Malawi youngest MP Magonjwa draws fire over tribal bigotry 

Malawi’s youngest Member of Parliament Fyness Magonjwa of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is  drawing criticism for openly saying that Yaos and Lomwes and other tribes in the southern region should be voting for each other because the opposition  Malawi Congress Party (MCP) with UTM Party have ganged up the support from the Chewa base […]

Malawi’s youngest MP Magonjwa applauded for reconciling two warring chieftains 

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Ben Malunga Phiri, on Thursday applauded Member of Parliament for Machinga South East, Fyness Magonjwa for playing a huge role in uniting two warring chieftains. The Minister said this after elevating the two warring senior chiefs — Mtumbwinda and Chikweu to Traditional Authority (TA) at a colorful function […]

Malawi youthful MP ‘massacre’ English, ignite debate for Chichewa in parliament

Calls for government to allow members of parliament debate in vernacular Chichewa are growing louder after a video clip circulating in social media platforms show a young legislator Fyness Magonjwa speaking in grammatically incorrect English. The 25-year-old,   the youngest of the members of Parliament elected on May 21  in the 2019-2024 cohort , from  Machinga […]

Malawi youngest MP Magonjwa fired up with Mutharika’s special congratulations in Sona

Machinga South East Constituency legislator Fyness Magonjwa, 23 —  the youngest of the members of Parliament elected on May 21— has said she is fired up after President Peter Mutharika made a special mention of her in the State of the Nation Address he delivered when opening Parliament on Friday. Magonjwa has achieved a feat […]