Malawian President Bingu Wa Mutharika arrived in the country for a private working visit at 10:35 this morning, and held private talks with President Rupiah Banda at Chipata’s Protea hotel.
President Banda led a number cabinet ministers, government and MMD party officials to recieve his Malawian counterpart.
The ministers present included Peter Daka of Science and Technology,Education Minister Dora Siliya, Energy Minister Kenneth Konga, Eastern Provincial Minister Isaac Banda works and Supply Deputy Minister Lameck Mangani.
Others who received the Malawian Head of State are Eastern Province Permanent secretary Eularia Mwale, MMD chairperson Kennedy Zulu and several other party and government officials.
The Malawian President was accorded the usual Zambian reception characterized by traditional songs and dances from MMD cadres clad in black attires in honour of the late second republican President Frederick Chiluba.
Professor Mutharika is expected to fly back to Malawi soon after the meeting.
[Zanis]
Very few things are private nowadays!
Is Mutharika still “handling” Vera?
This was rude of Mutharika why couldn’t he come and pay his respects to Chiluba in Lusaka? We are in national mourning and he is sneaking into border towns for who knows what.
Life goes on my friend. Business as usual…..
he will come back next week, bushe namushika akalilo??????
#3 BOBBY —- the person to blame is you, Bobby. I blame you for expecting too much from Mutharika. Your concern is too sophisticated for him. This is one chap who is cting as if he never went to school, going by the way he is running Malawi. He is going to be one of Africa’s most disappointing intellectuals ever. From his time as COMESA director general I expected him to go back to Malawi and propel the country into modern prosperity. Alas! Malawi is by far poorer now than it was under Muluzi. God Bless Malawians.
.. that reminds me of the farting law saga in Malawi
RB and his cadres are busy dancing in Chipata when we have malilo here in LSK
HAS HE COME FOR RIGGING THE ELECTIONS THIS YEAR
FINSHI BALEPANGANA………WE ARE WATCHING!!!!……..WE KNOW OF VJ’S VISIT TO MALAWI DURING THEIR ELECTIONS…….EXCHANGING NOTES??……OUR EYES ARE OPEN, PVT IN MOTION, CHIEF RIGGER OUT OF THE SYSTEM, AMERICA WATCHING…….CIVIL SOCIETY ELECTION COALITION IS WATCHING……..FORGET ABOUT RIGGING, CERTAINLY NOT IN 2011 ELECTIONS……
Don’t worry my friend the time has come for change. Elections won’t be rigged too many eyes watching. MMD are history a change is a good thing. We need change! Any party as long as it’s not these thieves. Vote wisely people don’t vote MMD it’s a sinking ship.Â
He came to comfort Vera.
If it is PF holding a rally in Lukulu, then it is disrepect for the deaced FTJ, but if it is Simbao holding a rally in Mbala or RB meeting his friend in Chipata, then Chiluba is being honoured and respected! What a bunch of Hypocrites!
No one rigs elections in zed coz no one has ever come with evidence and if that was the case the cobra cud have stopped participating in elections
Don’t so naive man. what happens when you cast your ballot? Have you witnessed first hand the counting?  My friend  a lot happends!  Get real
I have witnessed first hand counting and can confirm that no rigging takes place
#10, even in the most advanced democracies such as the USA, India,etc rigging has been recorded. Stop being myopic.Who do you want to please, hypocrite?
Hypocrite? I don’t get it.
dont forgot there is an issue of birth places of RB and mwalawian chiefs are involved only history will explain the visit.
The special one, you are right.
They are strategising the smoth Exit of RB after loosing this year.
RUPIAH’S BIRTH RECORDS HAVE BEEN DESTROYED AND THROWN INTO LAKE MALAWI……WAS AGENDA OF THE PRIVATE MEETING!!!
Totally unacceptable, very unAfrican and debasing!! What does Mbingu take Zambians for and why is he being entertained. Honestly if he thot of private talks he would have allowed us to mourn. His talks and lunch at Protea could have waited. Seriously his behavior is like that of a fox and its saddening coz this man’s been to school.
If I heard clearly on ZNBC radio last night, when RB was with Mbingu in Chipata, RB was asking if there was enough food to feed his guest. Lets be clear, the PF were condemned for the rally in Lukuku by ZNBC and the other dailies. RB is still enjoying in Chipata but there is a funeral here!
There is a former President’s funeral, RB was still in Chipata on Monday welcoming Wamutarika who has come for a not known visit. Why didn’t he come through Lusaka so that he mourns with the national? Kuti wapapa, fili ukotuleya
OUR PRESIDENT MICHEAL CHILUFYA SATA WAS ON RADIO A FEW MIN AGO.HE RAISED IMPORTANT ISSUES.WHAT CAUSED CHILUBAS DEATH?????BY THE WAY WHAT IS RB DOING IN CHIPATA EVEN AFTER HE HAS ALREADY BURRIED HIS RELATIVE?HE SHOULD HAVE RUSHED BACK TO MOURN HIS CONSULTANT.ANYWAY LOOKS LIKE THERE IS MORE TO COME.ZAMBIA IS FULL OF WONDERS
I AM WAITING FOR MUMBI AND LIFWEKELO AND HEAR WHAT THEY WILL SAY ON THIS MATTER.
MAYBE WILLIAM BANDA HAS ALSO BARRED RUPIA BANDA NOT TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL LIKE WHAT HE HAS DONE TO SATA. LIFWEKELO AND MUMBI HELP US MORE ON THIS MATTER BECAUSE THIS IS THE THIRD DAY WITHOUT A CURRENT PRESIDENT BEING AT THE FUNERAL HOUSE.
African issues make me cry