Former cabinet minister Sidik Mia has said reports that he is joining main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and is creating parallel structures are “incorrect.” Mia’s MCP connection is contained in the letter the party secretary general Gustav Kaliwo has written its leader Lazarous Chakwera. Kaliwo informs Chakwera that there are party officials that are […]
Secretary General of main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP), Gustav Kaliwo, has written a nine-paged letter to party president Lazarous Chakwera, challenging him to ensure he steadies the ship and rejuvenate MCP into a formidable government-in-waiting. The letter date September 13, 2016 has been leaked and Nyasa Times has a copy. Kaliwo, a practising prominent […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) officials who include party publicist Jessie Kabwila on Thursday took time off from parliament to report to police as part of their bail condition in the infamous Whatsapp treason case. Kabwila and other party officials Peter Chakwantha and Ulemu Msungama were accompanied by their lawyer Gustave Kaliwo who is also […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has asked President Peter Mutharika to stop shifting blame and take responsibility over regarding his two-week trip to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, US criticised for blowing over K300m on bloated entourage. Mutharika during a news conference in Lilongwe last Thursday accused MCP of misleading people about the […]
Former presidential aide Allan Ntata has hired lawyer Gustav Kaliwo to defend him in the defamation lawsuit filed by President Peter Mutharika over Ntata’s article which was posted on various media networks including social-media platform Facebook, and on Nyasa Times on June 22 this year, alleging the President is implicated in the K92 billion Cashgate. Mutharika sued […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has been accused of flouting and raping the party’s constitution with impunity with the recent appointments that he made to its National Executive Committee (NEC) as the constitution is clear that only the convention has the mandate of electing members of NEC. Chakwera recently made several appointments […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has insisted it was in a “stable” rebuilidng position despite reportedly feuding of former members who have rejoined the party and repositioning for 2019 parliamentary seats with the incumbents fearing the old guards may unseat them. Former minister in People’s Party regime, Sosten Gwengwe from Dedza Central, Abel Kayembe from Dowa […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has initiated steps to revamp the party from grass root level, saying they want its regional committees be expanded from the current membership of 30 to 90 members. Party officials believe that the party needs to focus primarily on rebuilding structures and revamping its membership to stand a good chance in […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) secretary general Gustave Kaliwo, who is also an attorney for the party’s president Lazarous Chakwera , has said the opposition leader will defend himself against a defamations lawsuit by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation George Chaponda. Chaponda sued Chakwera over remarks he made in the heat of the May […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera, runner-up in the presidential race, did not attend the inauguration ceremony of President Arthur Peter Mutharika (APM) at Kamuzu Stadium in Blantyre on Monday because he was not officially invited, his party has said. MCP secretary general Gustav Kaliwo said Chakwera – who has expressed reservations with the […]
The High Court in Lilongwe has ruled favourably for Malawi Congress Party (MCP) after it lodged a challenge against an injunction obtained by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) – the forerunner in last week’s poll –restraining the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) from embarking on a ballot re-count over fraud concerns. Over a dozen of lawyers stormed […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) on Sunday lodged to High Court a challenge against an injunction obtained by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) – the forerunner in last week’s poll –restraining the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) from embarking on a ballot re-count over fraud concerns. Over a dozen of lawyers stormed Lilongwe High Court to challenge Justice […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) citing figures from the party’s tally centre, claimed on Saturday that its presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera was the winner in the May 20 presidential elections as opposed to earlier unofficial media reports and Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) preliminary results indicating Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) president Peter Mutharika, MCP made the claims […]
Voting for “anything else” for Malawi Presidency than the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is tantamount to giving or voting for next bunch of looters, MCP Secretary General Gustave Kaliwo said. “If you look at all the parties on offer, and all the contestants, you will agree that only one party stands out as different and […]
Former Anti Corruption Bureau director Gustave Kaliwo has been appointed secretary general of the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) replacing Chris Daza who joined Peoples Party and was appointed minister of Good Governance MCP president Lazarus Chakwera made the appointment after announcing vice president Richard Msowoya as his running mate in the May 20 presidential […]