e-copy I Edition 001 I 12-05-2020 B U I L D I N G : Magazine A N E W M A L A W I Kwacha KWACHATsogolo lathu lafika Tsogolo lathu lafika tonse tonseTHE GRAND ALLIANCE tonseB U I L D I N G : A N E W M A L A W I B U I L D I N G : Kwacha A N E W M A L A W I Tsogolo lathu lafika Editorial Dear reader, electoral justice is that elections like the me- dia play a significant role in giving democra- Please accept our humble praise, respect cy a face. While elections give citizens a right and gratitude for taking your time to delve to elect their leaders, the media gives the in Kwacha Magazine a new political maga- citizen right a right to accessing information zine. As the name suggests we are ready to and ensures that transparency and account- welcome the country and its people to a new ability is practiced in all spheres of society. dawn. The relationship between media and democ- While we are all aware that there’s a pres- racy is not a uniform and linear; rather it is a idential election on July 2, there are other complex, critical and controversial issue in events in the political discourse that you the contemporary political context. our reader should be reminded of — one of them being the day the high court sitting It is therefore our hope that by pinning our as a constitutional court nullified the sham hopes and endorsing the Tonse Alliance, election and the other being the day the The Kwacha Magazine is fulfilling the media Supreme Court of Appeal upheld the con- mandate of a functional organ to providing stitutional court’s ruling. The success at the the public with insights on the duty bearers. courts by the petitioners now leading the Tonse Alliance is a sheer reminder of the Lastly in the words of the Tonse Alliance strength that we jointly have when we are torch bearers, let us remind those that have determined to achieve a destiny. doubts and decide not to vote that there are other people that will be voting for thieves The reason we are reminding you about the that have for long robed their diginity! Innocent Shonga Wills Konyani Benard Phiri KWACHA TEAM Managing Editor Writer / Editor Editor / Designer MEC Stringers UTM Media MCP Media CONTRIBUTORS Stories / Pictures Stories / Pictures Stories / Pictures 2 tonse B U I L D I N G : A N E W M A L A W I Kwacha Tsogolo lathu lafika tonse 3 B U I L D I N G : Kwacha A N E W M A L A W I Tsogolo lathu lafika Chakwera sends message of hope Tonse Alliance torch bear- “Well wishers are already “The future that we are er, MCP president Lazarus there they are just waiting looking for has to meet with Chakwera says the DPP for change of leadership so our present ambition, we government has failed that they can release bil- are all suffering and to end Malawians in all spheres of lions that are going to be this suffering we should all life. He has since assured released so that by the end cast our vote on July 2 so Malawians that once in of next year over one mil- that we put thieves out of government, the Tonse lion women have access to office,” said Chakwera. Alliance government will loans,” said Chakwera. In her remarks, speaker ensure that it reduces un- of the National Assembly, employment in the coun- Catherine Gotani Hara who try. is also member of parlia- By the end of ment for Mzuzu City said hakwera was that the northern region has speaking at the next year, we long been treated as home first Tonse Alliance to second class citizens. rally which offset would like to “We are not treated as the grand allianc- create more first class citizens; we are Ces campaign as the country not given development. prepares for the July 2, fresh than one For instance, if you go to presidential elections. Rumphi the Livingstonia “By the end of next year, million jobs road has been in construc- we would like to create tion for six years but there is more than one million jobs, no progress,” she said. we are going to achieve this - Chakwera She said the DPP govern- by establishing a national ment promised to build the youth service, I commend Mbombela university, which my colleague right honor- has never been constructed. able Chilima for setting a He said the alliance would Citizens For Transforma- bench mark of not less than operationalize the univer- tion (CFT) leader, Comrade one million jobs per year,” sal fertiliser subsidy so that Timothy Mtambo said that said Chakwera. farmers can have harvest chiefs in the country have He said the Tonse Alliance high yields. Chakwera has long suffered, and this was was geared at creating a assured workers that the high time the chiefs’ coun- new Malawi where every minimum taxable wage cil was reinstituted so that citizen lives a dignified life. shall be K100,000.00. chiefs play a meaningful role 4 tonse B U I L D I N G : A N E W M A L A W I Kwacha Tsogolo lathu lafika in the social development of for people that are practic- honorable Mark Katsonga the country. ing politics and avoid sup- for pushing me to make “These people (Chakwera porting violence during the it possible for honorable and Chilima) are to shake campaign. Chakwera and Chilima to the nation, you have been She thanked Peoples Pro- work together, I think he is taken for granted for so gressive Movement (PPM) now happy,” said Banda. long time has now come president Mark Katsonga UTM Secretary General, to renew the country,” said for pushing her to broker Patricia Kaliati said Ma- Mtambo. alliance negotiations be- lawians were tired of the Speaking earlier, former tween the MCP president DPP government because president Joyce Banda Dr Chakwera and the UTM of the rampant poverty that asked former president president Dr. Chilima. was a result of rampant cor- Bakili Muluzi to pave way “I would like to thank ruption in the country. tonse 5 B U I L D I N G : Kwacha A N E W M A L A W I Tsogolo lathu lafika Chilima for issue based campaign Tonse Alliance running He has since asked Muluzi ed the MCP as a crocodile mate Saulos Klaus Chili- to join the campaign trail party, insinuating that it is ma, has challenged former if he wants to support the a party of killers during his president Bakili Muluzi to Democratic Progressive Par- tour of the eastern region. respect himself as a states- ty-United Democratic Front “Don’t make a mistake of man and for the role he (DPP-UDF) alliance rather electing the Tonse Alliance, played in the fight for the than resorting to political they masterminded protests country’s democracy. violence. that saw unprecedented Chilima’s advice came a violence in the country. hilima was speaking day after Atupele Muluzi, Instead choose Peter at the first Tonse son to the former president Mutharika because he is the Grand Alliance rally who is running mate for the only visionary leader,” said Cin Mzuzu on Sunday. DPP-UDF alliance brand- Muluzi. 6 tonse B U I L D I N G : A N E W M A L A W I Kwacha Tsogolo lathu lafika However, speaking in and ridiculous for Muluzi “Ladies and gentlemen, Mzuzu, Chilima defied the to start castigating others DPP under the wise and elder Muluzi advising him when some of the atrocities dynamic leadership of Peter to stop intimidating politi- he is discussing were done Mutharika has singled me cians that are campaigning by his father. out as the best candidate to for the Tonse Alliance in the “Atupele Muluzi should be pair with during the forth- eastern region. mindful of his words. He has coming fresh presidential “After I had spoken about to know that the crocodiles elections. This is wonderful two families in Lilongwe, he is referring to include his to the people of the eastern you called some of my own father (Bakili Muluzi) region,” he said. friends telling them you because he was in-charge Recently there have are a dangerous person, of such atrocities before the been a spate of attacks but let me tell you this, you current reformed MCP,” said targeted at opposition party have a right over my life, Mkaka. functionaries which have we respect you because He said Muluzi should resulted to loss of life and we worked with you,” said know that the people that property. Chilima. were committing the atroci- Political analysts have Chilima said violence in ties that have been associat- since condemned Muluzi’s politics was primitive, but ed with the one-party state remarks describing them as he was however quick to are currently in the DPP unfortunate. Chancellor Col- add that he was not sur- which he has partnered with lege political analyst, Ernest prised that Muluzi was using in the July 2 fresh presiden- Thindwa, faulted Muluzi violent antics in the eastern tial elections. saying his remarks lucked region. “Maybe he (Muluzi) needs objectivity. “If you want your son to to be schooled that all the “I thought leaders would become vice president, he atrocities people allege utilise the campaign period should campaign like all of about MCP were orchestrat- to sell themselves to the us are doing don’t give peo- ed by Bakili Muluzi, Nich- electorates with issues, and ple weapons to disturb the olas Dausi, Bright Msaka not talking ill about party campaign.