Created on on Thursday Thursday, , 22 22 August August 2013 2013 16 16: :19 19 BLANTYRE BLANTYRE ( (MaraPost MaraPost) )- -- - Malawi Malawi’ ’s s ruling ruling People People’ ’s s Party Party ( (PP PP) ) aspirant aspirant for for Mulanje Mulanje Central Central Constituency Constituency, , Brown Brown Mpinganjira Mpinganjira, , who who is is also also Water Water Development Development and and Irrigation Irrigation Minister Minister, , should should brace brace for for tough tough time time ahead ahead of of the the 2014 2014 tripartite tripartite elections elections as as one one more more person person has has expressed expressed interest interest to to contest contest for for the the same same seat seat. . Damson Damson Chelewani Chelewani resolved resolved to to run run as as independent independent candidate candidate following following the the endorsement endorsement of of Mpinganjira Mpinganjira as as PP PP parliamentary parliamentary candidate candidate for for the the area area without without giving giving the the constituents constituents chance chance to to elect elect candidate candidate of of their their choice choice through through primary primary elections elections, , thereby thereby blocking blocking other other individuals individuals who who also also declared declared interest interest for for PP PP ticket ticket. . Chelewani Chelewani and and Mpinganjira Mpinganjira will will also also face face incumbent incumbent parliamentarian parliamentarian Kondwani Kondwani Nankhumwa Nankhumwa of of opposition opposition Democratic Democratic Progressive Progressive Party Party ( (DPP DPP) ) and and Mai Mai Lemani Lemani of of United United Democratic Democratic Front Front ( (UDF UDF) ). . Others Others have have not not yet yet to to come come out out of of the the cocoon cocoon, , but but are are working working underground underground in in fear fear of of reprisals reprisals. . Mpinganjira Mpinganjira’ ’s s endorsement endorsement by by President President Joyce Joyce Banda Banda also also forced forced Ephraim Ephraim Chivundi Chivundi, , a a senior senior of of the the ruling ruling PP PP, , to to rescind rescind his his decision decision to to run run for for the the seat seat. . Meanwhile Meanwhile, , Chelewani Chelewani has has refuted refuted claims claims making making rounds rounds in in the the constituency constituency that that he he is is being being sponsored sponsored by by State State Vice Vice- -President President Khumbo Khumbo Kachali Kachali to to destabilize destabilize the the PP PP parliamentary parliamentary candidate candidate. . According According to to sources sources, , both both Kachali Kachali and and Mpinganjira Mpinganjira want want to to be be PP PP’ ’s s presidential presidential running running mate mate in in 2014 2014 tripartite tripartite election election with with the the latter latter being being perceived perceived as as a a threat threat. . Another Another threat threat is is Industry Industry and and Trade Trade minister minister, , Sosten Sosten Gwengwe Gwengwe, , who who is is said said to to be be in in good good books books with with the the Malawi Malawi leader leader and and is is third third in in command command in in the the current current administrations administrations, , according according to to sources sources, , who who asked asked for for anonymity anonymity. . The The sources sources also also claimed claimed that that the the Malawi Malawi leader leader entrusted entrusted Mpinganjira Mpinganjira with with the the ministry ministry of of Water Water Development Development and and Irrigation Irrigation as as a a token token of of appreciation appreciation claiming claiming he he had had been been working working tooth tooth and and nail nail promoting promoting President President Banda Banda and and her her PP PP in in the the Mhlakho Mhlakho belt belt of of Phalombe Phalombe, , Mulanje Mulanje and and Thyolo Thyolo. . As As such such, , according according to to our our sources sources, , State State Vice Vice President President requested requested Chelewani Chelewani to to run run as as independent independent to to destabilize destabilize and and give give the the ‘ ‘Mulanje Mulanje boy boy’ ’ tough tough time time ahead ahead of of the the elections elections. . One One of of the the sources sources claimed claimed that that President President Banda Banda is is looking looking forward forward to to picking picking a a person person as as her her running running with with large large following following not not only only from from constituency constituency but but the the region region as as a a whole whole. . But But speaking speaking in in a a separate separate interview interview, , Chelewani Chelewani expressed expressed ignorance ignorance of of the the claims claims, , saying saying he he has has never never interacted interacted or or been been influenced influenced by by Kachali Kachali. . Chelewani Chelewani, , who who owns owns an an auditing auditing firm firm in in Blantyre Blantyre, , said said he he was was requested requested by by people people in in his his area area to to vie vie as as independent independent candidate candidate after after PP PP and and some some chiefs chiefs in in the the area area convinced convinced the the Malawi Malawi leader leader to to endorse endorse Mpinganjira Mpinganjira there there. . Attempts Attempts to to get get a a comment comment from from Mpinganjira Mpinganjira and and Kachali Kachali through through his his personal personal assistant assistant a a Mr Mr. . Ndhlovu Ndhlovu on on Thursday Thursday proved proved futile futile as as calls calls to to their their mobile mobile phones phones could could not not be be reached reached. .
Posted on: Thu, 22 Aug 2013 23:29:36 +0000
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