Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has slammed the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration for letting down Malawians when it comes to ending corruption and entrenching a culture of transparency and accountability in reaction to the latest Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) which has highlighted the country’s deteriorating governance trend. MCP publicity secretary the […]
Firebrand Salima north west legislator Jessie Kabwila has taken a swipe at some Malawi Congress Party (MCP) regional chairmpersons for allegedly taking bribes from some parliamentary contestants to favour them in the forthcoming election. Kabwila singled out regional chairman for the Lakeshore Augustine Chidzanja as a corrupt party official who is bent to favour a […]
The main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has called for the immediate resignation of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Justice Jane Ansah, sayig the missing of voter registration kit was a “crime against our democracy” as it has raised fears of possible rigging in the 2019 Tripartite Elections. MCP second deputy president Harry Mkandawire and […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has downplayed claims by People’s Party (PP) that despite suggestions that former president Joyce Banda’s anti-corruption record was poor the ruling party has approached Banda’s party for possible electoral alliance. PP secretary general Ibrahim Matola said DPP, Malawi Congress party (MCP) and United Transformation Movement (UTM) approached the former ruling […]
Main opposition, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is vague on whether its members of parliament would back the impeachment proceedings of President Peter Mutharika. Civil society organisations under the banner Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) are lobbying members of parliament to impeach Mutharika on charges of arrogance, impunity, intolerance, tribalism, regionalism, nepotism, favouritism and incompetence. […]
Friends of Chakwera (FOC) over the weekend donated food and other items to Ukwe Health Centre in the area of Senior Chief Kabudula in Lilongwe. The items donated included soap, sugar, cooking oil, maize flour and skin oil. The members have been going nationwide doing charity work such as cleaning hospitals and taking care of […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Salima North West legislator, Jessie Kabwila, main contender in primary elections Enock Phale has preached peace to enable the exercise to finally see the light of the day. MCP recently called off the highly contested primary elections in the area due to various reason prime being conflicts that surrounded legitimacy of delegates […]
Firebrand politician Abida Mia, wife to Malawi Congress Party (MCP) vice-president Sidik Mia, on Wednesday was elected unopposed during primaries held at Ngabu Community Ground to represent the party for Chikwawa Mkombezi constituency during next year’s tripartite elections. There was jubilation and ululation when the presiding officers announced that Abida has no one to compete with with her. Abida told […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has said when elected to power next year, his government will change the financial year to the months of April and March. Since 2010, the country has been running on national budgets running from July 1 to June 30—a cycle some argue that negatively affects annual procurement of agricultural […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) legislator for Dedza East Juliana Lunguzi, has called on Malawians in diaspora to actively get involved in political issues and discussions that affect the development of the country. She was speaking to Malawians in Manchester on Thursday night at a special gathering organised by the diaspora wing of the party. Lunguzi, […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera is continuing with a whistle-stop political tour in the Northern Region and says he is ready to govern the country and bring meaningful development. The tour has taken Chakwera to Mzimba, Chitipa and on Thursday he has been addressing meetings in the border district of Karonga. In his address at […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera on Wednesday welcomed Karonga-based fearless activist Steven Simsokwe to the rank and file of the party after he has joined frontline politics. Chakwera welcomes Simsokwe in Mbande area in Karonga north west constituency at a rally which was also graced by different party officials such as the second […]
Abida Mia, wife to first vice president of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Mohammed Sidik Mia, has donated K500 000 cash to patients, a fat cow and 10 bags of maize all amounting to K1 million at Makande Health Centre in Chikwawa. The aspiring legislator for Chikwawa Mkombezi said after the handover that she was very touched […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera has maintained his stand that separating the Anti-corruption Bureau (ACB) from the Executive arm of government could give power and independence for the ACB to investigate corruption by members of the Executive branch and that the head of graft-busting body position should be open to foreign professionals. Chakwera—who […]
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party on Sunday stormed the peri urban area Kauma in the Lilongwe City Centre constituency with message of hope that the party is ready to bail out Malawians from the jaws of poverty which Malawians are going through and introduced their parliamentary candidate Alfred Jiya. MCP campaign director, Moses Kunkuyu and […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera, who is also leader of opposition in parliament, has heaped blame on the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-led government saying it has been, in many ways, a roaring failure with unfulfilled promises, lies and that it’s time for change. He was speaking in Mzimba where he conducted a whistle […]
At least two members of parliament and four aspiring ward councilors who lost during the messy primary elections in Mchinji have said they are resigning from the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP). One of the members of parliament, Mchinji South MP Develious Zaipa said he would now stand as an independent candidate during the 2019 […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) second in command Sidik Mia has told youths in the populous Ndirande Township in Blantyre city that his party will empower the youths once they form government in next year. The MCP vice president was speaking as a guest of honour during the Kondi Msungama’s Football Trophy Final game on Saturday […]