Malawi leader Arthur Peter Mutharika (APM) and his wife Gertrude Mutharika recently visited local markets to buy food items from small businesses, raising questions about their intentions.
Mutharika and his wife were also seen in Ndirande market where they bought a sofa set that is to be part of furniture at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre.
Some Malawians applauded Mutharika for the gesture with others describing him as a “humble” man.
The Malawi leader was also applauded for buying local things like the sofa set instead of importing luxurious furniture for Sanjika palace.
Malawians on social media said Mutharika is humble since he could have commanded any other officer at the State House to buy the sofa or foodstuffs for him.
But is APM humble?
A year before the 2014 tripartite election, Mutharika was seen boarding a public transport in Lilongwe as one way of sharing the suffering with Malawians under the leadership of Joyce Banda.
Mutharika also visited a local market to buy fish popularly known as bonya.
Though the ruling party then, People’s Party (PP), castigated him saying it was “cheap politics”, the man was applauded by other Malawians as many saw the caring spirit from the presidential aspirant.
But since being elected into power, the Malawi leader, in his three years in power, never boarded a minibus or bought bonya to reaffirm his humbleness that was noted during the campaign period for the 2014 polls, until over a week ago – some months before the 2019 general elections – when he appeared in markets.
Political expert Wonderful Mkhutche feels the acts are “populist stunts” and not being humble.
“The president’s acts do not signify him as humble man as some are suggesting. Some are even saying the president supports local business. But there is more to humanity than appearing in public places. Just like there is more to supporting local businesses,” said Mkhutche.
He further urged political leaders to be meeting people in public places to seek their views on national matters.
“It is commendable that at times the president should meet people on the ground. But this means that the platform has to be one in which the president is listening to the people and acting on it. This was not the case with what recently happened,” he added.
That’s insult to us
Anakweraponso minibus kupita kwa a chinsapo nthawi ina yake, kkkkkkk
Kodi simukufunila abale anu zabwino eti? Ndinthawi yoti mr plesdent ndi mkazi wawo kusangalasa anthu awo kuonjezela mipamba ya biznes
Its humility,thats the correct answer.What is wrong there?Most malawian are still behind in thinking and relating things logically.He is a human being like you,why fails to do things you do in your area?Continue
Who is raising questions,apm and his wife are malawians they deserved to step on where ever they want
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Hopefuly he’s humble it doesnt mean to be apresident you cant do other cheap things with ordinary people
Y doing this now????
IDIOT malawasi kumadusa zaziiiiiiii
Kulilawila dziko la Malawi ngakhale kamuzu Bakili Bingu Jb adatero ndiye osadabwa
That’s a way to gain a political mileage, think of that time he bought bonya in lilongwe; what was the meaning of that and what areas and how many enterprise developed/improved in?
aaaaaaaa basi
…so what?
Stop eating Limpopo banana, dem
Palibepo nkhani apa. Which law bars him from visiting the market? Inu mukamakagula zinthu ndekuti mukupanga campaign m’manyumba mwanumo?
Zazii ndezitipindulira chani ife zimenezo mavuto alitho muno osa solver kaye magetsi, muzipatala mankhwala chuma Mmidzimu bwanji !
Vision some
Alibe mano a president athu, how is he going to enjoy chambo chowamba??…..
Zinali kut zimenez mwaona kut masiku atha
Ngati zakuwawa komoka.He’s a Malawian n eligible to do anything n visit any place in the country.
akufuna kautaka akaotchere
Good example to other idiot,to be a President doesn’t mean you r God.
Kkkkkk koma amalawi,akakagula ku shoprite muzitiso akuononga ndalama za boma,akavaya ku ndix ku msika waukulu mukutiso campaign,ndiye angosiya kudya2 president.
Moya mwano kodi simunatsiyebe
Sindikuziwa kuti a malawi umbuli uzawathera liti.Inu Pulesident asapita pamsika walakwa?,kodi amachita kukakamiza kuti muzamvotere??.Inetu chiyambileni sindinavotere chipani ndikuluzapo.Iyetu ayenera kuyenda chifukwa ndi ufulu wake,nkhani yozawina ndiye musakambe mudikire azakuonetseni.Kupepela bwanji amalawi.Musiyeni ndi munthu apange zofuna zake.
Sizakale zija zokakamilra Ku Sanjika ngati nkhuku za mikolongwe,vuto palibe,2019 ,Bhoma………
Ntchito basi yizikhala yoyendela anthu ogulista matemba wokhawokha kukondela kwambiri Mr President ifesnso muzitiyendela woyitanila mamini bus ifeee
Akuona ngati azawina chifukwa choti anagula bonya penapake.
Febuluwale yenseyi tadya bonya pamene Iwo amadya ma sausage Ku state house.
Good
Good
Campaign kupusitsa anthu basi
Zofunika kutelo ife tinakondwela nazo ena mpamba wao unaonjezeleka
wachedwa nazo chinkha adayamba 2014 kumagula daily kumisika yanthuyi chitsiru chamunthu
chitsilu ndiwe ulindi chiyani ko
nde lwe uli ndichani mwana hule ndi mbava usandinyasepo
Kd Kukhala Mbali Ya Opposition Kwakutopesan?? Zanu, Mukaweta Dala Ng’ona, Sapita Kawiri
Kodi galu ameneyu chiyambileni ndale anapangapo zimenezi ndi campaign ameneyo posachedwapa timva anapita kujando kukadilidwa
He did it well before he became president. Is it electionengineering? No, i don’t think so!
No sense at all
No strange thing here it only takes humble pple to do that. So to answer u thats humility end of point.
Kutha nzeru uku munthu matemba seller akuti K4000 iwo kupereka K23,000 trying to buy pples hearts for corruption
God have mercy on u
Thank you! this God’s mercy must flood over to you!
Ndipo a president muzikashopa sika uliwose kuti wina aziphya ntima.
Which corruption ar u reffering to? So it was ur 1st time seeing a person payin more than the real price? Get a life and be civilised!!!
Pitala is attention seeker
Thawi ya campaign timawona zinthu
Is anything wrong there? Be wise and get civilised, you idiots……!!!!!!
Chalakwika ndi chiyani?
So what is yur problem ,,admn?
It’s good continue Mr President you should also consider remote areas
Ndiye vuto ndichani? Inu tadzikhalani ochangamuka ndipo akuyenera kutero ngati mwini wake wafuna iyiyi personal issue ndipo sizikugwirizana ndi ndale
Palibe zachilendo ndi campaign basi komma mudziwe popita kutsiko ndalama imene yawonongeka pa convoy yake ma polisi yake zonse kuti muwelengele zakwana zingati ndalama atha kuwathandiza anthu angati kumudzi agogo paNgovalo Ku Thyolo akuyenda opanda Malaya chombo panja akusowa nsoppo ,koma mbizi iyi panyani
Nothing wrong with that , promoting farm produce by Malawians.
Azionela ekha mitengo yakatundu mmene ilili akaguleso sopo awone kuti alimitengo yanji.
pompano akuti adzatiendera kwamuenera kudzakwapula nawo masese,sizodabwitsa izi,mmbuyomu ena adapangapo mpakana adakadya ku chakulamba
Kufuna ma vote ❎ awooo
So what
Ndipo A president muzikashopa Ku nsika uli wonse omwe mungafune kuti wina zimuwawe
angofuna kuonetsa kut kukhala president sichiphinjo naye atha kuyenda paliponse,kugula zomwe anthu wamba amagula,sizachilendo! wina zampweteka kkkk! 2019 ndye mudzabuuula kwambiri,koopsya!
Magulidwe akewo K23,000 for the real price K4000???? ngati kulibe mavuto ena bwanji osagula ma gumbuts,groves zothandizira cholera mma health centers monga kwa Dickson ku LL munthu anamwalira ma doctor amaopa kumugwira ndi bear hands coz they had no groves
joyce,pali protoco paja musaiwale yogulila zinthu boma.zmenezo minister of health akuyenela kudzwa kaye, citapo kanthu, komanso 23grand kwa iye aaa ndiyogulila ndwo, joyce.
And to add on he was using personal money not government money so odya zake alibe mulandu
Kodi ndizakezo sangaombolere miyoyo yaamalawi?
kkkk yeah ngat ine,inetu ine nthaw zina mu LIMBE momu kuononga k50 000,how about the big shot lyk him?
Mphaso how do you it was his money not for government did he wrote his name on those money?
Buying sympathy
Even you admin you can do that just try to put every Tambala you are getting here on your page and go to buy mbewa mkhwani and the like you will become famous also
no questions,this is not the first time for APM to buy items on the local markets ,even before he was elected as apresident ,he went at chinsapo to buy potatoes ,mangoes ,fish .
Abale eti mpaka dzungu limodzi kumugulitsa munthu 20pin?
Kkkkkkkkk it’s not kamuzu who was stealing from the poor people
Osamapanga zanu bwa?
Sizachilendo izi bakili muluzi anapangapo zimangotengela u munthu wa presedent panthawiyo
Si umunthu uwu amwene.. There something behind this.. Akufuna mavote.. Campaign iyi
zakupwetekan kan! ndimmalaw iyeyu bas.angofuna kuonetsa kut kukhala prezdent sichiphinjo ai naye atha kuyenda paliponse.
nde pali vuto musiyeni atukule wanthu ndizabwino
Malawi is well known with Kujedegula. What was wrong with what they did ?