As Malawi economic fractures deepen, opposition leaders are saying they want to have an audience with President Peter Mutharika and tell him in the face that politically and economically, Malawi was in a crisis. “Economically, we are not making any progress, hence our wish to meet the President,” said Dr John Chisi president of Umodzi Party (UP). […]
Umodzi Party president John Chisi said the genesis of the problems at Chancellor College -which was closed Tuesday evening due to students’ protests over fees hike -is President Peter Mutharika’s decision to be silent on the matter. Chisi echoed what Civil Society Education Coalition (Csec) and a youth non-governmental organisation, Youth and Society (Yas), have […]
Umodzi Party president John Chisi has made a frantic plea to President Peter Mutharika not to assent to the controversial Customary Land bill. Chisi said forcing Malawians to pay for their ancestral inherited customary land was the worst the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led government could do to Malawians. “This is not politics, am not […]
Professor John Chisi has said the country is moving towards the right direction in research for sleeping sickness which is a complex and big problem as it is difficult to diagnose. Chisi said this in Blantyre during a briefing ahead of his inauguration lecture on the subject adding his team is currently working on finding […]
Opposition leaders in Malawi have rejected claims that there is a plot to oust President Peter Mutharika. Malawi Congress Party (MCP) said allegations that its leader plans to overthrow Mutharika’s government is “fiction.” Chakwera is said to be in state intelligence notes uncovering coup and that plotters have set June 2016 as the deadline to […]
President of Umodzi Party (UP), John Chisi has asked those canvassing for federal system of government or North Malawi independence not to let emotions into the debate, saying the federalism zealots are being bankrolled by unknown quarters. A movement of people of the northern part of the country has been calling for a federal state or for the […]
They all are, to be frank, lightweights if their political muscle is anything to go by. Much as Nnesa, Katsonga and Chibambo have been around Malawi’s political circles for some time, the fact is that they are still not forces to reckon with, and can be safely equated to Professor John Chisi of Umodzi Party. […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has said it will appeal against a High Court ruling that forced it to reinstate two candidates – Professor John Chisi, torchbearer of Umodzi Party (UP) and Jessie Kabwila a parliamentary hopeful – who had earlier been barred from contesting for holding public offices. MEC Deputy CEO (operations) Harris Potani […]
Justice Dustain Mwaungulu of Malawi High Court has ruled that Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) overstepped its mandate when it rejected the nomination of presidential candidate Dr John Chisi and other parliamentary aspirants, arguing that Section 40 of the Parliamentary and Presidential Elections Act does not empower the electoral body to reject a candidate’s nomination. He […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) has rescinded its plan to appeal against High Court’s ruling over disqualification of 15 parliamentary candidates and one presidential aspirant, disclosing it has instead reinstated them to contest the May 20 elections. Mec in February this year disqualified some candidates for failing to resign from civil service as public officers at […]
In a landmark ruling, the High Court in Blantyre has ruled that a lecturer at University of Malawi is not a public servant and that Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) erred in barring them from contesting in May 20 elections. In making his determination in a case involving Kamuzu College of Nursing (KCN) lecturer Matthews Ngwale, parliamentary […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) says is waiting for the High Court ruling on cases filed by two of opposition members, Umodzi Party (UP) president Professor John Chisi and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Publicity Secretary, Jessie Kabwira before printing ballot papers for the May 20th Tripartite Elections. Mec disqualified Chisi and Kabwira from contesting in the […]
Disqualified opposition Umodzi Party (UP) president, Professor John Chisi was cleared by University of Malawi (Unima) to contest in the May 20th tripartite elections, documents Nyasa Times has sourced can reveal. Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) a week ago¸ using Section 51 of the Parliamentary and Presidential Elections Act, disqualified Chisi on basis that he still […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson Dr Jessie Kabwila has been disqualified as parliamentary candidate for Salima North West in the forthcoming May 20 Tripartite Elections., Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has just published nomination results. In the MEC list, Kabwila name is not appearing and the electoral body confirmed she has been rejected on grounds that […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has approved 11 presidential candidates who presented their nomination papers but refused Umodzi Party (UP) presidential candidate Professor John Chisi. Section 51 of the Parliamentary and Presidential Elections Act obliges the Malawi electoral body to publish names of validly nominated candidates for presidential election within seven days from the last day […]
Opposition Umodzi Party (UP) has said currently there is no presidential candidate fit to rule this country except its acting President Professor John Chisi. “Malawi need a mature person like Chisi and this is the time for the northern region to produce a President,” UP acting National Director Kayenda Makala told a rally at Area […]
Opposition Umodzi Party (UP), led by Professor John Chisi, says it will open 50 universities across Malawi if voted into power next year. The UP leader made the pledge when he gave a public lecture at Chancellor College (Chanco), a constituent college of the University of Malawi (Unima) in Zomba last Thursday. A Unima lecturer […]
The newly-formed opposition Umodzi Party (UP) has disclosed that it will hold its first national convention in December to elect office bearers. This was said by UP’s interim president Professor John Chisi at the party’s office in Limbe on Sunday. He was speaking in an interview with Nyasa Times on the sidelines of a meeting […]