Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DDP) has appointed Presidential Advisor on Political Affairs, Francis Mphepo as its acting Secretary General (SG) with immediate effect. The post fell vacant following the untimely death of Ecklen Julius Kudontoni, who died in a road accident in Kasungu on Thursday and he was laid to rest on Friday at his home village, Kambwiri […]
President Peter Mutharika joined thousand of mourners on Friday in Salima where the remains of late Eckilen Kudontoni were interred but the Head of State President surprised the gathering when he refused to be accorded a red carpet treatment as is the case with all Presidential functions. Events organisers had put the red carpet for […]
Grief and sorrow are the two words that can describe the atmosphere at Kambwiri school ground Traditional Authority in Senior Chief Kalonga’s area on Friday at the funeral of departed Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General Evklen Kudontoni who was killed in road accident on Thursday. At exactly 14:00 hours, State President Professor Arthur Peter […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) has paid tribute to Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General, Ecklen Kudontoni who was killed in a road accident on Thursday. UDF Publicity Secretary Ken Ndanga said the party was shocked with the death of Kudontoni who had been its long time member before his defection. “We are mourning with his […]
Secretary General of the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Ecklen Kudontoni, has died in a car accident. The accident occurred at Bua as Kudontoni was travelling to Kasungu for political errands. Kudontoni, who once served as a member of parliament in the United Democratic Front regime, died instantly, according to police. “When doctors checked him […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has dismissed claims that Mulanje South Member of Parliament Bon Kalindo life is in danger. Kalindo has claimed that he is living in hiding as he is being death threatened following his accusations that some unnamed politicians of being part of the albino hunters’ syndicate, hence the government failure to act […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Vice President for Southern Region Dr George Chaponda has said the doors of the ruling party remain open for those defecting from other parties to join even if they are fortune seekers contrary to what DPP secretary general Ecklen Kudontoni said. Kudontoni is on record saying DPP will not leave its […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has rubbished remarks made by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General Ecklen Kudontoni that the party will rule Malawi beyond 50 years. MCP Deputy Campaign director Joseph Njobvuyalema, MP speaking to Nyasa Times in an interview on his return from Windhoek in Namibia, where he went to open this year Southern […]
Member of Parliament for Mzimba Luwerezi, Deliwe Ngoma, who was an independent , has joined ruling Democratic a Progressive Party (DPP) at a political meeting which took place at Emfeni headquarters of Traditional Authority Mabilabo in Mzimba District on Saturday. DPP Vice President who is also Minister of Finance, Dr Goodall Gondwe welcomed Ngoma to […]
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has said it will not accept political fortune-seeker who are looking for favours from the party. In the strongest line the free-talking DPP secretary general Ecklen Kudontoni said DPP will not leave its door to nomadic politicians to join its rank and file, saying most of them are simply looking for […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Wednesday fired a warning shot at overzealous political figure heads in Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) who stand tall talking issues which at the end of the day would bring tension and damage ‘good reputation of the ruling Party and the government.’ The President’s comment comes in the wake of remarks […]
Ecklen Kudontoni is everything that is wrong with the DPP government. The DPP Secretary General believes that by winning the elections this is time for cadres of the ruling party to ‘eat’. By ‘eating’ he means abusing state resources. Kudontoni believes that all government departments must open up for DPP cadres to abuse resources. He […]
Malawi ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General Ecklen Kudontoni has exercised spin on what he told a Party meeting on Saturday in Mzuzu that all national statutory corporations’ CEOs must support the government without question, saying he was “misunderstood.” In a statement issued Friday, which Nyasa Times has seen, Kudontoni said he “understands the strong belief of President […]
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has unleashed venom on “crass and insensitive” remarks made by ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) secretary general Ecklen Kudontoni, that Malawi statutory corporations chief executive officers (CEOs) should support the government without question. MCP president Lazarus Chakwera who is also leader of opposition said Kudontoni remarks were utterly undemocratic. “MCP […]
Malawi statutory corporation chief executive officers (CEOs) serving under the current leadership should render support to the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the party’s secretary general Ecklen Kudontoni said on Saturday. Kudontoni speaking at the party’s regional indaba held in Mzuzu said “those that fought for the party should enjoy the fruits. And every chief […]