Dalitso Kabambe
MalawipoliticianMaleb. 19704.4Global Dominance: 0.00%Dalitso Kabambe is the newly elected president of the United Transformation Movement (UTM) in Malawi. Following the tragic death of former Vice President Saulos Chilima, Kabambe has been navigating the party through a period of transition and political tension. He recently justified UTM's boycott of the Saulos Chilima Foundation launch, citing the need for accountability regarding the circumstances surrounding the plane crash that claimed Chilima's life.
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Dalitso Kabambe has launched a scathing broadside against the ruling government, branding corrupt officials 'parasites' feeding off state resources.
‘They’re like parasites’: UTM’s Kabambe launches savage attack on ‘corrupt’ government - Politics News MalawiMalawi· 2026-09-27Dalitso Kabambe, the former central bank governor who now leads the opposition UTM party, has put his finger on something Malawi’s official statistics tend to understate.
Analysis: Malawi’s forex squeeze exposes the limits of stabilisation without liquidity - Politics News MalawiMalawi· 2026-09-21Dalitso Kabambe launched an assault on the DPP, alleging significant financial misconduct.
Malawi’s ex-No.2 lets rip: Usi brands DPP and MCP ‘twins’ as he accuses new govt of outdoing predecessors in graft - Featured News MalawiMalawi· 2026-09-21
Dalitso Kabambe was seen locked in an animated embrace with veteran politician Nicholas Dausi.
Photos that quietly upstaged the sermon at Catholic’s 125th - Featured News MalawiMalawi· 2026-09-20
Dalitso Kabambe, the opposition leader, has claimed that Malawi’s president is being cocooned by advisers feeding him comforting lies while the country’s economy crumbles.
‘Surrounded by yes-men’: Kabambe’s savage attack on Mutharika over Malawi’s economic ‘crisis’ - Politics News MalawiMalawi· 2026-09-20
UTM Party leader Dr Dalitso Kabambe launched a scathing attack on President Peter Mutharika’s ruling party.
Fertiliser scandal engulfs minister Mbilizi as opposition brands DPP a shield for corruption - Featured News MalawiMalawi· 2026-09-19
Dr Dalitso Kabambe, leader of the UTM Party, accused the DPP administration of protecting corrupt actors.
SMEDI contract row exposes cracks in DPP media operation - Politics News MalawiMalawi· 2026-09-18
Dalitso Kabambe is the UTM Party leader who delivered a sharp critique of the Democratic Progressive Party's first year in power.
MBC, The Nation give UTM’s Kabambe blackout on his address - National News MalawiMalawi· 2026-09-17UTM leader Dr Dalitso Kabambe contends that the government has largely failed to meet those expectations.
DPP’s challenge: convincing Malawians life is getting better - Politics News MalawiMalawi· 2026-09-17Dalitso Kabambe has waded directly into the growing row over Vice-President Jane Ansah’s treatment within government.
Kabambe wades into VP Ansah row, accusing govt of triggering constitutional crisis - National News MalawiMalawi· 2026-09-16
Dalitso Kabambe has unleashed a barrage of explosive corruption allegations against the DPP government.
Kabambe alleges eye-watering BILLIONS missing in water board, ESCOM and maize import scandals – as he accuses DPP of shielding the corrupt - Politics News MalawiMalawi· 2026-09-16Dalitso Kabambe has launched a scathing attack on the DPP government’s handling of the economy.
Kabambe tears into DPP’s economic record – as debt threatens to hit staggering K40 trillion - Featured News MalawiMalawi· 2026-09-16UTM president Dalitso Kabambe gave K1 million to support the church project.
Gangata’s K40 Million Donation Is Service, Not Disrespect - Columns News MalawiMalawi· 2026-09-10
Dalitso Kabambe is the president of the UTM Party in Malawi.
‘Malawi must remain a democracy, not a police state’: PDP, UTM and UDF unite behind Namiwa - Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & SportsMalawi· 2026-08-04
Dalitso Kabambe, UTM Party president, demanded justice for activist Sylvester Namiwa, whom he described as being unfairly targeted.
Kabambe and Muluzi unite to demand justice for detained activist Namiwa - Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & SportsMalawi· 2026-07-31
UTM president Dalitso Kabambe made a statement invoking the memory of the late founder Saulos Klaus Chilima to highlight the treatment of Vice President Ansah.
UTM invokes memory of late Chilima after VP Ansah ‘shut out’ of Cabinet - Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & SportsMalawi· 2026-07-31
UTM president Dr Dalitso Kabambe attended the funeral in recognition of Mai Mkandawire's legacy.
Political leaders set aside rivalry to mourn Mai Monica Mkandawire - Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & SportsMalawi· 2026-07-16
Dalitso Kabambe, president of the opposition UTM party and a former governor of the Reserve Bank of Malawi, has accused the government of turning the country’s foreign exchange management into what he called 'state-sponsored criminality.'
Kabambe accuses Malawi government of ‘state-sponsored criminality’ over forex policy - Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & SportsMalawi· 2026-07-13
Dalitso Kabambe is the UTM president whose case was discontinued.
Parliament admits it cannot stop DPP from dropping criminal cases anyhow - Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & SportsMalawi· 2026-07-10
Dalitso Kabambe has unleashed a scathing broadside against Malawi’s governing Democratic Progressive Party, accusing it of running the country’s economy on nothing more than a toxic formula of price hikes, begging and borrowing.
Kabambe savages DPP economy ‘built on begging, borrowing and price hikes’ - Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & SportsMalawi· 2026-07-07UTM president Dalitso Kabambe has called for a reversal of a decision to double public university fees.
UTM’s Kabambe calls for reversal of university fee increase - Malawi News | Breaking News, Politics, Business & SportsMalawi· 2026-07-07
Dalitso Kabambe says the country should stop treating IMF programmes as political trophies and start focusing on real economic transformation.
IMF deal hangs in the balance as experts warn Malawi: ‘Fix the economy first’ - Malawi Nyasa TimesMalawi· 2026-06-01
Dalitso Kabambe is one of the prominent figures facing corruption-related charges that were recently discontinued.
Legal community slams DPP’s unchecked powers after collapse of high-profile corruption cases - Malawi Nyasa TimesMalawi· 2026-02-24
Dalitso Kabambe is a former official implicated in the discontinued corruption cases.
DPP Powers Under Fire: When Prosecutorial Discretion Becomes a Democratic Risk - Malawi Nyasa TimesMalawi· 2026-02-24
UTM president Dalitso Kabambe criticized the SONA for lacking hard data to support its claims.
Opposition parties tear into Mutharika’s SONA, brand it empty, hollow and detached from reality - Malawi Nyasa TimesMalawi· 2026-02-15
Dalitso Kabambe has challenged the government to move beyond policy pledges and start delivering tangible economic results.
Kabambe Challenges Mutharika to Deliver Results, Not Rhetoric - Malawi Nyasa TimesMalawi· 2026-02-14Dalitso Kabambe was a former Reserve Bank of Malawi governor accused of serious financial crimes.
ANALYSIS | Promoted, Then Protected? How Power Killed Malawi’s Biggest Corruption Cases Involving Mathanga, Kabambe, Chiunda - Malawi Nyasa TimesMalawi· 2026-02-06
Kambala is accused of undermining the leadership of party president Dr Dalitso Kabambe.
Political Commentator Makatani condemns politics of insults, defends Kambala as founding father of UTM - Malawi Nyasa TimesMalawi· 2026-02-01
Dalitso Kabambe called the government's move to review the crash report timely and necessary.
Truth on Trial: New Justice Minister Reopens Chilima Plane Crash Report amid Growing Public Fury - Malawi Nyasa TimesMalawi· 2025-11-06
Dalitso Kabambe said his party’s caucus marked the beginning of a disciplined, strategic, and patriotic approach to governance.
Confusion in the Ranks: MCP Still Without Parliamentary Leadership as House Convenes in Days - Malawi Nyasa TimesMalawi· 2025-10-21
