CSOs want ACB to investigate Chimulirenji and Bonongwe over K100 million

Its pouring for  former cabinet minister Everton Chimulirenji , who may soon be facing another investigation for possible corruption in his business dealings with a Lilongwe-based businessperson, Matthias Bonongwe. Nyasa Times has established that on 4 September 2020, the National Anti-Corruption Alliance (NACA) wrote the Director General of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Reyneck Matemba, asking him to probe […]

Court rebuffs Chimulirenji: Judge Kenyatta slaps him with costs

The High Court in Lilongwe has thrown away an application by former Ntcheu North East legislator Everton Chimulirenji seeking an injunction against restraining businessperson Matias Bonongwe from seizing some of this property. According to court records, Chimulirenji owes Bonongwe K100 million for a flopped deal to supply maize to Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc), which […]

Court reserves ruling on Chimulirenji injunction against Bonongwe from seizing his property

The High Court in Lilongwe on Tuesday reserved its ruling to a later date in a case where the former minister and Ntcheu North East legislator Everton Chimulirenji wants businessman, Matias Bonongwe, of Agrizone Trading Company Limited be stopped from seizing some of his property. The former minister through his lawyer Oscar Taulo also seeks […]

Chimulirenji dismayed by social media ridicule: ‘ I feel so sad to be treated like dirt’

Former minister Everton Chimulirenji says he is very dismayed that some members of the general public have taken to social media ridiculing and portraying him as if he is an illiterate. There is a Facebook account that has been created by someone in Chimulirenji’s name on which the creator posts unsavory comments in broken English […]

Malawi cannot be ruled by court, says Chimulirenji: Ntaba hits at Judicial ambush on 50%+1 

Minister Everton Chimulirenji,  who was the de-facto Vice President of Malawi from May 2019 to February 2020,  took a swipe at the judiciary claiming that they have hijacked democracy. The Constitutional Court stunned Malawians on February 3 2020 when it annulled the May 2019 vote that returned President Peter Mutharika to power as president with […]

Chimulirenji says ‘Chilima has pulled me down from VP’

Minister of Disaster Management Affairs Everton Chimulirenji has hit back at the country’s estranged vice-president Saulos Chilima, saying he is no longer the second-in-command because of the UTM president. Chimulirenji said this on Thursday in Dedza when he accompanied President Peter Mutharika’s running mate in the Constitutional Court sanctioned fresh presidential election, Atupele Muluzi. He […]

Chimulirenji joins Atupele on campaign trail: Denies grumble, touts DPP-UDF ticket

Minister of Disaster Management Affairs and Public Events, Everton Chimulirenji has made his debut appearance on the campaign trail with President Peter Mutharika’s running mate Atupele Muluzi, dismissing assertions by opposition that he was grumbling  for being dropped as running mate, saying in fact he was fired up to support the Mutharika-Atu ticket. Chimulirenji was […]

Chilima says DPP are liars, clueless: ‘ Adzonzi another victim of being used’

State Vice President and UTM leader Saulos Chilima has resumed his famous whistle-stop  campaign christened imbizo tours on Friday  with his first two stops at Kampepuza and Ntcheu Boma – venues dubbed as his home ground – where hundreds of people attended as Chilima campaigned  for opposition Tonse Alliance in the forthcoming fresh presidential elections. […]

Malawi Law Society queries government on Covid-19 ‘illegal’ actions: Chimulirenji has mandate to lead 

Malawi Law Society (MLS) in its Legal Guidance Paper on Management of the Novel Global Coronavirus (Covid-19) has added its voice to criticism of government of politicising the management of the outbreak and that the response to Covid-19 should operate within the legal framework. The law society has accused government on acting illegal on most […]

Chimulirenji uses state vice presidency security detail

Government has not withdrawn the state vice presidency security detail for Minister of Disaster Management Affairs and Public Events Everton Chimulirenji, a month after the Constitutional Court fired him from the position. Chimulirenji has made few public appearance since hE ceased to hold the office of the state vice president and Dr Saulos Chilima reverted […]

Chimulirenji misses another government assignment

Degraded once  a ‘vice president’ Everton Chimulirenji, who is now Minister for Disaster Management Affairs and Public Events missed yet another government assignment on Friday in the north when his ministry distributed various relief items to flood victims in Karonga. This was barely three days after he also missed the martyr’s day commemorations events on […]

Minister Chimulirenji says Cabinet approves National Resilience Strategy

Cabinet has approved the National Resilience Strategy (NRS), a 12-year National Plan which aims at breaking the cycle of food and nutrition insecurity by bridging development and humanitarian interventions, among others. A statement released on March 4, 2020 and signed by Minister of Disaster Management Affairs and Public Events, Everton Chimulirenji, government says the approval […]

Chimulirenji makes no show as Chilima, JB  attend Martyrs Day remembrance

Organisers of Martyrs’ Day commemorations in Nkhata Bay  were on Tuesday March 3  left bitterly disappointed when their guest of honour  Malawi “vice president” from the May nullified presidential election Everton Chimulirenji,  who was recently appointed  Minister for Disaster Management Affairs and Public Events, failed to attend. It was more than a little embarrassing for […]

MCP’s Mkaka questions Chimulirenji absence in Parliament

Lilongwe Mpenu member of Parliament Eisenhower Mkaka, who is also Malawi Congress Party (MCP) secretary general on Tuesday questioned the absence of the newly sworn-in Minister of Disaster Management Affairs and Public Events, Everton Chimulirenji. Rising on point of order, Mkaka wondered the whereabout of Chimulirenji  as questions related to his newly created ministry were being answered by Homeland Security […]

Chimulirenji sworn in as minister of disaster, public events

Everton Chimulurenji , 56, who was the de-facto Vice President of Malawi from May 2019 to February 2020 until his title was voided after the presidential elections results were nullified by Constitution Court, has been sworn in as  Minister of Disaster Management Affairs and Public Events. President Peter Mutharika last week created a Ministry of Disaster Management Affairs and […]

OPC stops addressing Chimulirenji as Malawi vice president: Mother dies

Office of the President and Cabinet  (OPC) has stopped addressing Everton Chimulirenji as State vice-president following a Constitutional Court order which reverted the job and title to UTM  Party president Saulos Chilima. In a notice of the death of Chimulirenji’s mother,  signed by Chief Secretary to Government Lloyd Muhara states  that the mother of Chimulirenji […]

Chimulirenji still in Cabinet, number 2 in Malawi govt protocol

Everton Chimulirenji remains in Cabinet of  President Peter Mutharika as  Minister responsible for Disaster Management Affairs following Constitution Court (ConCourt) order on Monday reinstated Dr Saulos Klaus Chilima as Vice-President after nullifying the results of the presidential elections held on May 21 2019—citing evidence of widespread irregularities. Chilima, who is UTM Party president and was […]