Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has shrugged off divisions over the leadership style of Lazarous Chakwera to score a hat-trick of by-election gains , retaining Mchinji West constituenct and two wards in Dedza and Lilongwe. MCP won in Mchinji where DPP invested a lot in the campaign which President Peter Mutharika also visited to add […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it will investigate incidents in Mchinji West Constituency where opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) parliamentary candidate Jephther Mwale defeated ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Stephano Kamwani in by-election marred with intimidation and rigging tacticis by DPP. MCP reported DPP to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) and office of Mchinji […]
Leader of opposition and presiden t of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Lazarous Chakwera has hit at President Peter Mutharika anf his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of using state resources and tax funds for its election campaign in the November 1 Parliamentary and Local Government Election (LGE) by-elections. DPP has been seen using government resources in all five […]
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party has threatend to the country “ungovernable” if the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government fails to bring an Electoral Reforms Bill in Parliament next month. African Union (AU) Election Observation Mission Report for 2014 elections specifically recommended, among other things, the review of the current electoral system to ensure that the […]
President Arthur Peter Mutharika Thursday said he believes his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) will win the Mchinji West Constituency by-election — to send a warning signal to opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) that his party is now gaining ground nationwide. Mutharika was speaking during a political campaign rally at Bua Primary School ground in Mchinji […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has warned people of Kasungu that they risk suffering from continued serious social economic challenges if they get easily carried away by handouts like cloth and money from other un development conscious political parties. MCP’s First Vice President Richard Msowoya , who is also Speaker of Parliament, was addressing people on […]
The Child Justice Court in Mzuzu on Tuesday ordered Councillor Charles Mlogera to remain jailed at least until his next court hearing on charges of defiling three girls. Mlogera is Malawi Congress Party (MCP) councillor for Chibanja Ward in Mzuzu City. A grim-looking Mlogera was told to remain on remand o protect him from an […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President Lazarus Chakwera has appealed to people of Kasungu Central to vote for the party’s candidate Jonathan Kayafa Tembo in the forthcoming by-elections if the social -economic challenges Bunda Ward face are to be solved. Chakwera made the speech Sunday during a political rally the party organized at Kasungu Secondary School […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson on finance, Alexander Kusamba Dzonzi has warned that Malawians will continue suffering due to lack of visionary leadership in President Arthur Peter Mutharika and his rulling Democratic Progressive Party(DPP). Kusamba Dzonzi made the remarks on Sunday when he was featured in Zodiak Radio’s Talk Show Tiuzeni Zoona Programme. The MCP Financial Spokesperson […]
President of the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP), Lazarus Chakwera on Saturday asked President Peter Mutharika to explain to Malawians why the Head of State is maintaining the Health Insurance Policy in United States of America. Chakwera was addressing a political rally at Kaliyeka School Ground ahead of 1 November by-elections polls. Mutharika told a […]
Secretary General of the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Gustav Kaliwo on Wednesday failed to join his party president Lazarous Chakwera in Zomba where he conducted whistle stop tours to drum up support for the MCP candidate who is standing to compete for the councillors seat in a by-election. Chakwera was welcomed in Zomba by […]
The main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Dr Lazarus Chakwera whose party is currently facing n house fighting, on Saturday, revealed some healing mechanism to the civil war. Addressing a political rally at Bembeke School ground in Dedza, the constituency of former MCP president John Tembo, Chakwera said his party intends to establish a […]
Rubble-rousing politician Chatinkha Chidzanja Nkhoma has lashed out at former minister Muhammad Sidik Mia as the one causing Malawi Congress Party (MCP) wrangles, confirming what the party’s Secretary General Gustave Kaliwo raised in his letter to president of MCP Lazarus Chakwera. Chidzanja Nkhoma, who is now calling herself as Permanent Member of the MCP , said this during a media […]
The High Court in Blantyre has ruled that opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera’s national executive committee appointments, expulsions and suspensions are illegal. The court, in its ruling dated October 7, says it was unconstitutional for the MCP to hire, fire or suspend NEC members. “All the new NEC positions are unconstitutional, illegal […]
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party secretary general Gustave Kaliwo says he is not in talking terms with party president Lazarus Chakwera since an official memo which criticised the president on his handling of party matters was leaked to the social media a month ago. “He has not talked to me since I wrrote him, advising […]
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) fired director of research Felix Jumbe insists he is still a party member and would not go to court to challenge his expulsion. “No one has powers to fire me from the party, it is only the convention. Let us wait for the convention which will decide my future […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) suspended publicist Jessie Kabwila and party member Ulemu Msungama say they are going to court to seek judicial review over the state failure to take them to court over treason charges. Their lawyer Gustave Kaliwo said he would be seeking a judicial review after the police subjected his clients to report […]
Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) almost derailed the annual cultural festival, Gonapamuhanya, organised by Tumbuka ethnic group in Rumphi to commemorate the first Chikulamayembe as they fought for political dominance. The annual cultural event saw the clash of the DPP and MCP supporters as the ruling party took centre stage, […]