Leader of Opposition and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice president for the south, Kondwani Nankhumwa has visited the party former northern region governor Mzomera Ngwira who is admitted to Mzuzu Central Hospital after falling ill in prison. Ngwira is serving a four-year prison sentence for abuse of office and theft of public money related charges […]
Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa has launched a scathing attack on President Lazarus Chakwera accusing him of plotting to slide Malawi back to the three decades of dictatorship and political tyranny where membership to the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) was compulsory. Nankhumwa has said this in response to the President’s Thursday address in which he challenged boards […]
Leader of opposition in Parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa has called on President Lazarus Chakwera to immediately set up a Commission of Inquiry in order to find out the cause of the leakage of examination papers f which forced the cancellation of the 2020 Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) exams and led to clashes Wednesday between […]
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) owes its expansion and success to its strong grassroots structures whose members have remained loyal since its establishment in 2005, Vice President for Southern Region and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, Kondwani Nankhumwa has said. Nankhumwa told reporters after separately meeting district and constituency committee members in Mwanza and […]
Hundreds of people from all walks of life paid their last respects to Elizabeth Malemia, aunt to Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and DPP Vice President for Southern Region, Kondwani Nankhumwa on Saturday, October 24, 2020. DPP Members of Parliament (MPs), DPP national governing council (NGC) and other members, business executives, traditional chiefs and […]
When people are appointed into public positions such as that of a cabinet minister, they must serve the best interests of Malawians and not personal or partisan interests, Leader of the Opposition, Kondwani Nankhumwa said in Parliament on Friday at the end of the 49th session of parliament and budget meeting in Lilongwe. He said […]
In a rare feat of middle-of-the-road speaking, Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa has commended the Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara for a “job well done in maintaining order and applying and interpreting the practices and procedures of this august House with impartiality”. Speaking in Parliament at the end of the 2020/2021 […]
Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa has commended President Lazarus Chakweta for returning to Parliament to answer questions from members of Parliament (MPs) in his second appearance since he took office. Addressing the media after Question Time to the President, Nankhumwa said he was satisfied with the way the opposition had asked the […]
Youth involvement in sporting activities may significantly contribute to their social and personal development, Member of Parliament (MP) for Mulanje central constituency Kondwani Nankhumwa said on Monday, October 19, 2020 when he donated assorted sports equipment, including balls and sets of football and netball uniform, to 13 primary schools in his constituency. The beneficiary primary […]
A strong part of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) rebuilding process is developing, empowering and strengthening the party’s grassroots structures to win future elections, vice-president’s (South) Kondwani Nankhumwa has said. He was speaking on Sunday, October 18, 2020 when he held two separate meetings with DPP district and constituency committee members, traditional chiefs as well […]
The influential Catholic Church, which is leading a wider movement of anti-abortion laws in Malawi has asked Leader of Opposition in Parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa to lobby fellow legislators to reject the proposed Termination of Pregnancy Bill, which is expected to be tabled in parliament this week. Chairperson for the Episcopal Conference of Malawi and Archbishop […]
Main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) vice-president (South) Kondwani Nankhumwa on Sunday October 11, 2020 met Chikwawa urban and rural district, all seven constituency committee members and ward councillors, conveying a message from the party leadership for their hard work, dedication and loyalty to DPP and its leadership as the party starts to put itself back […]
Firebrand Member of Parliament for Blantyre City South Noel Lipipa has come in strong defense of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leader Peter Mutharika for axing Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Kondwani Nankhumwa and others from the party. Nankhumwa was expelled together with Secretary- General Greselder Jeffrey, Treasurer General Jappie Mhango and Mulanje West lawmaker […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has been plunged into chaos after deep splits emerged on Sunday with party president Peter Mutharika and his vice president (South) Kondwani Nankhumwa holding separate party functions. Mutharika, the country’s immediate past president, hosted some members of parliament of DPP at his beachside private retirement ‘Nyekhwe Palace’ in Mangochi and not […]
Disunity and squabbles within main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has split the party into two factions with one led by the country’s immediate past president Peter Mutharika (DPP-Mutharika) and the other led by leader of opposition in parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa (DPP-Nankhumwa). The DPP secretary general Grezelder Jeffrey, who is aligning with the DPP-Nankhumwa, has […]
Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara on Friday confirmed that Mulanje Central legislator Kondwani Nankhumwa is Leader of Opposition after being elected by former governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators in compliance with the Standing Orders, the laws governing the august House. The Speaker said this in communication to the House before adjourning for weekend […]
Member of Parliament for Mulanje Central Constituency Kondwani Nankhumwa has been elected as leader of opposition in parliament on Thursday after trouncing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) president Peter Mutharika’s pick Francis Kasaila and Bright Msaka. The election was presided over by DPP secretary general Grezelder Jeffrey at Parliament premises. Nankhumwa won the contest with 38 […]
The main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) secretary general Glesdler Jeffrey has called for a national governing council (NGC) meeting to be held this Saturday to discuss among other things the route map to the party’s convention. Jeffrey said the meeting will agree on when the party can hold the convention which will shape the […]