UTM Party president Michael Usi Sunday took a swipe at people he accused of being bent at bring confusion in the party.
He was speaking at a political rally held at Kauma Ground in Lilongwe.
Usi claimed that divisions in UTM were being fuelled by outsiders, who he said were using social media for their own benefit.
The State Vice President said officials in UTM would unite and added that the party would bounce back stronger than before.
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He cited the issue of a party pickup which the party’s founding president Saulos Chilima was using, saying when he informed the party’s directors Khwesi Musa and Felix Njawala about his political rally, they quickly made the vehicle available to him.
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“You know brothers can rub shoulders but they should not break each others’ bones. Yes in UTM, there have been issues but it is upon us, bonafide members of UTM, to sit down and discuss [the issues] and come up with solutions to our problems.
“We do not want outsiders to come and fuel disagreements in UTM because the meaning of what is happening in UTM may not be conceptualised and may not be understood by outsiders. So, we are on the verge of getting our peace and making sure that we are one formidable force ready for the 2025 elections,” Usi said.
“We don’t want to be disturbed by anybody who does not understand the philosophy of UTM,” Usi added.
The UTM leader said Malawi was not developing because of vandalism, citing people that have been vandalising rail handles on bridges just to make others suffer.
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According to Usi, people who are stealing public resources are not from outside the country but Malawians.
He said the day Malawians would start loving their country, the country would blossom.
UTM is expected to go for its elective convention on November 17 2024.
Usi is expected to fight for the party presidency alongside Reserve Bank of Malawi former governor Dalitso Kabambe, private sector executive Matthews Mtumbuka and UTM directors Newton Kambala and Patricia Kaliati.
Conspicuously missing at the rally were UTM key executives.
At the rally, Usi also urged party members to pay back Neef loans.
