No Madando, no Tippex: Malawi legislators elect MCP’s Gotani-Hara first woman speaker of parliament
Parliament has elected Catherine Gotani Hara, a lawmaker with main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) as first woman Speaker of the National Assembly.
Gotani Hara, member of parliament for Mzimba North East MP, was elected after defeating her only competitor, Esther Mcheka- Chilenje another female legislator for Nsanje North of ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP).
Mangochi Monkey Bay MP (DPP) Ralph Jooma nominated Mcheka Chilenje for Speaker while Lilongwe Msozi North MP (MCP) Sosten Gwengwe nominated Gotani Hara .
Gwengwe said Gotani Hara could guarantee the independence and autonomy of Parliament.
He urged members to look beyond politics and elect someone who will unite Parliament, represent their interests and that of the nation.
The new Speaker, who replaces Richard Msowoya, was elected with 97 votes in a secret ballot against 93 votes, according to results announced by Clerk of Parliament, Fiona Kalemba .
Gotani Hara is a graduate of University of Malawi at Chancellor College on political science and had further studies at University of Brighton in United Kingdom where she graduated with a Postgraduate Degree in International Development and Project Planning and Management.
She was the first Malawian to be recruited to the level of Programme Officer,for the UK Department for International Development (DFID), where she was responsible for the twin sustainable livelihoods programmes of Malawi and Mozambique. Some of the examples of the key successful projects on which she worked and developed her technical expertise including negotiation skills include:
- The Banja La Mtsogolo network of health clinics in Malawi.
The multi-million Kwacha first Starter Pack programme funding to the Malawi Govt. - The Safe motherhood programme.
Irrigation. - The fish export project between Mozambique and the EU.
Gotani Hara is a former Cabinet minister.
Voting for First Deputy Speaker and Second deputy speaker is still underway.
There are two candidates for First Deputy Speaker, Chitipa South MP (DPP) Werani Chilenga and Kasungu East MP (Independent) Madalitso Kazombo.
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Nate Mcheka Chilenje anaba ma voti ngati a Gogo ake Mr. APM
Thank you mai and congratulations.
Hoping you will not show us as the other educated mw ladies have done. W got lots of educated ladies with myopic poor mindset. They have failed mwians left and right to please the big boss.
Mai please, show us you can do it the right way . BIG UP.
DPP mukuva bwanji mthupi? Olo vote imodzi, 3 kwa 0. MAY YOUR SOULS REST IN PEACE! kkkkkkkkk
KOMA IKANKHALA the other round, ndiye zikwanje zikanatuluka ku Parliament
A Joseph Banda, mwakhaula, kikikiki izitu sizazikwanje ayi, izitu zinali za straight forward komanso ku Parliament anawaletsa a DPP kulowa ndi Tippex.
Nankhumwa, Ben Phiri etc, koma ndiye mwandivetsa chisoni, ndalama zonse zija munatipatsa ife kuti tikhale mbali yanu osagwira ntchito? Pepani tinangolandira ndipo tangokudyerani and you have lost it miserably, kkkkkk limenelo ndilo dziko, mwaidziwa Bangwe. A Malawi tatopa nacho chipani chanu cha DPP Tippex
2 MPs are absent in Parliament kaya apita kuti
But its obvious kathokoza kwa ng’anga zawo aku Mozambique
Adawauza kuti asakalowe ku Parliament akatenge tizinthu tiwiri toyenda nato
I PRAY THIS ONE WON’T BE A FAILURE AFTER JOYCE BANDA AND JANE ANSAH!!
THATS GOOD, CONGRATS CATHY
I like your earings Madam Speaker…..on a lighter note!!!
ADONAWA AONEKA OKALAMBA ATAVALA WIG!!
KODI ABALE WIG KU PARLIAMANT NDI KU MA COURTS AMALAWI NKUSALIRA KWATHU TIZACHOTSA LITI??
Ndipo I hate these Wigs khala ngati matewera akh
Azungu kutipusitsa ife
Thats gd move
Mcheka Chilenje can not be elected Speaker of Parliament. She and Clement Chikwaya have cases to answer on embezzlement of house allowances during the last Parliamentary tenure.
tindalama tiwili basi munthu anakavota. mcp moto kut buuuuuuuu
Congratulation Catherine; ngakhale nawe umagawa ma K200 tsiku la ma voti. Unabera nawo ma voti iwe Catherine.
We could have used Tippexing so that Esther should be our Speaker.
Already 2 idiot mps abstained,,,, I wonder their motive here
Ndiri ndi madando awiri. Oyamba: tippex. Achiwiri: tippex. Basi.
Congratulations are inorder Gotani do your job perfectly
No Madando and no tippex indeed at Parliament, fair play .
The same should apply to Presidential post.
Zili bho!
Kwachaaaaaa!
Congratulations!!
Congratulations mwana wakwithu. Watifyula soni
Zimenezi za Mwana wakhwithuzi nde zimene tikudana nazo
Kkkkkkk! Inu simukudziwa kuti awa ndi otero!!!!
kkkkkkkk. ok Taxy
Nde ukadana nazo zita? Ndiwe galu kwabasi… Amadana ndi Chichewa nda?
Nanuso munasankha nkhalamba yopanda manu mkamwa in the wakwithu syndrome yomweyo…..futseki…
Is it not true?
Chalkwika nd chiyani……koma tiziti mulopwana kapena chiyani….kuzikonda basi…..chikhale chakwanu basi, tiyankhule zakwanu basi! Ngati mukufuna kamulandeni u Speaker…moti simumadziwa kuti Gotani Hara amayamkhula Chitumbuka chomwe ndi chiyankhulidwe cha kwawo?……zitsiru!
Congratulations Gotani Hara for the selection as Speaker of parliament Wishing you all the best
Zayambika…..congratulations our own.
Ali mmadzi afisi amenewa….rerun ikubwerayi ziwavutanso.
Indeed No madando, No Tippex.
Congratulations to Hon. Catherine Gotani Hara for the high office.