Former Finance Ministers and a relation to founding president Kamuzu Banda, Ken Kandodo and People’s Party (PP) legislator Wakuda Kamanga on Saturday joined a politicall rally in Kasungu addressed by Malawi Congress Party president Lazarus Chakwera who vowed to unseat Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in the 2019 elections, arguing that the ruling party and its […]
A new Afrobarometer survey has shown that if elections were held today the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) can win the poll and its president LazarousChakwera can be Head of State. Afrobarometer, an African led, non-partisan research network in a nationwide survey conducted by the Centre for Social Research at Chancellor College, a constituent […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) members and other politicians joined thousands of mourners who bade farewell to long-serving party administrative secretary Potiphar Chidaya at the Area 18 Cemetery following his demise. Chidaya died at Kamuzu Central Hospital on Saturday after losing battle to kidney failure. He was buried on Monday at a moving ceremony at Area 18 […]
One of the opposition Malawi Congress Party’s (MCP) long serving members and Administrative Secretary, Portipher Chidaya has died, the party has confirmed. Chidaya,who was admitted at Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) in Lilongwe this week, died Saturday 27th May after succumbing to liver failure and low blood pressure. MCP’s deputy Secretary General, Eisenhower Mkaka while confirming […]
Former ruling People’s Party (PP) continue to lose key members with the defection of former cabint ministers in the Joyce Banda administration, Haluma Daudi dumping the party for main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP). PP has also lost its former administrative secretary Rev Peter Kaleso who has joined a tiny Umodzi Party. Daudi was welcomed […]
Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP ) cleric has said Malawi is rotten because of the stinking poverty around the citizsens, official corruption and the extreme suffering of the people . Reverend Kondwani Gondwe made the observation during a sermon in the events to mark Kamuzu Day commemoration on May 14 in Kasungu. Family and […]
The main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) disgruntled regional and District chairpersons from over 20 districts have vowed that come July 7 2017 they will proceed to hold a national convention announced by secretary general Gustav Kaliwo and his deputy Chatonda Kaunda. “We are here in support of our Secretary General Gustav Kaliwo on the call […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) members of parliament burst into party songs on Monday and gave their Leader Lazarus Chakwera a standing ovation after his hard hitting state of the nation response. Speaker of the National Assembly Richard Msowoya, who is also MCP vice president smiled as the party members turned their side as political […]
Leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera has commended President Peter Mutharika for “going around the country” to enoucarouge Malawu to observe three pillars of patriotism, integrity and hard work to contribute to the development of the country but said his administration should be exemplary. Chakwera, who is also Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president, said during his […]
Leader of Opposition in parliament Lazarus Chakwera has threatened the opposition would reject the national budget unless funding for all by-elections are made. Chakwera, who is also Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president, said the government must find money to fund the Lilongwe Msozi south constituency byelection and the Supreme Court ordered Lilongwe south east constituency by-elections […]
Main opposition and the country’s oldest party Malawi Congress Party (MCP) continued infighting is worrisome as it puts the country’s hard won democracy at state and the party has been advised to stop the political bickering. MCP Regional Chairmen on Thursday challenged their secretary general Gustav Kaliwo and his deputy Chatonda Kaunda that the […]
The main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Regional Chairmen on Thursday took turns rejecting calls from their secretary general Gustav Kaliwo and his deputy Chatonda Kaunda that the party would be holding a national convention from July 7 to 9 this year following growing concerns with the leadership. However, the party regional chairpersons has trashed […]
The Malawi Congress Party, is an enemy of itself. After every election it degenerates into squabbles, fires people and bring in novices and praise and worshippers next to its leader and expects to win elections. Unfortunately, MCP has only had for Presidents since its inception and one only won an election. The MCP first President […]
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has called for party unity, saying the problems rocking the oldest party are sponsored by their political competitors. This was the first time Chakwera has indirectly commented on secretary general Gustave Kaliwo’s calls for party convention since his news conference on Saturday. Speaking in Ntcheu on […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has said party secretary general Gustav Kaliwo has no mandate to call for a national convetion, the party has said. On Saturday, Kaliwo declared that the MCP constitution gives him powers to call for a convention even without consulting with the party’s president. He said MCP will hold a convention from […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President Lazarus Chakwera who is also Leader of Opposition in parliament on Sunday took a swipe at government for peacticisng regionalistic, nepostim tendencies, saying he does not believe in tribalism himself. “I don’t believe in Kusankha Mitundu [tribalism], no! We are all Malawians and let’s live in harmony like Malawians,” said Chakwera on Sunday at […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Secretary General, Gustav Kaliwo has revealed the degree of his relationship with the party’s president, Lazarus Chakwera, disclosing they have not faced each other for eight months. Kaliwo and Chakwera have had a restrained relationship since last year. And in September 2016, the trained lawyer issued out a strong worded nine-paged […]
A plan to oust under-fire Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president, Lazarus Chakwera is swiftly coming into fruition as a grouping of party rebels led by Secretary General, Gustav Kaliwo have called for an emergency convention slated for July this year. Kaliwo on Saturday told the media in Blantyre in a news conference that due to […]