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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
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Wilmot B. Valhmu" <[log in to unmask]>
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 <[log in to unmask]> 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
> UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON
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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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