Former firebrand human rights activist Timothy Mtambo who joined frontline politics through a political movement Citizens for Transformation (CFT) turned the campaign mood into great excitement of the crowd of hundreds of people who had gathered at Lumbadzi in Lilongwe when campaigned for electoral alliance between Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM Party. Hundreds of […]
Information technology (IT) expert Daud Suleman, a member of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has encouraged Malawians to come out in their large numbers to vote for MCP presidential hopeful Lazarus Chakwera during the fresh elections, allaying fears of vote rigging. Polling is due on July 2, but could be brought forward to June 23, […]
Hundreds of people including councillors on Friday joined the UTM Party during Vice President Saulos Chilima campaign trail in Ntcheu District. Chilima was conducting whistle stop rallies in Ntcheu district and UTM secretary general Patricia Kaliati called a number of defectors including Victor Muluzi – a relation to former president Bakili Muluzi – and several […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP), the UTM Party and other partners in Tonse Alliance for the fresh presidential election, has distanced itself from a newly-formed diaspora entity in the United Kingdom that is conducting its political business under the name Tonse Alliance Diaspora Wing. A joint statement from MCP and UTM publicity secretaries, Rev. Maurice Munthali […]
The Center for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) has asked government to immediately comply with the Ombudsman’s order on National Compensation Tribunal to process compensation claims for people who suffered atrocities dueing one-party dictatorship rule under Malawi Congress Party (MCP). CHRR through its media statement released on Thursday, May 14 which is Kamuzu Day in Malawi, […]
Family members of the country’s founding president the late Hastings Kamuzu Banda and officials from Malawi Congress Party (MCP) on Thursday May 14, Kamuzu Day public holiday, honoured Kamuzu by laying wreaths at his mausoleum in the capital city while there were mixed feelings among citizens and analysts about his legacy. MCP presidential candidate Lazarus […]
Family and relations of founding president late Hastings Kamuzu Banda have said they are disappointed that the government continues to ignore invitations to organise Kamuzu Day events. May 14 is Kamuzu Day, a public holiday in Malawi set aside to remember and celebrate the life of Kamuzu. Family representative, Ken Kandodo, said this during special […]
Main opposition, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) says it is ready with names for new Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioners. MCP spokesperson Reverend Maurice Munthali said the party is just waiting for President Peter Mutharika to demand the names to replace the current embattled MEC commissioners headed by Jane Ansah. “We know that these commissioners […]
Citizen for Transformation (CFT) political movement leader Timothy Mtamboa on Tuesday today holding whistle stop tours in Lilongwe and Mchinji drumming up support for Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera ahead of the July 2 fresh presidential election. Speaking at Mpingu in Lilongwe, Mtambo called on the people to massively vote for Chakwera and […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera has maintained that if elected the country’s leader on July 2 polls, his MCP administration will introduce National Youth Service Programme aimed at curbing unemployment among the youth in the country and empowering them economically. Speaking when he addressed a political campaign rally at Mzuzu Stadium upper […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate Lazarous Chakwera has said the victory at the courts and the formation of the opposition Tonse Alliance means that time is up for the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), urging the electorate to vote and seal DPP’s fate on July 2. ” The game is over for them. We […]
Vice President Salous Chilima says he has put on hold his presidential ambitions to support Dr Lazarus Chakwera as presidential torchbearer of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) a ticket that represents Tonse Alliance of nine opposition parties so that the two join forces to redeem the country. Chilima said this on Sunday to record crowd that […]
Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara has said people of the northern must not be treated as “second-rate citizens” as is the case now under the government of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Gotani Hara was speaking during the political campaign rally for Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera ahead of July 2 fresh […]
Rumphi Central Constituency Member of Parliament (MP) Macdowel Chidumba Mkandawire, who won on independent ticket and then joined the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has dumped the governing party to join Malawi Congress Party (MCP). Chidumba was introducued by Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara at a political campaign rally by MCP presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera […]
The death of Ayilesi Tambala and her 11-year old son Shrinuran is sad. Very sad that one would be angry to point at the DPP, castigate and wish coroa virus hit them hard if they had anything to do with the deaths. The Police need to rise to occasion and bring the culprits to book, […]
Malawi’s respectable constitutional lawyer Modecai Msisha the Senior Counsel (SC) and Dr Chikosa Silungwe, lead lawyers for Lazarus Chakwera and Saulosi Chilima, respectively, have interpreted the Supreme Court of Appeal’s ruling as permitting their clients to continue their partnership. Silungwe, who welcomed the Friday Supreme Court ruling as a landmark for African elections systems, said […]
State Vice President Saulos Chilima who is the runningmate for MCP’s Lazarus Chakwera in the forthcoming fresh election, has said that Tonse Alliance, which has been formed by nine parties will ensure to pull in one direction and not breed confusionists. Chilima, who alongside Chakwera successfully petitioned the High Court of Malawi sitting as the […]
Independent presidential aspirant Phunziro Mvula, a former military officer announced before presenting his nomination papers to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) that he has dropped from the race and endorsed Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera and his running mate UTM Party president Saulos Chilima. Mvula, who claims to have fulfilled all the necessary requirements, […]