Mzimba North legislator Yeremia Chihana (Alliance for Democracy-Aford) says he is facing huddles to retable a a federalism motion in parliament. The re-tabling motion appears uncertain as it remains unclear when the matter would be revisited. Chihana, the lone Aford legislator, said he wrote the Business Committee of Parliament of his intention to re-table the motion which […]
Maverick Karonga central MP Frank Mwenifumbo has leaped forward to assure people in the north there is no leadership vacuum in the region, saying he is their rightful leader. Speaking in parliament, Mwenifumbo, who heads the active faction of Alliance for Democracy (Aford) said he would continue to be the rightful leader of Aford, the […]
It is a sunny afternoon, the temperatures downtown have improved from the heatwaves that characterised a few days ago to the orders of 23 Degrees Celsius. My sons and daughter have taken me for an afternoon bite at the delicatessen in the neighbourhood. On the radio is a popular advocate in town discussing issues of […]
What an amazing turnabout by the Livingstonia Synod and chiefs Kyungu and Chikulamanyembe on whether Malawi should introduce federalism or continue with the unitary system of government. The Livingstonia Synod recently declared “no” as it stood dead against calls for federalism widely being championed by leaders from the northern region. With President Peter Mutharika’s emissary […]
It is argued that there exists an antithesis for every thesis that exists in the world. It follows that the calls for a federal system has attracted a fair amount of assertions and counter-assertions. Arguments abound in scrutiny and trivialization of the emerging transformative alliances purveying a federal system in Malawi; I find myself overwhelmed […]
Paramount Chief Kyungu along with his counterpart Chikulamayembe have left President Arthur Peter Mutharika’s special adviser Symon Vuwa Kaunda egg-faced following their sudden change of heart to quash federalism as the two now say that they support the call for a federal state in Malawi. When Vuwa Kaunda, who is presidential adviser on unity and […]
The quasi-religious Public Affairs Committee (PAC) ) has welcomed President Peter Mutharika’s stand on calls for federal system of government, allowing the citizens to decide. Mutharika speaking during a news conference at Sanjika Palace, Blantyre on Monday said the citizenry will be given opportunity to decide if the country should adopt federal system of government. “I think Malawians have […]
Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) Synod of Livingstonia new moderator the Reverend Douglas Chipofya on Sunday took the federation issue to his congregants in his sermon at St Andrews Church in Mzuzu saying federalism proponents should not be intimidated as they are free to propose and debate the system in a democracy. Chipofya contrary […]
Malawi’s public affairs watchdog body, the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has thrown its weight on the calls for a referendum to solve the impasse on whether the country should move to a federation. PAC’s position comes immediately after the Malawi Government also said that if need be the country will go to a referendum to […]
Following the fall of Berlin Wall and the Soviet Union in 1989 and 1991, respectively, American political scientist, Francis Fukuyama wrote an essay – later published as a book in 1992: The End of History and the Last Man. In it, Fukuyama argues that the evolution of human societies is not open ended; the evolution […]
Malawi Government has said that it will consider calling for a referendum to give a chance to Malawians to decide on the future of the country as a federal state. The Government made the pronouncement following pressure from people of the northern part of the country who have been calling for a federal state or […]
Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika Wednesday October 1 returns home from the recently concluded trip to New York for UN general assembly, only to come face to face with the growing calls for federal system of government There has been strong movement from the people of the North Malawi proposing federalism and calling for a national […]
A prominent Malawi newspaper, Nation on Sunday has become the first paper to publicly reject the North Malawi independence campaign but has strongly supported the stance taken by the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) to facilitate a national debate on proposals for the country to adopt a federal system of government. The weekly newspaper in its editorial […]
President Peter Mutharika has agreed to meet Public Affairs Committee (PAC) to discuss on calls for federalism or the Northern Region independence as a standalone country. PAC executive director Robert Phiri, said the religious body which has volunteered to facilitate debate on federalism or secession of the Northern Region, booked an appointment with the President […]
Organizers of the much anticipated pro- federalism demonstrations in the Malawi’s northern border district of Karonga have postponed their scheduled demonstrations which were scheduled for Sunday to pave way for dialogue between them and government on various concerns affecting the region. The development comes barely a week after government banned the protests, a decision, later […]
Calls for secession, specifically for the Northern Region and federalism (preserve of the Central Region) are refusing to be silenced into submission. At the heart of the secession demand is the claim, without factual basis I must say, by its advocates that the North has been sidelined and, therefore, has not developed for the past […]
CCAP Livingstonia synod has clarified that it is not championing secessionof northern region to be a standalone country , saying “it is totally against the church ideology of preaching peace and unity.” The Synod’s top authorities including newly elected Moderator, Reverend Douglas Chipofya, General Secretary, Reverend Levi Nyondo and Deputy General Secretary told Presidential Advisor […]
Think-tank Forum for New Direction (Fond) has said it will roll out civic education on federal system of government aimed at providing specific information how the system works by analysing the positives and also the negatives. Fond general secretary Professor Godwin Mkamanga told Nyasa Times after the think-tank’s meeting in Mzuzu city members of the grouping have since […]