When President Peter Mutharika looks in the mirror, what does he see? Suffering Malawians or his corrupt ministers “enjoying the cake”? I bet he sees only the later. The Church of Central African Presbyterian (CCAP) general assembly which comprises, Blantyre, Nkhoma, Livingstonia, Lusaka and Harare synods have booked an appointment with President Peter Mutharika to […]
Former Minister of Information and communication Technology, Reverend Malison Ndau has found his voice since his fall from grace, granting media interview largely to condemn heartily sick of the brand of politics being practised in the country. Ndau was the only casualty when President Peter Mutharika made a surprise cabinet shake-up on Monday. He was immediately replaced […]
Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is heading to civil war in its rank and file which has exploded to cabinet infighting, bordering on issues of self-enrichment of corrupt deals. President Peter Mutharika is already on record admitting worsening corruption. Several stories are flying around about how top government officials, including ministers are busy jumping up […]
Critics have faulted President Peter Mutharika on his recent cabinet reorganisation saying it does not represent renewal and that it has only created duplication of responsibilities for some ministries and departments. The critics have also pointed out the newly constituted Cabinet released on Wednesday night by President Mutharika failed to inspire hope by merely moving […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika has made changes to his cabinet in what is billed as a cabinet reorganization to ensure service delivery and has created a new ministry of civic education, culture and community development, naming Patricia Kaliati as portfolio holder. Mutharika has also re-allocated some ministers. Kaliati was previously Ministers of Information Minister, Civic Education and ICT developmen. […]
Calls are resonating on Kamuzu Palace walls for President Peter Mutharika to fire the seven senior cabinet ministers involved in the K577 billion cashgate. This foillows a vague and contradictory statement State House issued on Saturday defiantly saying Mutharika will not fire the seven cabinet ministers. Sources in the civil society say civil society leaders […]
Malawian President Peter Mutharika has put his foot down saying he would not fire any minister implicated in the K577 billion (about $856 million) financial analysis report in the wake of revelations that seven Cabinet ministers were allegedly involved in the mismanagement of the public funds. A statement from Presidential Press Secretary Mgeme Kalilani says […]
Give me your honest and objective advice, President Peter Mutharika urged his aides and cabinet ministers on Tuesday at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe during the swearing in ceremony for Rev. Malison Ndau, Minister of Transport and Public Works and Aggrey Masi, Deputy Minister of Defence. The President said one of the key roles for the […]
Malawi government through its Chief Secretary Geerge Mkondiwa has said it has changed the name of one of its ministries from Ministry of Information and Civic Education to Ministry of Information, Communications Technology and Civic Education. Mkondiwa said in a statement that the change has been made to reflect the direction is taking with the ministry. […]
Chief Secretary to government, George Mkondiwa has clarified that Vice-President Saulos Chilima has not been stripped of his responsibilities as minister responsible for disaster response management, public events and chairperson of civil services and public services reform commission in the newly reorganised cabinet announced by President Peter Mutharika. In the cabinet announcement, which was released through the […]
Malawi women rights activists are up in arms against President Peter Mutharika for failing to increase the number of women in his 20 member cabinet. Mutharika has maintained three female ministers in his reshufled cabinet a far cry from the 50:50 female representation. Jean Kalirani moved from Home Affairs to Gender and Social Welfare where […]
President Peter Mutharika has fired Allan Chiyembekeza whilst he is away on government assignment. Chiyembekeza, former minister of Agriculture is currently outside the country, in Ivory Coast for a government sponsored trip. Officials from the ministry of Agriculture said the former minister left the country last week. Mutharika announced a new cabinet on Thursday, making […]
Malawians, including political commentators are giving mixed reactions on the cabinet shake up on Thursday that has seen former agriculture minister Allan Chiyembekeza as the lone victim. In an editorial comment by Malawi’s flagship newspaper, The Daily Times, the paper said the reshuffles ‘means nothing” with recycling of personalities, mostly which Times’s sister publication Sunday […]
In a cabinet reshuffle made by President Peter Mutharika announced on Thursday by Chief Secretary George Mkondiwa, the Head of State has stripped deputy Saulos Chilima duties as Minister responsible for Disaster Management, maintaining a lean 20 member cabinet with only three female ministers and also retained the ‘midnight six’. In the new cabinet line-up, Chilima is […]
President Peter Mutharika has made a cabinet reshuffle dropping Allan Chiyembekeza who was Minister of Agriculture and moving George Chaponda away from Foreign Affairs to replace Chiyembekeza. The new cabinet has also seen marverick Patricia Kaliati moving to Information Minister replacing Jappie Mhango who has gone to Home Affairs where Jean Kalirani headed. Kalirani has […]
Malawi’s media giant Times Group has criticised the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government for its “failure to see what people in Malawi see” the fail grade in the President Peter Mutharika’s cabinet as critiqued by Sunday Times. Minister of Information, Jappie Mhango said government rejects the newspaper assessment on 28 February 2016, saying it was […]
Malawi Minister of Information, Jappie Mhango has lashed at The Sunday Times newspaper over a cabinet assessment report done and published by the newspaper 28 February 2016, saying it was a “blind opinion poll” and that it remains ” scientifically and statistically questionable”. Launched in 2004, the newspaper as the first-ever Sunday newspaper in Malawi […]
Malawi Vice President Dr.Saulos Chilima has received praise from one of the country’s oldest media groups when the Sunday Times newspaper described him as ‘the only star performer’ in a cabinet assessment the paper conducted. Chilima scored 80 percent (8/10) in the rating while some ministers including Foreign Affairs George Chaponda scored as low as […]