Malawi President Peter Mutharika keeps courting the wrath of citizens, opposition parties, the civil society let alone development partners due to what the ex governing Peoples Party (PP) believes is the continued plot by people that surround his office to topple him.
In an interview with Malawi24 last week, PP spokesperson, Ken Msonda hinted that the Malawi leader remains of high education stance, extensive experience having traveled to lots of countries across the globe.
However, Msonda says the PP believes that the ‘failures’ Mutharika is apparently wearing are a result of the bad advice he is getting from his close allies who according to Msonda ‘are vying for his position’.
Msonda was responding to the recent verbal attacks that spilled up between ex President Joyce Banda and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government over the failure by the Mutharika administration to provide the retirement package to the ex leader who remains outside of Malawi where she says she is running away from being politically prosecuted.
” He (Mutharika) must remember that in the next few years he will be a former leader and if he treats Joyce Banda this way how does he expect to be treated by the next sitting president.” Msonda told Malawi24.
”We want to warn him against people that give advice to him. Most of them are giving him wrong advice so that he looks as a failure and then they take over his post. Such people are vying for his position and this is something he must be careful of.” said Msonda who had initially admitted that Mutharika might been having a good will but his allies want him to fail.
However, just recently Mutharika turned his ire on Banda citing that the ex leader is just insincere.
Mutharika whose government has fallen to numerous criticisms advised the former head of state to come back so that she can assist in the identification of a house of her choice.
In a post on his official Facebook page, Mutharika who left for Malta last week for the Commonwealth summit said claims made by Banda are insincere and aims at denting his image toward donors.
“I wish to inform the public that numerous claims purportedly made by the former President Dr Joyce Banda that she is failing to return to Malawi because she is being denied retirement benefits, including accommodation and security, are insincere.”
“Government has duly provided to Banda the requirements of a retired President as stipulated by the President’s (Salaries and Benefits) Act,” reads part of the post.
On Banda’s gratuity, Mutharika said the former president has already received a tax free lump sum amounting to K30 million comprising MK12 million and MK18 million as gratuity in her capacity as former vice president and former president, respectively.
However, Mutharika admitted that the former president is yet to start receiving her monthly pension which he says is currently being processed by the Director of Pensions at the Accountant General’s office.
According to Mutharika, Banda was also offered several houses to choose from in some affluent neighborhoods of the capital city but she rejected most of them.
Mutharika also said Banda has been provided with seven police officers in accordance with the President’s (Salaries and Benefits) Act.
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Typical of those that got educated in the USA
Nkulu woyendetsa chisankho analira
Peter Mutharika ndi mtsogoleri wabwino! koma vuto ndi ntchemberezandonda zomwe zamuyandikirazo, abwampiniwo.
mmmmm ur still struggling with politics in Malawi while other countries bzy combating with terrorism
Peter is and has always been useless. Sikuti angayendetse boma uyu. Malawians failing to put right people in right positions because of personal reasons.
Mwina mudzilembako m’chichewa zinazi coz dzizungu dzutidutsa ife…. Nanga #misled nchani? Zukhala ngat an2 ambiri waadutsa #@misled amenei
Nkhope mabadwidwe kkkkkk
guys bwanji ndim’pange zinazake? zija tinam’panga m’kulu wake,
This is a public social media, palibe angakondwe kuti banja mwao munachitika maliro a munthu yemwe amamudalira ndiye inu muziti mupheso wina? Mind how u comment, these r politicians.
U r very stupid,,osakapha bambo wako,
Not that,He z a puppet thats all.
Mmmmm zilikumalawi ndizovuta kumvetsa
Anga ndi maso,zomwe aziwa ndizomwezo zoti he misled.
Ben Phiri anachoka? @samson makasu where have you sourced that information?
Inuso atola nkhani nzeluso zolembela nkhani mulibe. Kodi bwanji simufuna kulemba nkhani yoti akaimva president izimugwila pantima? Taona president wa tanzania wasankhidwa mwezi umozi wapita zomwe akupanga, akhala pamwamba pa mapresident onze amu africa kupanga zinthu mboma, koma atola nkhani simufuna kumuuza pitter kuti nae akapemphe nzelu kwa magufuli? Magufuli sanaphunzile ngati pitter , kuendesa boma si u professor ai koma kuchenjela ndi kudziwa nzelu za anthu amdziko lako. Chonde chonde atola nkhani nenani chilungamo osakhalila maboza, mukanakhala nkazi wa pabanja mukanathamangisidwa pabanja chifukwa cha nthumila kuwili.
Eeeeee koma guyz nthawi ija amati Ben phiri akupanga misled president pano anachoka mwayambanso mutchuleni amene akupanga misled kuti nayenso mwina angatule pansi udindo sizomwe mukufuna nanga
Mukanakhala anzeru a PP sibwenzi mutaluza pa chisankho. Enanu ngati ndinu anzeru yambitsani chipani chanu muzapikisane nawo mu 2019.
even idiots have followers
During Bingu people said he was a dictator who never listern to people today u say Peter is being misled, what do u want from leaders? is it personal benefit or what ?
hardworkng 2 succes in lyf pliz
no iweyo nsonda you’re misleading a opposition.
kutikoso kumeneko abayanako braz ndale tinatopanazo ife zandale apaayi
apolice akusakasaka bambo wina amene wazipha pozimangilira ndipo wathawa sakuziwika dera lomwe wabisala
vuto mumalemba amphawi akafucheche kukhala alangizi anu,sangakuzuzuleni mukalakwa,mukawachotsa azadya chani
sono ngati nsonda akunena kuti peter wazungulilidwa ndi anthu amene akumunamiza ndiye kuti joyce ntira bamba anazungulidwa ndianthu abwino? ndiye bwezi achina sosten gwengwe, sidik mia ndi ena chifukwa chani anathawa chipani cha pp….ndiye anthu amenewa samawapusisa amayi aja?….iwe nsonda mutu ngati chisa chakhoswe….uziyankhula zazelu wanva anthu ngati inu ndiamene mayi uja mwapusisa kwambili…..chilikwazako ndiye kuchigwira nyanga…kachipani kanuko katha kameneko ngati chisalu cha kachisi ….munatapa misokho ya anthu
Manchester United 4 life
musovenge
Guys koma mano alipo m’menemo
Zandale ndi kumbali nkhani koma zoti munthu wina amubaya ndi mpeni koma wathawa nawo eya
haaaaa haaa
Apm is agood leader but followers are misleading him
When we gonna hea a gud news from Peter as a president to us as his voters?
Clueless leadership…..
Watch this space
Out of sorts kind of a Leader….
God will give us an answer…..
NDALE KUDWALITSA MUTU BOLA YESU
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who does’nt know that jb is scared of cashgate.ithink musonda is mad.
My temper always raises when i heard the name Peter Muthalika
Kkkkk.Temper leads to stress then depression lastly blood pressure.Examin yoursel knowing that 2019 is very far to keep your Temper on your way
And your temper z going to kill u bcoz Peter Z for 10 yrs,
kaya amwene
he is sorrounded by cheaters only