Governnment has commended Mchinji Businessman and Philanthropist SimbiAshan Phiri for personally funding a newly constructed Kamwendo Police Unit in Mchinji at an estimated cost of K85 million. Speaking when he received the facility on behalf government on Monday, Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security Grace Chiumia commended the South African based businessman for the […]
Newly-elected Mchinji West member of Parliament (Malawi Congress Party -MCP) Jephter Fackson Mwale decided to devote his first speech to Parliament to highlight critical issues currently affecting the people of of his constituency from food insecurity, education, health, water and sanitation, road networks and general security. His address which Nyasa Times has christened State Of the […]
Heavy rains which resulted in flush floods washed away crops and destroyed houses in Traditional Authority (T/A) Mlonyeni in Mchinji district on Monday. The downpour has affected 960 families in Kaduwa, Kholoni, Lomani, Menyani, Mbwauka, Kaombe, Mkandamoto and Ng’omayalila villages. “I am desperate and I don’t know what to do. I was relying on the […]
A Mchinji businessman Simbi Phiri on Wednesday handed over Tembwe Health Centre he renovated and constructed to the tune of K200 million to the Ministry of Health in Mchinji. Receiving the facility on behalf of government, Minister of Health Peter Kumpalume hailed the good gesture by the South African based businessman Phiri for funding the […]
President Arthur Peter Mutharika Thursday said he believes his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) will win the Mchinji West Constituency by-election — to send a warning signal to opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) that his party is now gaining ground nationwide. Mutharika was speaking during a political campaign rally at Bua Primary School ground in Mchinji […]
Mchinji District Commissioner Richard Hara on Saturday met businessmen and other protesters and admitted some council officials were stealing council funds. This was a u turn on his earlier statement last week when he said at a news conference council funds are not stolen. “We have indeed many thieves here who are abusing the council […]
Malawi Police in Mchinji, central region borer district with Zambia, have arrested 25 protesters who turned violent blocking roads, burning tyres and stoning council officials as they accused them of abusing funds. Officer in charge for Mchinji Police Station Kaitano Lupuliro said the arrested suspected violent protesters would appear in court on Wednesday after their […]
Business came to a standstill at Mchinji Boma in the early hours of today when hundreds of protesters led by Mchinji businessmen marched and delivered a petition to the council’s secretariat on what they claim is abuse of funds by council secretariat. The protest which started with a peaceful march from the business center turned […]
The First Grade Magistrates Court in Mchinji has sentenced a 32 year old man to 18 months imprisonment with hard labour for soliciting money from different people under the pretext that he would employ them. The man Yohane Chimkumbi was arrested 0n 29th August,2016 for allegedly soliciting K87, 000 from different people in Mchinji district […]
A full council meeting of members of Mchinji District Council on Thursday elected Edison Josiah as chairperson and Haile Tsirizani as vice-chairperson of the council. Josiah, a councillor for Msitu Ward, defeated Kalumbe Ward Councillor Stanley Banda by 11 votes to three while Tsirizani who is councillor for Luwerezi Ward won unopposed. In his acceptance […]
Campaign for Mchinji West has informally kicked off with vice president Saulos Chillima on Sunday taking time off from his Sunday schedule to drum up support for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). He told the people that the government would provide street lights at the boma. Chilima also promised them the renovations for the […]
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on Sunday held its first public campaign meeting aimed at wooing support and introducing its candidate Stephen Kamwani in readiness for October 4 Mchinji west by election. Speaking during the meeting at Bua, Kamwendo and Guilleme, DPP Secretary General Ecklen Kudontoni said time has come for people of Mchinji west […]
Malawi Police in Mchinji have arrested a jealousy husband who on Tuesday slit the throats of his wife of many years after suspecting her she was flirting with another man. Police officer in charge in Mchinji Maxmus Bakili identified the deceased woman as Alinafe Kalirani whom he said had her throat slit by her husband […]
Mchinji district magistrate court has sentenced Mr. Spirianal Jere to 12 years imprisonment with hard labour (IHL) for raping 81 year old woman contrary to section 133 of penal code. The court learnt that on December 24, 2015 around 11pm, the convict was found in the house of Mrs. Steria Fulomesiyo Nyoni who was sleeping […]
A 25-year-old woman was on Friday arrested by the police and appeared before Mchinji Magistrate court for calling her cousin with albinism ‘money’. Mchinji Police Public Relations Officer (PRO) Moses Kajawa Nyirenda said Zione Kamngola from Tembwe in Traditional Authority Mlonyeni had on two occasions, allegedly called her 22-year-old cousin with albinism Gertrude Ulaya, ‘money’. […]
Officials at Mchinji District Hospital are expressing concern over the high number of pregnant mothers and babies who die in the district, saying the situation is now worrisome. Mchinji District Hospital Nursing Officer Emmanuel Mpoola said maternal mortality rate, the death of women due to pregnancy complications, stands at 62 per cent. He said for […]
Petroleum Importers Limited (PIL), a private company tasked with the fuel importation in the country has donated 50 desks worth K1.5 million as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility initiative to Gumba Community Day Secondary School (CDSS) in Mchinji district. Speaking during the handover ceremony in Mchinji on Wednesday, PIL General Manager, Enwell Kadango said […]
Multi-talented artists, Lulu, Faith “Desperate” Mussa and Afro-jazz guitarist, Ernest Ikwanga Friday night stormed Mchinji, at Grace Classic Lodge for a concert organized by Nthanda Arts Dimensions. Although the show was a bit delayed by a prolonged blackout that went up to around 8 O’clock in the evening the patrons had a show worth the […]