Four MCP’s ‘Nkholokolo’ lose case against Chakwera
Four Malawi Congress Party (MCP) members who last month petitioned the High Court against their party president Lazarus Chakwera have lost the case.
The four aggrieved members dubbed ‘Nkholokolo’ (troublemakers) are Stowell Gondwe, former regional chairperson for the North; Bauleni Mkweza, former regional chairperson for the Lakeshore; Angela Chunga and Malita Nasoni, former chairpersons for League of Malawi Women in Dowa East and Nsanje, respectively.
The aggrieved members obtained an exparte injunction restraining their president’s decision to reconstitute the party national executive committee (NEC) by creating new positions and moving existing position holders to other posts which the convention did not elect them to.
Gondwe in his sworn affidavits asked the Court to block the MCP NEC meeting describing it as unconstitutional.
But pronouncing judgement on Tuesday, Judge John Chirwa ruled that there was nothing wrong with the meeting.
The court further argued that the request by Gondwe was just an abuse of court systems and that he has lost the case with costs.
During the MCP national executive committee (NEC) resolved to suspend the party’s first vice president Richard Msowoya and Secretary General (SG) pending disciplinary action for causing “confusion” in the main opposition party.
The party suspended Msowoya and Kaliwo who stayed away from the meeting despite being invited to attend.
The MCP NEC also suspended former spokeswoman Jessie Kabwila, director of foreign affairs Tony Kandiero and Second Deputy Secretary General Chatonda Kaunda who were party to the “troublemakers” group.
The meeting at the MCP headquarters in Lilongwe was called by Chakwera to resolve internal wrangles.
During the same meeting, NEC appointed Eisenhower Mkaka as Secretary General replacing Kaliwo and Reverend Maurice Munthali as acting Deputy Publicity Secretary.
MCP deputy publicity secretary Ezekiel Ching’oma was endorsed as full party Publicity Secretary.
Under Article 14 of the MCP constitution, NEC has powers to suspend or dismiss a member if such members has committed a serious and persistent breach under the constitution provided that the procedure for such action should conform to the rules of natural justice that the accused be heard.
Mkaka has since expressed happiness over the outcome of the case.
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Mr peter George, how can you say MCP is gaining some ground when it’s losing members everyday??if truth be told,the number of mcp mps will decline in 2019 elections
Kodi ma District Chairman akufuna chiyani?
MCP is gaining some ground every day, those four should just keep quite Chakwera is too big for them. the next will be Kaliwo and his handful followers to be defeated Bravo MCP
Yes, apa ndi pakachere, pochezera. Zotukwanazo is unmalawian.
Why calling the four nkholokolo? Does it mean Chakwera’s authority cannot be challenged?
The four, you are fighting a good course. Would you consider taking the matter to the next level?
A Chakwera anachitapo doctor the Hansard, a nyasatimes, ndiloleni nane ndichite doctor your paper, ‘remove the word nkholokolo’.
MCP moving foward, VIVA Chakwera, exit Msowoya and your team
DPP iwalipirira ma costs. Ndi appeal
Mac***** ako iwe a DPP zikuwakhuzapo chani? Iwenso kapolo weniweni eti?
Poor network! bwanji kukulira kuthengotu uku. Umbuliti uyu.
pano sopomatukwana wawa!! ndipabwalo pochezera mwanva, pakachere pano hahahahahahahahaha!1 kukwiya kumeneko? Ask Hatton, Santana and Jamx, we can have differences koma sitimatukwanapo pano. Tonse ndife a Malawi mwanva inu, kapena mwatengela wina mbali yakumeneko amatukwanaso? Suppose you have some one whom you support, can the person be happy ndikhalidwe limenero? Sis!!!!!!!!