Malawi Congress Party (MCP) insist that they want to grill President Peter Mutharika in parliament as part of accountability politics, saying he should oblige to the constitutional requirement. President Mutharika will perform the State opening of 46th Session of Parliament on November 6 at Parliament Building in Lilongwe, according to Speaker of the National Assembly, […]
Women Caucus of Parliament has urged government authorities in Education sector to sack all teachers found guilty of sexual abuse of girls and stop transferring them elsewhere. The Caucus was reacting after watching Mwayi Wotsiriza (Last Chance) movie screened at parliament building on Wednesday evening. “When a teacher has been found guilty of molesting and sexually abusing […]
An academician and a renowned Malawian writer has suggested to government to reduce the number of political constituencies in the country to 90 from the current 193. Stanley Onjezani Kenani, an influential political columnist in Sunday Times, says even if the constituencies are reduced, development programs would still be implemented through councillors who sit on […]
Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee continues meeting in Lilongwe to try to get to the bottom of the matter of K572 billion presumed stolen from public coffers. The auditor general’s report shows the money went missing from 2009 to 2014 spanning two presidential administrations of late Bingu wa Mutharika and Joyce Banda. Chairman of the Public […]
A dark cloud has engulfed Malwi’s old capital city, Zomba following the death of ruling Democratic Peogressive Party (DPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Zomba Chisi constituency Peter Chizalo Mangulenje. The Parliamentarian died Wednesday September 23 ,2015 at Mwaiwathu Hospital in Blantyre after a short illness, Zomba District Commissioner (DC) Benet Nkasala has confirmed with […]
A Press Gallery Committee for Malawi Journalists has been established in the National Assembly which among others it is expected to promote professionalism in parliamentary reporting and handle matters related to their day to day operations. The Office for the Public Relations of Malawi National Assembly facilitated the establishment of the Committee having noted a […]
Malawi Parliament will review the Money Laundering, Proceeds of Serious Crime and Terrorist Financing Act and some provisions in the Penal Code in the wake of the sentencing to 11 years imprisonment of the main cashgate convict Oswald Lutepo. The Legal Affairs Committee of chairperson, Peter Chakhwantha, said they want to have a very powerful […]
A year after she was elected as the female Muslim MP in Malawi parliament, Aisha Mambo has vowed to use her new role to advocate for a larger representation of Muslim women in the country. She is a member of parliament for United Democratic Front (UDF). “All along, I have always aspired to become a […]
Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Dr Clement Chiwaya has reacted angrily to accusations levelled against him and first deputy speaker Esther Mcheka Chilenje that he benefitted from unlawful rentals paid to him. Chiwaya has described the accusations as unfair and meant to tarnish the image of the two deputy speakers. Speaking to his political supporters […]
Deputy speakers for the Malawi parliament have been caught up in dubious housing allowances scandal which the nation is eager to know how fair the country’s law would be perfected in their cases as some commentators have quickly noted that the act of the top law makers is nothing but another cash gate. Deputy speakers for […]
Malawi government has not funded a meeting to scrutinise the preliminary report into the forensic exercise of the government’s accounts dating back to 2009 by PricewaterHouseCoopers (PwC) with names of those suspected to be at the centre of the plunder known as K92bn DPP-era cashgate. The data analysis report compiled by audit and business advisory firm […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Parliamentarian Lewis Peter Chakhwantha has been re elected as Parliamentary Legal Committee Chairperson. Chakhwantha was elected on Monday unopposed. In an interview with Nyasa Times, Chakhwantha who is a lawyer by profession said he will continue working hard to ensure democracy work in this country. The position of the chairperson on legal matters […]
Leader of the Opposition and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Dr Lazarous Chakwera has accused President Peter Mutharika and his government of lacking of transparency and acting in dark corners on the sale of what used to be state-owned Malawi Savings Bank (MSB). The sale came after government wrote off the loans obtained at MSB, […]
Malawian opposition lawmaker Ralph Mhone has maintained his claims that the country is in a “constitutional crisis” and that the nation is “headed for lawlessness” under the Peter Mutharika rule. “We are headed for lawlessness if the Executive who is supposed to be enforcing these laws, does not want to respect the laws,” said Mhone […]
President Peter Mutharika remains in charge of the affairs of the nation as Head of State, says Deputy Government Chief Whip , Grace Chiumia in a clear swipe at People’s Party (PP) leader in parliament Uladi Mussa who made slurs that government is failing to identify the leader of the nation. “Malawians democratically elected a […]
Why is it that Malawian politicians feel compelled to steal from the State on a massive scale, repeatedly, with impunity, and without any remorse? How do we stop this behaviour? These are some of the questions ordinary Malawians ask over and over. I would like to suggest that part of the answer lies in the […]
Member of Parliament for Rumphi East (People’s Party), Kamlepo Kalua has called for the resignation of President Peter Mutharika, whom he has insinuated in parliament as a “professor of doom” to resign after going ahead selling off the hitherto government wholly owned Malawi Savings Bank (MSB) despite parliament stopping the sale. Minister of Finance, Economic […]
Members of Parliament from the opposition block were furious with reports that President Peter Mutharika gave cash handouts of K500, 000 to MPs who attended a lavish cocktail party he hosted at Kamuzu Palace. There were several interjections and jeers before parliament adjourned sine die on Friday as MPs expressed anger with wastefulness of public […]