The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials on Saturday were caught distributing party T-shirts and blue cloth at the funeral of late Mrs Mamaria Ruth Tembo who was the wife to former Malawi Congress Party(MCP) president John Tembo. President Peter Mutharika and Vice President Saulos Chilima were in attendance at the solemn occasion also attended by other high […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokeswoman Dr Jessie Kabwila says the party feel vindicated with the report by the taxpayer-funded Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) on controversial May 20 Tripartite Elections which has questioned the legitimacy of President Peter Mutharika. MCP has been claiming that Mutharika was ruling through stolen votes but that their party leader Rev […]
“….In September 2013, Mwai Kumwenda became the first African netball player to sign for an ANZ Championship franchise when she signed with the Canterbury Tactix for the 2014 season.” (Wikipedia) Two stories are making the rounds in Malawi.The first one is about Jessie Kabwila, a university lecturer turned politician who is now the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Secretary […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP0 Members of Parliament from Salima have said that the public works program under Malawi Social Action Fund (MASAF) has failed to alleviate poverty among the rural poor. Speaking in turns on Tuesday during a briefing of the Salima District Council on the MASAF IV program, the parliamentarians Dr. Jessie Kabwila and […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson Jessie Kabwila has explained that her comments in relation to the controversial grants the National Aids Commission (Nac) gave to Beatify Malawi (Beam), National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) and Mulhakho wa Alhomwe were not insulting as being construed by some section of the society. Kabwila described the release of money from […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Dr Lazarus Chakwera has dismissed claims of unrest within the party, they MCP was moving in one direction. Sunday Times report indicated that there are cracks in the rank and file of MCP as evidenced by comments made by spokeswoman Jessie Kabwila supporting the controversial MPs salary hike and then […]
Far from exculpating himself from complicity in gluttonous increments to remuneration packages for political elites, Chakwera’s press statement exposes him as a sheep in a flock rather than a herdsman and someone far less than a paragon of moral probity. Chakwera’s press statement has pretensions to being a poorly written pastoral letter. The flattery implied […]
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has spoken in support of the salary increments for Cabinet ministers and members of Parliament as its party’s president and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Dr Lazarus Chakwera and the bulk of its MPs are beneficiaries. Chakwera’s salary, has been adjusted from K600 000 per month to K1 […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has called on the Peter Mutharika government to resolve quickly the industrial strike by the support staff of Malawi’s judiciary system has paralyzed the courts, causing overcrowding in police cells and the indefinite suspension of major cases – including government corruption trials. Court marshals, clerks and messengers are demanding the 30 percent […]
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says the party leadership has never bribed anybody to speak against federalism. DPP Publicity Secretary Francis Lazaro Kasaila was commenting on what opposition Malawi Congress Paryy (MCP) spokeswoman Dr Jessie Kabwila said last week that those who are eating the money are the ones rejecting federalism. Kabwila was trashing […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has commended people of Ntcheu North East for electing the party’s councillor Harlod Liwonde, saying MCP is the real winner in elections that are transparent and credible. Liwonde won after flooring the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) candidates in the recent by-elections. Speaking during the swearing […]
The opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has maintain its stand that it is federal system of government which can help to achieve equitable distribution of resources in the country. MCP publicity secretary Dr Jessie Kabwila, whose party has officially stated it is for federalism, told Nyasa Times in a telephone interview on Friday tin reaction […]
The main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has said the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is sidelining its counsellors in meetings of development programs. MCP spokesperson Dr Jessie Kabwira made the remarks in Lilongwe on Monday during a news conference. “It so sad that since the elections, only DPP and United Democratic Front (UDF) councillors […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) which has long been tainted with the tag that it is a party of “death and darkness” has hit at ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), calling it the government of “midnight darkness”. MCP spokeswoman Dr Jessie Kabwila made the remarks on Friday in an interview monitored on Zodiak radio. She was […]
Malawi opposition has criticised the appointment of financial expert, LucasKondowe, as the new anti corruption czar to lead the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). President Peter Mutharika on Wednesday appointed Kondowe, First Merchant Bank (FMB) General Manager for Finance, Planning and Strategy to head the graft-busting body replacing Justice Renzine Mzikamanda. Kondowe’s appointment is subject to the […]
The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has attracted criticism following the release of its shadow Cabinet which observers have said is far from being nepotistic just like the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) current cabinet set which has the majority from the southern region. While President Arthur Peter Mutharika appointed his cabinet mainly from the south […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Rev Dr Lazarous Chakwera has named a 20-member shadow cabinet with few surprises among his chosen lieutenants. Chakwera claimed that the Shadow Cabinet will deepen and strengthen their engagement on the policy front as they continue to look for the best ways of serving all Malawians while “we are in […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson Jessie Kabwila has branded the Peter Mutharika led government as incompetent and out-of-touch. Kabwila said in parliament when lawmakers from across the political divide expressed dismay that ministers were undermining the National Assembly by not answering questions tabled by MPs in the august House. Former vice president Khumbo Kachali also voiced […]