Disability body, Federation of People with Disability in Malawi (Fedoma) has expressed disappointment that out of four people with disability who joined the parliamentary race, no one has made it to the National Assembly. Fedoma’s coordinator Symon Munde said this was a set-back as in the last cohort of members of parliament who were elected […]
Officials from Manngochi Town Council have summoned Mangochi central MP Clement Chiwaya for going against council resolution to ban Kabaza (bicycle taxis) services in the town. Chiwaya, who is also the second deputy speaker of parliament and member of the United Democratic Front (UDF) which is a political bed fellow of the ruling Democratic Progressive […]
Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Nicholas Dausi, and MP for Mangochi Central, Dr. Clement Chiwaya, have appealed to Mangochi Town Council to put on hold the impending ban on Kabaza operations in Mangochi town. The two made the appeal on Thursday at Mangochi Stadium where President Prof. Peter Mutharika officially commissioned the One Stop […]
Member of Parliament for Mangochi Central, Dr. Clement Chiwaya has appealed to residents of Mangochi town to properly coordinate development activities in a bid to sustain such initiatives. He observed that Mangochi has the potential of becoming a big city if people united and coordinated in implementing various development programs as opposed to undertaking sporadic […]
Outspoken flamboyant Rumphi East legislator Kamlepo Kalua has branded UDF Mangochi Central lawmaker and second deputy speaker of parliament Dr Clement Chiwaya a ‘childish bully’ and a dishonourable man for his threats on a fellow Mangochi MP over President Peter Mutharika’s money and power, Nyasa Times can exclusively report. Kalua joined the fray between the two […]
Two prominent Members of Parliament from Mangochi have engaged in a relentless verbal spat over President Peter Mutharika’s money and power following his visit to the Lake District. Mangochi Central MP, and second deputy speaker of Parliament, Dr Clement Chiwaya (UDF) and DPP’s Mangochi North constituency MP, Benedicto Ali Chambo exchanged a vocal outburst over who […]
Malawi Law Society says it has made an appointment with the Director of Public Prosecutions in a bid to prosecute the two deputy speakers accused of misuse of public money. President of the MLS John Msuzi Banda confirmed on Monday his organisation is not happy the way the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) is handling the […]
Malawi Parliament has sent back an Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) report on two deputy speakers because, according to officials, the report was badly done. Member of Human Resource Sub Committee Vitus Dzoole Mwale said the committee has since told the ACB officials to rework the report. The two deputy speakers Esther Mcheka- Chilenje and Clement […]
Graft busting body, the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has it has concluded a report on allegations that First Deputy Speaker Esther Mcheka-Chilenje and Second Deputy Speaker Clement Chiwaya dubiously claimed housing allowances amounting to millions by signing tenancy agreements for their own houses. ACB deputy director Reneck Matemba said the report will be made available […]
Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda of the High Court in Blantyre has granted an injunction sought by have First and Second Deputy Speakers of Parliament [Esther Mcheka Chilenge and Clement Chiwaya respectively] through private practice lawyer Frank Mbeta stopping Member of Parliament for Rumphi East, Kamlepo Kalua, moving a motion to have Parliament’s two deputy speaker suspended […]
A woman in Mangochi risks a jail term after she called second deputy speaker of parliament Cement Chiwaya a ‘witch’ following a heated argument between the two over a piece of land. Mangochi police spokesperson Rodrick Maida confirmed law enforcers arrested Sunganani Kampira after a complaint from Chiwaya, who is also Member of Parliament for […]
Outspoken Mzimba West MP Harry Mkandawire systematically hijacked debate on the State of the Nation Address to demand an explanation on reports that the First Deputy Speaker Esther Mcheka-Chilenje and Second Deputy Speaker Clement Chiwaya allegedly fleeced government huge sums of money in dubious house allowance claims. The unsuspecting second deputy speaker Chiwaya gave a […]
Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Dr Clement Chiwaya has reacted angrily to accusations levelled against him and first deputy speaker Esther Mcheka Chilenje that he benefitted from unlawful rentals paid to him. Chiwaya has described the accusations as unfair and meant to tarnish the image of the two deputy speakers. Speaking to his political supporters […]
Deputy speakers for the Malawi parliament have been caught up in dubious housing allowances scandal which the nation is eager to know how fair the country’s law would be perfected in their cases as some commentators have quickly noted that the act of the top law makers is nothing but another cash gate. Deputy speakers for […]
Second Deputy Speaker Clement Chiwaya angered lawmakers mostly from the opposition, over his way of handling the proceeding of the House in rather a harsh way. The MPs accused the deputy speaker of being undemocratic. It started when member for parliament for Zomba Changalume, Johns Chikalimba (People’s Party –PP) stood on a point of order […]
Faces of knowledge thirsty pupils of Chawona Primary School in the area of Traditional Authority (T/A) Mponda in Mangochi can now wear a broad smile; thanks to Hearts Foundation for constructing them a multimillion Classroom Block. Chawona Primary School became a beneficiary of the classroom block after it got sympathy from Hearts Foundation due to […]
Deputy Second Speaker of Parliament Dr. Clement Chiwaya has challenged the media in the country to disseminate correct information relating to the Parliament in order that people easily relate to development and challenges in the country. Chiwaya made the remarks Tuesday during the official opening for the two-day media training workshop on parliamentary reporting. He […]
Members of Parliament (MPs) that belong to the Catholic Church in Malawi have been challenged to be God fearing leaders and to advance development policies that promote the good of the people that they represent in their respective constituencies. The Catholic Parliamentary Liaison Officer of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), Fr. Henry Chinkanda said this […]