UTM spokesperson Felix Njawala has said that it is very unfortunate that people are aligning the failure of the Tonse Alliance administration with the party.
He was quoted in the The Nation as saying that the alignment is unfair and frustrating because the current administration is sidelining UTM’s manifesto.
“It’s frustrating because people align the failure of this government to the manifesto we pushed through. We talk of the one million jobs, three meals a day, K15 000 for the elderly, and K14 000 cost of a passport.
“Major frustration is on megafarms. This is the main ingredient for seven of our pillars, and failure to implement this fully has resulted in failure to implement everything. Yes megafarms are being done, but not as we were preaching,” he said
On the future of the alliance, Njawala said an announcement will be made at an appropriate time.
“There is an agreement that will be laid out to the public and with our partners. We believe that whatever is in the agreement will be followed. An appropriate time will come when UTM and the alliance will make a statement,” he said
The Tonse Alliance, led by Lazarus Chakwera, dislodged the former governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of Peter Mutharika in the June 23 2020 court-sanctioned Fresh Presidential Election.
