Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Symon Vuwa Kaunda has issued a seven day ultimatum to a developer , who encroached a graveyard at Kauma in Lilongwe, to demolish his fence. Vuwa Kunda issued the ultimatum on Thursday in response to complaints from Kauma residents, through Lilongwe Central Constituency legislator Alfred Jiya that the […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) legislator Alfred Jiya on Wednesday stormed Minister of Lands , Housing and Urban Development where he reported that the Kauma graveyard in Lilongwe has been sold to a businessperson Loga. Speaking soon after a two hours meeting with the Minister of Land Symon Vuwa Kaunda, the parliamentarian said he went to […]
Chiefs in Area 18 in Lilongwe have asked their law-maker Alfred Jiya to help push for justice after residents were supplied with water mixed with sewage in 2017. Senior Block Leader Zimba said the Area 18 residents are still traumatized and they deserve to be compensated. “We are waiting on you honourable Alfred Jiya to […]
The High Court in Lilongwe has dismissed an application by rapper-cum-politician Tay Grin (real name Limbani Kalirani) requesting for parliamentary vote recount in Lilongwe City Centre constituency. Tay Grin contested n the May 21 Tripartite Elections on a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ticket but lost to Alfred Jiya of Malawi Congress Party (MCP). In his […]
Lilongwe Principal Resident Magistrate Court on Tuesday ordered the release of newly n elected Member of Parliament for Lilongwe City Centre, Alfred Jiya, who was being held on remand at Prison for allegedly committing offences in connection with the recent demonstrations against May 21 presidential election results. First Grade Magistrate Viva Nyimba threw out State […]
Lilongwe Magistrate Court has released on bail 18 supporters of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) who were arrested last Thursday at the party’s headquarters where police fired tear gas in connection with election-related violence. The supporters including newly-elected Lilongwe City Centre parliamentarian Alfred Jiya have been charged with inciting violence. Jiya was not in court when Magistrate Viva […]
Malawi Police say they have arrested 18 Malawi Congress Party (MCP) cadres, including a newly elected legislator, for post-election violence in Lilongwe and surrounding areas. National Police spokesperson James Kadadzera said the 18 MCP supporters who include newly elected Lilongwe city centre MP Alfred Jiya would be charged with inciting violence. “We will continue arresting […]
Malawi police on Thursday fired tear gas into US Embassy offices in Lilongwe as opposition supporters staged another protests over the May 21 Tripartite Elections results and blocked off protesters running to the building, witnesses said. As the US Embassy was engulfed with smoke, security officers swiftly evacuated the ambassador Virginia Palmer who is winding […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) aspiring councilor for Chimutu ward and member of parliament for Lilongwe City Centre have predicted that they will win because according to them voters are disenchanted. The aspiring ward councilor Esther Sagawa and aspiring Member of Parliament Alfred Jiya told Nyasa Times in an interview that the area despite having over […]
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party on Sunday stormed the peri urban area Kauma in the Lilongwe City Centre constituency with message of hope that the party is ready to bail out Malawians from the jaws of poverty which Malawians are going through and introduced their parliamentary candidate Alfred Jiya. MCP campaign director, Moses Kunkuyu and […]
The government Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General Gresder Jeffrey wa Jeffery on Sunday unveiled rapper Limbani Kalilani (otherwise known as Tay Grin) as parliamentary candidate for the party in Lilongwe City Centre constituency, whose incumbent MP is David Bisnowaty. And Bisnowaty, who was elected as an independent MP four years ago but joined DPP, […]
Youthful politician Alfred Jiya of opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has won with a landslide primary elections for Lilongwe City Centre Constituency to be the candidate to represent the party in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections . Jiya defeated legislator Alekeni Menyani who had relocated from Dedza North west and another challenger lawyer Gift […]
Lilongwe based businessman Alfred Jiya, a member of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) on Monday donated a brand new pickup to help in alleviating challenges that pregnant women and other vulnerable groups faces whenever getting access to medical facilities. Briefing reporters soon after the ceremony, Jiya said he decided to donate the Nissan Two tonne pick […]
Business temporarily came to a standstill at Area 3 in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe, Friday as Malawi Congress Party (MCP) parliamentary aspirants for Lilongwe City Central Constituency presented themselves to the party leadership. The aspirants were introducing themselves to the MCP District Chairman for Lilongwe Urban, a Mr. Kawila, and his committee for formal registration to enable them […]