Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera on Saturday reached out to his pafrty deputy and Richard Msowoya andy Secretary General Gustav Kaliwo and agreed to bury any political differences and work together, saying the prty is now ‘on the threshold of power’. Addressing a new conference at party headquarters in Lilongwe, while flanked by Msowoya, […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) embattled secretary general Gustave Kaliwo on Sunday joined the party’s vice president Richard Msowoya at a political rally in Mzimba just a week after wealthy businessman Sidik Mia joined the party. Party ‘rebels’ including Jessie Kabwila were in attendance at the rally held at Chimkusa ground amid heightened speculation that MCP […]
After months of damaging infighting in the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP), secretary general Gustav Kaliwo and his deputy Chatonda Kaunda have agreed to ”bury the hatchet” with party president Lazarus Chakwera over their differences, Nyasa Times understands. Kaliwo and Kaunda who announced the party would be holding a national convention from July 7 to 9 […]
Secretary General of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Gustave Kaliwo has been asked to resign or risk being fired by party president Lazarus Chakwera but he is showing no signs of yielding to that pressure. The call to resign was made by MCP legislators during a news conference at the party National Headquarters in Lilongwe on […]
Members of parliament for opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) have said party secretary General Gustav Kaliwo has constructively resigned from the position he was appointed by MCP president Lazarus Chakwera, saying he should voluntarily withdraw his membership, accusing him of insubordination. Addressing a news conference at the party’s headquarters in Lilongwe, 40 members of parliament […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) executive member and legislator Lingson Belekanyama has snubbed party secretary general Gustav Kaliwo who included his name in planning a controversial convention from July 7 to 9 . Belekanyama said the convention being organised by Kaliwo is unlawful and he cannot be party to it. “I refuse to be party to it,” […]
The troubled opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has not contested against the calls by a grouping of party rebels led by Secretary General, Gustav Kaliwo to hold an emergency convention slated for next month and Kaliwo has said its all shystems go for the indaba. Following the failure by the party to legally challenge the calls, Kaliwo […]
Main opposition and the country’s oldest party Malawi Congress Party (MCP) continued infighting is worrisome as it puts the country’s hard won democracy at state and the party has been advised to stop the political bickering. MCP Regional Chairmen on Thursday challenged their secretary general Gustav Kaliwo and his deputy Chatonda Kaunda that the […]
The main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Regional Chairmen on Thursday took turns rejecting calls from their secretary general Gustav Kaliwo and his deputy Chatonda Kaunda that the party would be holding a national convention from July 7 to 9 this year following growing concerns with the leadership. However, the party regional chairpersons has trashed […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Secretary General, Gustav Kaliwo has revealed the degree of his relationship with the party’s president, Lazarus Chakwera, disclosing they have not faced each other for eight months. Kaliwo and Chakwera have had a restrained relationship since last year. And in September 2016, the trained lawyer issued out a strong worded nine-paged […]
A plan to oust under-fire Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president, Lazarus Chakwera is swiftly coming into fruition as a grouping of party rebels led by Secretary General, Gustav Kaliwo have called for an emergency convention slated for July this year. Kaliwo on Saturday told the media in Blantyre in a news conference that due to […]
The Malawi Police in Lilongwe on Tuesday, for the ninth time extended bail for opposiiton Malawi Congress Party (MCP) legislators Jessie Kabwila, Peter Chakhwantha, and another official Ulemu Msungama, accused of treason, to June 30, 2017 pending thorough investigations on the matter. Gustav Kaliwo, lawyer representing the three, said in an interview with Nyasa Times in Lilongwe […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) publicist Jessie Kabwila and party official Ulemu Msungama are in court seeking a judicial review so that they should throw out treason case hanging on their heads for lack of evidence. Gustave Kaliwo, lawyer for the two MCP officials, said he would be going to court this week to trigger […]
Secretary General of the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Gustav Kaliwo on Wednesday failed to join his party president Lazarous Chakwera in Zomba where he conducted whistle stop tours to drum up support for the MCP candidate who is standing to compete for the councillors seat in a by-election. Chakwera was welcomed in Zomba by […]
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party secretary general Gustave Kaliwo says he is not in talking terms with party president Lazarus Chakwera since an official memo which criticised the president on his handling of party matters was leaked to the social media a month ago. “He has not talked to me since I wrrote him, advising […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Secretary General Gustave Kaliwo has received backing from the party’s leaders in the Southern and Eastern regions for his no holds barred letter to MCP president Lazarous Chakwera. Kaliwo in a nine-paged letter, dated September 13, 2016 addressed to Chakwera, challenged the MCP president for his leadership style which has been a […]
Speaker of Parliament Richard Msowoya in his capacity as vice president of opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has rubbished a letter written by the party’s Secretary General Gustave Kaliwo questioning the relationship between President Lazarous Chakwera and former minister Muhammed Sidik Mia as well as calling Chakwera a coward or victim of a hostage situation. […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarous Chakwera has responded to a hard hitting nine paged letter from his party’s secretary general Gustav Kaliwo in two pages, simple and cutting. In his reply, Chakwera started by noting that Kaliwo’s letter was “unheaded”. Chakwera said he read the contents of Kaliwo’s letter “with keen interest.” He wrote: […]