The sole Member of Parliament (MP) for Chipani Cha Pfuko (CCP) Davis Chester Katsonga, who joined the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), has confirmed that his party has written the Registrar of Political Parties to deregister it. Katsonga said CCP through its Secretary General Wisiki Sadick, informed the Register of Political parties that it is […]
The sole Member of Parliament (MP) for Chipani Cha Pfuko (CCP) Davis Chester Katsonga, who on Monday joined the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), has challenged that he cannot not be deemed to have crossed as he is the only CCP’s law maker in the House. Katsonga wrote Speaker Richard Msowoya that he had made […]
Malawi’s Mwanza Central Member of Parliament and president of the Chipani Cha Pfuko (CCP) Davies Katsonga has applied to the Speaker of the National Assembly to have him moved from the opposition to join the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on the government side. Katsonga was one of the 12 presidential contestants in the May 20 […]
Malawi will have a hung parliament as no party has an overall majority in the House with independents dominating parliamentary elections amassing 52 seats from 192 that were being competed for on May 20. A hung parliament occurs when no single party has more than 50% of the seats in the National Assembly. In practice […]
People’s Transformation Party President Kamuzu Chibambo has withdrawn from contesting in the presidential polls as he could not present his nomination papers Wednesday after electoral officials said he had failed to raise K1 million nomination fees. Chibambo was expected to file his nomination papers to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) officials on the third day of […]
Davis Chester Katsonga was on Saturday elected as Chipani Cha Pfuko (CCP) president at a convention held at Malawi Post Office Conference Centre in Blantyre. Katsonga emerged winner after getting 240 votes against his only contender’s Baton Phiri 10 votes. Hardson Mphepo pulled out of the contest despite earlier interest. Phiri is former Umodzi Party’s […]
Mark Katsonga Phiri’s Peoples Progressive Movement (PPM) Central Province Committee has defected to Chipani Cha Pfuko (CCP) a party being led by his brother, Davies Katsonga. Speaking on Saturday in Lilongwe, PPM province Director Frackson Kanjere said the committee reached at the decision following the failure by the president to run the party effectively. A […]
President of Chipani Cha Pfuko (CCP), Davis Chester Katsonga is ill and has been undergoing treatment at a London Hospital, the party has confirmed. Katsonga, a former Speaker and Minister, left Malawi for London last year October and has been undergoing medical treatment since then. CCP spokesman in UK, William Phiri, confirmed that Katsonga is […]
Leader of opposition Chipani Cha Pfuko (CCP) Davis Chester Katsonga has added his voice to calls by various stakeholders asking Malawi leader Mrs. Joyce Banda to declare her assets and liabilities. This comes in the wake of previous calls by several civil society groups and political parties that stressed the need for President Banda to […]
Chipani Cha Pfuko (CCP) president Davis Chester Katsonga says he maintains his stand that he does not trust Malawi President Mrs Joyce Banda. Katsonga first made the claim when he dumped Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and joined United Democratic Front (UDF). He said he could not join People’s Party (PP) of Banda due to his […]
Davies Chester Katsonga has issued a statement of intent to incumbent member of Mwanza Central constituency Nicholous Dausi that he will face yet another fight to keep the parliamentary seat as Katsonga launched his Chipani Cha Pfuko (CCP) in the area. Despite the crowd being dominated by children, Katsonga said he was overwhelmed by the support […]
Malawi now has 39 political parties with the registration on May 8, 2012 of Chipani Cha Pfuko (CCP). According to the founding leader of Chipani Cha Pfuko, Davies Chester Katsonga, the party has been created to “democratically add quality to our politics” and to campaign vigorously and convincingly on issues which matter in the everyday […]
Former lawmaker for Zomba Malosa, Kennedy Kuntenga, along with other politicians, has strongly denied the news about their joining of Davis Katsonga’s Chipani Cha Pfuko (CCP) and declared it baseless. Katsonga has been naming various politicians as members of his party, including Kuntenga. But Kuntenga said he has not been party to CCP. “I am […]
Former minister, Davies Chester Katsonga announced in Blantyre on Tuesday he had “accepted” to lead in an interim capacity a newly-formed but unregistered political party called ‘Chipani Cha Pfuko’ (CCP). Nyasa Times was first to break the news recently that Katsonga was set to form a new political party. The formation of the party followed […]
Former cabinet minister Davies Chester Katsonga who last year dumped ruling DPP to join UDF, is set to form and register a new political party in Malawi, called “Chipani Cha Pfuko” (CCP), Nyasa Times can reveal. Nyasa Times investigations indicate that Katsonga has already made inroads in central, southern and eastern regional and district structures […]