People’s Party Members of Parliament (MPs) want assurances that party leader Joyce Banda will not be arrested as one of the conditions for an alliance with the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
Mutharika met PP legislators on Sunday including government critic Kamlepo Kalua of Rumphi East and Banda’s son Roy Kachale of Zomba Malosa to discuss a possible alliance between the DPP and PP in Parliament.
But the PP MPs sought assurances from Mutharika that their president Banda who is in exile will not be arrested when she comes to Malawi.
“They [the PP team] also wanted that if she [JB] comes back, she should not be arrested,” one MP told the local media.
According to reports, PP also want two of its MPs to be appointed cabinet ministers in Mutharika’s government.
On its part, the DPP said it will not have candidates in constituencies where PP has strong candidates during the 2019 polls.
People’s Party secretary general Ibrahim Matola said the party is not involved in the discussions since he was barred from entering Kamuzu Palace when he went to attend the meeting.
“When I went there, I was turned back at the gate. The party is being left out and whatever negotiations are happening are for themselves [the legislators].”
MPs who attended the Kamuzu Palace meeting include party spokesperson Noah Chimpeni (Nkhata Bay South East), Maquenda Chunga (Mzimba South), Ralph Jooma (Mangochi Monkey Bay), Beatrice Mwale (Kasungu North), Malani Mtonga (Karonga South), Kalua, Wallace Chawawa (Zomba Chingale), Patricia Kayinga Nangozo (Zomba Central), Welani Chilenga (Chitipa North) and JB’s son, Kachale.
However, Harry Mkandawire (Mzimba West), Rachel Mazombwe Zulu (Mchinji North) and Elias Wakuda Kamanga (Kasungu North East) were not invited as they are suspected of working with opposition Malawi Congress Party.
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chakwera boyz..kkkkkk..munkangomva kuti ndale? kkkkkkk
Ena akamalakhula ndinadabwa nawo, MCP zidzawina mudadzinamize, DPP ikuwina mosakayila bushiri anaona kale ankakwera ya jb ndiye watsika wapna kuti ndi yakuphwa
atenthedwa abwana ayamba kuyenda opanda jacket kubweraku MCP 2019 bomaaa!
She is a thief.. arrest her and get the money cadhgate back for the poor people
koma aaa no comment
Kkkk za kumalawi….
Criminals must be arrested
It can only be Malawi
just resolve the party and give chance to members to choose their free party to join .
Node pano alikutiko amaianthuooo
Dpp osachita mmbwerera zimenezo atabwera jb akalowe ku Maula talira mokwanira , anthufe mmatitenga ngati ngolo zany eti ? Nkhumba inu! Akhakaka! Macashgeters !tikukuonanitu maplani anu! Ana Anoka foseki
Mwachita bwino osasapota ng’ona zija
Osabwela amayi chakwelayu alihot kunena zoona palibe chabwinotu
These politicians are playing our mind and here DPP want to use Joyce banda as a game changer in 2019 elections.tikuziwa kuti she will never go to jail for being God mother of cash gate …..amuluzi ali phee atasolora 1.7 billion kwacha ija …sitinaiwaile ife
Let her pay wat she stole from poor citizens. She has money 2 do so.how do u pity some1 who never felt pity on u by stealing the little u had? Cage her..!
Why allow a thief lead the party at all ahahaha
Mbavaaaa
ha ha ha ha k577 billion in alliance with k24 billion Cashgate koma tax yathu inunkha kanthu
2019 ukuchedwa tichotse chibwana ichi ndithu
ithink mr president thought verry well for making option to copy pp mps to join the dpp coz JBs cases yet he want to backup his minster honourable george chaponda for maizegate but let me warning you pp members and suppoters don’t allow to join dpp coz at the end you will be shameful both of u when u will lose 2019 coz people they can confirm exactly that mr president has failed to run the country and ialso wonder last time he was shouting mrs jb that her is a thief so when her repenting her sin to be an innocent people please pp members be watchfull with dpp iknow that some of u you want money but iswear u will realize laterown