State House officials say President Peter Mutharika would not fire the newly appointed Sports minister Grace Chiumia over reports that she has flouted the law by not declaring her assets. State House press secretary Mgeme Kalilani confirmed Mutharika has received a letter from the Declaration of Assets by Public Officers office suggesting she be fired […]
One of the 50-50 Management Agency consortium members ActionAid Malawi has slamed President Peter Mutharika reduction of women from four to three in a 20-member Cabinet. Reacting to the President’s new Cabinet hired on Wednesday night, a statement signed by 50-50 Campaign Team Leader Viwemi Chavula and ActionAid Malawi Executive Director Grace Tikambenji Malera, the agency has […]
President Peter Mutharika has been faulted for retaining of Grace Chiumia in his new Cabinet, with governance commentators arguing it is a disregard to the rule of law after Director of Assets Declaration Christopher Tukula wrote the President to fire her for failure to declare assets. Chiumia, who is now Minister of Labour, Youth, Sports […]
President Peter Mutharika on Friday hit back at his critics who argue that say the current Cabinet is unconstitutional since it doesn’t include Vice-President Saulosi Chilima , saying appointment into Cabinet is not an honorary position. Mutharika made the remarks at the Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe on Friday during swearing in of new Cabinet members that […]
Leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera has added his voice to the chorus of accusations from legal scholars and governance experts on President Peter Mutharika’s exclusion of estranged Vice-President Saulos Chilima in the State protocol list in revised Cabinet announced on Wednesday night. Chakwera, who is also Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president, said in a statement made […]
Malawi Law Society and governance expert have said President Peter Mutharika’s decision to remove Vice-President Saulos Chilima on protocol list as observed on Cabinet list released by the Office of the President and Cabinet and signed by Chief Secretary to the Government Lloyd Muhara is a “threat to constitutionalism.” The two top citizens have had a […]
The overzealous ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regional governor for the South, Charles Mchacha, has impressed President Peter Mutharika for his foul mouthing of opposition UTM party and slut-shaming women associated with it as he has now been appointed Deputy Minister of Homeland Security which also includes Department of Disaster Management Affairs (Dodma). The Cabinet […]
President Peter Mutharika has accepted the resignation of Charles Mhango as Attorney General and has since appointed prominent lawyer Kalekeni Kaphale as the new Attorney General in a Cabinet reshuffle. Mhango is actively involved in partisan politics as governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) member and has been facing widespread calls to resign or face the […]
Malawian President Peter Mutharika will carry out a most wide-ranging reshuffle of his Cabinet to give his government a reboot since his endorsement as the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) torchbearer in the 2019 Tripartite Elections. “A Cabinet reshuffle is imminent, it could be announced this week,” a government source told Nyasa Times. Many are crying out for […]
A legal expert has proposed a Republican Constitutional amendment to create a permanent ministerial job for a State vice-president instead of leaving his fate at the mercy of a Head of State. President Peter Mutharika is expected to announce a Cabinet reshuffle after this seating of parliament. Vice president Saulos Chilima’s Disaster and Preparedness ministerial […]
One of the titles for Malawi newspaper giant, Times Media, the Sunday Times has made a comprehensive assessment of President Peter Mutharika and his cabinet with most of the public officers including Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Samuel Tembenu, getting below average marks. The newspaper, in the assessment, describes the Cabinet as “far from […]
Malawi Parliament on Friday adjourned sine die after lawmakers gave the stamp of approval to the revised fiscal plan to trim K10 billion from the K1.323 trillion 2017-18 National Budget to K1.313 trillion and now there is great expectation of a Cabinet reshuffle as Nyasa Times understands President Peter Mutharika is putting the finishing touches of the shake-up. […]
Malawian President Peter Mutharika will carry out a reshuffle of his cabinet ministers and is putting the finishing touches and it will be particularly difficult to maintain the lean ministerial team as he wants to rope in politicians lured to support his administration from the opposition, Nyasa Times understands. State House and government spokesman Nicholoas […]
Newly-crowned African Boxing Union (ABU) super lightweight champion a 21-year-old Anisha ‘The Massacre’ Bashir has been given K 1 million cash for winning the title following a technical knockout (TKO) ninth-round victory over Kenyan Consolota Musanga in Nairobi, Kenya. Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Samuel Tembenu presented the cash to Bashir on behalf of the […]
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe could well be replaced by Education Minister Bright Msaka in a Cabinet reshuffle likely to be held after Parliament sitting. Gondwe may be given charge of another ministry, say sources. The government purse-keeper has been facing widespread criticism on the way some payments from Treasury are being made […]
President Peter Mutharika has made a minor cabinet reshuffle as he has swapped the portfolios of his Internal Security and Civic Education Ministers. Grace Chiumia, who served as Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister will now handle Civic Education, Culture and Community Development portifolio. Cecilia Chazama, who was Civic Education Minister will now take up […]
Last week, President Peter Mutharika reshuffled his Cabinet ministers. Reshuffling of the Cabinet is inevitable; there will always be occasional resignations, illnesses and even deaths. However, Cabinet reshuffles have become a habit in Malawi politics. We do not even wait for retirement and resignations—our greedy politicians, of course, cannot resign, even if they are failing […]
State President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika said on Friday that he will not tolerate complacency and laziness from any member of his cabinet. Mutharika said this at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe during swearing-in ceremony four newly appointed ministers. On 17th July this year, Mutharika reshuffled his cabinet by roping in new faces in the names […]