The Secretary General of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), Fr. Henry Saindi has challenged National and Diocesan Secretaries for Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) to continue playing an advocacy and governance role especially to the voiceless including the unborn child, the marginalized and the oppressed. Fr. Saindi was speaking when he opened […]
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) in Chikwawa said on Thursday that duty bearers should open up in providing information to development partners arguing that failing to do would negative impact development. The sentiment comes when CCJP is said to have problems in accessing budget information for particular projects which is making it […]
Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) has condemned the practice of destroying or setting a blaze police units whenever there are demonstrations or riots. In an interview, CCJP’s National Coordinator, Martin Chiphwanya, said it is retrogressive and irresponsible for communities to set a blaze police units whenever there are demonstrations or any disagreement with the […]
Members of parliament, including cabinet ministers, concede they do not follow proper procedures on the use of constituency development fund (CDF). At a development interface meeting facilitated by Development Communications Trust (DCT) implementing a Public Expenditure Tracking (PET) project in the area alongside Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) in Dowa on Saturday, Democratic […]
Inactiveness of councillors is contributing to the looting of public resources, a Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) public expenditure tracking survey has exposed. The Justice and Peace desk of Karonga Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, funded by Tilitonse through the Danish Church Aid, says unless councillors stand firm, more resources meant for […]
The Department for International Development (DfID) through UK Aid on Friday handed over 3,200 bicycles and 60 motorcycles to the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) and the Judiciary towards improving access to justice for the most vulnerable populations of Malawi. The handover ceremony of the motorcycles and bicycles worth £470,000 (about K418 million) […]
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP), a governance arm of the influential Catholuc Church, has fauled Malawi government over the secrecy behind a deal offered to United States public relations firm to prop up President Peter Mutharika’s image and clean up reputations his governments. The press revealed that Malawi goverment hired US-based education […]
Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has rejected categorically the concerns raised by Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) that major political parties in the country including DPP are lacking tolerance and genuine intra-party democracy, a development that is threatening the country’s democracy. CCJP’s National Secretary Martin […]
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) has launched a scathing attack on government over worsening corruption and is persuading Malawians to press the Peter Mutharika administration to provide practical solutions to issues affecting their lives. An advocacy arm of the Episcople Conference of Malawi which is an influential organ of the Catholic Church, […]
Primary Justice for Vulnerable Groups, a project that has been implemented in the area of eight Traditional Authorities in Mangochi by the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace is said to have contributed to the reduction of cases that flood conventional courts. Speaking in an interview with Malawi News Agency after a stakeholders meeting thursady, […]
Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace and National Initiative for Civic Education have lashed out at government for its failure to take a strong stand against public officers involved in corruption. Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) coordinator Martin Chiphwanya said the government is just transfers those who are involved in theft of public […]
President Peter Mutharika has been declared to be Malawi’s life president by Culture and Sports Minister Grace Chiumia, remarks which have been condemned by influential Catholic Church through its governance arm, Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP). Chiumia made the remarks at the fundraising dinner of the Mulhako wa Alhomwe in Lilongwe on Friday […]
Catholic, the influential church in Malawi, has appointed Martin Chiphwana as National Secretary at the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) and Martin Mazanga as National Secretary for Catholic Development Commission in Malawi (CADECOM). Both appointments are with effect from 1 July 2016, accounting to an announcement by Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops at […]
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has expressed the need for stakeholders working in the mining sector who include Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), government and companies to deepen their understanding of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Acting National Coordinator for CCJP, Martin Chiphwanya said this in Lilongwe […]
The Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) has added its voice in condemning the continued absenteeism of Members of Parliament (MPs) from the National Assembly, saying it is denying the citizenry from their fundamental right to development among others. Despite recent warning by the Speaker of Parliament, […]
A Catholic governance NGO has taken a swipe at government for failing to pay 500 teachers in Nsanje since April, saying this is compromising the quality of education. The teachers were left out of the government payroll following a head count that the National Audit conducted a few months ago. Lewis Msiyadungu,diocesan secretary of the […]
Malawi government has been criticised on why it is taking too long to investigate and act on the murder of Anti Corruption Bureau senior official late Issa Njaunju with Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) challenging the State machienry to find the murderers of Njauju. Many critics have accused the government of taking a […]
Officials from Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP), a civil rights arm of the Catholic church has urged government to come out clearly and say whether there will be niobium mining at Kanyika in Mzimba or not. CCJP coordinator in Mzimba Anorlld Msimuko said it was a disgrace that families were removed from the […]