Malawi’s parliament has been dissolved constitutionally , enabling campaigning to get under way for the May 21 presidential, parliamentary and local assemblies election. The local government authorities also stand dissolved. The dissolution of Parliament is in line with the Constitution of Malawi as stipulated in Section 67 (2)which states that “The National Assembly shall stand […]
Parliamentarians ended their Mid-term Budget Review deliberations on Friday, March 15 2019, the final sitting before Parliament before it is officially dissolved ahead of May 21 2019 Tripartite elections. Leader of Government Business in Parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa hailed his fellow parliamentarians for rising above “petty party politics and upholding the primacy of our function as Legislators” […]
Blantyre City South legislator Allan Ngumuya accused Rumphi East legislator Kamlepo Kalua of People’s Party (PP) of being “rude” for contributing in parliament concerns from his constituency in a bid to campaign for his son Fredokiss who is contesting there. But Kalua rejected the accusations, saying he was only making “a piece of information” that People […]
Parliament has passed the Malawi Engineering Institution Bill which repeals the Engineers Act of 1972 with the view of providing a new legal framework that will comprehensively deal with challenges and new developments in the engineering profession. Tabling the bill, Minister of Transport Jappie Mhango said enforcement of the repealed law became a challenge due […]
Rumphi East member of parliament (MP) Kamlepo Kalua (People’s Party –PP) has said the governing Democrtaic Progressive Party (DPP) are buying voter registration certificates from registered voters in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections. Kalua speaking in Parliament on what he called “matter of urgent public importance” said he reported the matter to Malawi Electoral […]
Minister of Information and Communications Technology Henry Mussa on Wednesday told Dowa East MP Richard Chimwendo Banda (Malawi Congress Party-MCP) in the National Assembly that he would deal with him. Mussa, who is also Chiradzulu East legislator of ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), accused Chimwendo Banda of making disparaging remarks against him. Chimwendo-Banda was contributing to […]
President Peter Mutharika has assented to the amendment to the Citizenship Act which now provides for dual citizenship law in the country, Nyasa Times learnt at Parliament on Tuesday. This was disclosed by Speaker of Parliament Richard Msowoya during announcements to the House at the start of the Mid-year Budget Review Meeting in Lilongwe. He […]
Main opposition, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) says it is not under pressure to appoint leader of opposition to replace Lazarus Chakwera. Party spokesperson Maurice Munthali said the MCP parliamentary caucus will appoint the leader when the legislators meet just before the start of the mid-year budget review on March 5. “Consultations are going on […]
Opposition political parties in the country are calling on the government to be transparent on how much it has used for the past six months as legislators meet for mid-year budget review from March 5. The call by main opposition, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson Maurice Munthali come at a time when there are […]
Speaker of the National Assembly Richard Msowoya says the last meeting of Parliament before the elections starts on March 5 instead of February 18 as Parliament earlier proposed. President Peter Mutharika has changed the start of the seating of Parliament but no reasons have been given for the changes. It has been the custom over […]
Malawi Parliament is expected to meet from Monday for the Mid-Year Budget Review amid reports that most government ministries and departments have overshot their budgets in the last six months. Parliament spokesperson Leonard Mengezi has confirmed that President Peter Mutharika has authorised the meeting of the National Assembly, the last for this cohort of legislators […]
Malawi Parliament has started soliciting views on interest rate capping bill which an opposition legislator moved in the 193 strong House to stop commercial banks from charging high interest rates. Alekeni Menyani, the chairman of the joint Public Affairs Committee, Women Caucus and Government Assurance Committee said there was indeed need for a law to […]
Clerk of Parliament Fiona Kalemba says the National Assembly will ask the main opposition, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to appoint another leader of opposition ahead of the Mid-Year Budget Review Meeting of the National Assembly which traditionally takes place from mid-February. This follows the decision by Lazarus Chakwera to resign as Leader of Opposition […]
President Peter Mutharika is yet to endorse February 18 as the start of the mid-year budget review seating of parliament, the last of this cohort of legislators before the May 21 highly contested elections. Some legislators are already expressing anxiety over Mutharika’s delays to respond to the letter by Speaker of parliament Richard Msowoya to […]
Controversial businessman Abdul Karim Batawarara has gone to the High Court to obtain a “gagging order” prohibiting the country’s leading newspaper, The Nation from publishing details surrounding the K53.9 billion Immigration Department uniforms supply deal. Malawi government challenged the K53 billion claim by Karim’s companies Africa Commercial Agency and Reliance Trading Company, which, among other […]
Clerk of Parliament Fiona Kalemba has confirmed that part of the ceiling at the Parliament Building in the capital Lilongwe collapsed on Monday. Parliament Building was constructed by China government and was opened in June 2010. That project cost around $41m. Chinese construction companies have been busy in Malawi since the two countries established diplomatic ties in […]
Leader of Government Business in Parliament, Kondwani Nankhumwa, says President Peter Mutharika and his governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) are committed to an expedited process of ensuring the independence and autonomy of Parliament. “His Excellency the President (Mutharika) has always reminded us about the need to attain parliamentary autonomy. Parliament must be free to operate freely, […]
The High Court in Lilongwe has sustained an order for Judicial Review in a case in which some civil society organisations (CSOs) obtained an injunction to stop government from tabling the controversial Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO)Act (Amendment) Bill in Parliament. The Bill was supposed to be tabled during the just-ended Parliament sitting only to be foiled by […]