Malawi Parliament on Thursday turned into an arena of racial tirade as legislators debated private members motion moved by Member of Parliament for Mulanje Bale, Victor Musowa of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) with some expressing concern that despite Malawians of Asian origin doing business in the country being linked to financial scandals it is only indigenous […]
Member of Parliament for Mulanje Bale, Victor Musowa of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has asked Parliament to take action and deal with increasing cases of racial discrimination being perpetrated by foreign nationals against Malawians. Using private members motion, Musowa said some places of entertainment and hotels are barring Malawians from access and that in some […]
The opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) has accused the Speaker of Parliament, Catherine Gotani Hara, of betrayal following the decision by the Speaker not to recognize member of Parliament (MP) for Machinga East, Esther Jolobala, as Commissioner for the party in the Parliamentary Service Commission. Nyasa Times understand that after the Constitutional Court had nullified […]
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 […]
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has said all Malawi’s foreign missions has been abusing visa fees and all audited embassies failed to account for them, therefore the committee has asked the new Tonse Alliance led government to act on errant diplomats. In a report of PAC’s scrutiny of the Auditor General’s reports of […]
First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Madalitso Kazombo has dismissed a communication from the former president Peter Mutharika, which suggested to depose Kondwani Nankhumwa as leader of opposition, to replace him with Francis Kasaila. The decision came following a protest from Mulanje West MP Yusuf Nthenda who claimed that the Leader of Opposition is not appointed […]
There was an uproar in Parliament on Wednesday afternoon as member protested over a newspaper report that the House dispenses about 10 000 condoms every month. The Nation newspaper quoted Parliament’s head of administration, Maggie Chinsinga after receiving on behalf of Parliament a donation of 206 000 condoms from Aids Health Foundation (AHF), that the condoms are used […]
Parliament’s Public Appointments and Commissions, Statutory Corporation and State Enterprises budget cluster committee has recommended an additional K2.4 billion budget allocation to the State Residences. Presenting the committee’s report in Parliament, chairperson Joyce Chitsulo said the committee noted that the K5.5 billion allocation to State Residences may be inadequate, considering that last year; State Residences […]
Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara has pended the Budget and Finance Committee of Parliament scrutiny to the 2020/21 national budget as presented by the Minister of Finance Felix Mlusu after some members of her committee claimed her response was not part of the original report they had unanimously agreed. Ganda, a Democratic Progressive Party […]
Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) spokesperson on finance Joseph Mwanamvekha on Monday punched holes in the K2.2 trillion maiden substantive budget for the Tonse Alliance administration, christened the 2020/21 budget as a consumptive financial plan as opposed to development-oriented as 92 percent of domestic revenues are financing recurrent expenditures. =Political parties represented in Parliament have […]
Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Health, Mathews Ngwale has challenged the youth in the country to lobby their members of Parliament to support the Termination of Pregnancy Bill also known as the Abortion Bill when it is tabled in Parliament. Ngwale, who is expected to move the motion on the bill as a private […]
Vice President Saulos Chilima has called for stronger collaboration between National Assembly and the Executive arm of government especially on legislative reforms in parastatals and government ministries that are blocking progress for reforms in order for the Public Sector Reforms to have meaningful impact on the people of Malawi. Chilima, who is also Minister of Economic […]
Parliament’s Public Account Committee (PAC) has asked the National Audit Office (NAO) to audit the country’s 19 foreign missions and three consulates as the new administration will be recalling some officers and diplomats from foreign mission. The committee said NAO should ensure the audit takes place by end of this year to ascertain how they […]
Alliance for Democracy (Aford) Mzimba North legislator Yeremiah Chihana has formally withdrawn his allegations he made that some Tonse Alliance government Cabinet members – particulary from Malawi Congress Party (MCP) – were soliciting bribes from some Malawian businesspersons of Asian descent following political pressure as he is part of the Tonse Alliance. Spokesperson for Parliament […]
Peoples Progressive Movement (PPM) leader Mark Katsonga Phiri, who is also legislator for Neno South, joined a lengthening list of legislators singing praise of President Lazarus Chakwera when contributing to the State of the Nation Address (Sona). Katsonga whose PPM is a junior partner in the Tonse Alliance government said Malawi is blessed to have […]
Alliance for Democracy (Aford) Mzimba North legislator Yeremiah Chihana has insisted on his allegations he made that some Tonse Alliance government Cabinet members were soliciting bribes from some Malawian businesspersons of Asian descent. Chihana made the claims in the House that Tonse Alliance government is siphoning money through corruption. He alleged that some powerful ministers were getting […]
Section 65 of the Constitution is very clear about Members of Parliament (MPs) who defect to other political parties. It states: “The Speaker shall declare vacant the seat of any member of the National Assembly who was, at the time his or her election, a member of one political party represented in the National Assembly, […]
In the State of the Nation Address (Sona) President Lazarus Chakwera made last Friday, one of the issues he mentioned was the construction of “193 Constituency Offices to serve as permanent points of access for Malawians to reach their MPs.” The President added that it had also long been his view to have official residences […]