Thief and the Beast

It did not come as surprise to hear that the thief and the beast have come up to join forces In this, forth coming elections. I would say things are very interesting and very sad. Interesting because Muluzi the thief said he will never work with Tembo the beast, as Muluzi felt that Tembo has got too much blood on his hands. It’s amazing how the same Tembo is now forging an alliance with Muluzi. If I remember correctly Muluzi had Tembo arrested and imprisoned for the Mwanza murders, but he Tembo was acquitted. I am sure Tembo has that in mind and from what I have gathered about his personality he harbours grudges. I can see this turning out like Muluzi and Bingu saga where Bingu dumped Muluzi soon after being elected.

Muluzi will never learn he chose Bingu who was an outsider instead of choosing some senior figures within the party. Now this time around Muluzi decides to impose himself on UDF claiming the people voted for him when in actual fact he stole the mantle from Chilumpa through intimidation and unfair election practises. Now comes the section 83 evidently the law does not allow him to stand but, as with the case with most delusional people he thought he could manipulate the laws and still thinks Malawians want him back in power. Funny thing is the opinion of many Malawians is of the contrary. When MEC refused Muluzi to stand he thought people were going to riot but it went silently because it is not about Malwians but one man clinging to power. There are some deluded Malawians who still follow Muluzi some of them well informed but with minds corrupted by greed and Envy. I can no longer blame my fellow malawians in villages as it has been known that they villagers can make the right chice. It is the so called educated people who are at fault, apparantly greedy and corrupt irespective of education and exposure they still come out as Educated but un learned. Obviously Bingu pissed of some people in UDF by dumping them, nothing personal just business. In fact it is because of greed by Muluzi that Bingu dumped UDF. If he Muluzi could just retire and leave other people to run the country none of this problems would surface.

Now Muluzi is out to revenge against Bingu not to contribute to Malawi’s quest for development. Come to think of it, all the money that Muluzi has spent on his campaign for re-election is huge. This money could have been better spent on helping the poor people of Malawi if at all he gives a shit about them. He would have even spent the money on his party to strengthen it.

Now instead of UDF as a party to select a new leader they are now contemplating an alliance with the beast himself(Tembo). Mpinganjira cleverly aligned himself to Tembo knowing well that Muluzi was not going to be allowed to stand. However there seems to be a problem with UDF people with BJ as a running mate which will just mess up the whole sitiuation. UDF appears to be a shadow of its own, the once Mighty UDF has been reduced to scraping for what ever alliances just to get back to power. In my view this is the end of UDF as a party, believe me Tembo is no fool he will dump UDF once in power just like Bingu did. Bingu did the right thing. The best way forward for UDF would have been to choose a new leader and face the elections as a seperate entity, yes they will loose but they would have concentrated on rebuilding their party.

UDF is an embarrassment to our society. It is a party that has been reduced to a family entity more like a monarchy. All meetings are done at Muluzis residence in BCA hill. What happen to the UDF offices. How can party members, express themselves freely in such an environment. Oh yeah another one is Tembo running MCP like his own family entity all meetings done at his area 10 residence. Come on people if these leaders can not be democratic in their own parties so imagine what they will do to the common Malawians.

You might say people change but these two will never change evidenced by their behaviour over the past five years. Shooting down the budgets over five years, forgetting that it is the electorate that voted for them in the first place. Muluzi wants just to revenge for being dumped and he wants also to enrich himself more like last time. While Tembo also wants to revenge on Bingu for not letting him to have his on way on section 65.

Alliances should be made to help the people of Malawi not to enrich a few and certainly not for revenge. Alliances should be made to defeat the three most enemies of our nation Hunger, Disease and Envy. Alliances should not be made to settle old scores or to promote greed. In all this alliance is ill intentioned and definitely not in the interest of Malawians. I personally think that Bingu will win and defeat both Muluzi and Tembo. MCP got so many votes because people were tired of UDF and its Leadership. Now People are obviously tired of Muluzi clinging to power and Tembo should not count on the centre because now people have choices and are wiser. My fellow Malawians, Malawi is now changing. By 2014 we should have different leadership, in all the parties we need fresh faces new approaches. I know for a fact that Bingu promised to retire so if he wins he will pass on the helm to some one else by 2014. I hope all other party leaders will follow suit once you lose an election it is good to give a chance to some one else.


Bingu has his problems for he is only human just like everyone else and he only goes for those who are after him. Compared to MCP rule when ordinary Malawians were being fed to crocodiles and during UDF years young democrats were beaten up people in broad day light and terrorising ordinary people. Besides the courts are independent so people can go prove their innocence.