President Peter Mutharika on Saturday went to town to hit back at leader of the opposition and Malawi Congress Party (MCP), Lazarous Chakwera who had made a scatching attack on him un parliament, suggesting Chakwera could be crazy and mentally ill who need psychiatric expert examination . Mutharika made the remarks during an address to […]
Member of Parliament for Mchinji South West (Malawi Congress Party –MCP) Deus Gumba Banda has bemoaned the plethora of crises that puts Malawi as a failed state. Banda told Parliament that electricity blackouts which are now at the rate of 37 hours out of every 48 hour period of the time are as calamitous to the people’s livelihoods […]
Speaker of Parlaiemnt Richard Msowoya has ruled ‘out of order’ Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera—who is also leader of opposition in Parliament— speech in the House in which he branded President Peter Mutharika as “a Prince of Thieves” presiding over the most corrupt administration, saying words that reflected on the Head of State be […]
Malawi economy remains on “life support” and has deteriorated despite government projecting a rosy picture, opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) member of parliament for Lilongwe North, Patricia Mkanda has said. In response to President Peter Mutharika’s speech during the opening of the 47 session of parliament, the Lilongwe North MP said the country’s economy is in […]
Speaker of Parliament Richard Msowoya has ordered Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to investigate members of Parliament who are suspected of mismanaging Constituency Development Fund (CDF) money and risk possible arrest and prosecution. The order comes after President Peter Mutharika demanded accountability from MPs when he addressed the National Assembly last week Friday during the State […]
Speaker of National Assembly, Richard Msowoya, on Thursday told Members of Parliament that a court case involving Chairperson of Parliamentary Committee of Agriculture, Joseph Chidanti Malunga and Transglobe Produce Export Limited, will not affect Friday parliament proceedings. Msowoya, who is also the Vice President for main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP), said this Thursday morning […]
Kasungu Centra MP (Malawi Congress Party) on Wednesday accused Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Samuel Tembenu of deliberately giving half answers to questions posed to him in Parliament on the status of tabling the the Electoral Reforms Bill. Leader of the House Kondwani Nankhumwa said on Monday that members Minister of Justice and Constitutional […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera—who is also leader of opposition in Parliament— speech in the House on Monday, in which he branded President Peter Mutharika as “a Prince of Thieves” presiding over the most corrupt administration in recent history, has prompted a barrage of reactions from several pro-government activists. According to Chakwera, President […]
Malawi Parliament, through its Business Committee, has resolved to take over the case in which Chairperson for Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture Joseph Chidanti Malunga is facing contempt of court charges issued by Transglobe Export Limited. Deliberations were suspended Tuesday morning for an hour after lawmakers threatened not to proceed with the day’s business until the […]
Silence speaks so much louder than screaming tantrums. Never give anyone an excuse to say that you’re crazy.-Taylor Swift-USA Musician The wise say silence is golden. Most often it actually saves one’s integrity to leave some matters unsaid instead of cartooning all over in an attempt to showcase that you know better than the rest […]
Leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera, who is also Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president, sresponse to the speech, which President Peter Mutharika delivered in Parliament on Friday, Full text; Mr. Speaker Sir, I had planned to begin by saying that I stand here on behalf of the Malawi Congress Party and the Opposition, but after listening to […]
The following is the full text of the address President Peter Mutharika delivered in Parliament on Friday during the opening of 47th session; Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not come to deliver a State of the Nation Address. That has its own time and day. I come here to open the 47th Session of Parliament. Above […]
Malawian newspapers on Tuesday November 14 feasted on the reaction of opposition leaders to President Peter Mutharika’s opening address to the 47th Session of Parliament with Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarous Chakwera hitting strongly on allegations of corruption and fraud in government, saying anybody who asks about them never gets a straight answer because […]
Leader of Opposition and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has branded President Peter Mutharika’s administration as the most corrupt and challenged him with facts to prove he does not tolerate or benefit from plunder by his henchmen. In his response to an address the President gave on Friday during the opening of the […]
Chief whip for ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Henry Mussa stood on appoint of order in parliament when leader of opposition, Dr Lazarus Chakwera concluded his response to President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika’s opening address made on Friday, saying the opposition chief’s tone was “full of hate”. Mussa, who is also Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, said Chakwera, […]
Salima North West member of Parliament (MP) Jessie Kabwila for opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has said government should not live in denial as Malawians are suffering with every passing day of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in power. “Just go outside this House and you will see how people are suffering,” Kabwila said in Parliament […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP)president and leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera see sense in the suggestion by civil society organisations (CSOs) that legislators should boycott Parliament until Electoral Reforms Bills are tabled in the House. Two vocal civil society organisations (CSOs)—Centre for the Development of People (Cedep) and Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR)— argue […]
President Peter Mutharika came under fresh attack in the National Assembly‚ with the leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera calling him ” so incompetent at leading and so insensitive to the suffering of the people” in an address to Parliament. Chakwera said President mutharika’s address in Parliament las Friday to open the 47th session of “cemented […]