Atupele Enters Into an Alliance with MCP Alone; An Attack on Mutharika is an Attack on Malawians

Otto von Bismarck once said, “Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others.” Learning from other people’s mistakes is not rocket science but wisdom of the highest order. Atupele has done what his father did in 2004, joining forces with MCP and killed UDF.

Furthermore,  Atupele has proven that common sense for most politicians is not common. They keep repeating mistakes committed by their counterparts. Atupele has made a very serious blunder and unwise decision by joining unpopular MCP to form an electoral alliance at a time when people are going through hell fire in all aspects of life.

The case of Atupele dragging UDF into an Alliance with MCP is not only foolish in the eyes of many Malawians but pure lack of wisdom and  insensitivity. He does not care about the cries and suffering of ordinary Malawians who are yearning for freedom, quality life and good leadership now.

For the first time in the history of UDF, Atupele has drawn the wrath of the people in Malawi just like his father. This is happening at a time when about eight other parties have withdrawn from the 2020 Tonse Alliance which has proven to be a total failure in many aspects under the leadership of Chakwera?

There are case studies of all those who joined MCP and get finished all over the place for the wise to learn from. For instance, UTM was one of the key alliance partners which ended up losing its leader, Dr Salos Chilima in a mysterious plane crash.

The alliance terms and conditions were never honored or respected. Chakwera even declared candidacy for  the September, 2025 elections disregarding the agreement MCP made with Chilima in 2020.

Atupele must draw lessons from Chilima and the UTM who were used, sidelined and dumped in plain sight of all Malawians by MCP. Chilima was arrested and later lost his life.

Do you know that you are repeating the same mistake, Chilima did by turning  against Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika, the man who groomed him to become the country’s vice president?

Do you remember that Chilima attacked Mutharika, the man who never arrested him or wronged him even killed him and yet Chilima chose to side with the party that never contributed anything to him and his party. The only sin Mutharika committed  was to entrust Chilima with the responsibility  as the vice president of Malawi in 2014.

Do you remember what happened to Sidik Mia who decided to leave DPP to join MCP? He invested his fortunes in excess of billions in the Alliance but died mysteriously yet Chakwera did not even attend his funeral in Chikwawa in disguise of following Covid 19 Preventative measures.

Later, the same Chakwera attended a birthday party of Simbi in Mchinji just soon after announcing Covid 19 preventive  measures where he was seen dancing with Awilo Longomba on stage without wearing a mask.

Do you know what has happened to Ken Msonda, Uladi Mussa, Grazelder Jefrey and Kantukule of UTM when they decided to join MCP?  They are no longer worth anything there. Its either you or your political career dies with you in MCP.

MCP leaders has a tendency of eliminating their political opponents in ways that appear obvious to the general public and they don’t give a damn.

What can happen, God forbid, in case MCP wins the 2025 Elections which I doubt; is that they will either dump you, arrest you or you will die a very mysterious ways.

Nobody wants you back;  go and be a lesson to  those that are wise. Everybody knows that Atupele is joining the MCP in order to enjoy the exploits realized from the five year corruption spree that has destroyed this country to the core.

To make it worse, Atupele has decided to start attacking his fellow opposition leader, Professor Arthur Petter Mutharika accusing him of stealing his votes in the 2019 general elections. This is very unfortunate.

Atupele you even lost a parliamentary seat in your constituency and how did you expect to get many votes across the country if your own people from your village could not give their vote?

Instead of helping his new partner addressing economic challenges Malawians are facing, he has decided to go to town saying Mutharika is old and he must not contest in the forthcoming elections. This is not the Atupele we all know, he has been compromised to the head.

Here is a young man whom many respected and had hopes that he might one day be given a chance to govern this country. But Atupele is trading his integrity and respect for money thinking Malawians will buy his lack of wisdom and insensitive propaganda.

In my own opinion, I don’t think any sane member of the UDF will follow Atupele to join MCP in an alliance after experiencing what happened to Chilima and the entire UTM.

Atupele is joining MCP at a time when MCP youth are hacking opposition members including civil servants with panga knives in the central region, arbitrary arrests of many people on political grounds and other undemocratic tendencies.

I quoted someone saying, “Poyamba timkaganiza kuti Munthu akakhala ndi dazi ndiye kuti ndi wanzeru”. Atupele has made a very big political blunder that will cost him his entire political career. He has missed the opportunity to continue being a young man of integrity.

Atupele is going against his own words and principles. He talked about how clueless President Chakwera is during the 2020 Presidential Debate at BICC in Lilongwe.

He has disappointed many young people in the country who had hopes that probably young politicians like him would be exemplary  to make a difference in politics.

He will definitely contribute to the downfall of UDF and MCP just like what his father did in 2004 because I see many UDF members voting for DPP in the September 2025 elections .

If “a” Chair is behind this decision, then both of them have lost respect of all Malawians and they will go down in the memory lane as betrayals of democracy. This is poor decision made at the wrong time.

Atupele must know that he has entered the alliance with MCP alone and attacking Mutharika is an attack on all Malawians that are suffering under Chakwera’s poor leadership.