Member of Parliament for Lilongwe City Centre, David Bisnowaty feels the statement by leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera to apologise on anti-Semitic and racists remarks against him was “half-hearted”. In an interview with Nyasa Times, Bisnowaty said “reading between the lines of Chakwera’s statement, there was no apology.” He said Chakwera’s statement only dignified the […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) wants National Assembly Speaker-Richard Msowoya to take action on discriminatory and racist remarks Malawi Congress Party (MPC) legislators made against independent Member of Parliament (MP) for Lilongwe City Centre Constituency, David Yakov Bisnowaty in the House. DPP parliamentary chief whip an acting leader of the House, Henry Mussa, said on […]
State House is urging women lobby groups to rise up and protest against four legislators who are blocking the swearing in of Fiona Kalemba as Clerk of Parliament, saying this male chauvinism must by condemned. However, one of the members who sought a court injunction to block the swearing in of Kalemba, Kamlepo Kalua said […]
Finance minister Goodall Gondwe lamented in parliament that discussions with donors to resume part of the aid ended up in tragic as a new set of tough conditions were slapped on the Malawi government. These set of conditions, Gondwe told the silent House, were new and different from the International Monetary Fund strings that the […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) legislators on Thursday afternoon took turns to hurl racist slurs at Lilongwe Central MP David Bisnowaty because he reminded the party of its brutal past. It all started when Lilongwe Rural South legislature Peter Dimba was given the parliamentary floor to comment on a motion on farm inputs programme and food shortage […]
Finance minister Goodall Gondwe said government suspended the fertlizer loan programme conceived y former president Joyce Banda because it was ill conceived and the government is struggling to recover K12 billion. Gondwe said this in parliament when leader of People’s Party in the House, Uladi Mussa asked Finance Minister to explain why the programme was […]
Speaker of the National Assembly Richard Msowoya has warned misbehaving legislators that they face stiff punishment if they continued disrupting business in the House. Msowoya did not name the culprits but this follows an incident on Friday when Minister of Gender, Children, Women Affairs and the Elderly Patricia Kaliati exchanged bitter unprintable words with Malawi […]
The arrest of former legislator’s Tasokwa Msiska’s sons which came to the august House for possible discussion has been stifled in Parliament following the Speaker’s determination. The government side had promised to give out information on the matter following the motion that was moved by Malawi Congress Party (MCP) MP Richard Chimwendo Banda When the […]
Members of Parliament spoke against taxing an estate after death, saying it is unfair, and called on government to leave the dead to rest in peace. MPs spoke against people paying death duty when contributing to the Estates Duty (Amendment) Bill in Parliament tabled by Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe. Most MPs […]
Lilongwe Msozi legislator Vitus Dzoole Mwale has raised suspicion that the Access to Information Bill may not be tabled in the House in this seating of parliament despite assurances from government including President Peter Mutharika. Dzoole Mwale said it as surprising that the bill is not appearing on order paper as a notice. All bills, […]
A University of Malawi political expert is calling for the trimming of presidential powers so that the head of state should not appoint a chief executive officer of parliament, saying this is a great threat to democracy. Political scientist Blessings Chinsinga said it was an anomaly in our Constitution that allowed the head of the […]
The late Tasokwa Msiska’s sons arrest resurfaced again in Parliament with arguments and counter arguments from both sides of the august House threatening to disrupt smooth proceedings of Parliaments business. The maverick Rumphi East Peoples Party (PP) legislator Kamlepo Kalua moved a motion to have the issue discussed describing it an issue of national importance. […]
Dedza East Member of Parliament Juliana Lunguzi (Malawi Congress Party-MCP) has said the country’s Head of State should now be liable to pay tax to maximise revenue. In her contribution to President Peter Mutharika’s State Opening Address of the 46th Session of Parliament delivered on November 6 2015, Lunguzi said “we are aware that we […]
Dowa East MP Richard Chimwendo Banda’s desperate attempt to inform parliament on Tuesday of the plight of deceased MP children in Rumphi who are to spend another night in police cell, hit a snag as deputy first speaker Esther Mcheka Chilenje told him to follow parliamentary procedures. This is the second time that Chirimwendo Banda, […]
There was drama in Parliament which nearly brought the august House to a halt after main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) MP for Dowa East Richard Chimwendo Banda asked the Minister of Information Jappie Mhango to explain the arrest of late Tasokwa Msiska’s children. Banda wanted the Minister to shed light on the arrest of Msiska’s […]
Government has asked Rumphi East MP, Kamlepo Kalua to produce evidence that the Peter Mutharika administration has bought vehicles worth K3 billion for the President and other government top officials amid economic problems the country is going through. Kamlepo alleged in parliament on Monday that the government bought 14 vehicles for State House, two for […]
Leader of the House Francis Kasaila has given a cautious praise to the opposition for the smooth deliberations in parliament, saying this was in contrast to reports that the opposition were ganging up to make the business chaotic. Kasaila said as parliament is on a weekend recess. “We have done very well. The perception was […]
Kasungu north east legislator Wakuda Kamanga on Friday caused a political storm in parliament when he suggested that a Government of National Unity (GNU) should immediately be put in place to deal with the current economic and political problems rocking the country. Kamanga also proved that he can be a political divisive figure when he […]