Mzuzu City Mayor Councillor William Mkandawire has dismissed speculations that he wants to contest as Member of Parliament for Mzuzu City on Malawi Congress Party (MCP) ticket in the 2019 tripartite elections. Mkandawire, who recently dumped People’s Party (PP) and joined the opposition MCP, tsaid in an interview that he joined the MCP to nurture […]
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is being accused of using taxpayers money to buy opposition members to join the party, Nyasa Times has established , but the political migration is not new. With the polls due in 2019 the election mood is already sweeping through the country as a strategic political realignment takes place. DPP […]
On Thursday a picture — which appeared to show wife of Inspector General of Police Lenten Kachama joining members opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) in party regalia — went viral on social media but it has emerged that the photo has to be taken with a pinch of salt. Another photo has been released similar […]
Wife of Malawi Police chief Lexten Kachama has been captured with opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) members in party regalia suggesting she is partisan and behind the MCP. Police officers are supposed to be apolitical and largely that translates to their spouses. However, there is no law stopping spouses of law enforcing officers to belong […]
That the joining of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) by Muhamad Sidik Mia has sent shivers down the spine of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is palpably clear. Since Mia’s move to MCP some two weeks ago, the ruling DPP has been behaving like a hysterical and confused rabbit. A week after Malawi Congress Party’s […]
Politician Muhammed Sidik Mia has claimed the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is gaining ground in the southern region and insisted he will help give leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera a big push to get into government. The former Cabinet minister who recently joined MCP recently said he has confidence with Chakwera leadership that it […]
It has been said that there is strength in unity. There is no disputing that. Without belabouring the point, that is why the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is in an alliance or coalition with the United Democratic Front (UDF). The two political parties, or at least leaders from the two parties, expect to benefit from […]
Three senior members of Malawi oldest party Malawi Congress Party (MCP) say they have intelligence reports proving that the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)is using Prophet Shepherd Bushiri to fund evangelist Chris Daza’s Democratic People’s Party (Depeco) to weaken their party. Speaking exclusively to Nyasa Times, on condition of anonymity, the three allege they have […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarous Chakwera has said the party has resolved that it will direct the energies of the party entirely working towards the unity of the opposition movement in the run up to 2019 elections. Chakwera was speaking in Nkhotakota at Old Airdrome on Saturday during a political rally which he brought […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera is bringing together Speaker of the National Assembly Richard Msowoya and Lower Shire politician, Sidik Mia at a political rally in Nkhotakota district this weekend after there has been cold war between the two as they all eye to be Chakwera’s running mate in 2019 elections. Msowoya, who […]
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson Eisenhower Mkaka has said President Peter Mutharika is reducing himself to a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Cadet for commenting on issues without facts. Mkaka said this on Wednesday after Mutharika repeated his allegation this week that the MCP president Lazarus Chakwera has sold the party to Muhammed Sidik […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has accused the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of running scared with the opposition, saying it should mind its own party business. MCP deputy secretary general Eisenhower Mkaka accused DPP secretary general Griezeder Jeffrey was Jeffrey and President Peter Mutharika of meddling into the party affairs and working relationship with People’s Party […]
A local social-political commentator has advised the president of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Dr. Lazarus Chakwera to seriously consider engaging his party’s Vice President Richard Msowoya on matters relating to 2019 candidature, arguing that the recent developments relating to the joining of Sidik Mia and also Msowoya’s recent public pronouncements in Mzimba if not handled […]
Richard Msowoya is not your everyday politician. Not particularly abrasive; he normally speaks with forked tongues, especially on hard and fast political matters. He is generally fair, diplomatic in his approach and often prefers human bridge-building language. When such a politician suddenly comes out and goes on the offensive to start speaking with trail-blazing fire […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) embattled secretary general Gustave Kaliwo on Sunday joined the party’s vice president Richard Msowoya at a political rally in Mzimba just a week after wealthy businessman Sidik Mia joined the party. Party ‘rebels’ including Jessie Kabwila were in attendance at the rally held at Chimkusa ground amid heightened speculation that MCP […]
Chikwawa has turned to be a political battlefield ahead of the 2019 general election as the ruling party descended to the Lower Shire in full force just a week after the Malawi Congress Party went there. Foreign Affairs minister Francis Kasaila, Information minister Nicholas Dausi and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) secretary general Glazider Jeffrey were […]
It does not rain for the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General, Griselder Jeffrey wa Jeffrey; it actually pours! Highly-placed sources within DPP’s higher echelons reveal that top leadership is seriously contemplating replacing the embattled Jeffrey wa Jeffrey with an “astute individual” of high moral integrity because she “has miserably failed to perform as […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) celebrated new political catch, Muhammed Sidik Mia has said he has bounced back into frontline politics to break what he called the poverty bondage most Malawians are in because of failed leadership. Mia said this in Mangochi on Friday during the year end closing of Hannif Islamic Centre. The wealthy businessma-cum-politician […]