The Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture has given Transglobe Produce Limited 48 hours to vacate the injunction it obtained restraining the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development from carrying any activities relating to the Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp) . The injunction was obtained against the programme after Transglobe Produce Exports Limited was dropped from participating […]
Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture on Friday toured Chiwamba Health Centre in Traditional Authority Chimutu in Lilongwe to appreciate the installed solar peddle flow pump which is saving communities surrounding the clinic. The tour was led by the committee’s chairperson Joseph Chidanti Malunga who thanked Member of Parliament (MP) for the area for the initiative made […]
Chairperson of the joint committee of Parliament which conducted an inquiry into Admarc maize procurement from neighbouring Zambia, Joseph Chidanti –Malunga has called for speedy prosecution of all culprits in the scandal following the adoption of the committee’s report by Parliament. The report was adopted by the House meeting in Lilongwe on Wednesday. Chidanti Malunga […]
Cracks have emerged in a special parliamentary committee set up to probe seven cabinet ministers allegedly involved in K236 billion cashgate and 27 companies involved in farm input subsidy program as two committee leaders disagree which work should be prioritised. Deputy chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of parliament Kamlepo Kalua says the priority […]
Members of Parliament on Friday were petitioned by chiefs and concerned citizens from Rumphi to repeal the Customary Land Act which was passed in 2016 which they argue is bringing friction between traditional leaders and their subjects. Last year Parliament passed four land-related bills which the President assented to in September. They include the Customary Land […]
Malawi Parliament had its own rare light moments on Thursday when Speaker Richard Msowoya called the parliamentary committee on Agriculture Joseph Chidanti Malunga as ‘Honourable Kaloswe’. The members of parliament went in stitches soon after Msowoya identified Malunga as ‘Honourable Kaloswe ‘when the legislator was about to present a report on food situation in the […]
Karonga Central MP Frank Mwenifumbo has accused chair of parliamentary inquiry on maizegate Joseph Chidanti Malunga of favouritsm following his failure to take on board Mwenifumbo on the Zambia trip. Some of the inquiry members left for Zambia on Tuesday morning where they are expected to meet those involved in the sale of maize to […]
A 10 member parliamentary inquiry on maizegate leaves the country on Tuesday morning, the first time that the Malawi parliament has moved to another country. Chairperson of the inquiry Joseph Chidanti Malunga confirmed the members of parliament will be flying to Zambia on Tuesday to meet all those involved in the procurement of maize which […]
Officials from a parliamentary inquiry on the procurement of maize say they will go to Zambia next week to probe more on how Admarc procured maize from Zambia. Chairman of the inquiry Dr Jospeh Chidanti Malunga said the inquiry would be complete if some of the officials visit Zambia. “We will go to Zambia after […]
The joint inquiry by Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Irrigation and Food Security with Public Accounts Committee into the procurement process of maize from neighbouring Zambia intends to subpoena PTA Bank officials to explain on the money remittance related to the issue. Malawi government obtained a loan of K26 billion ( $34.5 million) from the Eastern […]
Members of Parliament (MPs) in Malawi under the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Irrigation and Food Security jointly with Public Accounts Committee on Tuesday kick-started an inquiry into the procurement process of maize from neighbouring Zambia covered live on Zodiak radio. The probe comes after civil society organisations (CSOs) sought court order to suspend Minister of […]
Officials from parliamentary committee on agriculture will from next Wednesday start a parallel inqury into how Admarc bought the now suspicious 100000 metric tonnes of maize. The chairman of the Agriculture Committee of Parliament Dr Jospeh Chidanti Malunga has said the parallel maizegate inquiry will work toget to the bottom of the matter. “We will […]
Gomezgani Wanda -Mana Member of Parliament for Nsanje South West, Joshep Chidanti Malunga has called for collective effort among MPs to address the country’s hunger situation. Malunga made the call in his contribution to President Peter Mutharika’s State-of- the-Nation Address when he opened the 2016-2017 Budget Meeting of Parliament. He said although the hunger situation […]
Nsanje South West constituents pinned their Member of Parliament Dr Joseph Chidanti Malunga over alleged failure to involve local structures in the implementation of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) projects. The concerned constituents voiced out their concern during an interface meeting with their elected duty bearers organized by Tiphedzane Community Support Organization where some threatened to […]
As Malawi elected leaders and others are lavishing course after course of meals, a law maker for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Dr Chidanti Malunga has drawn the attention of parliament that there is a food crisis and millions of Malawian now cannot afford a decent meal. Malunga who is MP for Nsanje South […]