Kasungu magistrates’ court on Thursday fined two people K20, 000 each or on default 18 months in jail for being found digging a grave where an albino lady was buried some several years ago. As the magistrate was metting out the sentence, members of parliament, led by Machinga east legislator Esther Jolobola were seeking to […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Dedza East MP Juliana Lunguzi faulted Mulanje South MP Bon Kalindo (Democratic Progressive Party-DPP for joking over President Peter Mutharika’s 25-minute address delivered on Friday, saying it was a serious matter. Kalindo, who is also a comedian alias Winiko, brought laughter to the House when he suggested that the President’s speech […]
Parliament has described the National Aids Commission (NAC) funding to three partisan organisations, including the First Lady’s Beautify Malawi (Beam) as illegal and has since asked for audited accounts of the state controlled HIV and AIDS management body. Chair of the parliamentary committee on HIV and AIDS Davies Gumba Banda said there were many unanswered […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson Jessie Kabwila who is also the party’s Salima North West Member of Parliament (MP) irritated the government side in Parliament on Wednesday when she described the 25-minute State of the Nation Address (Sona) by President Peter Mutharika on Friday as a “tweet”. A tweet is a post made on the Twitter online […]
Leader of opposition in Parliament Lazarus Chakwera has criticised the Decent and Affordable Housing Subsidy Programme, widely known as Malata and Cement Subsidy, saying instead of building productive capacity to generate adequate revenues in future in the absence of budgetary support, the DPP government is busy building “consumption capacity” like the Malata and Cement Subsidy. […]
Rumphi East member of Parliament (MP) Kamlepo Kalua (People’s Party-PP) has said no amount of intimidation or harassment will deter him from carrying out the constitutionally prescribed duties of a legislator. Kamlepo told the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government in parliament not to intimidate him when he gives checks and balances in the National Assembly. He […]
Government has come out handy explaining detailed account of its projects in the northern region following vocal criticisms from some MPs from the region. Leader of the House Francis Kasaila has explained that the government has over a dozen developments in the region, some of them Chinese funded. He said projects include the Njakhwa road, […]
Leader of opposition in Parliament, Lazarus Chakwera, has been accused to have “misinformed” the nation on Monday when he told Parliament that the CT scanner at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) has been down for eight months. Chakwera was responding to President Peter Mutharika’s statement during the opening of the 46th session of Parliament which was […]
Members of Parliament from the north speaking in the 193 strong National Assembly have accused the government of sidelining the north in development activities. Mzimba South West MP Harry Mkandawire demanded answers from the government why the multi billion kwacha massive Chinese developments are not allocated in the northern region. He accused the Peter Mutharika […]
Speaker of the National Assembly Richard Msowoya on Monday censored his Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera for saying that President Peter Mutharika is clinging to power. Chakwera had said that Mutharika had failed people as he lacked leadership skills, saying he seems clueless to get Malawi out of its economic mess. The MCP […]
Member of Parliament for Rumphi East, Kamlepo Kalua, nearly sent parliament in turmoil Tuesday afternoon when he accused the DPP -led government of nepotism, tribalism and extravagance. The free-speaking MP, who is also vice chairman of Public Accounts Committee of Parliament, claimed government recently bought four six posh vehicles for the President and Vice President […]
Outspoken Mzimba West MP Harry Mkandawire systematically hijacked debate on the State of the Nation Address to demand an explanation on reports that the First Deputy Speaker Esther Mcheka-Chilenje and Second Deputy Speaker Clement Chiwaya allegedly fleeced government huge sums of money in dubious house allowance claims. The unsuspecting second deputy speaker Chiwaya gave a […]
People’s Party (PP) leader in parliament Uladi Mussa has questioned President Peter Mutharika’s appointment of Justice and Constitutional Affairs chief legislative counsel Fiona Kalemba as the new Clerk of Parliament (CoP) amid controversy that she was not the first among candidates interviewed by the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC). Uladi said in parliament when he was […]
Mr. Speaker Sir, on behalf of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and other legislative opposition parties, and indeed on behalf of the Malawian people whom I have the honour of representing here today, I would like to thank you for according me this opportunity to respond to the statement by His Excellency Professor Arthur Peter […]
Opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera has called the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) led administration as “inconsistent government” and that the nation is not only financially bankrupt, but also bankrupt of sound policies and plans to move Malawi into a prosperous nation. Responding to President Peter Mutharika’s State of the Nation Address, Chakwera who is also president […]
Opposition People’s Party (PP) has said in parliament that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government is failing to persuade the Western donors to resume their budgetary support to the country and tipped government on the need to kickstart fresh negotiations than flap his hands in despair as public health and education sectors continue to collapse. […]
Being at the receiving end of criticisms is not comfortable. It’s even worse when it comes from those who are not in your camp. This is how the responses of the DDP led government to the oppositionin almost every instance the opposition criticises the government, particularly the President, should be seen. In this article, I […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has dismissed as “unfounded” fears by, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) that government has an axe to grind with the opposition backed Speaker of the National Assembly Richard Msowoya, saying there are no plans to impeach Msowoya. MCP says Speaker Msowoya, who is also the party’s vice-president, faces impeachment […]