Malawi government has opened the investigations into a passport syndicate where a box of 250 blank Malawian passport books got lost in December last year. Outspoken Mzimba West member of parliament Harry Mkandawire (People’s Party –PP) exposed the ‘passportgate’ in the National Assembly. Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Home Adffairs and Internal Security, Sam […]
Mzimba West Member of Parliament Harry Mkandawire (People’s Party –PP) has christened the passport racket he exposed in the National Assembly as ‘Passport-gate” and said top government officials are involved hence inaction from law enforcing agencies. Mkandawire disclosed that a box of 250 blank Malawian passports got lost in December last year. “I would term it passport-Gate under […]
Outspoken Mzimba West member of parliament Harry Mkandawire (People’s Party –PP) on Thursday exposed a passport syndicate in the National Assembly when he disclosed that a box of 250 blank Malawian passports got lost in December last year. He told the House that on December 29 2016, the Department of Immigration received a consignment of […]
Mzimba West legislator Harry Mkandawire (People’s Party-PP) has told parliament that its should be on record that former Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda is the one who started promoting nepotism and that ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) secretary general Greizedar Jeffrey is following suit. Mkandawire was commenting on concerns that government would be bringing to […]
Outspoken Member of Parliament for Mzimba West, Harry Mkandawire took time to commend Second Deputy Speaker Clement Chiwaya for his decision to stop Mwanza Central member of Parliament (MP) Davies Katsonga (Democratic Progressive Party-DPP) to violate the dress code as provided under Parliamentary Standing Order 104(c). Katsonga, himself a former Speaker of Parliament, entered the […]
Malawians believe Raiply Malawi Limited, wood products’ manufacturers, is most corrupt institution according to member of parliament for Mzimba West (Peoples Party, PP) Harry Mkandawire. Mkandawire was speaking in parliament when he challenged Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining Bright Msaka that Raiply does not owe government of Malawi. The legislator said “the truth” is that “Raiply owes […]
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 […]
The opposition Peoples Party (PP) says it will ask the Speaker of Parliament, Richard Msowoya to invoke Section 65 of the Constitution and punish lawmkaers who have crossed the floor in Parliament. Mzimba West MP, Harry Mkandawire informed First Deputy Speaker Esther Mcheka Chilenje that the party will bring a petition on an issue that […]
Former vice president Khumbo Kachali and Mzimba West MP Harry Mkandawire have been accused of making false campaign promise in Mzuzu when their joint project stands uncompleted two years down the line. Kachali and Mkandawire promised to construct a juvenile cell at Mzuzu Prison but the construction work is just half way through. The promise […]
Lakeshore residents in the north have threatened to take unspecified action against government for its failure to clarify on the allegations that it has “sold” the Lake Malawi to a Portuguese company Mota -Engil. In parliament last week, the Mzimba West lawmaker Harry Mkandawire challenged the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government that it has sold […]
Member of Parliament for Mzimba West, Harry Mkandawire has made another serious claim in parliament against Portuguese construction and industrial conglomerate Mota-Engil, saying the firm leased land on Northen Malawi for 35 years but has not paid anything. “Mota-Engil leased the Northern Malawi for 35 years and it has not paid a single penny to the […]
Leader of the House George Chaponda on Tuesday lost his cool and challenged Mzimba West MP Harry Mkandawire for a one to one bout outside parliament. The two picked a quarrel after Mkandawire presented his evidence to back up his allegations that the government has ‘sold’ Lake Malawi to Mota Engil, a Portuguese contractor. Chaponda […]
Malawi Parliament on Tuesday afternoon rejected a newspaper report as evidence on claims by Mzimba West MP Harry Mkandawire that the government had sold Lake Malawi to a Portuguese construction company, Mota Engil. First deputy speaker Esther Mcheka Chileka said the weight of evidence could not be accepted in the Chamber because it was a […]
Malawi Parliament was nearly thrown in turmoil on Monday afternoon after Mzimba West MP Harry Mkandawire claimed the government has sold Lake Malawi to Mota Engil, a Portuguese construction company with close links to the President Peter Mutharika family. Mkandawire said he had evidence to show that the government of Malawi had given a 40 […]
Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Malawi Parliament has said it will pursue a probe into former president Bingu wa Mutharika’s accumulation of at least K61 billion, alleged to be stashed in offshore accounts. There have allegations made by opposition members who ordered that funds stashed in offshore accounts belonging to the ex-president – part of it […]
Opposition Members of Parliament on Monday took government to task to explain to the house and the nation some changes in the budget specifically the increased figures to the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) which has been increased from K6,595,724,601 to K9,720,345,944 and forced the deferment of the revised budget for State Residences […]
Member of Parliament for Mzimba west, Harry Mkandawire, accused Minister of Health Peter Kumpalume of having “no clue” on ending drug shortages in public hospitals noting the lives of Malawians are at risk. Mkandawire said in parliament that last week, the Minister of Health, after delivering his speech MPs had “lots of questions” about the […]
Mzimba West MP, Harry Mkandawire has congratulated firebrand politician Kamlepo Kalua for his ascendancy to the position of People’s Party (PP) vice president for north Malawi. Mkandawire also congratulated Uladi Mussa for being appointed acting President of People’s Party. “Let me also congratulate Honourable Kamlepo Kalua, mwana mwanalume for being appointed Acting Vice-President of People’s […]