Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera has disclosed that he will restore chiefs diginity once he gets into government in 2019. Chakwera was speaking in Kasungu when he addressed a political rally at Mziza Headquarters in the area of Traditional Authority Njombwa. Chakwera said it is unfortunate that chiefs are being used as political […]
Minister of Information and Communications Technology Nicholous Dausi cautioned opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) MP for Mchinji South West Deus Gumba Banda against during derogatory terms to describe government’s performance when contributing to debates. Dausi said the “adjectives” used by Gumba Banda could no enrich the debate in the House. Gumba Banda accused the Democratic […]
Presidential candidate for the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has said the party rushed to hold its convention after the Supreme Court vacated an injunction restraining it from conducting the indaba, to avoid further injunctions from the embattled former Secretary General Gustav Kaliwo. The MCP leader said the court battles were derailing the new agenda for the […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) new Director of Strategic Planning, Dr Ken Zikhale Ng’oma, has said he only has one mission in the party and it is to make Leader of Opposition (LoP) Lazarus Chakwera as the next tenant at the country’s plot number one. Ng’oma was one of those that got into MCP’s national […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera took advantage of the Kamuzu Day commemoration in Kasungu to blame on the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-led government for the socio-economic woes facing the country, saying they have failed to emulate the style of leadership of the father and founder of Malawi nation, who died on November 25 […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera said he is pleased that the party’s convention in Lilongwe decided to share national executive committee (NEC) posts equally across the country to achieve national representation. There has been growing talk of secession and federalism led by legislators and professionals from Central and Northern regions following Democratic Progressive Party […]
New Malawi Congress Party (MCP) first and second vice president, Sidik Mia and Harry Mkandawire respectively have promised to take the party far and wide during the campaign period for the next year’s watershed elections. The two were endorsed at the convention the held in Lilongwe at its headquarters from Saturday to Sunday. Party president […]
Abida Mia, wife to Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Vice President Sidik Mia, who is considered an influential underground operator, was at it on Sunday as she literally spent hours distributing MCP party materials to all the delegates who patronized the party’s elective convention in the capital Lilongwe. Before voting began for the remaining positions, Mrs […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera who has been maintained as party torch bearer for next year’s elections at the elective national convention, has asked his party members to call him by his first or last name and not be obsessed with his titles such as professor, Dr, reverend or honourable. Some politicians today are […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has disclosed that the party is ready to deal with any post convention conflict that will come on the party’s way. Chakwera said the remarks in an interview after being endorsed as the party president by a convention held after the Supreme Court vacated an injunction restraining MCP from […]
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is going ahead with its elective convention despite threats of legal challenge by the party embattled secretary general Gustave Kaliwo and has elected Mohammed Sidik Mia as new Vice President of the party replacing Speaker Richard Msowoya as party president Lazarus Chakwera was unchallenged. Atleast K100 million has been set […]
Atleast 1000 delegates across the country are arriving in Lilongwe for a two day convention which officials say will cost K100 million. Chairman of the organising committee of the convention Augustine Chidzanja has confirmed the K100m figure budget for 1000 delegates for the Saturday and Sunday convention in Lilongwe. “Delegates wil start arriving today (Friday) […]
What is happening in the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) where senior members have drawn daggers at each other regarding the holding of a convention could also happen in the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). MCP has not been able to hold a convention after its embattled secretary general Gustav Kaliwo obtained an injunction for the indaba. […]
Delegates for the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) convention have started arriving in Lilongwe, and there is seemingly a flurry of feathers on people that are interested for different positions in the country’s longest serving party. Most of the delegates that have arrived seem excited about the indaba, and the euphoria revolves around strategic positions. […]
Embattled Malawi Congress Party (MCP) secretary general Gustave Kaliwo is telling all delegates rushing to Lilongwe for a convention on Saturday to call off their trips, saying the indaba is illegal. At a lone news conference in Blantyre on Friday, Kaliwo said the power to call for a party convention rests with him. “The party […]
Main opposition, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is in rush preparations for party convention as some delagates say the party indaba is set to take place on Saturday. MCP regional chairperson for the south Peter Simbi said he has received communication from party headquarters to prepare the delegates from the south to Lilongwe. “I have […]
The opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) youth movement has organised activities to commemorate Kamuzu Banda—Malawi’s first leader—on Monday, May 14 and Abida Mia, wife to Sidik Mia, will be guest of honour. Chairperson of the MCP Red Rose youth movement in Blantyre, Henry Baza, said the youth decided to commemorate Kamuzu Day this year in […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is set to hold its elective convention this month after the party has vacated an injunction through the Supreme Court which was obtained by embattled secretary general Gustave Kaliwo and four others stopping the party from holding a convention . MCP emergency national executive committee (NEC) had this week resolved to […]