Seven members of parliament from Malawi’s second opposition party, the People’s Party (PP), Thursday walked out of the house in protest over decision by second deputy speaker Clement Chiwaya’s decision to boot out its outspoken Mzimba Hora MP, Christopher Mzomera Ngwira. Pandemonium broke out in Lilongwe, the seat of parliament, when Minister of Education Emmanuel […]
Federation for Disability Organisations in Malawi (Fedoma) has hailed National Assembly for electing Clement Chiwaya as second deputy Speaker. Chiwaya a United Democratic Front (UDF) Parliamentarian beat Peoples Party’s (PP) Wakuda Kamanga to become second deputy Speaker. “As FEDOMA we are very much exited with the election of Dr. Chiwaya to be the second speaker […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) Mangochi Central MP, Dr Clement Chiwaya on Monday defeated People’s Party (PP) Kasungu North East MP Wakuda Kamanga for the position of second deputy speaker of parliament in a secret ballot. The election was president by newly elected Speaker, Richard Msowoya, who declared Chiwaya dully elected with 147 votes against 36. […]
While many season politicians have tumbled in their primary election across all political parties, Dr Clement Terence Chiwaya, member of parliament for Mangochi Central Constituency silenced critics within the party and outside who said sitting MPs in UDF were afraid to go through primary elections when won resoundingly. Chiwaya who scooped 1153 votes out of […]
Parliamentary Chief Whip for opposiiton United Democratic Front (UDF), Dr Clement Chiwaya has said heavy handedness by police officers towards leaders of opposition parties will dent the human rights record of the Joyce Banda administration. Recently, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) penned the Inspector General of Police, Lot Dzonzi, expressing concern over what it has called […]
Mangochi Central MP Clement Chiwaya made headlines for his remarks in Parliament that Malawi’s former president late Bingu wa Mutharika died a sad man after politicians failed him in his bid to put things right for Malawi. In his “late eulogy” for the departed president, Chiwaya raised a number of questions on Mutharika’s type of […]
Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Juliana Mphande on Thursday announced that United Democratic Front (UDF) is a separate entity in the House. Making the announcement in Parliament, Second Deputy Speaker said this has been done because UDF is now seating on opposition side. “I want to make this announcement from the speaker following the business […]
Malawi Parliament on Wednesday had to vote to adopt the speech delivered by President Joyce Banda at the official opening of the 44th session of parliament. Adoption of a State of the Nation address is made by popular acclamation. But there was drama when the motion was received with a deafening ‘no’ from the opposition benches […]
Malawi’s former governing United Democratic Front (UDF) has appealed to its members across the country to adopt the new ideas being promoted by its current party leadership. The yellow party believes this is the only way to ensure that it bounces back to power, eight years after unceremoniously and devastatingly paving way to the Democratic […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) has written Speaker of the National Assembly, Henry Chimunthu Banda that its legislators will return to opposition benches during the next sitting of Parliament scheduled for February. UDF parliamentary secretary-general Kandi Padambo confirmed the development. He said the UDF letter was read to members of the parliamentary business committee on Friday […]
The National Assembly says it has plans of establishing Parliamentary Information Centers (PICs) across the country as one way of bringing parliament closer to the people. Chairman for the PICs taskforce team Joseph Njovuyalema said this on Tuesday in Mchinji, when his team was briefing the Districts heads of departments on the issue. He said […]
Malawi’s Parliamentarian Clement Chiwaya (United Democratic Front –UDF) last week gave a stirring lecture at an American College in Michigan on the political situation in Malawi. Chiwaya spoke at Aquinas College, his alma mater, when he was asked to lecture in a political science class, PS 151: World in Crisis on “Power transitions in Africa; […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) Member of Parliament for Mangochi Central Constituency on Wednesday told President Joyce Banda in the face that UDF legislators keep a distance from government when it comes to politics. Chiwaya was speaking at Mangochi boma on Wednesday when President Banda opened the newly constructed Mangochi Central Market which has cost government […]
President Joyce Banda on Wednesday elevated Mangochi district council to town status and promises more infrastructure development to turn the lakeshore municipality which is a hub of Malawi tourism to upgrade into a city. The President also elevated Chief Mponda of the district to Senior Chief. Banda was speaking on Wednesday when she opened the newly […]
Legislators for United Democratic Front (UDF) who are one of the partners to unity government of Peoples Party (PP) have hinted that they will out of the government. PP and UDF automatically became bed fellows when President Mrs. Joyce Banda appointed two senior UDF parliamentarians Atupele Muluzi and Ibrahim Matola into the cabinet, following the […]
Mangochi central MP (UDF) , Dr Clement Chiwaya has called on Malawians not to re-elect parliamentarians who were busy bootlicking during the dictatorship of late Bingu wa Mutharika leading to the economic down turn Chiwaya told the House that all the economic miseries that Malawians are facing today are the result of a passive Parliament […]
Leader of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in the house Clement Chiwaya has urged parliamentarians close to the seat of power not to mislead President Joyce Banda. Chiwaya, who once served as cabinet minister in late president Bingu wa Mutharika before he resigned on matters of principal, said Banda’s predecessor was also misled by greedy […]
Lawmakers for United Democratic Front (UDF) Atupele Muluzi and Ibrahim Matola at weekend engaged the party supporters in the eastern region to explain their political stand after being roped in President Joyce Banda’s Cabinet. President Banda leads People’s Party which is now a defacto governing party. Banda, who ascended to power on April 7 following […]