An opposition MP has hit out at Parliament, accusing it of setting a troubling new precedent by dragging up remarks made OUTSIDE the chamber and demanding lawmakers explain themselves on the floor of the House. Lilongwe Mpenu MP Eisenhower Nduwa Mkaka of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) didn’t hold back in his criticism, warning that Parliament […]
Lilongwe Mpenu MP Eisenhower Mkaka has blown the lid off what he says is a K100 billion maize‑procurement loan secretly obtained from FDH Bank — and never brought before Parliament for approval. Raising the matter on the floor of the House, the opposition legislator said information reaching his side shows the money government is using […]
Former Natural Resources Minister Eisenhower Mkaka has been left red‑faced after admitting he was duped by a Nigerian scammer, losing control of his WhatsApp account in a matter of minutes. Mkaka — long known for his political bravado and sharp tongue — revealed he was caught off‑guard when he received a call from a Nigerian […]
UTM Party led by state vice president, Dr Saulos Chilima is alleged to have given the Malawi Congress Party hierarchy to meet its fair share of representation or risk breaking away, it has been reported. The widening gulf between the two parties seem to have reached irreparable levels, only surviving because President Lazarus Chakwera and […]
Probably whoever said ‘imfa siithawika’ (death is inescapable) did not lie! Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Commissioners at the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Commissioners, Linda Kunje and Dr. Jean Mathanga, might have successfully challenged rescission of their appointment at the High Court, but they have fallen short of maintaining their seats they heard dear to. On […]
Foreign Affairs and International Affairs Minister Eisenhower Mkaka has launched a whooping K1.5 million football trophy in his area. Mkaka said the trophy dubbed Mkaka football league is aimed at boosting young people’s talent. In an interview with Nyasa Times Mkaka said the trophy is also a weapon to deter youths from engaging into bad […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is seeking judicial review on the appointment of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Commissioners Arthur Nanthulu, Steve Duwa, Linda Kunje and Jean Mathanga and in a matter filed at Lilongwe registry of the High Court, the party has put State President , the position currently held by Lazarus Chakwera, as defendant in […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eisenhower Mkak has received good news from Industrial Relations Court (IRC) over unfair dismissal case against Malawi’s listed commercial bank, First Capital Bank which rebranded from First Merchant Bank Limited (FMB) that dates back to 2012. Mkaka, who was working as Senior Business Development Manager for FMB, was dismissed from his job […]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received a donation the much needed virtual equipment from Egypt at the time the country relies on video conferencing due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Egyptian government yesterday also donated 20 laptop computers, two projectors and the video conference worth to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Egypt’s […]
In the run up to last year’s presidential election, then-Presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera based his presidential campaign on meritocracy, thereby promising that people are treated on the basis of what they know, not whom they know. Rightly so in his campaign, he attacked corruption. Rightly so, he addressed the wrongdoings that took place during Peter […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Eisenhower Mkaka, says experts at the African Union (AU) are expected to engage member governments and Covid-19 manufacturers to see how best African countries can be provided with effective vaccines that adjust due to the new coronavirus variants that have emerged in South Africa. The emergence of mutated versions of the […]
Malawi government has come under intense criticism from experts in international relations and governance experts over its interest in Somaliland following a delegation led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Eisenhower Mkaka held undisclosed bilateral talks. Mkaka, who has met President use Bihi Abdi, is accompanied by an advisor to President Lazarus Chakwera, Martin Toon and […]
Foreign Affairs minister Eisenhower Mkaka has brushed aside social media reports that the government chartered a presidential jet for him to go to Somaliland on government business. Mkaka is in Hargeisa in Somaliland on an official mission. But speaking to an influential social media activist Onjezani Kenani, Minister Mkaka said he has travelled commercial airline […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) powerful secretary general and Foreign Affairs minister Eisenhower Mkaka has said there are people who are going around Indian shops collecting money in his name, saying they are conmen. It is reported many Indians have been reaching out to Mkaka to check if he has received a parcel of cash for […]
Malawian foreign minister Eisenhower Mkaka is dominating news in South Africa media is reporting that he behaved strangely during President Lazarus Chakwera’s visit to South Africa and caused a scene when he was not allowed to board the plane at Waterkloof Air Force Base. Mkaka was part of Chakwera’s advance mission, which meant he arrived […]
Barely four days after Prophet Shepherd Bushiri of the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) Church skipped bail and returned to his native country, a Christian pastor from Malawi, Blessing Mduli Chirwa has been shot dead in South Africa during the night of Saturday, November 14, 2020. Pastor Chirwa, a Malawian national, was killed in Cape Town […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has spoken to his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa on phone over the treatment the Malawi presidential entourage faced on departure in South Africa forcing Chakwera’s presidential jet to delay for about seven hours. State House press secretary Brian Banda has confirmed that Chakwera and Ramaphosa have talked on telephone over the […]
Reports that Malawi’s Foreign Affairs minister Eisenhower Mkaka met controversial millionaire preacher Shepherd Bushiri in South Africa hours before he fled to his native Malawi, is lending credence to the narrative that the Bushiri’s escape was aided by the government of Malawi top brass. There had been allegations that Bushiri fled on Malawi’s presidential jet with […]