Local Government and Rural Development Minister, Kondwani Nankhumwa, on Sunday, February 25, 2017 led a delegation of members of the Parliamentary Committee on Rural Development on a familiarization tour of Likoma District, an island on Lake Malawi. Members of the delegation included Malawi Congress Party (MCP) MP for Dowa South East, Harry Chipeni, MCP MP for […]
Member of Parliament for Salima North West Constituency, Dr Jessie Kabwila on Monday expressed concern that water crisis remains a big challenge in most constituencies in Malawi. Kabwila said this during government business in Parliament Monday when she was reacting to the mid-year Budget Review Motion of the performance budget for 2017/18 financial year. She […]
Kasungu North East legislator Elias Wakuda Kamanga has said in Parliament that Indians are “torturing” Malawians who are teaching in private education institutions. Kamanga cited Central High School in Blantyre where he claimed Indians whom he called ‘Amwenye’ are abusing Malawians. He asked: “Is it in order, Mr Speaker, Sir, that owners of private schools especially Indians; […]
Members of Parliament (MPs) are demanding for the resignation of Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe for “failure to execute his duties.” The MPs demand Gondwe’s immediate resignation or dismissal, saying he has failed his duties by spending about K4 billion without Parliament’s authority on about 86 constituencies belonging to government legislators and others associating with […]
Members of Parliament (MPs) have a chance to transform the way they look after National Assembly opened an exclusive fully gymnasium with fully running machines, cross-trainers, free weights and so on. Speaker of Parliament Richard Msowoya announced in the House on Monday that the legislators have every opportunity to exercise more and become fit and healthy. […]
Malawi Congress Party’s response to the 2017/18 mid-year budget review statement in Parliament will go down in Malawi parliament’s history as one of the most irresponsible, unethical and extremely provocative official statements. The MCP statement presented on behalf of the party by Alexander Mandaliza Kusamba Dzonzi, MP for Dowa West, did not bear any semblance […]
Mzimba West member of Parliament (MP) Harry Mkandawire has told Parliament that there is systematic looting – Cashgate at some of the country’s foreign missions which has led to the loss of about – $230 000. Mkandawire, who is also Parliamentary Government Assurances Committee chairperson, made the remarks in the House when he asked Minister of […]
Malawi Parliament on Thursday descended into confusion as United Democratic Front (UDF) legislators took turns to stand on a point of order to discuss what they called “12 years tourtre” of former President Bakili Muluzi, saying his corruption case should be get to logical conclusion. Balaka Central East MP Aufi Mpaweni and Rashid Pemba of Mangochi […]
Parliament Secretariat will deduct allowances for members of Parliament (MPs) who absent themselves from sittings without valid reasons, the Speaker of Parliament Richard Msowoya has said. Msowoya communicated that chairpersons of parliamentary committees and the Business Committee—which comprises the leadership of political parties on both sides of the House—have made the resolution. Members of Parliament […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has said the government’s move for a K45.2 billion bailout to State produce trader Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) is an illegal spending because government did not seek approval from Parliament. Last year, Treasury released money to repay debts Admarc owed three local banks after the State produce trader failed […]
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe’s Mid-term Budget Review Statement faced scrutiny from Parliamentary Budget and Finance Committee which has called it mere wish list as the country’s fiscal position is under pressure from a weakening domestic revenue collection and high interest rates on Admarc loans. Gondwe announced a downward adjustment of the […]
Former Vice President and incumbent Mzimba South West legislator Khumbo Kachali (People’s Party-PP) has said Minister of Information and Technology Nicholas Dausi is among people who served under the notorious Malawi Young Pioneers (MYP), a paramilitary wing of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) during the one party state and should know better how vital it would […]
My pitch is very simple, I’m Jappie Mhango and I think I’m the right person to be Minister of Transport and Public Works, Malawi Parliament learnt this week. Mzimba South West legislator Khumbo Kachali, who is also a former State vice-president, had asked to know with Mhango was a capable minister. Kachali was commenting on a […]
Opposition members of Parliament (MPs) Khumbize Kandodo and Kamlepo Kalua were up in arms against Minister of Transport and Public Works Jappie Mhango who presented a ministerial statement updating the House on infrastructure projects, saying he should withdraw the part where he sounded like reciting a manifesto for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Mhango […]
Outspoken Rumphi East member of Parliament (MP) Kamlepo Kalua has slammed the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government of embarking on a crusade to lay foundations stones for projects merely as election campaign gimmick and Parliamentary Budget and Finance Committee has observed that the long list of infrastructure projects government plans to embark from now to next year would […]
Against the backdrop of rumour plot to impeach Speaker of Parliament Richard Msowoya, the deputy speaker of the National Assembly Esther Mcheka Chilenje, has told the House that there is no information oust the Speaker. On Monday, Chitipa South lawmaker Werani Chilenga (People’s Party- PP) first raised the issues in the House that some people […]
Malawi parliament meeting was forced into an early adjournment after only 45 minutes of deliberations after members ran out of private members business to discuss on Thursday, a day dedicated to Private Members’ business. Thursday is a day all deliberations in the House are introduced by the private members. However, on the day, after approximately […]
Speaker Richard Msowoya faces impeachment over his alleged association with the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and causing friction in the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) where he serves as first-vice president, the House has been told. Chitipa South Constituency Member of Parliament (MP) Welani Chilenga claimed in Parliament that work on the street is that […]