Breaking News: Four MCP Heavyweights Threaten Chakwera
A leaked memo allegedly authored by the party’s Leader of Opposition ( LOP) Simplex Chithyola is warning party president Lazarus Chakwera that following his miserable performance during the recent General Elections , several party heavyweights are secretly maneuvering to replace him.
Chithyola says four individuals within MCP are jostling for Chakwera’s position and in the process signaling a potentially volatile contest for leadership.
According to Chithyola, the four are; former Secretary General Eisenhower Mkaka, McBride Nkhalamba who is currently working with the African Peer Review Mechanism in South Africa, former Chief of Staff Prince Kapondamgaga, and Major Msonthi.
In the memo dated January 29, 2026, Chithyola calls on Chakwera to organize different layers of political engagements to consolidate power or risk being embarrassed.