Malawi Parliament was nearly thrown in turmoil on Monday afternoon after Mzimba West MP Harry Mkandawire claimed the government has sold Lake Malawi to Mota Engil, a Portuguese construction company with close links to the President Peter Mutharika family. Mkandawire said he had evidence to show that the government of Malawi had given a 40 […]
Tempers flared high on Monday as opposition legislators demanded an apology from Information minister Patricia Kaliati who accused the opposition MCP and PP legislators of being silent since the K577 billion report came out. Vitus Dzoole Mwale, Lilongwe Msozi South MP (MCP) brought to the attention of Speaker Richard Msowoya that Kaliati had mumrmured something […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Publicity Secretary who is also Member of Parliament for Salima North West, Jessie Kabwila, has been re-elected Chairperson of Parliamentary Women Caucus. This follows her expirely of her term after holding the position for the past two years. During the elections, former first lady Shanil Dzimbiri has been elected vice president […]
Speaker of Parliament, Richard Msowoya, is being suspected to be a sell-out to government to gag members of parliament from deliberating the K577 billion (about $856 million) financial analysis report in the wake of revelations that seven Cabinet ministers were allegedly involved in the mismanagement of the public funds. The Speaker stopped the MPs from […]
Opposition members of parliament on Tuesday asked for Palriament to discuss K577 billion (about $856 million) financial analysis report in the wake of revelations that seven Cabinet ministers were allegedly involved in the mismanagement of the public funds. The National Audit Office (NAO) has submitted 13 files related to the pilferage of public fund between […]
Dedza East MP Juliana Lunguzi (Malawi Congress Party-MCP) querried Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe on the burden of taking loans from India and other international lending agencies which lack finer details and that the younger generation will be left with the burden of paying back the loans. Lunguzi made query in […]
Malawi Parliamentarian had to do over time on Thursday to pas the Appropriation Bill 2016 clearing the proposed expenditure of K1 149 375 259 646 National Budget for the 2016/17 fiscal year starting July. After a gruesome scrutiny exercise in the committee of supply stage, which saw the budget being revised upwards by K7.7 billion, members […]
Opposition members of parliament on Thursday stylishly defeated the government side on a vote on whether the Constituency Development (CDF) should be increased or not. The opposition had wanted the CDF to be increased from K18 million to K25 million from the current K15 million allocation per constituency. They argued that CDF is more effective than […]
Malawi government has said it will increase its border posts as way of curbing illegal immigrants and to increase more revenue for the cash strapped Malawi. Minister of Lands and Housing Atupele Muluzi said this in parliament when he stood in for minister of Home Affairs Jappie Mhango who was reportedly out for a funeral. […]
Health minister Peter Kumpalume had tough time in parliament when opposition legislatures from the north and centre took him to task over failure by government to start construction of Phalombe District Hospital. “Is Phalombe district in Malawi?” asked Rumphi east MP Kamlepo Kalua rhetorically. He pressed the calm and composed Kumpalume to explain how the […]
Firebrand Rumphi east MP Kamlepo Kalua asked Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe to come out clear to say whether he was incampacitated or not. Kalua demanded the answers after Gondwe was presenting votes to parliament whilst seated. Standing orders, rules governing conduct of the House requires that the minister stands up […]
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe has said President Peter Mutharika cannot travel economy class despite a motion that prevents government officials from using business class in aeroplanes. Gondwe said this in parliament when he presented a K906 million budget for State Residences. Lilongwe Mpenu South MP Vitus Dzoole Mwale had asked […]
Legislators on Tuesday put Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe on his feet explaining why the government is buying 18 vehicles for office of vice president and a K3 billion allocated to the office. Rumphi east MP Kamlepo Kalua asked why the government decided to give vice president Saulos Chilima an 18 vehicle […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Francis Kasaila has assured parliament that the K23 billion budget for the ministry would not be abused as was the case before saying stringent measures have been put in place to prevent theft of public money including at Malawian embassies across the world. President Peter Mutharika recently ordered that all Malawian […]
Some members of parliament are upset that the Civil Society Education Coalition organised a working breakfast with the legislators in order to lobby for increased education budget when legislators were already meeting in committee of supply. This is the last stage before the national budget is passed. Chairman of Education Committee of parliament Elias Chakwera […]
Rumphi east firebrand MP Kamlepo Kalua on Tuesday picked on minister of Agriculture George Chaponda, saying he has no moral ground to tell Malawians of their country because he was in self imposed exile when Malawians were fighting the oppressive one party system of government. Kalua also described the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as […]
Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe on Tuesday stood bold and refused to bow down to opposition legislators demand to increase the budget for Sports and Culture ministry. The members of parliament were demanding a 50 per cent increase on the K2 billion budget. However, Gondwe, who is always diplomatic when such issues arise, […]
Members of parliament were at it on Monday afternoon when they forced Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe to defer a parliament vote of K9 billion so that it is increased to K12 billion. The minister was forced to defer the vote after all the MPs who spoke, from the opposition bench, […]