Now, going forward, AA (Atupele Muluzi) goes into the 2019 race with depleted troops in Parliament and the tag of having failed in his first bid for office. He has complicated matters by allowing himself to be swallowed by the DPP. But maybe the young man is not stupid after all. Out of the four he […]
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing.” – Albert Einstein I am saying this for the nth time…I am not sure what curse afflicts politicians of all shapes and sizes; they all seem to have one lesson they do not learn – learning from other people’s mistakes. Once upon […]
President Peter Mutharika has now reached a critical stage of building and consolidating his power base. With his marriage to Gertrude ticked off, the promised 20-member Cabinet is finally in place after weeks of drip-prod appointments of the governing team. Having critically looked at the Cabinet that has emerged, I fail to understand why the […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) publicity secretary Jessie Kabwila has said United Democratic Front (UDF) leader Atupele Muluzi’s decision to accept a Cabinet post is a “threat to democracy”. Kabwila said Atupele’s decision “weakens the democratic fibre of the House.” Said Kabwila: “Democracy is about having a party that is in government and others in the opposition […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) has appointed Balaka North Parliamentarian Lucius ‘soldier’ Banda as the party’s leader in parliament replacing Atupele Muluzi who has joined cabinet. He will be deputised by former foregn affairs minister Lilian Patel. Muluzi, UDF president, relinquished the position of the party’s leader in parliament following his appointment as Minister of Natural […]
After being criticised for his acceptance of a Cabinet position as Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, United Democratic Front president (UDF) Atupele Muluzi has said he is in President Peter Mutharika’s Cabinet to serve and deliver the transformation agenda to Malawians. Atupele, the 35-year-old opposition politician has said he is not an opportunist […]
Malawi opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) has said its president Atupele Muluzi has been given the blessing of the party to accept the appointment as Minister in President Peter Mutharika’s 20-member cabinet of technocrats. Mutharika appointed Atupele, who came in fourth in the disputed May ballot, as minister of natural resources, energy and mining. A […]
President Peter Mutharika on Monday afternoon swore in the other half of its new 20-member cabinet and again signalled a renewed drive to have transformational leadership. Mutharika had come under criticism for delays in appointing his full cabinet as he was naming ministers in dribs and drabs. The President appointed nine ministers last week. A tenth […]
There is mixed reaction to the newly hired ministers as President Peter Mutharika has lived up to his campaign pledge to appoint a lean cabinet of 20, instead of the 40 (ministers and deputy ministers) by previous administrations. The talking point has been the appointment of Atupele Muluzi of the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF), […]
The Malawi nation has been kept on tenterhooks since President Peter Mutharika was sworn in on May 31, waiting to see what kind of 20-member Cabinet he would cobble together to serve Malawians as was promised in the DPP manifesto. The task was even made more dramatic after the President chose to name the ministers […]
Malawian President Peter Mutharika has named his full 20-member cabinet in which he has included president of opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) Atupele Muluzi and former Secretary to President and Cabinet, Bright Msaka as ministers. Mutharika on Thursday named half of the cabinet, nearly a month after the chaotic elections that brought him to office. […]
Malawi’s opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) president Atupele Muluzi has persuaded President Peter Mutharika to walk the talk on his pledge to deal with Cashgate corruption scandal with no selective justice, saying a government can only prove its seriousness by dealing with issues like cashgate. In a well-articulated response to President Peter Mutharika’s State of […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) youthful president Atupele Muluzi briefly send the new parliament into light moments of laughter when he congratulated the Speaker-elect Richard Msowoya, saying he is coming from “ungo’ono ung’ono” [young generation]. Msowoya, first vice president of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) was declared Speaker of the National Assembly. He got 101 votes, Democratic […]
Leader of United Democratic Front (UDF), Atupele Muluzi, is not gunning for the post of Speaker in the National Assembly and his party is not fielding a acandidate, it has been disclosed. Parliament elects among its members a Speaker and two deputy speakers during the first session of a new National Assembly after a general […]
Former first lady Patricia Shanil Dzimbiri on Monday took an oath of office to formally assume her new political role as Member of Parliament for Balaka West after she successfully won in the May 20 Tripartite Elections as an independent candidate. Shanil briefly told Nyasa Times correspondent after swearing-in ceremony that she will have much […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) president Atupele Muluzi became the first presidential contender to extend congratulations to Malawi President-elect Prof Peter Mutharika following the Malawi Electoral Commission ( MEC) announcement of elections results Friday night which declared him duly elected. “I called him and wished him well. It is time to move forward,” said the 35- […]
As far as parliamentary seats are concerned, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is now the biggest party in the house with an unprecedented 74 seats – almost twice what the former majority party, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has attained. That, however, does not make its President, Dr. Lazarus Chakwera, the most powerful politician in […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) president, Atupele Muluzi said Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has created a Constitutional crisis for failing to address irregularities and challenges facing the electoral process but has called for a united front to ensure peaceful transition. Atupele has since called on the main presidential candidates, especially DPP’s Peter Mutharika and MCP’s Lazarus […]