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 […]
Chairperson for Parliamentary Health Committee, Dr. Mathews Ngwale says he will table the the controversial Termination of Pregnancy Billduring the February, 2021 Parliamentary Sitting with hope that legislators will give a nod to the bill. Speaking in Mzuzu on Thursday during a youth conference on sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR), Ngwale said he did […]
Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Health, Mathews Ngwale has challenged the youth in the country to lobby their members of Parliament to support the Termination of Pregnancy Bill also known as the Abortion Bill when it is tabled in Parliament. Ngwale, who is expected to move the motion on the bill as a private […]
Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Health, Mathews Ngwale has said government has an obligation to ensure that no woman should dies of pregnancy-related causes. He made the remarks in Blantyre on Saturday during an interface organized by Ipas Malawi and Centre for Solutions Journalism (CSJ) which drew together some Members of Parliament, gender activists, […]
Malawi Parliamentary committees have now joined the vicious battle against coronavirus as the government engages parliament on the pandemic wrecking havoc both lives and economies of the world. The parliamentary committees on Health, Media and Social and Community Affairs have joined forces in the fight against COVID-19 in an effort to increase the scope of […]
There is unlikelihood to have a bloc of Independent Members of Parliament in the newly elected Malawi Parliament that is to be inaugurated next week Friday. Mathews Ngwale, who won on an Independent ticket, said in an interview the issue of Independent MPs working together and having one voice in Parliament is not as simple […]