If ever there is a God, we sincerely pray, please, do away with our chiefs. We can do without them. They are proudly called the custodians of culture. That is the description that has resonated well with traditionalists, those people who are often afraid of modernity and goes back to culture as reference point of maintaining the status quo.
Which culture do they keep after all? Malawi has inevitably been part of significant global changes. No matter how much guard we have had throughout the years, as they say, change still happens. And then, aside that, we have the political side of our chiefs.
Building their influence from a traditional establishment that dates back to pre-colonial era, chiefs have always been victims of powers that be. At one time, the Swahili Arab slave traders used them to get slaves from the interior of Central Africa to the East African market. Christian missionaries went through chiefs and subsequently the colonial administrators. During Kamuzu Banda era, chiefs still retained power, to the extent of judging on treason cases. The same continued with the following democratic governments.
- The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is now in power. Just like other previous governments, the party has chosen to use chiefs for its political aims. With the belief that people listen to their chiefs, politicians have targeted chiefs as a way of reaching to people, especially with a message that is against their political opponents, as noted from recent trends.
On Saturday in Nchalo, Chikwawa, Paramount Chief Lundu of the Mang’anja people in the Lower Shire was on a political outing. In one of his traditional communiques, the chief lashed out against the flamboyant South African based Malawian Prophet Shepherd Bushiri of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG). He told the people that the man of God is involved in Satanism and harbors political ambitions.
From a philosophical point of view, there is no being called Satan, and Satanism is nothing but a system of belief that mushrooms from the human mind’s controversy of good and evil. And about political ambitions; since when has it become a crime for a citizen to have political ambitions?
Before going into the nitty-gritties, Bushiri;s public relations team was in on time to clear the mist with a press release. In one of the statements Bushiri’s Public Relations Officer, Ephraim Nyondo, writes, “Malawi remains a Republic, not a Kingdom. Our churches will, legally, continue to operate anywhere in Malawi.”
If one looks at Chief Lundu’s recent political rants, it is easy to note the fact that he is one of the ruling party’s operatives. To share the larger picture, for a time, the Prophet has been having a cat and rat relationship with government. His Maize donations sparked subordination reactions from government with other alleging that he is using his vast wealth to vie for a political position in 2019.
Understanding this background, Chief Lundu’s sentiments came from nowhere else. What he talked about Prophet Bushiri lacks substance and not a grain of truth to convince even those who look at the Prophet with suspicion. The ruling party continues to use its old and unfruitful tactics of using errand boys to do its dirty jobs.
So unfortunate that the Chief has chosen to be used by the ruling party for its ends. He has other important tasks to do for his people and means of survival that can elude the snares of DPP. But he has chosen to partake in the political liquor of a party that now and then continues to tell the nation that political insecurity is its number one challenge.
Chief Lundu, the people clapped hands and women ululated for you as you delivered the message your masters sent through you. Some believed you. But as for me, and those of like mind, we choose to clearly tell you that we are old enough to understand the constitution of Malawi, as said by Prophet Bushiri team. As you call others Satanists, have time to also look at yourself. How can a man who is paid to dent other people’s image claim not to be from Satan? We know, you are drunk in political money, and we are not ready to listen to you.
About the writer: Wonderful Mkhutche is a professional speech writer, a political scientist and a manuscript editor and developer
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Thumbs up chief Lundy may God bless u enanu mabooty lickers aBushiri ngooo
inu nonse munapanga chisankho chakuti ndalama ndi satana ndinu odala chifukwa ameneyi mukuti prophet azakukanilani pa tsiku lachiweluzo akuti ine ndimapanga GENI nzanu akupanga business inu nkumati prophet koma poti MULUNGU wathu ngwachifundo akupaseni njira zina zopezela ndalama osati kudzela kwa ameneyi mumucha prophet wanu sankhani YESU nde prophet wamoyo zinazi ndi mbola.
Bushiri ndiwaboza uboni ndilinawo
Well, my part to this story is:
• The person called Wonderful Mkhutche is a person without the respect of parents, elderly and leadership. An atheist with no respect for leadership. Someone born in the street and even the ones who got him from the street did not teach him some very little beginnings of life.
• If ever you are a writer, and call yourself a writer, then go back to school to learn journalism. Please note that we all have the right to express own opinion. Just as you have expressed your atheist opinion so does Chief Lundu. And so does Bushiri when he is giving an opion about what he believes in. If you disagree with any person’s opinion just indicate respectfully without insulting the one you differ your opinion with. Please learn to respect yourself if you do not have parents to respect.
• On culture – which society does not have a culture? Which global village are you talking about that does not have a culture? Yes in your case I know you do not have a culture because you were born in the street. You have no father nor mother to have taught you manners which are part of what we call culture.
• Which constitution of Malawi are you talking about that does not recognise God, chiefs, and all forms of leadership?
• Whether you have been paid by Bushiri, your party or whosoever, this write up lacks the description who you are said to be “About the writer: Wonderful Mkhutche is a professional speech writer, a political scientist and a manuscript editor and developer”. Where is your professionalism here? Your scientism?
• All ideologies have support on earth. Be it yourself alone. And so just as you write and put up your opinion, so does Chief Lundu, Bushiri, DPP members and supporters and any other political party supporter. DPP has supporters just as any other party. The one who wins is the one who has majority support. Be it they are wrong or right in their choice. Be it they are stupid or sober. If you have lost, wait for your time when enough people will develop trust to vote for you. There is no reason to insult those who have won because you have lost. Please be aware that the ideology about God, a father, a chief, a president and so on so forth will remain for quite some time to come. You will die and leave these still there. Your professional writings will die with you and never be remembered. You will have changed nothing on earth. Born in the street, leave in the street, write in the street and die in the street.
• Well, we are aware of some writers’ sponsors, but you have the right also to choose your paymaster.
• Please go back to learning!
chitsiru ichi
Reality iz alwayz painful dere4 nodng wromg wth #chief_lundu n on top of dat scriptures crearly sayz dat in last dayz n end time #false prophets wil rise over de #nationz
This chief is gong’oli of the highest order, full of dpp evil mentality, to hell for sure
This guy is mad, akufuna potchukilapo while mutu mwake muli empty.
Stupid Lundu
Mmmm man jack I see you are also amad person coz you don’t now wat are u saying don’t judge anyone coz you are abig chiief of fools in your area inclueding your foolish chief.
Ngati ziri za mulungu zizaziwika and from satana zizaziwikaso As Gamaliel said in the book of Acts
Hahahahaa King LUNDU why you’re so nagative, inspite of sitting on your throne enjoying the meat of Goat and Pig which your people brought to you, insteady of interfering in political..pangani zaufumu man. Ichi chakoma ichi chakoma Pusi anagwa chagada.muchenjele
hope the author of this story is being misguided. Had it been the DPP as a party have those opinions, they could have even propagated the same to other cheifs so that all the cheifs could speak in one voice. In government they have what they call Resource Mapping tool, which they try to share resources sourced outside of the national bugdet (from donors or well wishers) so you can just wake up today and start distributing things to the public. there are channels that need to be followed. Satanism is not just a system of belief, unless if you are an atheist.
ine koma chomwe ndiziwa ndi choti Mulungu sanalengepo Ndalama, Galimoto, Ndege, ndizonse muziwazo zomwe anapanga munthu nde miracle ya ndalama imachoka kuti, miracle ya ntchito, ya galimoto, Yesu naye anaikana ndalama kuti it belongs to ceaser/kayesara ndipo sanaigwirisepo ntchito. komaso Yesu atayesedwa ndi Satan mu Chipululu kuti asanduse mwara ndikukhala mkate iye anati choka satan kwalembedwa kuti usamuyese mulungu wako, nde ma prophet amasiku ano akuyesa mulungu kwambiri zomwe ndizoopya all these miracles that the perfom is based pa zinthu zomwe anapanga ndimunthu and not Mulungu thats why its all about money, cars, mansions, business, and so on.God never created these things and amene anatseka Zonse amene tinganene kuti anali Prophet womaliza komanso mpulumusi anali Jesus Christ ndiyemwe tikuyembekezeranso ena onsewo kaya, Bible Silinatiuzepo koma Linangotiuza za Fake prophets amene azaitanire mu zina lake ndipo linati tisazapiteko.
Dont forget tizikondana ndine amodzi, Zonse zomwe sanalenge ndi Mulungu ndi zachabe ndipo zisatidanitse becouse God is Love.
Amene ali ndi umboni woti bushiri ndi satanic ndani?
Tikati muthu uyu ndi wa satanic tathauza kuti ndi evil dowers alipo asatanic ambiri dera lanulo koma simumadziwa sibwino kubwera poyera kumanena mzanu kuti ndi wasatanic umboni wake mulinawo wamtundu wanji if it is true that he blong to satanism leave it for god coz he is aman of god not aman of man
Nkhani ndi yoti dpp ili ndi matha ikuona ngati bushri akugwiritsidwa tchito ndi pp mchifukwa chake akugwiritsa tchito mafumu kuti azitha mau mukudziwa mafumu akumalawi ndi osauka ndiye amangolora chilichonse bola zilowe thumba
Nkhani ndi yoti dpp ili ndi matha ikuona ngati bushri akugwiritsidwa tchito ndi pp mchifukwa chake akugwiritsa tchito mafumu kuti azitha mau mukudziwa mafumu akumalawi ndi osauka ndiye amangolora chilichonse bola zilowe thumba
Jesus wanted to do the church bzness alone thats why he went into the synagogue with his croons to intermidate those other church crooks. He was the first biggest big crook thats y the Romans killed him.
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