Leader of opposition Chipani Cha Pfuko (CCP) Davis Chester Katsonga has noted that the Catholic bishops have given President Joyce Banda constructive criticism on her administration’s management style, including abuse of power and limited adherence to the rule of law. Katsonga told Nyasa Times on Monday that the pastoral letter under the theme ‘Strengthening the Vision of Our […]
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 […]
President of the Chipani Cha Pfuko (CCP) Davis Katsonga has joined the growing band of critics to People’s Party (PP) government , accusing the government for failure to address economic woes that have been inflicted on Malawians after President Joyce Banda bowed down to the dictates of international money lenders to devalue the Malawi Kwacha. Katsonga, […]
President of the opposition Chipani Cha Pfuko (CCP) Davis Katsonga says is disappointed with how Home Affairs and Internal Security minister Uladi Mussa is conducting himself in an effort to solve the ongoing insecurity challenges facing Malawi. Insecurity problems ballooned in this southern African country soon after President Joyce Banda’s administration invalidated the shoot- to-kill […]
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 […]
Leader of the yet to be registered Chipani Cha Pfuko (CCP), Davis Katsonga, says his former cabinet colleague, Henry Duncan Phoya (HDP), will live to regret joining main opposition Malawi Congress Party. Katsonga told a radio interview that “MCP is a regional party” and that the Blantyre Rural East Member of Parliament should not have […]
Former Speaker of Parliament and cabinet minister, Davies Chester Katsonga on Tuesday accused President Bingu wa Mutharika of imposing his brother and Foreign Minister Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika as the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) torch-bearer in the 2014 national presidential polls. Katsonga told journalists and a handful of his followers when he announced the […]
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 […]
“Malawians are afraid of their future, they are afraid that they can’t feed their families. They are afraid that they can’t get their ARVs or transport their crops to the market or power their factories, schools and hospitals….And some are even afraid to have a conversation and that is a worrisome situation to be in.” […]
Malawi government has accused UDF campaign director Davis Katsonga for provoking remarks over his article posted on Nyasa Times in which he called President Bingu wa Mutharika a “pussy cat”. In his column titled ‘Quo Vadis Malawi press freedom?’, Katsonga a former minister in Mutharika administration was making his comments which criticised government ‘s treatment […]
As Malawi Parliament sets out to “Reforming” its Standing Orders; a lot of historical and democratic thought should concentrate the mind, lest, lightening might strike in the same place twice, or indeed thrice! Reading in today’s (November 21) local Newspaper [The Nation; front page article entitled Impeach Bingu As Well- NGOs”] where it is suggested […]