There are critical moments in the life of a constitutional democracy when we must step back and confront a fundamental question: what does the supreme law of our land, the Constitution of the Republic of Malawi, demand? Since our hard-fought-for democracy, the recurring debates over the status, authority, and security of tenure of Malawi’s First […]
Former vice-president Cassim Chilumpha, who is also Assembly for Democracy and Development (ADD) leader, has condemned the alleged shooting of unarmed civilians by the county’s estranged vice-president Saulos Chilima’s personal bodyguard in Machinga, saying it raises fears of the worst should MCP-UTM alliance leaders be elected into government. Speaking at a political rally he addressed […]
Former State vice-president Dr Cassim Chilumpha SC, who heads a tiny Alliance for Development and Democracy (ADD), has endorsed incumbent President Peter Mutharika from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in alliance with United Democratic Front (UDF) in the forthcoming fresh presidential election. Chilumpha, a reticent lawyer and Senior Counsel (SC), told a news conference […]
Former vice president Cassim Chilumpha has been ranting at the judiciary, saying the courts serve their own interests not the interests of the people. Chilumpha, a lawyer by profession and senior counsel, was reacting to the Monday’s Constitutional Court ruling on the election case which annulled the May 21 tripartite elections and called for a […]
Former vice president Cassim Chilumpha has applied for a stay order against pollster, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) so that he should run for the presidency in two weeks’ time. Chilumpha’s sworn in affidavit is expected to be read in the High Court in the coming days. Both the Chilumpha legal team and officials from […]
The High Court in Blantyre has rejected Cassim Chilumpha’s application for appeal against the decision by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to disqualify him from contesting in the presidential poll on May 21. Judge Mike Tembo said the law is quite clear that a decision of the High Court, on an appeal by way of […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has said they have struck off the name of former vice-president Cassim Chilumpha being on the presidential ballot paper in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections after the High Court ruled against his candidature for Tikonze People’s Movement (TPM). MEC Chief Elections Officer said in a statement made available to Nyasa […]
The High Court has ruled in favour of Tikonze People’s Movement (TPM) that former vice-president Dr Cassim Chilumpha cannot contest the May 21 2019 presidential race under its banner. The Tikonze movement dragged Chilumpha to court arguing it did not put him as their presidential candidate as they are in electoral alliance with UTM Party […]
Vice president for Tikonze People’s Movement, Mark Katsonga Phiri said he will seek legal action following former vice president Cassim Chilumpha’s decision to go ahead and present nomination papers under the banner of the movement without a consent from its national executive committee. Katsonga was speaking in an interview on Thursday afternoon after presenting his […]
Former vice president Cassim Chilumpha Thursday presented nomination papers to pollster Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) ahead of the May 21 tripartite elections on behalf of the Tikonze People’s Movement with a call to Malawians to collectively work towards uplifting the country. Chilumpha arrived at COMESA Hall in the capital Blantyre with a scanty following, the […]
Former Vice-President Dr Cassim Chilumpha, who was leading the Tikonze Peoples Movement an electoral alliance comprising sixparties—People’s Progressive Movement (PPM), New Labour Party (NLP), Assembly for Democracy and Development (ADD), Republican Party (RP), Malawi Democratic Party (MDP) and Malawi Forum for Unity and Development (Mafunde)— has apologised for agreeing to endorse UTM Party presidential candidate Saulos Chilima […]
An opposition alliance consisting of four political parties namely UTM Party, Peoples Party (PP), Alliance for Democracy (Aford) and Tikonze Progressive Party has been formed and will name its torch bearer on Monday in the capital Lilongwe. A joint statement issued by the parties made available to Nyasa Times on Friday comes barely 24 hours […]
Centre for Multiparty Democracy (CMD) has told the six tiny political parties that has grouped together to form an electoral alliance ahead of the May 21 2019 elections to deregister their former parties in order to be in conformity with the new Political Parties Act. KizitoTenthani, the executive director of CMD said the political party […]
Six tiny parties have on Thursday sealed an electoral alliance ahead of the highly contentious May 21, 2019 tripartite elections. Some of the parties that are now under Tikonze Peoples Movement (TPM) are Mafunde, Peoples Progressive Movement (PPM) and the Assembly for Democracy and Development (ADD), The chairman of TPM Dr Cassim Chilumpha says the political […]
During an interview with the vice president of Malawi not too long ago, Zainab Badawi of the BBC asked why the Malawian vice President, Saulosi Chilima, was not using his position as Vice President of Malawi to stop the rampant corruption in the country. The question was asked in the context that Chilima had launched his […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah and other senior officials will be held liable to any disturbances that may arise from people’s dissastisafaction with MEC’s electoral sham, former vice-president Cassim Chilumpha who is spokesman of opposition parties bloc. The t10-party grouping wants suspended alongside Ansah are MEC chief elections officer Sam Alfandika and chairperson […]
Former vice president Dr Cassim Chilumpha has told Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah to resign to protect her credibility after a crucial biometric voter registration kit was lost and found in Mozambique. Chilumpha, who leads the newly-formed political party, Assembly for Development and Democracy (ADD), said Malawians have lost trust in MEC, saying the […]
Former Vice President Dr Cassim Chilumpha on Friday came out of cacoon when he made first appearance after long time of silence when he attended a spiritual retreat for Muslims being held in central region’s lakeshore district of Nkhotakota. Speaking to Nyasa Times in an interview on the sidelines of the conference, Chilumpha, a devout […]