MCP official threatens to kill Richard Chimwendo Banda
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Malawi24
George Kaunda, an official of the Malawi Congress Party, threatened to make Richard Chimwendo Banda disappear if he appeared in Nsundwe, in the Lilongwe region. He called for the party secretary general’s resignation and criticised fees imposed on internal candidates, reports Malawi24.
George Kaunda, an official of the Nsundwe Freedom Fighters and a member of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), threatened to kill the party’s secretary general, Richard Chimwendo Banda, during a political meeting held on Sunday in Nsundwe, Lilongwe. He said Chimwendo Banda could « disappear » if he appeared before the participants, reports Malawi24.
George Kaunda called on Richard Chimwendo Banda to resign voluntarily, accusing him of not having sufficiently helped MCP members despite his leadership position. He also accused him of influencing the introduction of fees for members wishing to stand in the party’s internal elections.
MCP MP Lawrence Chakakala Chaziya, the guest of honour at the meeting, supported free candidacies for internal elections. He said the party had resources, including rented apartments in Malawi’s three regions and public subsidies, to finance its activities and support its members.
MCP secretary for communications Jessie Kabwira said the party would guarantee equal opportunities for candidates in the next internal elections, from local to regional level. MCP member Silvester Ayuba James, for his part, said calls for Richard Chimwendo Banda’s resignation should also target the party’s president, Lazarus Chakwera.
