Former State House Chief of Staff and aide to former president late Bingu Wa Mutharika, Dr Ken Zikhale Ng’oma has said the regeneration of main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) thas given him a direct motivation to get more involved in the politics and has joined the party. In an exclusive interview, with Nyasa Times , […]
I have little sympathy for Ken Zikhale Ng’oma after he has been left with an egg all over his face. He was told in plain language that spineless nomadic politicians without any belief and principles like him are no longer welcome in the ruling DPP. For many years now, Zikhale has shamelessly moved from one […]
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has rebuffed Ken Zikhale Ng’oma who resigned as deputy campaign director and withdrew his membership from People’s Party (PP). Ng’oma announced his resignation from PP on Sunday before revealing he has rejoined DPP on grounds that both parties have similar ideologies and that President Peter Mutharika is accommodative. But in an […]
People’s Party (PP) has accepted the resignation of its campaign director Ken Zikhale Ng’oma who rejoins ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) which he helped establish, saying he is frustrated recycled politician and opportunist. Nyasa Times reported on Sunday that Zikhale had written PP resigning his position and withdrawing his membership from the party But PP […]
Former President Bingu wa Mutharika’s right hand man Dr Ken Zikhale Ng’oma has resigned as deputy campaign director of People’s Party (PP) and withdrew his membership. Zikhale says he feels that time has come for Malawi to have very few political parties. In the letter addressed to PP secretary General, Paul Maulidi, Zikhale said he was no […]
Home Affairs Minister Uladi Mussa and deputy campaign director for ruling People’s Party (PP) Dr Ken Zikhale Ng’oma have denied harbouring intentions of joining Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), saying they are prepared to celebrate election victory of President Joyce Banda next week. There have been reports that DPP approached several politician in PP and others […]
Peoples Party (PP) officials in the northern region have said President Joyce Banda must rule Malawi up to 2024 and then retire as per constitutional limit. This was trumpeted by PP treasurer general Harry Mkandawire and echoed by Ken Zikhale Ng’oma and provisional chairperson Rev Chimwemwe Mzomera Ngwira on Friday at Nkhata Bay Boma during […]
The ruling Peoples Party (PP) has ordered a re-run of primary elections for the Member of Parliament in the volatile ‘Benghazi’ Karonga Central Constituency . The primaries were initially won by deputy minister of finance Dr Cornelius Mwalwanda who defeated his rival Frank Mwenefumbo. But Mwenefumbo who had conceded defeated later rejected the results, claiming […]
Nkhata Bay South West MP Professor Eta Banda is seeking Court intervention to stop Peoples Party primary elections scheduled for December 21, 2013 citing unfair practices by fellow contender Ken Zikhale Ng’oma. Banda could not be reached for comment but her supporters confirmed the development to Nyasa Times . The former foreign affairs minister is alleging that […]
Malawi’s governing People’s Party (PP) deputy Campaign director Dr. Ken Zikhale Ng’oma has claimed a share of former president late Bingu wa Mutharika’s controversial MK61 billion wealth, saying the money was a donation to them from the Taiwan government. Zikhale said the then ruling party in Taiwan, the Democratic Progressive Party gave late Mutharika and […]
The governing Peoples Party (PP) of has claimed that people of the north have closed the region to other political parties saying they should not waste time campaigning in the region because they will be embarrassed come 2014. PP’s Deputy Campaign Director Dr Zikhale Ng’oma said this during a public rally at Tukombo Primary School […]
Traditional Authority (TA) Mkumbira of Nkhata Bay District has disclosed that Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) used to threaten chiefs seen attending any other political grouping than DPP when it was in power. TA Mkumbira made the disclosure Saturday at Nkhata Bay community ground during a People’s Party (PP) political rally organized by PP National Deputy […]
Former President Bingu wa Mutharika’s right hand man Dr. Ken Zikhale Ng’oma says the northern region will give Peoples Party (PP) President Dr. Joyce Banda 96 percent of the votes in the forthcoming 2014 general elections, claiming people in the region were convinced that PP should continue ruling Malawi. The Northern Region of Malawi has […]
“To divide and rule could only tear us apart; In everyman chest, there beats a heart. So soon we’ll find out who is the real revolutionaries; And I don’t want my people to be tricked by mercenaries.” Bob Marley, Zimbabwe Prologue: Rumours of scribes, allegations of Facebook administrators and various societal leaders being “bought” in […]
Henry Chibwana on Monday returned his post as secretary-general of the ruling People’s Party (PP). Chibwana – a former Malawi Polytechnic Principal – retained his position with 1 200 votes, defeating another founder of the party, Paul Maulidi, who had 573 votes. George Zulu was elected first deputy secretary general after scooping 1 694 votes against his former Malawi Congress […]
Late president Bingu wa Mutharika’s most trusted aide Ken Zikhale Ng’oma has quit the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) where he was National Campaign Director. Zikhale told Nyasa Times that the former governing party he helped to found has now lost direction. ” I have done a lot of thinking and soul searching and its clear to […]
Former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and its campaign director Ken Zikhale Ng’oma have been exposed in their propaganda project with their cooked up story that firebrand politician Brown Mpinganjira and lawyer Ralph Kasambara are bitter with the appointment of Khumbo Kachali as Vice President. Nyasa Times has learnt that the story which was posted […]
Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has openly denounced its leader and State President Bingu wa Mutharika for appointing John Kapito as chairman of the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) board. One of the party’s founding members, who is also National Campaign Director, Ken Zikhale Ng’oma expressed disapproval of his boss following Kapito’s hard line […]