UTM In Awkward Situations

The United Transformation Movement has found its self in tight spot for the remarks some of its top brass members made demonizing its alliance partner in Tonse Government MCP and President Lazarus Chakwera during a political rally held in Blantyre last week.

Speaking during a Capital FM’s Sunday Round Table Programme Political and governance commentators, Victor Chipofya and Caesar Kondowe shared an opinion that UTM better engage the MCP or simply break away from the alliance.

Chipofya and Kondowe challenged that demonizing its key partner, Malawi Congress Party and President Lazarus Chakwera on how they are managing state affairs simply shows that UTM goofed in the first place.

The two commentators described the recent UTM supporters’ public outbursts at a political rally as a sign of frustration lacking merit; stressing the party’s leadership must directly engage MCP in closed doors.

“It is not on to hear from three senior UTM members claimed they are being sidelined together with their President, Chilima and cautioned Chakwera to respect their leader if he wanted to remain in his position until 2025; saying Chilima recruits and fires presidents,” Kondowe said.

Commenting further, Chipofya said the future of the Alliance is fortified on the key reasons for its formation while doubting its success if the motive was simply to get the Democratic Progressive Party led administration out of government.

But UTM spokesperson, Frank Mwenifumbo informed the program that “what their supporters said during the rally was a public reflection of how they see things going on in the alliance and the country”.

But Kondowe countered Mwenefumbo attributing that the supporters’ anger on shows lack of knowledge on the key issues binding the Chakwera-Chilima agreement; stressing making the alliance document public would ease the tension.