In a jaw-dropping turn of political events, the once-powerful DPP, arrogant and basking in their own overconfidence, dismissed former Vice President Saulos Chilima as inconsequential when he left their ranks. They boldly claimed Chilima’s absence wouldn’t affect them, insisting that Peter Mutharika was firmly rooted in power and that replacing a vice president was mere formality in the lead-up to the 2019 elections. But when reality hit like a political earthquake, Mutharika himself had no choice but to admit that Chilima’s votes, delivered straight into the hands of Lazarus Chakwera, were the very force that toppled his regime.