MCP defends its Members of Parliament on racist attacks on Bisnowaty

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Jessie Kabwila

Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has announced that it will not denounce its legislators’ racist attack at Member of Parliament for Lilongwe City Centre David Bisnowaty arguing that the party was provoked.

MCP legislators are on record to have called Bisnowaty a ‘Jew and foreigner’ after he reminded them of the party’s brutal leadership.

Jessie Kabwila
Kabwila: MCP was provoked.

In an interview with the local press, Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC) asked the party to condemn the attack on Bisnowaty or the human rights body will brand it as a racist party.

However MCP spokesperson Jessie Kabwila has said HRCC must investigate the matter before taking any action.

“People must see where it came from, he actually attacked the founder of this nation, and you can’t expect us to be quiet. When someone has attacked your “Kholo” you react in a very angry manner”

“MCP has been in parliament for so long and Malawians have never heard us acting in that manner this means something was wrong, therefore the HRCC must investigate the cause of matter,” said Kabwila.

Bisnowaty argued that during the MCP era there were severe food shortages as Malawi was rated one of the poorest in the world only that people were afraid of the bloodthirsty dictator.

He was reacting to claims by MCP legislators that the country was a land of milk and honey during Kamuzu era.