Billy Banda of Malawi Watch—a popular social-political activist—was reportedly forced out of a meeting in which Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Goodall Gondwe, was meeting Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) over the controversial K4 billion at Capital Hill for apparently “gate-crushing.” Nyasa Times understands that Banda was not among the invitees. Gift Trapence, a […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera—who is also leader of opposition in Parliament— speech in the House on Monday, in which he branded President Peter Mutharika as “a Prince of Thieves” presiding over the most corrupt administration in recent history, has prompted a barrage of reactions from several pro-government activists. According to Chakwera, President […]
Malawi Watch, a political and good governance watchdog, has said it would have been much prudent in the interest of ordinary Malawians if donors had released the executive summary of the forensic audit report regarding the cash gate scam to both Parliament and key stakeholders to debate it and make recommendations. Government declined to make […]
While lauding President Joyce Banda for dropping Cabinet ministers allegedly involved in the plunder of public resources at Capital Hill in Lilongwe, the Executive Director of Malawi Watch, Billy Banda says the President should stop talking ills about the past regimes of former presidents Bakili Muluzi and late Bingu wa Mutharika. Banda told Nyasa Times on […]
Malawi Watch executive director Billy Banda has criticized the Police for continued detention of a man accused of insulting President Joyce Banda, saying the law enforcers are abusing the suspect’s human rights to bail. Japhet Chirwa, who hails from Mazembe village, T/A Fulumapiri, Nkhata Bay, is languishing at Mzuzu Prison where he has been remanded […]
Malawi Watch, one of the country’s civil society organizations, has called for an immediate investigation into the awarding of fertilizer suppliers in this year’s fertilizer subsidy programme. Malawi Watch Executive Director, Billy Banda, speaking in Capital Radio’s Sunday Round-Table discussion programme said the way government has handled the awarding of contracts and registration of beneficiaries […]
By Peter Makossah, Nyasa Times Malawi Watch says president Bingu wa Mutharika must get the US$20milion debt back from Zimbabwe and spruce down his bloated cabinet to size in order to address the country’s flagging economy. The watchdog’s Executive Director Billy Banda says Mutharika must move swiftly “in addressing our economic struggles so that we […]