Leader of Government Business in Parliament, Kondwani Nankhumwa, has called upon Members of Parliament (MPs) and all Malawians to respect all national leaders, past and present, in recognition of the various roles they played or are playing to develop the Malawi nation. He was speaking at the end of the 2017/2018 national budget parliamentary session […]
Leader of government business in parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa has said President Peter Mutharika is human and prone to make mistakes but that does not call for his disrespect. Nankhumwa said this on Friday as parliament rose after a two-month marathon meeting which saw the passing of the K1.3 trillion national budget. “President Peter Mutharika is not almighty. […]
In a rare display of civilized and mature politics, Leader of the Government Business in Parliament, Kondwani Nankhumwa, on Friday, June 30, 2017 heaped huge praise on the Leader of Opposition in Parliament and all opposition leaders and parties “for their unflinching support during the budget session and adoption of the K1.3 trillion 2017/2018 national […]
Parliament on Thursday afternoon virtually turned into a shrine as Christian and Muslim MPs from both sides of the House prayed for an accident free nation. This come amid growing incidents of accidents that has so far claimed 900 lives between January and June. The latest being in Lilongwe on Thursday near Bingu Stadium where […]
Government will now be forced to award 60 per cent of all its contracts and other related business to indigenous black Malawians following a successful amendment on Public Procurement and Disposal of Public Assets amended by Karonga Central MP Frank Mwenifumbo. The new amendment was passed with other amendments of the Act aimed at curbing […]
About 20 Members of Parliament risk being arrested and prosecuted for allegedly mismanaging Constituendcy Development Fund (CDF), if an internal audit report quoted by Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe is anything to go by. According to Gondwe, about K80 million is missing from the K3 billion allocated to 16 districts under the […]
Malawi reigning beauty queen, Cecilia Khofi, on Wednesday addressed parliamentarians including Speaker Richard Msowoya and leader of opposition Lazarous Chakwera on the effects of overpopulation. Khofi, who was crowned Miss Malawi two months ago under the banner of fighting overpopulation, became the first beauty queen tomeet the legislators through the Malawi Parliament Population and Development […]
Government has said it will impose a curfew on all buses and trucks travelling at night, saying all passenger and goods vehicles should stop when time strikes 10pm. Minister of Transport and Public Works Jappie Mhango said this in parliament on Tuesday when he answered a question from Kasungu south east MP Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda […]
Malawi Parliament was on Tuesday thrown into stitches after Rumphi east MP Kamlepo Kalua reported Minister of Labour, Sports and Manpower Development Henry Mussa that he was sleeping in the House. Mussa had his eyes closed and his head resting on his left shoulder when the maverick Rumphi East MP stood up on a point of order […]
The K1.3 trillion national budget has been passed in parliament but on Thursday the opposition ganged up in parliament to demand answers from government the graft busting body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) needed funding from public coffers when it is incompetent. The opposition parliamentarians accused the ACB of high favouritism, saying they choose to prosecute […]
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe on Wednesday asked the second deputy speaker of Parliament, Dr Clement Chiwaya to order Members of Parliament (MPs) to stop referring MzimbaSouth West MP Khumbo Kachali as the former vice president while in Parliament. Gondwe’s remarks come after number of legislatures from both government and opposition side, including the Minister of Health […]
Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Dr Clement Chiwaya on Tuesday kicked out Member of Parliament (MP) for Ntcheu central constituency Malison Ndau from the House for defying the Parliamentary dress code. Ndau came into the House without a neck-tie demanded by the rules. He received a dressing down from Rumphi East legislature, Kamlepo Kalua which […]
Members of Parliament on Tuesday renewed their calls to have the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) increased from the current MK 18 million to MK 30 Million. CDF is a funding arrangement from central government to electoral constituencies meant to finance local development projects like construction of bridges, school blocks and boreholes and is entrusted in […]
Malawi Parliament on Monday approved the State Residences allocation of K6.6 billion in the national budget despite opposition protests of some additional funds. Finance, Economic Planning and Development Minister Goodall Gondwe was queried by members of parliament on the increase of K48 million towards medical expenses and supplies from K38 million to K84 million. “Are you saying […]
Mulanje Pasani Member of Parliament (MP) Angie Kaliati—Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) — has told Parliament that that the former contractor of Jali-Phalombe-Chitakale Road, Karafi Contractors, did a shoddy work. Kaliati asked Minister of Transport and Public Works Jappie Mhango if Karafi Contractors can come back to correct their mess. “ I wanted to find out from the […]
Opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) said the national identification card exercise which has been put as a prerequisite for one to be eligible to vote in the 2019 Tripartite Elections.the national must be suspended claiming it is the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government tool to rig elections in 2019. The MPs said this on Thursday […]
Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Samuel Tembenu bowed to pressure of legislators by referring the Political Parties Bill to Legal Affairs Committee of parliament for further scrutiny before it becomes an Act. If passed into a law, the 2016 Bill Number 40 will among other things outlaw handouts, deregister political parties that do not win […]
Members of Parliament (MPs) from the opposition benches on Tuesday took to task Minister of Education, Science and Technology Dr Emmanuel Fabiano for not being in control of the affairs in his ministry as the country is facing education crisis. Malawi teachers in public primary and secondary schools over leave grants and other issues and there […]