High Court in Lilongwe has adjourned to January 14, 2020 hearing of the case in which former minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security Uladi Mussa is accused of issuing passports to foreign national. Mussa, who is also the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice-president for the Centre, is accused of illegally issuing Malawian passports […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice-president (Centre) Uladi Mussa has started defending himself on charges of misconduct on the issuance of Malawi citizenship to 50 foreigners when he served as Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security in the Joyce Banda administration between April 2012 and May 2014, telling the court that he doesn’t know immigration and […]
Malawi will have dual citizenship restrictions on President, the vice-president and top government officials if the recommendation by the Special Law Commission on the review of the Malawi Citizenship Act will be approved. The restriction blacket if adopted will also include Speaker of the National Assembly, Cabinet ministers, Chief Justice, members of parliament, Attorney General, […]
Foreigners seeking to have Malawi citizenship will now have to go through a special board which will scrutinize them to find out whether they have met required qualifications before they are given the Malawi passport. Law Commissioner Rosemary Kanyuka is leading a team of experts who are seeking input from Malawians on the issue. “As […]
Malawi Law Commission is conducting consultative meetings to review the Malawi Citizenship Act meant to provide a forum for various stakeholders to discuss, share experiences and provide guidance on the reformed Act. This week at a daylong workshop at Sunbird Capital Hotel in Lilongwe kick-started the first of three regional workshops to be conducted as […]
President Peter Mutharika has assented to the amendment to the Citizenship Act which now provides for dual citizenship law in the country, Nyasa Times learnt at Parliament on Tuesday. This was disclosed by Speaker of Parliament Richard Msowoya during announcements to the House at the start of the Mid-year Budget Review Meeting in Lilongwe. He […]
Malawians living in Diaspora have lauded the government of President Peter Mutharika for fulfilling its 2014 elections manifesto pledge to change citizenship laws and allow Malawians to hold other citizenships other than Malawi. Malawi Parliament on Wednesday, December 12, 2019 passed a Bill to repeal Sections 8 to 11 of the Citizenship Act, which dealt […]
After many years of campaigning, Malawi Parliament on Wednesday made amendment to the Citizenship Act to allow for the concept of dual citizenship. The House approved changes to the Citizenship Act that willallow Malawians to hold dual citizenship, a move that brings Malawi in line with much of the world. Malawian citizenship will now be […]
Vice-President Saulos Chilima on Wednesday addressed the world-renowned think tank Chatham House in London and promised to implement dual citizenship “one day one” as President after the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections. Chilima, who is leading United Transformation Movement (UTM), after he ditched the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in June and will challenge President […]
President Prof. Peter Mutharika on Sunday assured Malawians living in United Kingdom (UK) that his government would soon sort out the issue of visa and dual citizenship for Malawians living in diaspora. He was responding to challenges which the Malawians based in UK presented when they met him at Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London. Among […]
Dear President Professor Peter Mutharika. Hello from the other side. I hear, well, from the grapevine, that you have adopted the American global music icon, Madonna as your daughter. Well done. It’s not a crime to daydream. But I am sure that, you of all people, know that as of now she can’t be a Malawian, legally. […]
Asian businessman Kassam Nurmahomed as recently arrested by the Immigration Department for contravening the Citizenship Act after he was found in possession of a British and Malawian passport when he was about to leave the country for South Africa has challenged authorities that there are many Asians in the country who hold two or multiple […]
Immigration Department has warned Asian businessman Kassam Nurmahomed he risks arrest an and that his failure to voluntarily renounce his British citizenship would have his Malawi passport revoked because Malawi does not recognise dual citizenship. Nurmahomed was recently arrested by the Immigration Department for contravening the Citizenship Act after he was found in possession of […]
An Asian businessman Kassam Nurmahomed has been arrested by the Immigration Department for contravening the Citizenship Act after he was found in possession of a British and Malawian passport when he was about to leave the country for South Africa. Nurmahomed was arrested at Chileka IAirport in Blantyre after Immigration Department got a tip-off to […]
Malawians resident in Swaziland were Sunday assured that government is working on a bill that will allow Malawians to have dual citizenship. Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Francis Kasaila said this when he met Malawians living in Swaziland at the Royal Swazi Spa Hotel in Mbabane on the sidelines of the 36th Ordinary […]
Malawians living in the United States have welcomed President Peter Mutharika’s order to Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Samuel Tembenu to draft new dual citizenship legislation, saying it is a step in the right direction which could see them contributing towards the growth of the country’s economy. Malawians in Texas Organisation (Mito) and Malawians […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) member of parliament for Mangochi South has called on government to “speed up” the process of coming up with the legislation to allow dual citizenship. Patel, a former foreign affairs minister during the Bakili Muluzi tenure, said in parliament that government should work tirelessly in speeding up the Dual Citizenship Act. […]
President Peter Mutharika has said he has ordered his Justice minister Samuel Tembenu to draft a dual citizenship legislation to allow Malawians stuck in diaspora come back home and invest. Mutharika told the state controlled Malawi Broadcasting Corporation that the ministry of Justice is currently working on the legislation which will enable Malawians hold dual […]