The outgoing State Vice President and former ruling People’s Party (PP) vice-president for the northern region, Khumbo Kachali has said he is “happy and proud” to have made a decision in endorsing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Peter Mutharika in the elections, saying early results has shown PP is losing. Kachali has since branded […]
“Why worry? There should be laughter after pain; There should be sunshine after rain; These things have always been the same; So why worry now?” Dire Straits, British rock band This, one of my favourite songs of all time, should comfort all losing candidates on the other side of next Tuesday. Indeed why worry if […]
Malawi’s graft-busting body Friday for summoned Vice President Khumbo Kachali for questioning over alleged corruption. Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director Justice Rezine Mzikamanda said Kachali was called to appear before investigators at the bureau to answer questions linking him to on-going investigation into the looting of public resources at Capital Hill, also christened as Cashgate. “I […]
A group calling itself Malova Youth Association of Malawi (MYAM) in collaboration with Network for Youth Activists (NYA) says Malawi State President Khumbo Kachali’s recent dumping of the ruling People’s Party (PP) for opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) portrays he does not serve the interests of the people. MYAM general secretary Patrick Banda and NYA […]
Beleaguered State Vice President Khumbo Hastings Kachali is at it again. After backtracking on his earlier announcement that he had dumped the governing People’s Party (PP) in preference for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the VP is caught up in yet another ‘shameful’ scandal. A month after President Joyce Banda opted for Industry and Trade Minister, […]
Malawi State Vice-President Khumbo Kachali says he remains member of People’s Party of President Joyce Banda and clarified that he has not rejoined Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of Peter Mutharika. Kachali, a former PP vice-president (North), held a joint rally with Mutharika, his running mate Saulos Chilima and several DPP officials at Mzimba Community Centre […]
Those who root for empty political chivalry have found a lot of fodder in the rather late leap this week of Vice President Khumbo Kachali from the ruling PP where he was second in command to the opposition DPP, a party that mercilessly kicked him out in 2011 together with President Joyce Banda. We, at Nyasa […]
Vice President of Malawi Khumbo Kachali’s decision to dump the governing People’s Party to rejoin the Democratic progressive Party (DDP) has been described as an act of greed and morally bankrupt. Kachali rejoined DDP on Monday after resigning from PP last week and swiftly drummed up support and endorsed its presidential candidate Peter Mutharika to be voted […]
Law experts have argued that State Vice President Khumbo Kachali, who has resigned from People’s Party to rejoin opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) cannot be disqualified as parliamentary candidate for Mzimba South West. PP officials are asking the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to consider postpone elections in the constituency which Kachale was contesting as a […]
People’s Party (PP) has appointed Harry Mkandawire as the new vice president (northern region) replacing Khumbo Kachali who has rejoined Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). PP secretary general Paul Maulidi said Mkandawire who was the party’s treasure general has been replace on his position by Ephraim Mganda Chiume, the Foreign Affairs Minister. “Hon Harry is now […]
The ruling People’s Party (PP) has labelled its former vice-president for north, Khumbo Kachali as an ‘angry and frustrated man’ who had worked hard to destabilize the party after being left-out on the choice of President Joyce Banda’s running-mate. The Vice president on Monday formally rejoined the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) the party which in […]
The governing People’s Party (PP) has welcomed the decision by Malawi Vice President Khumbo Kachali to quit the party and re-join the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) but has lodged a protest to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to disqualify him as its parliamentary candidate. Kachali filed his nominations to run for Mzimba Southwest constituency on PP ticket. […]
Khumbo Hastings Kachali, currently the State Vice President, has been re-admitted back into Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), the party’s president Peter Mutharika said at a rally in Mzimba. Kachali last week informed President Joyce Banda that he has resigned from People’s Party (PP) where he served as vice-president, but remains State Vice-President until May 20 […]
State Vice president Khumbo Kachali on Monday formally announced that he re- joined Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) when he attended and spoke at a rally organised by the party’s leader Peter Mutharika in Mzimba. Kachali last week informed President Banda that he has resigned from People’s Party (PP) where he served as vice-president, but remains […]
President of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Peter Mutharika has been engaged in talks to bring President Joyce Banda’s want-away deputy Khumbo Kachali back in the former ruling party and is set to officially join DPP in Mzimba on Monday at a public rally, Nyasa Times can exclusively reveal. The rally to renew Kachali’s DPP’s […]
The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says it is not aware of Vice-president Khumbo Kachali’s interest to come back into its fold after cutting ties with President Joyce Banda and her ruling People’s Party (PP). Kachali on Wednesday informed President Joyce Banda of his decision to resign from the party National Executive Committee (NEC) with […]
President Joyce Banda’s want-away deputy Khumbo Kachali is contemplating to resign from governing People’s Party (PP) National Executive Committee (NEC), Nyasa Times can reveal. According to a source within the VP’s security detail, Kachali has been to Kamuzu Palace to inform President Banda about his intention to leave the governing party’s politburo. Presidential Press Secretary Steve Nhlane refused to […]
Malawi’s Vice-President Khumbo Kachali has said he was still a People’s Party (PP) member amid reports that he is politically flirting with Malawi Congress Party (MCP) which has said the VP is welcome to join it. Kachale who arranged interviews with Malawi’s two dailies, said he was meanwhile preoccupied in campaigning for his parliamentary seat […]