As Malawi joins the rest of the world in commemorating Labour Day which falls on 1st May, Minister of Labour, Skills and Innovation, Lilian Patel has cautioned employers who will fraught workplace guidelines that have been put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Patel said it is a violation of workers’ rights and […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) leader in parliament Lillian Patel has said the country is facing a political crisis as the lawmakers on Thursday rejected a bill that would have meant a president could only be re-elected after securing at least 50 percent of votes cast, dismissing a landmark order by the Constitution Court. Patel in […]
Leader of United Democratic Front (UDF) in the House, Lillian Patel, has clarified that Members of Parliament’s Public Appointments Committee (PAC) only recommended to appointing authority President Peter Mutharika for the dismissal of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioners—including embattled chairperson Jane Ansah and not that they fired them. Patel, who is member of the committee, […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) has appointed its veteran politician and party leader in parliament Lilian Patel as its acting president after its president Atupele Muluzi left for China where he will spend three months as visiting scholar at Peking University. UDF spokesperson Ken Ndanga confirmed evelopment in an interview with Nyasa Times on Saturday. He said […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) leader in parliament Lilian Patel on Monday responded to State of the Nation Address (Sona) address by President Peter Mutharika and said while the Head of State mentioned that Malawi has been declared one of the most peaceful country on earth and that third most in Africa, the current post-election […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) has appointed its veteran politician Lilian Patel as its leader in parliament. Parliament officially opened on Friday with President Peter Mutharika’s presentation of the State of the Nation Address (Sona) which was boycotted by Malawi Congress Party (MCP) legislators who called Mutharika an illegitimate president. Patel is MP for Mangochi south. […]
The United Democratic Front (UDF) vice president for eastern region, Lilian Patel has accused Peoples Party (PP) leadership for taking Malawians for granted. Patel made the accusation on Wednesday in Zomba during a whistle stop tour she conducted in the district. She said this following Peoples Party (PP) and its leadership’s decision to endorse Malawi […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) has made a stinging attack on its political bedmate, the ruling party, accusing it of using the UDF supporters in political violence clandestine operations. UDF vice president for the eastern region Lilian Patel flanked by other senior party members from the region warned she would reveal more if the Democratic Progressive […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) Vice President for the Eastern Region, Lillian Patel on Sunday won with a landslide in the party’s parliamentary primary elections for Mangochi South Constituency. Patel who is the incumbent Member of Parliament for the constituency scooped 1 032 votes against her opponent, Jiya Rajab who amassed 96 votes. The incumbent legislator […]
Pan African Civic Educators Network (PACENET) has emphasised the need for Non-Governmental Organizations which were mandated to provide voter and civic education and stakeholders to popularize the law on handouts if they are to help women occupy political seats. PACENET Executive Director Steve Duwa made the call at Chamba Village, Traditional Authority (T/A) Bwananyambi in […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) Mangochi South legislator, Lillian Patel has said although it may not be possible for Malawi to achieve the 50:50 representation in parliament and at local government, the current figures may double in 2019 elections. Patel made the remarks over the weekend during an interface with the media in her constituency as […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) member of Parliament (MP) for Mangochi South MP Lillian Patel has claimed that she has “evidence” that former president Bakili Muluzi’s K1.7 billion 12–year-old corruption case is politically motivated. The Constitutional Court in Blantyre upheld the ‘validity of some sections of the Corrupt Practices Act (CPA) which obliges Muluzi and all […]
The death of one of a 17-year-old girl at Mangochi District Hospital the patients was caused by a power outage, Health Minister Atupele Muluzi confirmed in Parliament after United Democratic Front (UDF) member of Parliament (MP) for Mangochi South, Lilian Patel, raised the issue in the House. Patel raised the issue as a matter of national importance, […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) members of parliament have thrown their full weight behind party president Atupele Muluzi in serving the Cabinet and the party’s working alliance with the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of President Peter Mutharika. The UDF MPs addressed a news conference in Lilongwe on Thursday led by their parliamentary chief whip Lilian […]
Members of Parliament on Tuesday afternoon took turns to praise the resumption of aid from the World Bank following the announcement of USD80million direct budgetary support after three years of suspension. Commenting on President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika’s State of the Nation Address, MP for Zomba Central, Patricia Kainga-Nangozo said the resumption of the aid […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) member of parliament for Mangochi South has called on government to “speed up” the process of coming up with the legislation to allow dual citizenship. Patel, a former foreign affairs minister during the Bakili Muluzi tenure, said in parliament that government should work tirelessly in speeding up the Dual Citizenship Act. […]
The United Democratic Front (UDF), which relocated from opposition to government benches, continues to lose its identity in Parliament with Speaker Richard Msowoya announcing the party has lost membership in the Business Committee. Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) MPs questioned the decision by Speaker to include Lilian Patel as UDF chief whip in the business […]
Chief whip for United Democratic Front (UDF) Lilina Patel has backed President Peter Mutharika claims that he is fulfilling his electoral promises, saying indeed one year in power the President is delivering. Commenting on Mutharika’s State of the Nation Address in parliament, Patel whose UDF party is in “parliamentary coalition” with ruling Democratic Progressive Party […]