Jumbe Urges National Referendum on MCP’s Future
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By Vincent Gunde
Veteran political activist and writer Comrade Alhaji Imran Jumbe has called for a national referendum to determine whether the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) should continue to exist as a legitimate political entity in the country’s democratic landscape.
Jumbe, one of the outspoken voices who challenged the MCP’s one-party rule in the early 1990s, said Malawi must now “decide whether to keep walking with a ghost that has haunted it for decades or to open a new chapter written by peace, integrity, and hope.”
Writing on his official Facebook page, Jumbe argued that Malawians deserve a chance to speak openly about the future of the MCP, saying the nation must either “walk in light or remain chained to its past.”
> “If the people, in their wisdom, decide to keep the MCP, so be it. But if they say no more, then history must record that in 2025 or 2026, Malawi chose to break the chain and walk into the light,” Jumbe wrote.
He reminded Malawians of the dark chapters in the country’s political history, citing the Mwanza Four—Dick Matenje, Aaron Gadama, Twaibu Sangala, and David Chiwanga—who died under mysterious circumstances on May 18, 1983, as well as the countless others whose voices were silenced during the MCP’s one-party era.
Jumbe also connected those memories to recent tragedies, including the June 10, 2024 plane crash that claimed the lives of Vice President Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima and eight others, saying such events continue to echo “from the graveyards of justice.”
He accused the MCP of retaining “the same old spirit of silence, fear, and blood” despite changes in leadership and political slogans.
> “Democracy is not just about elections; it is about giving people the power to decide their destiny,” Jumbe emphasized.
Calling on President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government, Jumbe urged them to handle the matter with fairness and courage.
> “This is not about revenge. The people are seeking truth, not hatred — closure, not destruction, but deliverance,” he said.
Jumbe concluded by stressing that a referendum would be the most peaceful and democratic way for Malawians to determine whether the MCP still belongs to the nation’s future — or to “the darkness of history.”
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