Outspoken legislator Kamlepo Kalua (PP—Rumphi East) has claimed that the Democratic Progressuve Party (DPP) government has been corrupted by tea estate owners to bulldoze the Land Bill in parliament to be passed and reject amendments that would benefit natives. The Land Bill was passed in the House on Tuesday after opposition law makers had walked […]
Speaker of Parliament, Richard Msowoya, is being suspected to be a sell-out to government to gag members of parliament from deliberating the K577 billion (about $856 million) financial analysis report in the wake of revelations that seven Cabinet ministers were allegedly involved in the mismanagement of the public funds. The Speaker stopped the MPs from […]
Firebrand Rumphi east MP Kamlepo Kalua asked Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe to come out clear to say whether he was incampacitated or not. Kalua demanded the answers after Gondwe was presenting votes to parliament whilst seated. Standing orders, rules governing conduct of the House requires that the minister stands up […]
Legislators on Tuesday put Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe on his feet explaining why the government is buying 18 vehicles for office of vice president and a K3 billion allocated to the office. Rumphi east MP Kamlepo Kalua asked why the government decided to give vice president Saulos Chilima an 18 vehicle […]
Rumphi east firebrand MP Kamlepo Kalua on Tuesday picked on minister of Agriculture George Chaponda, saying he has no moral ground to tell Malawians of their country because he was in self imposed exile when Malawians were fighting the oppressive one party system of government. Kalua also described the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as […]
People’s Party (PP) interim Vice President Kamlepo Kalua has charged that the former ruling party stands a good chance of bouncing back to power in 2019 elections. Kalua said at a political rally he addressed in Karonga that PP can win the 2019 election because failure by the DPP to deliver will work in favour […]
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 […]
Malawi government should renegotiate Mchenga Coal Mine deal so that it should benefit surrounding communities in the north of the country, Rumphi East member of Parliament (MP) Kamlepo Kalua said in parliament. Mchenga Coal Mines supplies the bulk of its production to the local industry and exports duff coal, which has no market locally. It […]
Rumphi East Member of Parliament (MP) Kamlepo Kalua (People’s Party-PP) has expressed concern that hospital patients in Rumphi were forced to be in mixed sex wards. Kalua said in Parliament that at Chitimba and Jalawe rural hospital, men and women share the same wing “which is contrary to the principles of natural justice.” He said Chitimba has no […]
Malawi Parliament on Wednesday continued to give tough time to government officials over the K1.1 trillion national budget with deputy chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Kamlepo Kalua claiming government officials are failing to defend the budget because it was drafted and designed by the IMF. “They seem not to know anything which is in […]
Thom Chiumia – Nyasa Times Minister of Informatio, communication, technology and civic education Patricia Kaliati on Thursday hit out at opposition lawmaker form Rumphi East (Peoples Party –PP) Kamlepo Kalua for insisting to have President Peter Mutharika to face legislatures and respond to questions in person in the National Assembly. Kalua told parliament that he would like to […]
Wanga Gwede –Nyasa Times Outspoken Rumphi East MP Kamlepo Kalua has once again expressed desire to grill President Peter Mutharika in parliament as part of accountability politics, saying the President should face His Excellency’s Question Time (HEQs) style-session soon after delivering a state opening of parliament. Kalua said in parliament that holding the executive to […]
Malawi Parliament says it has found new leads in the K577 billion cashgate during the Bingu wa Mutharika reign and this will delay the presentation of the report in the National Assembly. Deputy chairperson of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Kamlepo Kalua said in an interview on Tuesday that new leads are pointing to misuse of […]
Information minister Jappie Mhango has slapped firebrand government critic Kamlepo Kalua for defamation, demanding K100 million in injuries for allegedly saying the minister is behind the violence that erupted recently at an opposition rally in Mzuzu. Kalua described the suit as laughable saying political statements are not defamatory in nature. In an interview, Mhngo said […]
Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda of the High Court in Blantyre has granted an injunction sought by have First and Second Deputy Speakers of Parliament [Esther Mcheka Chilenge and Clement Chiwaya respectively] through private practice lawyer Frank Mbeta stopping Member of Parliament for Rumphi East, Kamlepo Kalua, moving a motion to have Parliament’s two deputy speaker suspended […]
An uncompromising Rumphi east MP Kamlepo Kalua on Monday lost his cool, accusing Speaker Richard Msowoya of increasing gagging members of parliament from expressing themselves. This was after Msowoya wanted to curtail debate on a Trade and Industry bill although a dozen legislators wanted to contribute to the debate of the bill. “I can’t be […]
Bishops of the influential Catholic Church in the country have followed up the issue raised by Rumphi East Member of Parliament (MP) Kamlepo Kalua on the status of tractors bought using a loan from India in 2012. Kalua asked Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Allan Chiyembekeza in parliament to explain the status of […]
Opposition legislators say they have summoned President Peter Mutharika to answer questions on food shortages and accessibility as well as the fast decaying economy. Firebrand Rumphi east MP Kamlepo Kalua has confirmed the summoning, saying he is expected to appear before Parliament this week. “He was supposed to appear before parliament last Wednesday but as […]