Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has rejected President Peter Mutharika claims linking their party leader Reverend Lazarus Chakwera to a Biblical story, accusing him of selling the MCP to Sidik Mia at K200 million. Mutharika said this on Monday as he drove from Blaantyre to Lilongwe, the day he turned 77 years old. “The MCP supporters […]
President Peter Mutharika has declared his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) will again win the 2019 election without any doubt and said the Vice-president Saulos Chilima who he won with in a the 2014 Dream Ticket is his ‘son’ , declaring that there is no gulf between the two contrary to speculations that some party gurus […]
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has trusted two former members of Peoples’ Party (PP), to carry its flag in the October 17, 2017 by-elections in Nsanje Lalanje and Lilongwe Msozi North constituencies, it has been confirmed. They are Lawrence Sitolo and Sosten Gwengwe, and have already been unveiled to the nation, with MCP deputy publicity secretary Ezekier Chingoma […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) acting spokesperson Eisenhower Mkaka has said the coming back to the party of victims of the atrocities perpetrated by some former officials of the former ruling party is an indication people have forgiven it and is set for land slide victory in 2019. Mkaka singled out the son to former member of parliament […]
Lilongwe City Council has given Malawi Congress Party (MCP) a whopping K265 million city rates bill for the party headquarters in Lilongwe, almost removing the party celebration mood for its new political catches. The council has given the party 30 days to pay up or risk the building sold out to recover the money. Party […]
Peoples Party (PP) has confirmed it is exploring ways of forging an alliance with the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) outside parliament as former president and PP leader Joyce Banda is not coming back from her self imposed exile anytime soon. Noah Chipeni, Peoples Party publicist could however not give details of the nature of the […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP)president Lazarous Chakwera, who is also leader of opposition, is confident that he will form government in 2019 , saying he is set to win presidential elections, his second bid for the top job. Chakwera made the remarks after a political tour in the Lower Shire on Sunday which he worshipped at […]
A representative of former president Joyce Banda and other top Peoples Party (PP) officials on Saturday graced the “welcome rally” of politician Sidik Mia into main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) heightening speculation the two rallies are set for an alliance to dislodge the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) from power. Roy Kachale, first born son to […]
Member of Parliament (MP) for Balaka North Constituency Lucius Banda has played down reports that he is now linked to the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP). Reports went viral on social media over the weekend that Banda is set to join MCP after it was revealed that the politician-cum-musician will hold a live music […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera on Saturday unveiled Muhammad Sidik Mia as a party member, ending months of speculations about his political future. The unveiling took place at Ngabu in Chikwawa where thousands of people converged at the political rally. “I am welcoming you in MCP. Together we will be stronger to build […]
The unveiling of politician Sidik Mia as a new member of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) this weekend in the Lower Shire should not come as a shocker to the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and a majority of Malawians who follow politics. Mia has not made it a secret that he plans to join MCP, […]
Politician, Sidik Mia, who is scheduled to formally announce his joining the main opposition, Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has roped in Musician and former leader of United Democratic Front (UDF) in Parliament, Lucius Banda in his campaign as he will also play at the rally in Chikwawa on Saturday. Mia has convinced the […]
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) will hold parallel rallies in Ngabu, Chikwawa on Saturday and Sunday, setting the stage for a possible stand-off. The political outfits will hold parallel rallies in Lower Shire as they fight for control of the area as MCP is set to welcome […]
The opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has just welcomed back Ken Kandodo, a prodigal son whose political journey has taken him from MCP to DPP , PP and finally back to MCP. I have noted that this move has caused a lot of excitement among MCP supporters. Of course who wouldn’t be excited? Kandodo is […]
Ken Kandodo—who once served in Democratic Progress Party (DPP) and People’s Party (PP) governments as a Cabinet minister—has rejoined Malawi Congress Party (MCP), he has confirmed to Nyasa Times . Kandodo is expected to be unveiled Wednesday at Mtunthama grounds in Kasungu where MCP district committee will hold a political rally. In an interview, Kandodo confirmed […]
Drama in the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), the major opposition block in the country, continues when opposers of the party’s president Lazarus Chakwera, failed to vacate an injunction obtained by Chakwera on Saturday so that they could hold an emergency convention. The anti-Chakwera faction—led by Chatinkha Chidzanja Nkhoma, a former close aide of Chakwera who […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has revealed that there is resistance against his reformist agenda to shade off the bad image of the party amid a growing push for a convention he believes is designed to stop the changes going on in the party. MCP, the country’s oldest party, has always been labelled as a party of […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) secretary general Gustav Kaliwo has gone to court to vacate in injunction that stopped him fromholding a party convention from July 7 to 9 with parallel structures as he wants to proceed with the indaba. Kaliwo, a lawyer by profession, said convention has been called to clear their differences relying on […]