Malawi’s Second Vice-President, Enock Chihana, has said the public will soon learn the details of an agreement struck between the DPP and the Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) ahead of last year’s general election — a pact known as the “Blue Alliance Manifesto”. Speaking at a AFORD executive committee meeting held on Saturday night, Chihana, who […]
Karonga Central MP Frank Mwenifumbo has posted photographs on social media showing him sharing warm, light-hearted moments with the country’s second vice-president, Enock Chihana, in what appears to be a public thawing of relations between the two long-standing political rivals. The pair had previously fallen out over the leadership of the Alliance for Democracy (Aford), […]
Second Vice President Enock Chihana, who also leads the Alliance for Democracy (AFORD), used the final campaign event in Chinsapo to publicly back Mike Chinzukira, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate for the Lilongwe City Bwaila by‑election scheduled for 30 June. Chihana framed his endorsement in developmental terms, telling supporters that Chinzukira would bring improved […]
Aford president and Second Vice President Enock Chihana is set to headline the final stretch of the Lilongwe Bwaila by‑election campaign, as senior figures from the DPP converge on Chinsapo for a high‑profile finale. The by‑election, slated for 30 June, has turned the constituency into a political pressure cooker. The blue alliance of DPP and […]
Alliance for Democracy (Aford) has said much as the Coronavirus pandemic has hit hard and continues to rock the country, it is hopeful and ready to hold its national elective convention sometime this year. Aford – a governing Tonse Alliance partner – has for the past two years been marred by intraparty instability that was […]
Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) has said unless Malawi changes its system of running its affairs it will continue to wallow in massive stagnation as far as national development is concerned. AFORD president, Enock Chakufwa Chihana, said in a talk show programme ‘Cruise 5′ on ZBS monitored by Nyasa Times that the notion of decentralisation in the country […]
A political commentator says politicians have invested a lot in the March 30 by-elections because they are a barometer of the popularity of their political parties. Chancellor College-based political science associate professor Mustapha Hussein said the outcome of the by-elections “will give a picture of the popularity of competing parties on the ground.” Political parties […]
Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) president Enock Chihana has said its partners in Tonse Alliance government, Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leaders should stop using the National Economic Empowerment Fund Limited (NEEF) loans to bribe electorate and campaigning tool during the forthcoming March 30 2021 by-elections. Chihana said this on Wednesday at Mpeta ground in the area […]
The Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) has revealed plans to use the Karonga Northwest by-election slated for March 30 as a litmus test aimed at bringing back the lost glory of a party that once boasted of about 36 Parliamentarians in the august house to consolidate development in the northern region. AFORD regional governor (North) Denis […]
Former Energy minister and Lilongwe Msinja north member of parliament Bintony Kutsaira has dumped the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). In a brief letter to the Speaker of Parliament, Kutsaira is not stating reasons for his decision to leave the party that once gave him the powerful position of secretary general. He says in the letter […]
Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) president Enoch Chihana says his party is on course on its rebuilding and rebranding process. His comments come at a time when there is visibility of the party with the party women wing holding conferences and making donations to the needy. Some notable politicians have also been joining the party of […]
The Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) president Enock Chihana says the party has engaged extra gear of ensuring that it is fully revamped, by among other operations opening national headquarters in Lilongwe. Chihana said the party has since secured offices in Area 47 Lilongwe so that it acts as a central point in the rebuilding process of the […]
Alliance for Democracy (Aford) has welcomed in its fold Chris Taulo who resigned from Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as its deputy national publicity secretary. Aford president Enock Chihana led the welcoming ceremony of Taulo, saying his joining of the party is positive development in adding strength. “What is happening is not only a plus to […]
Alliance for Democracy (Aford) has come flat-out on its preferred choice in the Karonga Central Constituency by-election by endorsing the candidature of Malawi Congress Party’s (MCP) Leonard Mwalwanda. Aford, a member in the governing Tonse Alliance administration, makes its stand four days after Citizen for Transformation (CFT) – of Timothy Mtambo – also endorsed Mwalwanda […]
A number of members form the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and United Democratic Front (UDF) have abandoned their respective parties and have joined Alliance for Democracy (AFORD). Recently in Lilongwe, the party president, Enoch Chihana welcomed the new members from various districts in the country such as Kasungu, Mchinji, Lilongwe and Blantyre just to mention […]
As the defection window in Malawi politics is now wide open, former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) deputy national organising secretary, Reverend Malani Mtonga has resigned from the party with immediate effect and has since announced his membership of Alliance for Democracy (Aford). Mtonga, who once served former president Joyce Banda’s administration (People’s Party regime) […]
Alliance for Democracy (Aford) on Sunday endorsed Malawi Congress Party (MCP) candidate for Karonga central constituency, Leonard Mwalwanda who faces UTM Party candidate Frank Mwenifumbo in the by-elections scheduled for November 10. UTM Party and MCP are key partners in the nine-political party Tonse Alliance that unseated the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration led by […]
Alliance for Democracy (Aford) Mzimba North legislator Yeremiah Chihana has insisted on his allegations he made that some Tonse Alliance government Cabinet members were soliciting bribes from some Malawian businesspersons of Asian descent. Chihana made the claims in the House that Tonse Alliance government is siphoning money through corruption. He alleged that some powerful ministers were getting […]