President of Umodzi Party (UP), John Chisi has asked those canvassing for federal system of government or North Malawi independence not to let emotions into the debate, saying the federalism zealots are being bankrolled by unknown quarters. A movement of people of the northern part of the country has been calling for a federal state or for the […]
It is a fact that the Northern Regional has been denied development ever since attainment of Independence. The central and southern regions have and are continuously enjoying development from every regime of the day. Most of the districts in the Southern and Central regions have good infrastructure, road networks and government projects being implemented in […]
Paramount Chief Kyungu of Malawi’s northern border district of Karonga is appealing to politicians to iron out their differences and concentrate on developing the country rather than wasting their time advocating for feudalism and secession. Kyungu said this during a meeting organized by Presidential Adviser on National Unity and Parliamentary Affairs Symon Vuwa Kaunda to […]
“Change will not come if you wait for some other person or some other time; we are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change we seek” Malawians are people that have longed to live in peace from time immemorial and peace has been that appended signature of our national flag. There have been times of desperation, […]
In my previous post to this esteemed news site I, rather modestly, presented an adumbration of the state of things pertaining to calls for federalism within a context of marginalization. From the outset, I am no opponent of Federalism except that I see Federalism as successful in cases were economic necessity required political support. Intrinsic […]
It is within a specific political and historical context that the idea of federalism has started to ignite the imagination of various social and political commentators. The context has been such that ever since our independence our governments have visited various forms of atrocities on us and we have been and are largely, depending on […]
Malawi’s renowned writer and historian Desmond Dudwa Phiri, widely known as DD Phiri, has added his voice in quashing calls by some opposition parties on the issue of federal government.At present, Malawi is a unitary state consisting of one parliament, one administration or civil service and one judiciary system.Opposition political parties, among them Alliance for […]
The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) lawmaker Alekeni Menyani has backed calls to adopt a federal system of government in Malawi. Alliance for Democracy (Aford) president Enoch Chihana, who is the only lawmaker for his party which once held control of all seats in the north, first said a federal system of government would be ideal […]
Alliance for Democracy (Aford) president Enoch Chakufwa Chihana plans to move a motion that members of Parliament to adopt a federal system of government in Malawi once the House resumes sitting next Tuesday. Currently, Malawi is a unitary centralised state, one where there is one central law-making body and one Executive or government. But Chihana […]
The Peoples’ Development Movement (PDM) has probably became the first political party to unveil its tweaked manifesto for the 2014 tripartite elections announcing that it will implement key reviews in the mining, education, land management and public service. The party also said it will introduce a federal system of government to balance economic and development […]
The Peoples’ Development Movement (PDM) has demanded that the Joyce Banda government should formally recognize PDM’s ideologies if it wants to work with it while Aford calls for dissolution of quota system in education. “Our idea is Federalism. We are not backsliding. That is to say decentralization that the Germany government has propagated in this […]
The Peoples’ Development Movement (PDM) says it is bigger than any of its members regardless of name, financial status or creed because it is more than a political party. PDM Spokesperson Msenga Mlungu said PDM is a movement therefore like all political movements its survival is based on commitment to particular ideals that transcend individuals […]