A ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) founding member, Henry Duncan Phoya (HDP) has dumped the party and joined new kid on the political bloc, UTM Party led by State Vice President Saulos Chilima. Phoya served on numerous ministerial positions from the United Democratic Front (UDF) regime, the DPP before he moved to People’s Party (PP) after […]
The Blantyre Chief Resident Magistrate Court has sent to jail a Mozambican national on Theft by Servant charges. The court heard through Police prosecutor Sub – Inspector Justice Manolo of Blantyre Police that during the month of November 2017, the accused Ganizani Jonas 30 of Mandala village traditional authority (TA) Dulani in Mangwe district Mozambique, […]
University of Malawi (Unima) political scientists have said that the three former Cabinet ministers regarded a s nomadic politician who on Sunday joined the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) will add no value to the governing party. The three are Ken Lipenga, Henry Phoya and Brown James Mpinganjira, well known as BJ. Also joining DPP […]
President Peter Mutharika on Sunday welcome into the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) fold widely considered nomadic politicians Brown Mpinganjira, Dr Ken Lipenga, Henry Dama Phoya and Reverend Daniel Gunya as well as supporters from the former ruling People’s Party (PP). Apart from Reverend Gunya, the trio of Mpinganjira, Lipenga and Phoya served as Cabinet […]
Malawi’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is on arrests galore in the ongoing cashgate scandal and next on line is lawyer Yambani Mulemba and former minister Henry Phoya, Nyasa Times understands. ACB sources told Nyasa Times that Mulemba is linked to the money laundering charge of the country’s former Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo and his wife […]
Former Ministry of Finance budget director Paul Mphwiyo on Thursday politician-cum –lawyer Henry Phoya to the list of some ministers who were pressurising him to approve payments to some companies, among them Glens Waterways and Deco/Terrastone which was claiming K9 billion. During his first day of testifying as a witness in his shooting case at the High […]
The Malawi National Assembly will not convene unless the Forensic Audit Report, expected to lay bare the mishaps that led to the looting of millions of US dollars by some civil servants at Capital Hill, is released. Henry Phoya, Leader of the House, said government does not have enough money to enable parliament meet twice before its […]
Leader of government in Parliament Henry Phoya on Friday told the Business Committee of the august House that the National Assembly cannot meet as government has no business to table before it. A Member of Parliament (MP) who is also in the committee confided in Nyasa Times that this angered all opposition MPs who threatened to walk […]
Trouble continues rocking Blantyre Rural East primary elections for the ruling People’s Party (PP) with the latest being the disqualification of one of the frontline aspirants, Steven Mijiga. People’s Party acting Secretary General, Paul Maulidi, confirmed disqualifying Mijiga from further participation in the race following his attempted rigging that also compelled the party to declare […]
Minister of Lands and Housing, Henry Duncan Phoya withdrew from the primary elections of the ruling People’s Party (PP) in Blantyre Rural East constituency where he is a sitting MP. Phoya pulled out after complaining what he described as “strange happenings” two days before the re-run. The re-run was scheduled for Sunday. He was facing […]
Ruling People’s Party (PP) has ordered a rerun of a controversial primary elections in the Blantyre Rural East Constituency which pits sitting MP Minister of lands, Henry Phoya and Steve Mijiga who will square off on Sunday. Another contender for the seat is Malawi Writers Union President, Sambalikagwa Mvona. PP official results declared Phoya a […]
The ruling People’s Party (PP) returning officers at the primaries held in Blantyre Rural East have lodged results showing Minister of Lands and the leader of government business in parliament, Henry Duncan Phoya lost. According to the results seen by Nyasa Times, the officials conducting elections have indicated that Steven Mijiga emerged winner with 2 […]
There is growing tension between Minister of Lands, Henry Duncan Phoya and ruling People’s Party’s Director of Fundraising, Steve Mijiga as they are accusing each other of attempting to rig the primaries for Blantyre Rural East Constituency to be held on Wednesday. The party was supposed to hold the primaries last Sunday, but failed to […]
Lands and Housing Minister Henry Phoya took over as acting head of with both Malawi President Joyce Banda and Vice-President Khumbo Kachali out of the country. Phoya, who is also Leader of the House in Parliament, was the last person to greet the President before she boarded the plane. He also dismissed a presidential guard […]
The Capital Hill cash gate saga has taken another twist with government reclaiming properties acquired illegally by politicians and one such is leader of opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in parliament George Chaponda. Leader of government in the House Henry Phoya told the National Assembly on Wednesday that leader of the DPP in the House is one […]
As members of Parliament resume their meeting in Lilongwe this afternoon, Monday, the nation is anticipating with abated breath to hear the contents of the ‘special’ government statement on the plundering of more than K20 billion from the Capital Hill. Vice President Khumbo Kachali is expected to make the statement on behalf of government, according […]
Vice President Khumbo Kachali will on Monday next week give a report to the National Assembly on the Capitol Hill money looting which is estimated at about K2 billion. Parliament will convene from Monday following President Joyce Banda”s directive that the National Assembly convene earlier than planned to address among others the Capitol Hill cash gate scandal and the […]
Minister of Lands and Housing, Henry Duncan Phoya has distanced the People’s Party (PP) led government from the plunder of cash at Capital Hill, the seat of Malawi government, saying the looting did not reflect worsening corruption under President Joyce Banda. “This problem has been there in the past. The two previous administrations did not […]