The opposition Peoples Party (PP) has acted quickly to replace its suspended Director of Administration, Reverend Peter Kaleso by appointing Ken Msonda in acting capacity. PP suspended Kaleso on Monday on allegations of indiscipline of which he vehemently denied. And on Tuesday the party’s president, Joyce Banda appointed Publicity Secretary, Ken Msonda to act as Director of Administration, casting […]
The opposition Peoples Party (PP) has expressed its bitterness over a miserable performance during the Tuesday’s Local Government by-elections, describing the polls as free but not fair and credible. PP failed to win a single seat in the By-elections with the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) dominating the results, winning three out of the five competed wards. […]
The opposition Peoples Party (PP) has hailed President Peter Mutharika for retaining a lean cabinet in the recent reshuffle that saw two ministers dropped and others switched positions. Mutharika, in a cabinet reshuffle on Monday, dropped Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Paul Chibingu and Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Tarcicius Gowelo after […]
Malawi Police Service has continued to apply a ‘shoot-to-kill’ policy with the latest victims being Luke Lumbani Msonda and Lawrance Kawonga, who were arbitrarily shot and killed in Lilongwe as thy were coming from Area 25 together with a friend. Police attacked the three and snatched cash which they had. Apparentl, Msonda has gone to […]
The case against former ruling Peoples Party (PP) publicist, Ken Msonda and S&I Carrier truck driver has taken a new twist with Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) now handling the matter. The case file which was handled by South Lunzu police station has since been handed over to the top prosecutor, Mary Kachale’s office in […]
Malawi Police on Thursday arrested former ruling People’s Party (PP) publicist, Ken Msonda and S&I Carrier truck driver for being involved in a wild brawl on Monday night that left both of them severely injured. Blantyre Police Public Relations Officer, Elizabeth Divala confirmed of the arrest. Msonda and S&I Carrier truck driver, George Kanyenda got into a brawl at […]
The former ruling People’s Party (PP) publicist, Ken Msonda was involved in a wild brawl with a truck driver that left both of them severely injured, Malawi Police confirmed of the incident and have since taken over the matter but is yet to make arrest. Police said the incident which occurred on Monday evening will […]
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led government has come under attack from former ruling People’s Party (PP) for lacking transparency in handling the latest audit report that reveals massive looting of billions of public resources. PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) cashbook reconstruction report on the missing billions during the DPP government under the leadership of late Bingu […]
The once ruling Peoples Party (PP) has described the wave of resignations of its top officials a ‘political pruning’. PP for the past year has lost some of its key executive members including the presidential running-mate to the May 2014 Tripartite Elections, Sosten Gwengwe. On Tuesday the party faced another blow when its National Deputy Director […]
Government’s decision to dispose of state controlled Malawi Savings Bank (MSB) has shown that “contact and dialogue is not part of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) DNA,” former ruling People’s Party (PP) publicist Kenneth Msonda has said. Government is selling the commercial bank which is said to be weighed down by loans and is presently struggling […]
Malawi’s opposition Peoples party (PP) has appointed former minister of Information in the Dr Joyce Banda led government, Moses Kunkuyu as its deputy national publicity secretary. PP spokesman Ken Nsonda confirmed to Nyasa Times that Kunkuyu will be his deputy. According to Nsonda, the party’s politburo meeting held in December 2014 approved the appointment of […]
Opposition People Party (PP) spokesman Ken Msonda has described a wave of industrial strikes rocking Malawi as a sign of failed administration. Speaking during a Point Blank a one-on one interview program on the privately owned Times Television on Wednesday, Msonda said the problem rocking Malawi could have solved a long time ago should the government was organized […]
The opposition Peoples Party (PP) has demanded Minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe to resign for misleading the nation on recent salary hike for President, Parliamentarians and cabinet ministers. Over the weekend Gondwe and other government agents were forced to clarify and justify the pay hike amid economic crisis, and President Peter Mutharika and his vice, […]
Former ruling Peoples Party (PP) has defended President Peter Mutharika’s decision to appoint civil society and non-governmental Organisations’ leaders into boards of parastatals. There have been growing fears that the drafting of the CSO and NGO leaders into parastatals would eventually silence the civil society from its noble duty of providing check and balances against […]
People’s Party (PP) has described its Secretary General (SG) Paul Maulidi as a “confused man” who is succumbing to personal egos against what his party stands for. The attack on Maulidi follows the SG’s decision of dragging the party, mainly its founder former President Joyce Banda to court for attempting to prevent him from contesting […]
Former ruling People’s Party (PP) says it is reconsidering its desire to participate in the forthcoming by-elections in two constituencies and five wards after questioning the credibility of Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) to conduct free and fair elections. Mec has been under fire following numerous irregularities that marred the controversial May elections won by Democratic […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) spokesman Ken Ndanga has said the People’s Party (PP) led by former president Joyce Banda is on its death bed . Malawians on Thursday woke up to the news of opposition parties accusing each other on how they were supposed to react together over the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC)’s handling of […]
Former ruling Peoples Party (PP) has questioned the 52 member delegation government has sent to the first US-African Leaders Summit, which President Peter Mutharika is expected to attend. USA President Barrack Obama has invited the Malawi leader to be part of the summit which will largely focus on trade and investment in Africa and highlight […]