Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe was on Tuesday kept on his feet in parliament as the opposition bombarded him with questions as to why the government is failing to get K300 million for holding by-elections. Lilongwe north east MP Peter Chakhwantha asked the minister the question under emergency questions category. However, Gondwe told […]
Speaker of the National Assembly Richard Msowoya has said he would compel Rumphi east MP Kamlepo Kalua tell the House his side of the story on his abduction which Malawi Police has said it was staged. Firebrand politician Kalua was not in the House on Monday when Information Minister Nicholas Dausi said the abduction never […]
Leader of Opposition in parliament Lazarus Chakwera has threatened the opposition would reject the national budget unless funding for all by-elections are made. Chakwera, who is also Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president, said the government must find money to fund the Lilongwe Msozi south constituency byelection and the Supreme Court ordered Lilongwe south east constituency by-elections […]
The National Assembly Speaker, Richard Msowoya, on Monday announced that ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has lost one seat in the House, Lilongwe City South East Constituency pending fresh elections. The seat wes being held by DPP’s Bently Namasasu but lost it after the Supreme Court on March 6 ordered Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to […]
Leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera on Monday delivered a powerful response to that President Peter Mutharika’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) , punching holes in it, asking the Mutharika administration to stop abuse traditional leaders, the clergy and civil society leaders. Mutharika was not in parliament on Monday afternoon when Chakwera made the response. The […]
The National Assembly Speaker, Richard Msowoya has asked Minister of Information and Communications Technology Nicholas Dausi to furnish his office with details on the alleged abduction of Rumphi East Member of Parliament Kamlepo Kalua. Kalua, who is PP third vice-president and one of the fierce critics of President Peter Mutharika’s administration, was reported missing by his family few weeks […]
President Peter Mutharika has finally appointed Mulanje Central parliamentarian, Kondwani Nankhumwa, as Leader of Government Business in Parliament. The youthful cabinet minister who is responsible for Local Government and Rural Development has been acting Leader of the House since George Chaponda was removed as Leader of the House owing to his alleged involvement in the […]
Leader of Opposition in Parliament Lazarus Chakwera has said President Peter Mutharika’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) at the opening of the Sixth Meeting in the 46th Session of Parliament and the 2017/18 Budget Meeting in Lilongwe on Friday was ‘a copy-and-paste’ statement which did not address how government will push for radical economic transformation. “The […]
Malawian President Peter Mutharika surprised political commentators when he recognised Leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera during salutations before reading the state of the nation address. Mutharika also shook hands with Chakwera outside the chamber just before Mutharika delivered the one and half hour sona. However, the state controlled Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) failed to acknowledge […]
The Budget session of Parliament will start this Friday and the Business Committee has set agenda of the meeting with five bills to be deliberated. Leader of the House, Kondwani Nankhumwa, said the five bills are carried over from the mid-term budget meeting and they include Constitutional Amendment Bill, Public Audit Bill, Political Parties Bill […]
Young legislators starts meeting Wednesday under the Youth Parliament banner in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe. Assistant Clerk of Parliament responsible for protocol and public relations, Leonard Mengezi, has said the Youth Parliament, is one of the most important gatherings of the youth where they can discuss issues. He said the youn parliamentarians representing the country’s 193 […]
Legislators have told Finance and Economic Development Goodall Gondwe to bring back the issue of Lake Malawi water project to parliament for further scrutiny. Chairperson of parliamentary committee on Agriculture, Water Development and Irrigation Joseph Chidanti Malunga said the size of the project and the tax payer money involved needed further scrutiny. “Lilongwe needs water […]
An international NGO has urged parliament to have a budget office which would drill parliamentarians on issues of finance to enhance accountability and transparency. National Projects Officer for Action Aid Andrew Mpesi said the parliamentary budget office is a very important office in as far as issues of accountability and transparency on the national budget […]
Parliament’s Public Affairs Committee (PAC) has said it needs K10 million to fund its probe of six cabinet ministers involved in K236 billion cashgate. PAC vice chairman Kamlepo Kalua said as soon as Treasury releases the money, they will start the inquiry. “It will be live on Times radio and Zodiak TV,” he said. He […]
Staff at parliament have taken management by surprise when they slapped it with a High Court injunction effectively stopping the National Assembly from recruiting 56 new members of staff. Parliament’s Workers Union argues that the management would have first made internal advertisements so that incumbent staff filled the existing vacancies by way of promotion before […]
Cracks have emerged in a special parliamentary committee set up to probe seven cabinet ministers allegedly involved in K236 billion cashgate and 27 companies involved in farm input subsidy program as two committee leaders disagree which work should be prioritised. Deputy chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of parliament Kamlepo Kalua says the priority […]
President Peter Mutharika would be forced to answer questions in parliament should members of parliament pass a new standing order that compels presidents to do so on pertinent issues affecting the country. This follows the proposal by the Legal Affairs Committe to suggest a day and duration of the Head of State’s appearance to enable […]
A parliamentary usher is demanding compensation from his employers for being stuck in a lift for 30 minutes, forcing him to collapse and faint. Gilbert Mwanyongwa was trapped in a lift following a power surge. “I was really frightened, there was no air, there was darkness,” said Mwonyonga. He said he would die in the […]