[Nyasa Times] In 2019, Saulos Chilima made a bold, strategic, and visionary decision when he chose Michael Usi as his running mate over UTM's founding giants and seasoned politicians such as Patricia Kaliati, Felix Njawala, and Newton Kambala. Chilima saw in Usi what UTM's elite could not--or refused to--acknowledge: a clean political record, unmatched community mobilization skills, strong donor relationships, and a gift for communication that could rally the masses. But from day one, UTM's top brass rejected Usi. They