After six years of family wrangles over rightful heir for chieftaincy of Traditional Authority (TA) Phambala in Ntcheu, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Ben Phiri installed Edward Alexander Phambala 37, as TA Phambala the fifth on Saturday. Presiding over the ceremony held at Ntcheu District Council Chamber, Phiri commended the Phambala family and […]
President Peter Mutharika’s Cabinet has approved that paramount chiefs in the country should be issued with diplomatic passports, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Ben Phiri has said. Phiri was speaking during an ad hoc full council meeting in Ntcheu District Council chamber on Sunday. Said the minister: Cabinet has approved the inclusion of […]
President Peter Mutharika has dethroned senior chief Ngabu of Chikhwawa amid serious allegations of corruption and mistreatment of his subjects. Mutharika says in a letter that he had decided to dethrone the chief following an inquiry the government set up to look into grievances the subjects forwarded to the government. “I, Arthur Peter Mutharika, president […]
Paramount Chief Kyungu of Karonga has asked government to institute a National Chiefs Council to resolve chieftaincy wrangles rather than seeking court intervention, saying it undermines the tradition’s dignity. The Paramount Chief made the proposal on Wednesday during the installation of Bangubosa Sanderson Mwahimba as Senior Chief Kalonga after the death of his predecessor in […]
Chiefs have the capacity to resist the best practices in laws on the basic of preserving cultural practices beliefs, particularly, in Malawi the chiefs are the custodians of it. Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare, Jean Kalilani said if they are adequately targeted, they can be a formidable and reliable partner in the […]
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Kondwani Nankhumwa has warned chiefs in the country to refrain from heavy drinking and corruption saying Government would remove all chiefs who are engaged in such behaviour. The Minister was speaking at Gumba in Traditional Authority Mkanda in Mchinji during the installation of Faneli Lemekani as Sub Traditional […]
President Peter Mutharika has fired Francis Magombo as chief Chekucheku of Mwanza. Director of Chiefs’ Administration in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Lawrence Makonokaya confirmed that Magombo has been fired. He said he presented the letter of dismissal to Magombo in the presence of clan leaders of the royal family on Thursday. […]
A Catholic organization has bemoaned that chiefs in some districts are refusing to attend development meetings for their respective areas unless they are given allowances. Catholic Relief Services director Sydney Khando said this after traditional leaders refused to turn up for a meeting in Mchinji aimed at discussing how people can avoid post harvest losses. […]
Irate villagers from senior chief Kuluwonda area in Salima say they will hold a vigil at the district commissioner’s office to force the chief out of office on alleged corruption and dictatorial tendencies. The leader of the villagers for the vigil, Geofrey Juma said the vigil will be held on April 16. “We want chief […]
Whistleblower and Karonga Youth for Justice and Development (KYJD) executive director Steve Simusokwe was on Thursday summoned by a horde of chiefs from the disricts of Karonga and Chitipa, allegedly for calling them “bootlickers.” Simusokwe made headlines in the media for quashing chiefs in the region who said were against public opinion that President Peter Mutharika […]
Youths in Karonga and Chitipa the northern region of Malawi have slammed their traditional leaders’ claim that people in the region are against the call for the country’s President Peter Muthalika to resign, saying no chief has consulted them on the matter. Some chiefs told reporters at a news conference that opposition calls for President […]
In an interesting twist to the calls for President Arthur Peter Mutharika to resign have cropped up. Snr Chief Kalonga of Salima says it’s ‘sin’ and climate change that must be blamed for Malawi’s social-economic woes. In a second phase of the senior traditional leaders meetings to dismiss calls that Mutharika resigns, Snr. Chief Kalonga […]
Some chiefs from the Central Region operating under the Chiefs Forum have quashed the calls by the opposition parties for President Peter Mutharika to resign, saying there are no valid reasons for the leader to step down. The chiefs made the remarks in Lilongwe on Thursday during a news conference which they held. Chiefs Forum secretary Senior […]