By Vincent Gunde
Political activist Bon Kalindo has pleaded with the departed Vice President Dr. Saulosi Chilima’s family to think twice and come back to their senses to let Mrs. Mary Chilima take over the leadership of the UTM for Chilima’s legacy to be honored by the generations to come.
Kalindo has observed that after the death of Dr. Chilima, those who did not love him and allowed him to freeze cold in the Chikangawa forest suspending the searching team to regroup and come back the following day at 06;00 A.M to continue their searching operation, are claiming to run for presidency of the party.
He said looking at those that will compete for presidency title in the UTMs elective convention, there is none who can honor Chilima’s legacy to attract the youth joining the party in osaopa, osafooka slogan, saying all are there just to sell their names.
Speaking through an audio clip circulating in various social media platforms, Kalindo said in Mary Chilima, there is sound leadership claiming that Dr. Saulosi Chilima was delivering his plans and behind him, was Mary Chilima.
Kalindo has asked Dr. Chilima’s family to open their eyes with the events happening in the MCP saying no one expected that MCP cloth would have a face of President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera and that of the late Mohammad Sidik Mia.
He said after Kamuzu, the MCP maintained the face of Ngwazi Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda on its cloth, John Tembo and Gwanda Chakuamba Phiri did not think of changing the face of Kamuzu with theirs, but the coming in of Dr. Chakwera has come with the difference.
The activist said those that did not forget the name of Kamuzu have now forgotten him through some one’s face on MCP cloth saying this also will happen with the UTM for Dr. Saulosi Chilima’s name to be forgotten in the political history of the country.
He has asked Malawians to imagine that Mrs. Mary Chilima, Atupele Muluzi, Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika and Enock Chihana, all women regardless of political party affiliations will go for Mrs. Mary Chilima for presidency.
“If Mrs. Mary Chilima can stand for UTM Presidency in the 2025 elections, the political landscape will wear a new face and this will attract many Malawians to join hands in voting for her to honor Chilima’s legacy in Malawi,” said Kalindo.
He has finally advised opposition parties UDF, UTM, AFORD and DPP to organize a round-table discussions for the way forward ahead of the 2025 elections so that the MCP remain with power of vote rigging and not people voting for it.
