they can work paliponse these guys
Mugeme why you sunk so low
This is Mgeme’s source of living. What do you expect him to say? His job is to white wash the State House at any cost. He is rewarded for that. But inside his conscious accuses him of deceit. If he said the opposite he would be out of job before sun set. He knows that and he does not want it to happen because he has mouths to feed and life to enjoy – but at a huge cost of losing public trust. The young man made a hard choice of saving his job than protecting his reputation
this is one uneducated fool! The reason he is at homeland with the ex Young Pioneer boss of his doesn’t take a genius to figure out “Malawi Police Capture”….and his boss speaks of peace, justice and gender inequality lol whos fooling who?
I didnt know Mgeme is this *****
Don’t blame Mgeme for goodness’s sake. In fact he is doing a commendable job in the circumstances. The job of any PR professional is to defend the indefensible; to lie convincingly. You don’t have to believe in what you are saying. A PR professional is like an advertising agency: You don’t have to personally believe in the product that you are touting for a client. I hugely miss Hetherwick Ntaba in these interesting political times. Where is he? Why can’t the DPP utilize him as a spin-doctor in these turbulent times for them? Kkkkk!!! Ntaba sasowa poyankhatu. Very convincing liar. Fine intellect. I’m enjoying politics, doc, but I miss ya! Kkkkk! By the way did Mchacha pass the MSCE exams he was sitting the time he was Deputy Minister of Finance? Kodi ku ma Cabinet meeting mumakambirana m’Chichewa??? Just curious….