In 2019, several people went on protests in the streets protesting carrying placards decrying the high cost of living, deep corruption, bad governance, and tribalism while pumping their fists in the air chanting songs against Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika and his government and that crusade was led by former human rights defender, Timothy Mtambo who is now AFORD Vice President responsible for Operations.
After leading a destructive demonstrations across the country which saw private and public properties razed down by fire and business people losing their cash, today, after being booted out of cabinet by President Dr Lazarus Chakwera he wants to mobilise the same Malawians to rise against Chakwera for his personal vendetta.
After Tonse Alliance government won election, Chakwera was kind enough to accommodate him in his cabinet and give him, full ministerial position as a token of appreciation for his help to remove DPP from government.
With all that in mind of many Malawians, Mtambo has no trust anymore from Malawians because they believe he is someone who fights for his glory and belly. Many Malawians were not happy the day he accepted the position of a minister. They felt betrayed that he is not “one of them” has dumped them in search of wealth. To make matters worse, he pushed his wife to be employed at ESCOM as Director of Legal Affairs. That is not activism but greedy.
Finally, today after losing his posh position in government he is back telling Malawians that he is with them. If he was a man who cares for his people why didn’t he resigned from government when Malawians were complaining about corruption and nepotism? That could could have been a better option but he never listened and cared about poor Malawians. He is a hypocrite.
He is now in AFORD touting that the he is going back to the streets in order for people to loot government properties and peoples businesses. What type of chamba is he is smoking? Malawians have not forgotten the Msundwe barracks that he led to destroy peoples properties. Up today, others have completely gone out of business because of him.
After failing to get any attention from his Facebook page, he has decided to join AFORD to seek relevance. It will not work too.
Mtambo has blood on his hands of a policeman who died in Msundwe. He was killed by angry mob led by him as well. Out of that blood, he got the job as cabinet minister. Who can trust such a person to say he is a human rights defender?
Malawians will never trust him anymore. It is better to die alone without Mtambo telling us what to do
May be let us ask him this simple question: since he went into government, show us anything that benefited Malawians from your ministry?
Mtambo, we are done with you.