High Court registry in Mzuzu has granted an injunction to three civil society organisations who applied for a judicial review of President Peter Mutharika’s decision not to suspend Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda to pave way for smooth investigations on maizegate. Private citizen Charles Kajoloweka, the Church and Society Program of […]
Malawi civil society organisations (CSOs) and activist have applied for a judicial review from the High Court in Mzuzu and among other things asking Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda to resign over Zambian maize misprocurement saga and pave way for investigations. The CSOs led by youth activist Charles Kajoloweka – are […]
Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Erica Maganga has come in defence of Minister George Chaponda, saying it is the ministry which made mistakes in the press release giving contradictory statements in the misprocurement of maize from Zambia. Malawi’s flagship newspaper, The Daily Times had put Chaponda on spotlight after he […]
Agriculture Minister Dr George Chaponda gave his seal of approval that it is alright for poor Malawians to buy maize at K12,500 per 50 kilogramme bag. Admarc is a parastatal that reports to the Ministry of Agriculture which is headed by Chaponda. When Parliament was in session in Lilongwe three weeks ago, opposition MPs pleaded, […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and Peoples Party have lashed out at President Peter Mutharika for saying he would not fire Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Minister Gorge Chaponda on allegations he had a hand in Zambia/Malawi maizegate. The opposition is reacting following the statement by Mutharika on Friday at Kamuzu Palace during the swearing […]
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda has been accused by Malawi’s flagship newspaper, The Daily Times of giving contradictory statements to defend himself from any wrongdoing in the misprocurement of maize from Zambia. Chaponda said his involvement was minimal as the main buyer of the maize was the Agriculture Development and Marketing […]
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda is clinging on to his post as he insists he’s done nothing wrong in the Zambian maize misprocurement saga. Chaponda has come under civil society organisations (CSOs) fire who have called for his resignation, saying he would “jeopardise the investigations” into the ‘maizegate’. The two Parliamentary Committees—Agriculture, […]
Civil society organisations (CSOs) who have also called for the resignation of Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda and suspendion of State-produce trader Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) chief executive officer Foster Mulumbe to pave way for corruption investigation into the Zambian maize procurement saga are currently meeting in Lilongwe in […]
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Thapatula Chaponda, has refused to resign after the Zambian maize procurement saga appeared to link him to the deal. The civil society organisations (CSOs) have been calling for the resignation of Chaponda and suspension of State-produce trader Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) chief executive officer Foster Mulumbe, saying […]
People’s Party (PP) has asked President Peter Mutharika to institute investigations into the rot in the procurement process of maize from neighbouring Zambia. PP said in a statement that President Mutharika should relieve of their duties CEO for state-produce trader Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc), Foster Mulumbe and Minister of Angriculture, Irrigation and Water […]
Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development suspect that media reports on the rot in the transactions of maize purchase from Zambia has characteristics of ‘Cashgate’ corruption scandal and have demanded an investigations into the procurement process. Nyasa Times and Daily Times have reported in the recent days about the rot over the procurement […]
Malawi has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tanzania government on Songwe River Basin Development Programme (SRBD). The Songwe River defines the boundary between Malawi and Tanzania before it runs into Lake Malawi. For many years now, the Songwe, which defines the border between Malawi and Tanzania, has been associated with a boundary predicament between […]
Rumphi East member of Parliament (MP) Kamlepo Kalua (People’s Party-PP) on Thursday irked Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda when he branded him one of the corrupt ministers in President Peter Mutharika’s cabinet. “He (Chaponda) is one of the most corrupt Ministers that we have ever had in this country,” said Kalua attracting applause from […]
Concern Citizens for the Protection Mulanje Mountain on Sunday apologized to Minister of Agriculture, Water and Irrigation Development George Chaponda for chasing him away at the launch of Likhubula Water Project late last August. The group blocked the road to the water project whilst throwing stones at the minister car and had to seek refuge […]
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda was subject to taunts and slurs in Parliament by Mzimba West MP, Harry Mkandawire who kept calling him a “rattlesnake.” Mkandawire told Parlaiment that they are dealing with “a rattlesnake” in Chaponda, who is also a leader of the House. But First Deputy Speaker Easther Mcheka Chilenje […]
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda on Sunday announced that the much awaited Farm Input Subsidy Programme (Fisp) coupons arrived in Malawi on Sunday from the printers. Speaking at Masintha ground where President Peter Mutharika was addressing the political rally, Chaponda assured farmers not to panick, saying coupon distribution exercise will start […]
The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Esther Mcheka Chilenje on Tuesday ruled that the evidence Rumphi East MP, Kamlepo Kalua tendered in the House to prove corruption allegations against Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, George Chaponda on maize import deal from Brazil is inadmissible in National Assembly. Kalua said on Monday that he has […]
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development, George Chaponda has said 6.5 million people require food assistance. He said this in Parliament on Monday when he was giving a ministerial statement on food situation in the country. The Minister said this was reviewed by the Malawi Vulnerability Assessments Committee during the humanitarian response plan. “Out […]