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Thanks again Wilmot. Let's wait for DEAN's response.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Wilmot B. Valhmu" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Thursday, September 15, 2005 12:54 pm
Subject: Re: MALAWI AGAIN!!
> Peter,
>
> Before moving further, let me state for the record that I'm a
> Bingu fan. Having said that, let me also state that my admission
> should not be taken to mean that I'm necessarily biased.
>
> Again, this is what I know of the situation in Malawi: Bingu wa
> Mutharika was hand-picked by his predecessor to be the
> presidential candidate of the UDF Party. Inherent in that
> arrangement was the implication that Bingu would walk the party
> line. It is common knowledge that former president Bakili Muluzi
> believes that the party is greater than the administration
> ("government", as people are fond of saying in Malawi). Bingu and
> Mr. Muluzi have argued this back and forth, as press reports have
> borne out.
>
> Since Mr. Muluzi created for himself the position of party
> chairman in UDF upon his exit from government and has stated that
> the party is greater than the administration, it follows that he
> intended to rule Malawi by proxy. Thus, when his supposed devotee
> turned the table and put into place a strict policy against
> corruption, almost all hell broke loose. Former government
> officials who feared being caught in the dragnet became overnight
> critics of the administration.
>
> When Bingu distanced himself further from UDF and abandoned some
> of Muluzi's practices, he was warned by Muluzi that an
> administration cannot survive alienation from the party that
> brought it into power.
>
> If you care about sovereignty of the state, then you will agree
> that Bingu is right in asserting that the government is above the
> party and not the other way around. You will also agree that the
> president should render his constitutional duties without a puppet
> master in the background pulling strings.
>
> Therein lies the nexus of the current political struggles in Malawi.
>
> Again, I defer to Professor Makuluni and others who are more
> knowledgeable about Malawi than I am. Their input would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> Take care,
>
> - Wilmot
>
>
> PETER W VAKUNTA <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>
> Thanks for your feedback Wilnot. If the president absconded from the
> party that catapulted him into the helm in Malawi, that in itself
> is a
> breach of trust. Again I go back to technicalities: What does the
> MALAWIAN constitution say on issues like these? What about the
> constitution of the ruling party? What are the stipulations in these
> documents? I know that some of our constitutions in Africa are not
> worthier that the sheets of paper on which they are writtten. BUT,
> there comes a time in the life of a nation when the truth has to be
> faced for better or for worse.
> Can any Malawian brother or sister unravel this conundrum, please.
> Have a good one!
>
> PETER W.VAKUNTA
> DEPARTMENT OF FRENCH AND ITALIAN
> UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON
> 602 VAN HISE HALL
> 1220 LINDEN DRIVE
> MADISON WI 53706-1525
> U.S.A
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> Home 608 422 6089
> Cell 608 381 0407
>
> "The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of the wise
> man is
> in his heart."
> BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wilmot B. Valhmu"
> Date: Thursday, September 15, 2005 10:49 am
> Subject: Re: MALAWI AGAIN!!
>
> > Peter,
> >
> > The little I know of Malawian politics indicates that the drive to
> > impeach President wa Mutharika hinges on the fact that he resigned
> > from the party that got him into office. Loyalists from that
> > party (the UDF) are fuming, thus the call for impeachment.
> >
> > While I was in Malawi, nobody could give me a very good reason for
> > some people's call for impeachment of the president. Mr.
> > Chakuamba's quoted statement that his party's MPs would join the
> > opposition in an effort to impeach the president may be based on
> > nothing more than party politics.
> >
> > Bingu has his faults, but I've not seen anything that amounts to
> > grounds for impeachment.
> >
> > Perhaps Professor Makuluni and others can enlighten us further on
> > this issue.
> >
> > Take care,
> >
> > - Wilmot
> >
> >
> > PETER W VAKUNTA wrote:
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> >
> > If the Malawian constitution allows for the impeachment of an
> > incompetent head of state,why are they arresting this ex-
> minister for?
> > Africa is sick and tired of perennial presidents who are doing
> nothing> but ripping the populace of off!
> >
> > PETER W.VAKUNTA
> > DEPARTMENT OF FRENCH AND ITALIAN
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> > "The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of the wise
> > man is
> > in his heart."
> > BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: PETER W VAKUNTA
> > Date: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 6:47 pm
> > Subject: MALAWI AGAIN!!
> >
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> > >
> > > Sacked Malawi minister detained
> > >
> > > Chakuamba served a decade in jail for sedition under Banda
> > > Malawian politician Gwanda Chakuamba has been arrested
> following his
> > > sacking last week as a cabinet minister.
> > > He has been detained for questioning over a speech at the
> > weekend in
> > > which he predicted that the president would be out of office by
> > > Christmas.
> > >
> > > His party's MPs planned to join the opposition to impeach
> President> > Bingu wa Mutharika, he had warned.
> > >
> > > He was one of the main opposition candidates in last year's
> > elections> but joined a reconciliation government.
> > >
> > > The veteran politician was dismissed as agriculture minister and
> > > replaced by the transport deputy minister, Sidiq Mia last week.
> > >
> > > He has served more than a decade in jail for sedition under
> the late
> > > Malawian leader, Hastings Banda.
> > >
> > > Viva Nyimba, Mr Chakuamba's lawyer, said the charge was for a
> > > misdemeanour which he said carries a fine of up to $15.
> > >
> > > He described the arrest as political persecution because his
> > > client has
> > > been denied police bail for what he called "a minor offence".
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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