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Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Minister of Civic Education and National Unity, Timothy Pagonachi Mtambo, has denied \u2013 before parliament \u2013 that he led violent demonstrations between 2019 and 2020, insisting they were not.<\/p>\n

Mtambo, who was chairperson for the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) before he was roped into President Lazarus Chakwera\u2019s cabinet, received criticism from opposition benches in parliament on Thursday when he made his ministerial statement.<\/p>\n

The minister, who leads the Citizen for Transformation (CFT), which is also a partner in the Tonse Alliance government, said his ministry would commit to ensuring that the country is peaceful, and strengthen unity.<\/p>\n

Apparently, Mtambo\u2019s statement to the August House comes high on the heels in the proliferation of cases of mob justice and heightening conflicts in the country.<\/p>\n

Reacting to Mtambo\u2019s statement Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) parliamentarian for Thyolo Central, Ben Phiri, accused the minister of conflicting himself saying he was not in a position to preach peace and unity when he was a mastermind of disunity and violence himself.<\/p>\n

In his response, Mtambo said \u201cHRDC only organised peaceful demonstrations\u201d but some people deliberately led others to be violent and the acts \u201cwere not to his knowledge.\u201d He said: \u201cPeople have to embrace manners that promote national peace which is recipe for development.\u201d<\/p>\n

Blantyre North legislator William Susuwele Banda also questioned if Mtambo ever had time to apologize to all those that lost their properties during HRDC demonstrations prior to the June 23 fresh presidential election.<\/p>\n

But Leader of the House, Richard Chimwendo Banda asked the Blantyre North MP to provide before the house evidence that Mtambo\u2019s demonstrations led to destruction of property as claimed.<\/p>\n

\u201cLegislators should have in mind that Mtambo only led peaceful demonstrations,\u201d Chimwendo Banda told parliament.<\/p>\n

Second Deputy Speaker, Aisha Adams, who presided over the deliberations has since called on the parliamentarians not to dwell on the past but focus on working towards the future.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, the lawmakers insist Mtambo is not a rightful champion of national unity as he led a series of nationwide demonstrations ahead of last year\u2019s landmark fresh presidential election.<\/p>\n

During his statement Mtambo highlighted that that poor financing is crippling operations of his ministry, and that the situation is derailing the ministry from yielding desirable fruits.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the 2021-2022 national budget, treasury allocated only K600 million to the ministry which is not enough,\u201d Mtambo said<\/p>\n

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