One of the activists pushing for federal system of government, Dr Binnah Shawa has called on President Peter Mutharika to first call a referendum vote for federation other than asking Malawians to vote on human rights issues such as homosexuality or abortion. Shawa said by adopting federal system, they will end regionalism by most of […]
The Forum for Advancement of Federal System and Rural Development in Malawi (FAFSRDM) has howled at the Public Affairs Committee (PAC), describing it as a spent force in as far as speaking for the voiceless in the country is concerned. The forum, through its chairperson Dr. Bina Shaba, told Nyasa Times in an exclusive interview that the […]
Member of Parliament for Mzimba Hora, Reverend Christopher Mzomera Ngwira has said he will continue to canvass for the for the introduction of a federal system of government or even for North Malawi to be a standalone country, saying President Peter Mutharika has failed to silence him. In an interview with Nyasa Times, Ngwira claimed […]
The police should immediately effect an arrest on the anarchists in the North, led by Bina Shawa, who are operating under the masquerade of calling for the federal system of government to be established to devolve more powers to the regions. After being allowed to march and present a petition calling for federalism as well […]
Member of Parliament for Mzimba South, Makwenda Chunga of opposition People’s Party (PP) has condemned education quota system, saying it is bad therefore it should be abolished or else be extended in development and backed calls for introduction of federal system of government. Chunga said this in his contribution to the 2015/16 proposed budget which […]
The Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has categorically denied allegations of being bribed by some quarters of the society for them not to proceed with the facilitation of the debate on federalism. PAC Chairperson Reverend Dr Felix Chingota told stakeholders during a Regional Stakeholders Forum in Lilongwe on Monday June 15, 2015 that the organization has not received […]
President Peter Mutharika has been asked through a petition to him presented to Mzuzu City acting Chief Executive Officer, Victor Masina, who is expected to forward it to the Office of the President and Cabinet, to ensure a smooth process of national referendum to ask citizens whether to adopt or not the federal system of […]
A Mzuzu-based forum championing for the adoption of a federal system of government in the country have announced they will take to the streets Friday to express their “discontentment” with the sluggishness government is acting in dealing with the issue of federalism. Forum for Federal System in Malawi secretary general Harris Kanyeremuka said demo seeks […]
Civic Education on Federalism has been launched in the southern part of Malawi in order to debate federalism among the people in the region on whether the country is ready to embrace the system or not. Chairperson for the Forum, Morgan Chirombo said Thursday in the commercial city of Blantyre that they want people to […]
It is a known fact that premeditated and deliberate attempts have been madein our nation by government to distort and foilthe debate on Federalism. The executive branchin particular is still adamantly opposed to it, while Parliament is nebulous on the subject in spite of the fact that the President – Arthur Peter Mutharika hadwritten authoritatively […]
A pressure group in Mzuzu, agitating for adoption of federal system of government in the country, has given a seven-day ultimatum to President Peter Mutharika to explain why debate on the topic, which he promised to happen on political podia, have not yet taken place or else they will hold demonstrations. Chairperson of the pressure […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is encouraging the debate on issues of national importance such as federalism. MCP through its president Lazarus Chakwera told reporters in Lilongwe on Thursday, that some sections of the society calls for the adoption of a system that would guarantee development as a right for all Malawians, not a reward for those […]
The contentious debate on whether Malawi should become a federal state has raged on for quite some time without proper direction and it appears that, so far, it has only served to make the topic become more divisive than fruitful. There is a serious problem and that serious problem is that the federalism movement in […]
Alliance for Democracy (Aford) president Enock Chakufwa Chihana, MP has said Malawi will adopt federal system of government by 2019, adding that the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) resistance will not hamper the pursuit. Chihana, also legislator for Rumphi Central, told Nyasa Times that the DPP government’s endeavours to delay federalism will not stop it […]
The Forum for the Advancement of a federal system of government in Malawi has warned that they will be forced to hold vigils if the executive will not respond favourably to their petition on the issues of their proposition and rotational presidency. The forum is arguing that the current unitary system has failed to develop the […]
The Public Affairs Committee (PAC), a forum of various religious denominations, has said that Malawi should radically reform its governance architecture if it is to develop in the next 50 years. In a report released on Tuesday, titled Inclusivity and Federalism in Malawi, the PAC said some of the driving factors of federalism in the […]
The Public Affairs Committee (PAC), an inter-faith organization comprising main protestant, Catholic and Muslim faith groups in Malawi has said the two-day national stakeholders forum which it recently organised on inclusivity and federalism, aimed at enhancing common understanding of federalism, said the debate will now be more structured and “federalism will not be seen as […]
Background Malawi has seen a growing expression of public opinion and interest in the second half of 2014 around the value of devolution of power , and various models thereof, including federalism. All the reasons that would normally be offered for such expression—better access to resources and services, more effective local governance, and the expression […]