Leader of opposition and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarous Chakwera has said the second meeting of the 46th Session of the Parliament of Malawi which adjourned sine die on Friday has been a mixed bag. “We have conducted business within the context of severe food shortages countrywide despite assurances that all is well. “Our […]
Government has failed to table Access to Information Bill just weeks after President Peter Mutharika assured media gurus and Malawians the bill will be passed into law in March. The government has not given any reason for the failure to table the bill in parliament except that the minister who was supposed to table the […]
Minister of Natural Resources Energy and Mining, Bright Msaka has proposed a Bill that would insulate the office of Director of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) from outside influence. The minister was making his contribution to a private members bill number one of 2016 titled Corrupt Practices (Amendment) moved by Lilongwe South West member of parliament (MP) […]
Malawi government will soon launch the National Youth Service program aimed at curbing unemployment among the youth and see their social and economic potential being exploited, Minister of Labour, Youth and Manpower Development Henry Mussa has told parliament. Mussa disclosed this when he was answering to a question from member for Mchinji North East (MCP), […]
A Private Member’s Bill that sought to trim presidential powers in the appointment of Malawi’s anti-corruption body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), top brass was defeated on Thursday mainly by MPs from government benches. Lilongwe South-West member of Parliament (MP) Peter Chakhwantha (Malawi Congress Party-MCP) tabled a Private Member’s Bill that seeks to trim presidential powers in […]
Legislators sitting on government benches in parliament, including cabinet ministers on Thursday morning cheered and patted each other on the back following a narrow win in a parliamentary vote. The win might not have been of great significance and bearing but it is greatly symbolic to government which is in minority in parliament even after […]
Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda of the High Court in Blantyre has granted an injunction sought by have First and Second Deputy Speakers of Parliament [Esther Mcheka Chilenge and Clement Chiwaya respectively] through private practice lawyer Frank Mbeta stopping Member of Parliament for Rumphi East, Kamlepo Kalua, moving a motion to have Parliament’s two deputy speaker suspended […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president and leader of opposition in parliament, Lazarus Chakwera on Wednesday withdrew his questions he filed for President Peter Mutharika, a clear protest against Mutharika’s failure to appear in parliament to answer the question in person as leader. Chakwera snubbed Mutharika’s arrangement to have Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe answer questions on […]
The Ministry of Justice and Constitution Affairs on Tuesday clarified on the fact that the President has the right to delegate. This comes amid media stories that quote the announcement which the Speaker of the National Assembly,. Richard Msowoya made in the National Assembly to the effect that the President had delegated to the respective […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president and leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera on Tuesday pad tribute to Mchinji West Member of Parliament (MP) Billy Kanjira Banda who died Sunday after he collapsed at St Francis Catholic Church in Lilongwe’s Area 25. In his eulogy at his funeral ceremony before being laid to rest at his home […]
The Parliamentary Liaison Office (CPLO) of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM) recently celebrated holy mass at Parliament Building in Lilongwe with Malawi Catholic Members of Parliament who are currently seating for the midyear review budget where among others; parliamentarians were challenged to do politics with a merciful gaze. The officer responsible, Fr. Henry Chinkanda […]
President Peter Mutharika has snubbed an invitation from parliament to answer a myriad of questions on the state of the economy and the persistent food shortage across the country. Speaker of the National Assembly Richard Msowoya said Mutharika had delegated line ministers, including Finance minister Goodall Gondwe to answer the questions. Opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera […]
An uncompromising Rumphi east MP Kamlepo Kalua on Monday lost his cool, accusing Speaker Richard Msowoya of increasing gagging members of parliament from expressing themselves. This was after Msowoya wanted to curtail debate on a Trade and Industry bill although a dozen legislators wanted to contribute to the debate of the bill. “I can’t be […]
The office of the Speaker of the national assembly has announced that there will be no parliamentary deliberations on Tuesday 15th March, 2016 to give parliamentarians a chance to attend the burial ceremony of Mchinji West member of Parliament (MP) Billy Kanjira Banda (Malawi Congress Party-MCP) died Sunday after he collapsed at St Francis Catholic […]
Members of Parliament were in a sombre mood on Monday as the expressed shock at the suddent death of without Mchinji West MP Billy Kanjira Banda. Parliament meets from Monday afternoon after a weekend recess without Kanjira Banda. More so Kanjira will never give details of allegations he had confidently and forcebly articulated in the […]
Opposition legislators say they have summoned President Peter Mutharika to answer questions on food shortages and accessibility as well as the fast decaying economy. Firebrand Rumphi east MP Kamlepo Kalua has confirmed the summoning, saying he is expected to appear before Parliament this week. “He was supposed to appear before parliament last Wednesday but as […]
The National Assembly has announced the death of Member of Parliament for Mchinji West Billy Kanjira Banda who died after collapsing at St Francis Catholic Church in Lilongwe in Area 25 Sunday morning. Principal Public Relations officer for the National Assembly Ian Mwenye confirmed that Banda has died and they were waiting for further details […]
Centre For Human Rights and Rehabilitation(CHRR) Executive Director, Timothy Mtambo, has slammed members of parliament for demanding increase in their daily accommodation allowances from K50,000. MP Alekeni Menyani on Thursday, last week, suggested to Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe to increase the legislators K50, 000 daily allowance arguing it is inadequate to afford them put up in luxurious […]