The leader of a tiny Democratic People’s Congress (Depeco) Chris Daza has urged people in Dowa to support an electoral alliance between his party and the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) during the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections. Daza was speaking in Dowa during a political campaign rally on Saturday. He said the DPP-Depeco alliance […]
Governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and Democratic People’s Congress (Depeco), bed fellows in the May 2019 tripartite elections, have described their electoral marriage as an agreement of mutual benefit. The two parties agreed to work together with Depeco backing incumbent President Peter Mutharika’s candidature in the watershed election. At a news conference held in Blantyre […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has sealed an alliance with a less fancied Democratic People’s Congress (Depeco) led by Dr Chris Daza. Officials from both the DPP and Depeco made the announcement on Friday in Blantyre. DPP secretary general Grasieder Jeffrey the two parties will be working together in different areas ahead of the […]
Democratic People’s Congress (DEPECO) spokesman Earnest Maganga has officially confirmed his resignation from his post and withdrawn his membership from the party. Maganga has tendered his resignation Monday to the party president Chris Daza. According to the letter which Nyasa Times has seem, Maganga has decided to resign his position as well as his membership […]
Nsanje Central Constituency Member of Parliament (MP), Francis Kasaila will face Democratic People’s Congress (DePeCo) female candidate, Esmie Bande during the fourth coming tripartite elections. The development comes after Bande who is a business lady triumphed in the DePeCo primary elections held Wednesday at Chikhawo in the constituency. Bande who defeated Eric Kampira by 176 […]
The Democratic People’s Party (DePeCo) aspiring candidate for Karonga North West constituency has urgedthe people of Karonga to vote for a specialist engineer if the district is to develop. Anderson Mwaipinga who is a professionalengineer said he has plans to transform the appearance of the district and hopeful to turn the district a municipality. Mwaipinga […]
Executive members of Democratic People’s Congress (DePeCo) at Likoma Island have all of them resigned from the party and have since joined a political movement in support of vice president Saulos Chilima presidential bid. Depeco chairman at the island Joseph Chizoma Chirwa accused the Depeco president Chris Daza of being disconnected to the people at […]
Democratic People’s Congress (DePeCo) president Chris Daza has, with immediate effect, nullified all the parties’ National Executive Committee (NEC) positions and declared ‘they have ceased to exist’. In a communication addressed to members of the NEC, Daza said: “We are now dealing with a very sensitive issue that requires thorough investigations. “I need to quickly […]
Former spokesman for Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, Kelvin Sulugwe, has joined frontline politics and is set to contest for a parliamentary seat in Mchinji under the banner of newly launched political party Democratic Peoples’ Congress (DEPECO). Sulugwe has since welcomed the call for the youth to rise and save Malawi from the problems it is facing. […]
The youth centred party of the Democratic Peoples Congress (DePeCo) says will turn State Houses into millitary hospitals and other different destinations if voted into power come 2019 elections. Speaking during interview , DePeCo’s Director of Public Relations and Communications Kelvin Sulugwe said thier president will do with Ntunthama residence in Lilongwe. “Like we always […]
The newly formed, fastest growing political party Democratic People’s Congress (DePeCo) led by Chris Daza has hailed the Catholic Bishop’s Pastoral Letter issued Sunday which addresses serious problems that Malawians are facing everyday. The outspoken Director of Public Relations and Communications for the party Kelvin Sulugwe said that it is time to seriously consider the […]
The newly formed, but fast growing political party, Democratic People’s Congress (DePeCo) led by Dr Chris Daza has joined the call for national wide peaceful mass demonstrations scheduled for this Friday planned by civil society organisations (CSOs). Director of Public Relations and Communications for the party Kelvin Sulugwe said DePeCo believes the demonstrations are […]
The Democratic People’s Congress (DePeCo) on Sunday conducted a political rally in Central Region tobacco growing district of Kasungu that attracted thousands of people who came to support the new party being led by Dr Chris Daza who was also the guest speaker. During the event, Daza spoke with authority, addressing people that his party […]
The newly launched political party Democratic Peoples’ Congress (DEPECO) has announced that it will hold its first ever convention in June this year to elect office bearers the leadership contest whose winner is going to be its torchbearer in the next year’s Tripartite elections. The party’s interim leader Chris Daza is the front runner in to […]
New opposition party Democratic People’s Congress (DEPECO) president Dr Chris Daza has warned that “corruption is the new oppression in Malawi” and accused the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP0 government of being similar to the dictatorship, saying his party is ready to rescue Malawians from armpit of poverty which is being propelled by worsening corruption. Daza […]
Three senior members of Malawi oldest party Malawi Congress Party (MCP) say they have intelligence reports proving that the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)is using Prophet Shepherd Bushiri to fund evangelist Chris Daza’s Democratic People’s Party (Depeco) to weaken their party. Speaking exclusively to Nyasa Times, on condition of anonymity, the three allege they have […]
Billionaire clergy Shepherd Bushiri has denied he intends to join a new political party, Democratic Progressive Congress (Depeco), saying he is not ready for frontline politics. The South African based leader of Enlighted Christian Gathering was mentioned by Depco president Chris Daza on Sunday as possible member and financier of the party. But spokesperson for […]
Politician-cum-evangelist Chris Daza has roped in former deputy minister Samuel Kaphula into his newly formed political party called Democratic People’s Congress, shortened as ‘DePeCo’ , saying a convention will be held later in the year. Kaphula is the party’s interim deputy treasurer general. Daza at a news conference in Lilongwe also unveiled Alick Mwenechanya as […]