Saulos Chilima Archives

Constitution Crisis! Mutharika boots Chilima out

Nov 08, 2018 Alex Chikanga 1 &

Malawi President Peter Mutharika has ignited a Constitutional Crisis by leaving Vice President Saulos Chilima out of the cabinet released yesterday night. Through Chief Secretary to the Government, Lloyd Muhara, President Peter Mutharika announced a… ...

Court floors AG on a scheme to bar UTM in 2019 elections

Nov 07, 2018 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 1 &

Plans by the Malawi Attorney General (AG) to stop UTM from taking part in 2019 Tripartite Elections have been dismissed by the High Court. The AG and the Registrar of Political Parties had applied to… ...

Court rescues UTM: Chilima to stand in 2019 Malawi presidential race

Nov 02, 2018 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 1 &

The High Court in Blantyre has officially registered as a political party UTM (United Transformation Movement). The Office of the Registrar of Political Parties had rejected Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima's UTM because he opted… ...

Chilima in Court

Nov 02, 2018 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 0 &

Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima is today expected to know the fate of his United Transformation Movement (UTM) when the High Court delivers a ruling on the status of the movement's registration as a political party.… ...

Mutharika stops in Ntcheu: tells people to reject UTM

Nov 01, 2018 Russell Kondowe 4 &

President Peter Mutharika on Wednesday stopped in Ntcheu where he urged voters to ignore Vice President Saulos Chilima’s United Transformation Movement (UTM). Mutharika said the movement has no agenda and capacity to develop the country.… ...

MBC stops caller from criticizing DPP regime

Oct 29, 2018 Russell Kondowe 0 &

State owned Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) does not buy any views from its listeners that appear to be critical of the Peter Mutharika leadership. In a phone-in program aimed at getting people’s views on whether… ...

Chilima in trouble

Oct 28, 2018 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 4 &

Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima is in hot soup over claims that the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is plotting to rig 2019 tripartite elections. Chilima has on several occasions issued the rigging allegations. On… ...

Chilima off to Nigeria

Oct 28, 2018 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 3 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima who is also leader of the United Transformation Movement (UTM) has left the country for Nigeria. Chilima left yesterday through Kamuzu International Airport. In Nigeria, the vice president will attend the… ...

Chilima’s JB defence raises eyebrows

Oct 25, 2018 Luke Bisani 2 &

Despite former head of state Joyce Banda being mentioned several times by cashgate convicts and suspects to be a big fish in cashgate, Vice President of Malawi Saulos Chilima defended Banda on the corruption allegations.… ...

Police bar UTM supporters

Oct 22, 2018 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Police on Sunday barred United Transformation Movement (UTM) supporters from welcoming Vice President Saulos Chilima at Kamuzu International Airport in Lilongwe. Chilima who is also UTM leader was coming from the United Kingdom where he… ...

Resign? Over my dead body

Oct 21, 2018 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

...My contract runs until 2019, says Chilima Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima has rubbished calls by activists for his resignation, saying he is Constitutionally contracted to occupy the Vice Presidency until 2019. Chilima, who is also… ...

Chilima says he’s absconding work

Oct 21, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Vice President Saulos Klaus Chilima has revealed that he has been absconding work for over 5 months. Chilima told BBC HARDtalk's Zeinab Badawi that he is drawing his salary for doing "absolutely nothing" when… ...

Chilima mocked over BBC HARDtalk interview

Oct 21, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima has been a topic of ridicule on social media over his BBC HARDtalk interview. A cross section of Malawians have panned Chilima for what they describe as a poor performance.… ...

I am not the final decision maker – Chilima hits at critics

Oct 20, 2018 Luke Bisani 1 &

Malawi vice president Saulos Chilima has hit at critics who accuse him of speaking evils against the same government he serves, saying he has limited power. Since the cat and rat relationship between Chilima and… ...

Chilima defends JB

Oct 19, 2018 Luke Bisani 0 &

Malawi Vice President, Saulos Chilima, has defended former head of state Joyce Banda on corruption allegations levelled against her following massive looting during her tenure. Speaking in an interview with BBC's Hardtalk, Chilima said Banda… ...