Malawi lawmakers were engaged in a public debate as part of the activities marking International Day of Democracy on Saturday at Rumphi Boma. Speaking during a panel discussion, Member of Parliament for Mangochi Central, Dr Clement Chiwaya who is also UDF Chief Whip in Parliament said constituents should understand that the role of a parliamentarian […]
Malawi will next year be hosting the Commonwealth Youth Parliament Conference, speaker of the National Assembly, Henry Chimunthu Banda has revealed. Chimunthu Banda made the announcement during the official launch of the first ever Youth Parliament in Malawi on Wednesday, in Lilongwe. This comes after Commonwealth Parliamentary Association came up with a resolution that every […]
Estranged Clerk of Parliament (CoP) Matilda Katopola has snubbed the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC)’s order for her to return to work Instead, she is seeking clarification from her employer on ‘few things’ including demanding compensation in the region of K900 million This followed a recommendation the PSC led by its chair, Speaker Henry Chimunthu Banda, […]
Clerk of Parliament Matilda Katopola has not yet been interdicted one month after police arrested her on charges of abuse of office and failure to declare conflict of interest. The Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) chaired by National Assembly Speaker, Henry Chimunthu Banda, is mandated with sanctioning the Clerk of Parliament on serious breaches of discipline […]
Two youth activists in Mzuzu on Thursday marched from Katoto to Mzuzu City Council Offices to deliver a petition asking Speaker of Parliament, Henry Chimunthu Banda, to immediately step down “to pave way for new democratic thinking in the National Assembly” over Section 65 saga. But the Speaker’s office said they will respond once they […]
Malawi Parliament last week blew up a whopping K15 million to enable over 20 MPs to travel to Zambia by road to play social football, netball and chess. The games were played on Saturday. Speaker of Parliament, Henry Chimunthu Banda, pressed National Assembly financial controller Chikondi Kachinjika to make available K15 million for the trip. […]
The Malawi National Assembly has withdrawn a review of the Standing Orders that among several others included procedures to fast track the impeachment of the President. Speaker of the National Assembly Henry Chimunthu Banda announced in the House on Thursday that the Legal Affairs Committee of the Malawi Parliament which was mandated to do the […]
Speaker of Parliament Henry Chimunthu Banda has demanded a written apology from Mwanza Central MP Nicholas Dausi for saying he [Speaker] read out names of DPP MPs who defected to Peoples Party. Chimunthu Banda argues that Dausi misquoted him because he did not read out names of MPs who defected to PP. The Speaker is […]
Speaker of Parliament Henry Chimunthu Banda had a rude awakening on Tuesday when Lilongwe Nsinja North parliamentarian Peter Chalera demanded that Banda should declare whether he is still a member of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) or has joined the People’s Party. The challenge from the MCP MP attracted both jeers and cheers from members in […]
Speaker of the Malawi National Assembly Henry Chimunthu Banda has said President Joyce Banda has already assented to seven financial bills that were passed by Parliament before she ascended to power on April 7, 2012. The seven bills are those the lawmakers passed during their mid-term 2011/12 budget review sitting of 3rd February to 2nd […]
Speaker of the Malawi National Assembly Henry Chimunthu Banda last Friday summoned journalists covering the on-going Parliamentary proceedings for a grilling session. The Speaker invited the journalists to his boardroom to express his discontent and that of the Members of Parliament over the manner in which they sometimes cover the deliberations. Chimunthu Banda said Parliamentarians […]
Clerk of Parliament Maltilda Katopola has not yet lost her job despite being told to go on forced leave as there is controversy on the process of removing her, Nyasa Times has learnt. Former Director of Public Prosecution, Ishmael Wadi was already offered the job and is waiting for the complete sacking of Katopola. A […]
Speaker of the National Assembly, Henry Chimunthu-Banda has assured the church that the forth-coming Budget meeting at the new Parliament Building will not also tackle bills leading to legalising homosexuality, witchcraft and prostitution, among other moral issues. Sources at the parliament building in the capital city, revealed that the Speaker had a closed door meeting with […]
Speaker of Malawi Parliament Henry Chimunthu Banda has expressed concern with inaccurate reporting by the media on the parliamentary proceedings. Chimunthu was reacting to a report which said the Speaker had stopped a debate on the ‘detention without trial’ of former attorney general Ralph Kasambara after bail was duly obtained from the court. The Speaker […]
Infighting in the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has intensified with the gurus forcing members of parlimanet to declare their loyalty to the party and its leadership or face expulsion. The party has summoned all DPP members in the central region to a meeting at Civic Offices in Lilongwe on Thursday to “castigate” and denounce […]
The 42nd meeting of the parliamentary session has, typically, not risen without controversy. At the centre of the controversy this time is not the behaviour, or lack thereof, of the dishonourable members of parliament. Save for the unscheduled bout between Mrs Anita Kalinde and Mr Aaron Sangala everything, according to the ruling DPP’s Dr George […]
Malawi’s Speaker of Parliament Henry Chimunthu Banda on Thursday risked himself to be in contempt of court after he ordered Thyolo North MP Anita Kalinde out of parliament disobeying the High Court injunction served to him against a 30-day suspension but later allowed her back. Kalinde was in the House after High Court Judge Ivy […]
Nyasa Times Commentary: The first untitled bout between Honourable Mrs Anita Kalinde,M.P. dubbed the “Vanquishing Beauty” by Nyasa Times, and Honourable Aaron Sangala, M.P. dubbed the “Toothless Beast” by the same Nyasa Times ended in a technical knock out (TKO) for the Vanquishing Beauty. At the end of that day, in the Boxing Hall of […]