Former Speaker of parliament, Henry Chimunthu Banda has called for a review of government policy which entrusts community members with the responsibility of maintaining broken boreholes in their area ,saying the arrangement is denying people access to clean portable water. Chimunthu Banda observed that most local communities in the country have not been able to fulfil […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera who leads the nine-party Tonse Alliance has said he is ready for the fresh presidential election slated for Tuesday and that he is well prepared to govern Malawi is elected as the country’s next leader. Chakwera said this at a final campaign rally he held at Mtsiriza Community […]
Vice President Saulos Chilima, who is also running mate to Lazarus Chakwera in the Tonse alliance has hailed former Speaker of Parliament Henry Chimunthu Banda for dumping the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to endorse the opposition grand alliance. Making the announcement on Thursday, Banda said him and his Nkhotakota North constuency were endorsing the […]
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator for Nkhotakota North and former Speaker of the National Assembly, Henry Chimunthu Banda, has said he is endorsing Tonse Alliance, for the fresh presidential elections and urged Malawians to vote for it. Chimunthu Banda, who in March 2020 turned down a Cabinet post, claiming he was never consulted by […]
Former Speaker of Parliament Henry Chimunthu Banda has delivered a major snub to President Peter Mutharika by turning down a ministerial post in his new-look government. Mutharika on Thursday appointed Chimunthu Banda as Minister of Natural Resources and Mining. But the former Speaker on Friday said he will not be taking up the post, saying […]
UTM Party vice-president Michael Usi has disowned a Facebook account running under “Dr Michael Usi” name tag which has been posting messages on Friday praising former Speaker Henry Chimunthu Banda for rejecting Cabinet appointment by President Peter Mutharika. Chimunthu Banda said he was not consulted when the appointment was made, saying he could have told […]
President Peter Mutharika has appointed a new Cabinet and appointed ministers and deputy ministers incorporating members of the United Democratic Front (UDF) – a partner of his own Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) — into the cabinet and drafted in veteran politican Kamlepo Kalua and former Speaker Henry Chimunthu Banda to try to broaden his popular […]
Former Speaker of Parliament Henry Chimunthu Banda who is now the sitting member of parliament for Nkhotakota North Constituency ( Democratic Progressive Party -DPP) is under investigations by the Office of the Ombudmasn for allegedly diverting an official Speaker’s residence project to his personal benefit. The Ombudsman received a complaint on the matter and has […]
Former Speaker Henry Chimunthu Banda on Saturday donated a boat to ease transportation problems and enable his people safely cross the Chiwi river where it is reported that crocodiles are heavily attacking people. Chimunthu Banda, who is Nkhotakota North Constituency Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) aspiring parliamentary candidate, announced the donation when he hosted a political rally […]
Former Speaker of Parliament and aspiring parliamentarian for Nkhotakota North Constituency Henry Chimunthu Banda over the weekend donated K500 000 to cash strapped TNM Super League side Dwangwa United. Banda, who seeks to reclaim the seat he once served in the much awaited May 21 elections, has also launched a football and netball trophy worth K5 […]
Former speaker of parliament Henry Chimunthu Banda has won ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) primaries in Nkhotakota north to represent the party in the coming May 2019 Tripartite elections. Chimunthu Banda who retired from front line politics in 2014 after serving the constituency for 15 years, has bounced back amidst romours that he may be […]
Former Speaker or Parliament Henry Chimunthu Banda has blatantly denied that he would be interested in a move to rejoin the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and that he would be back in frontline politics. Early this week, speculations were high that Chimunthu Banda is going to join DPP and will be officially welcomed into the […]
President Peter Mutharika on Thursday failed to officially welcome former secretary general of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Henry Chimunthu Banda amid heightened speculation that he was being earmarked to be running mate to Mutharika in 2019 polls. The DPP and Office of President and Cabinet on Wednesday announced that Mutharika would officially welcome […]
Former ruling secretary general Henry Chimunthu Banda, one of the powerful figures in the late Bingu wa Mutharika administration is Thursday rejoining his former party amid heightened speculation that he will be President Peter Mutharika’s running mate in the 2019 polls. An announcement from the Office of the President and Cabinet says Mutharika will formally […]
Former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) secretary general Henry Chimunthu Banda is set to bounce back in frontline politics after a five year sabbatical in active politics. DPP secretary general Grazider Jeffrey told a presidential rally on Saturday in Mulanje that the party cant wait to work with him again. “Where someone has resigned, there […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General, Grezelder Jeffrey wa Jeffrey, has disclosed that she will contest to return her post at the forthcoming party convention disregarding the request for party administratrive secretary Francis Mphepo to step aside to allow former DPP secretary general and Speaker of National Assembly, Chimunthu Banda win the post. DPP insiders […]
Former Speaker of Parliament Henry Chimunthu Banda on Saturday said there is need for secondary school learners and alumni in the country to be generation thinkers in order to promote educational standards that would develop Malawi. Banda said this during a function where Nkhotakota Secondary School Alumni handed over part of the constructed brick wall […]
Former Speaker of Parliament Henry Chimunthu Banda escaped death by a whisker when his vehicle overturned when it failed to negotiate a pothole on the muddled of the road in Mchinji on Friday. The former speaker escaped unhurt and went home after the accident. The accident, which left the minister’s vehicle extensively damaged, occurred in […]