Malawi ruling PP trashes Katsonga over Escom fire

Malawi’s ruling Peoples Party has trashed opposition Peoples Progressive Movement (PPM) president Mark Katsonga for his “careless” remarks that the fire that gutted down Escom building in Blantyre on Friday night was an arson and that government was responsible for it. PP deputy spokesperson Ken Msonda described Katsonga as a failed politician who only dreams of becoming […]

PP’s Ken Msonda to contest in Rumphi East constituency

People’s Party (PP) Deputy Publicity Secretary, Ken Msonda will contest as a Member of Parliament for Rumphi East Constituency in 2014 tripartite elections. Msonda told Nyasa Times that the constituents asked him to contest and represent them as Member of Parliament for the area. Incumbent parliamentarian for the area is Doza Thindwa of the Democratic […]

PP reprimands Msonda over war mongering remarks

The ruling People’s Party (PP) has reprimanded its deputy publicity secretary, Kenson Msonda after a National Executive Committee (NEC)disciplinary hearing found him guilty of misconduct and insubordination, Nyasa  Times has established. Msonda’s disciplining comes in after he engaged in a war of words in the media against his superiors who demanded him to apologize on […]

Malawi’s ruling PP to discipline spokesman Msonda for insubordination

The National Executive Committee of the ruling People’s Party  (PP) is going to hold a discplinary meeting for the party’s deputy spokesperson Ken Msonda for refusing to apologise to the nation and the opposiiton Democratic Progressive Party for his ‘war’ remarks. PP’s acting Secretary General Paul Maulidi told Nyasa Times in an exclusive interview in Mzuzu on […]

PP’s Msonda hits back at Maulidi: He is encouraging DPP violent acts

Malawi‘s ruling Peoples Party (PP) Deputy Spokesperson, Ken Msonda, has told off his superior, Paul Maulidi, by refusing to offer an apology to the nation as well as the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) over remarks he made against the party. The controversial deputy publicity secretary accused the DPP of being behind the razing of […]

PP orders Msonda to apologise on ‘war’ remarks

The ruling People’s Party of President Joyce Banda has asked its deputy spokesperson Ken Msonda to apologise to the nation for insinuating that PP will engage in a tit-for-tat action  following the razing of two houses for its supporters by alleged opposition DPP supporters. The party has deliberately shied away from saying that Msonda should apologise […]

‘No clapping hands for everything’: Kapito lashes at Malawi ruling PP

Consumer Association of Malawi (Cama) boss John Kapito  who is fierce critic of government who is not afraid to pass a comment has told ruling People’s Party (PP) TO separate the party from state business . Kapito was reacting to a statement PP’s Deputy Publicity spokesperson Ken Msonda issued on Tuesday  claiming that Malawi Energy […]

Msonda denies quitting PP: Trashes post on Facebook page ‘My Malawi My Views’

People’s Party (PP) deputy publicity secretary Ken Msonda has refuted reports that were circulating on social networks, saying that he had resigned from the ruling party of President Joyce Banda. The reports about Msonda’s resignation came afresh following posts on Facebook’s political group called My Malawi My Views . This is the same group that […]

PP to have three vice presidents, convention August 27

The ruling People’s Party (PP) has disclosed that it will elect three vice presidents from all regions during their forthcoming convention slated for August 27, 2012 at Comesa Hall in Blantyre. Speaking to the Malawi News Agency (Mana) on Friday, the party’s Deputy Publicist, Ken Msonda said the move is aimed at ensuring that all […]

People’s Party clarifies on Joyce Banda’s Nsanje donation

The People’s Party (PP) of State Vice President Joyce Banda has refuted insinuations by some individuals in Nsanje that the VP cheated flood victims allegedly for not dispatching relief items after recording names of the would-be beneficiaries. The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) mouthpiece, Sky News of Friday, March 2, 2012, reported that the VP […]

Msonda now PP’s deputy spokesperson: Recycling

The more things change in life, the more they remain the same that’s how best one can describe the Peoples Party (PP) of Vice President Joyce Banda. The PP has just announced that former United Democratic Front (UDF) executive member Ken Msonda is now its deputy publicity secretary. The party’s spokesperson is Stephen Mwenye and […]

Msonda joins JB’s People’s Party

The People’s Party (PP) of State Vice President Joyce Banda on Thursday welcomed into its ranks Ken ‘Chitatata’ Msonda, former United Democratic Front (UDF) deputy publicity secretary. At an event that took place at the party’s national headquarters, Nancholi, in the commercial capital, Blantyre, the VP said she welcomed Msonda into the PP wholeheartedly and […]

UDF members nearly fought as court vacates injunction

High Court premises in Blantyre was on Thursday nearly turned into a battlefield when some of the UDF members exchanged bitter words with officials from the Friday Jumbe camp after the court vacated the injunction against the party’s national executive committee (NEC). Most of UDF royalists mobbed and showered insults at the deputy publicity secretary […]

Ntaba dismisses impeachment charge against Bingu

Presidential spokesman Hetherwick Ntaba has dismisses the charge levelled against President Bingu wa Mutharika on impeachment, raised by Ken Msonda, UDF’s spokesperson Msonda told Capital FM radio Day Break Malawi programme that President Mutharika should be impeached for going AWOL! (Absent Without Leave). He said Mutharika’s holiday at the time when Malawi is suffering the […]

‘Convict’ assertions insulting, UDF reacts

Deputy publicity secretary for the former governing United Democratic Front (UDF), Ken Msonda, has reacted with anger to assertions that some of the party’s national executive committee (NEC) members are convicts and as such they cannot hold any executive office. One of the UDF NEC members, Gerald Mponda, is quoted in the Thursday’s edition of […]