Tag archives: Malawi Parliament

Mwapata Institute urge Malawi Parliament to address policy gaps for agricultural production,  productivity

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The Malawi Agriculture Policy Advancement and Transformation Agenda (MwAPATA Institute) has challenged that unless Malawi address challenges that affect agricultural production and productivity, the country will face teething hitches to transform its economy. MwAPATA Institute acting executive director William Chadza made the sentiments at the Capital Hotel in Lilongwe when the institute engaged members of Parliament (MPs) who […]

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Parliament set to approve K28billion loan for Southern Region Water Board

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Southern Region Water Board (SRWB) plans to borrow US$28 million [about K28 billion] from the European Investment Bank for water and sanitation project in Balaka and Liwonde. Currently, SRWB continue to face numerous challenges as it can’t supply enough water to it’s growing population. According to Duncan Chambamba, SRWB Acting Chief Executive officer the demand […]

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Parliament seals loopholes on Constituency Development Fund: MPs demand increase up to K200m

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Parliamentary Ad-hoc  Committee on Constituency Development Fund (CDF) has sealed loopholes on  Constituency Development Fund (CDF) following rampant abuse of the fund by council officials. Among the measures are that the council should open a special current account for CDF. The money will only be used for CDF projects. The National Assembly will have to […]

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Nankhumwa says Chakwera parliament responses mixed bag

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Leader of Opposition in parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa says although President Lazarus Chakwera was direct and clear when answering some questions in parliament on Wednesday afternoon, he was dodgy on other questions. Nankhumwa has therefore described responses by Chakwera as a mixed bag. This comes as Chakwera took time to respond to some questions raised by […]

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Chakwera says campaign promises will be fulfilled but not overnight: ‘Sensitivity to macro-economic conditions of Malawi’

By Nyasa Times Reporter

President  Lazarus Chakwera on Thursday appeared before Parliament to answer questions from lawmakers in accordance with the Constitution and his campaign promises, saying the Tonse Alliance—which took over government after winning the court-sanctioned June 23 2020 Fresh Presidential Election — will deliver its electoral pledge to Malawians  despite the impact of Covid-19 frustrating achievement of […]

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Parliament muzzles Chaponda on MCP training ‘guerrillas’ at Malawi police school

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Parliament has successfully muzzled Mulanje south west parliamentarian George Chaponda who wanted to ask president Lazarus Chakwera reports that his Malawi Congress Party (MCP) was training 75 youth league members at police training school on the use of firearms. Before Chaponda could press the question, leader of the House, Richard Chimwendo Banda sprung up swiftly, […]

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Federal system of government bill faces uncertainty – Chihana

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Mzimba North legislator Yeremia Chihana (Alliance for Democracy-Aford) says he is facing huddles to retable a a federalism motion in parliament. The re-tabling motion appears uncertain as it remains unclear when the matter would be revisited. Chihana, the lone Aford legislator,  said he wrote the Business Committee of Parliament of his intention to re-table the motion which […]

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Chakwera in parliament to face questions from MPs

By Nyasa Times Reporter

President Lazarus Chakwera will be in Parliament this afternoon to answer members’ questions from back benchers. State House Press Office says the President will be in the Chamber at 2pm. The statement says Chakwera’s appearance in parliament to answer questions is in compliance with section 89(4) of the Constitution which is in fulfilment of his […]

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‘The noes have it’:  Abortion bill misscarried as Malawi MPs reject its tabling!  

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The much-awaited motion on the Termination of Pregnancy Bill was rejected by members of parliament on Thursday from being tabled in the House and it was  removed from the revised  Order Paper, an outline of business to be tackled in Parliament. The motion to debate the bill was moved by Chitipa MP, Werani Chilenga who […]

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Parliament passes revised K2.3 trillion budget after DPP protests lack funding for chiefs houses, honoraria

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Malawi Parliament has passed the revised K2.3 trillion  national budget after a brief showdown between government and opposition legislators over Local government vote. Earlier, opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislators rejected the Local government vote, saying it did not include construction of houses for chiefs and their increased allowances. This led to a parliamentary division […]

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DPP’s Vuwa asks Malawi govt to reduce maize price by half,  warns on exports

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) chief whip Simon Vuwa Kaunda has said many Malawians do not have food as they have no farmland as such, government should reduce the price of maize by half so that every household can afford the staple. Vuwa Kaunda was speaking in Parliament on Tuesday in reaction to Minister of Finance […]

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Abortion Bill in Parliament on Thursday as Malawi as churches oppose

By Nyasa Times Reporter

The Malawi Parliamentary Health Committee says it will present and move a motion of the Termination of Pregnancy (TOP) bill on Thursday, March 11 2021  in the Parliament which will also be presented as a Private Member’s Bill respectively in the face of opposition from faith groups. If passed, the termination of pregnancy bill would […]

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Ganda punches holes in mid-year budget, spells doom for Malawi economy

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Chairperson of the Parliamentary Budget and Finance Committee, Gladys Ganda, has said the economic growth projections at 3.5 percent as contained in the mid-term budget statement presented on Friday February 26, 2021 by Minister of Finance Felix Mlusu have been “overstated”. Speaking in Parliament on Thursday, March 4, 2021 “to offer a few reflections as […]

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DPP’s Chaponda alleges MCP recruits its youth in police, Malawi army: ‘Preparing dictatorship’

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) member of Parliament for Mulanje South, George Chaponda, on Tuesday alleged that the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has recruited dozens of its party youth into the Malawi Police Service and the military. Chaponda made the allegations during his contribution to the Mid-Year Budget Review currently underway at the National Assembly in […]

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Aford lone MP Chihana booted from Parliament over Chilima remarks

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Alliance for Democracy (Aford) member of parliament for Mzimba North Yeremiah Chihana has been sent out of parliament for generating the House into chaos after insisting that President Lazarus Chakwera must fire Secretary to the President (SPC) alleging that the SPC’s incompetence is making Vice President Saulos Chilima under perform as head of reforms. Chilima […]

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DPP’s Musowa, 5  other MPs including 3 from MCP  under probe over CDF funds

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Fiscal police is investigating  Mulanje Bale member of  parliament Victor Musowa of the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and other five legislators for alleged abuse of Constituency Development Fund (CDF). CDF—ideally a tool for parliamentary involvement in community level projects within the decentralisation rubric using earmarked public funds under the MP’s influence—has become so […]

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