The main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has called for independent bodies to carry out special investigations over the fire which gutted Malawi Electoral Commission warehouse in Lilongwe in 2014 just a day before recounting of votes for the Lilongwe City South East constituency where the ruling DPP Bentry Namasasu was controversially declared winner against the MCP’s candidate […]
Main opposition, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) on Saturday refused to get credit for government decision to revert to old secondary school fees instead applauded the government for bowing down to parliament. Jessie Kabwila, spokesperson for the Malawi Congress Party made rare patting on the back for the government for listening to the opposition in […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has rejected a police interim report on the cause of fire at Malawi Electoral Commission warehouse in 2014, saying there was political influence in the matter. MCP publicist Jessie Kabwila was on Sunday responding to Inspector General of Police Lexon Kachama who said a police interim report on the fire shows […]
Leader of the opposition, Lazarus Chakwera, has used his New Year message to say that only a truly caring and transformational leadership can exploit opportunities for a better and prosperous Malawi. In his New Year message, Chakwera piled on the gloom, telling Malawian that they face the worst cost of living crisis in a generation, […]
Member of Parliament for Ntchisi North East Constituency Olipa Chimangeni (Malawi Congress Party-MCP), has dowrated a councillor in her area and the area development committee, saying they are clueless of development needs in her area and would continue sidelining them on the use of constituency development fund (CDF). However, the councillor for Msiro ward Ireen […]
Malawians on Friday have joined Christians worldwide in celebrating Christmas; a day Christians commemorate and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ whom they believe is the Son of God who will lead them into new life in heaven after death. Radios and televisions were awash with messages of the birth of Jesus who mostly preached […]
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has outclassed the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Tuesday’s Parliamentary and Local Government By-elections, according to unofficial results. Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) held by-elections in Zomba Chisi Constituency, Ngala Ward in Lilongwe Msozi North Constituency, and Mtope Ward in Mchinji West Constituency. The elections faced low voter turn-out […]
About 68000 voters are Tuesday heading to polling stations iin Zomba, Lilongwe and Mchinji, crucial by-elections seen as litmus test for major political parties in Malawi since the 2014 general election. Over 25000 voters are heading to Zomba Chisi where the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is holding a parliamentary by-election following the death of its […]
Leader of Opposition in Parliament, Lazarus Chakwera, accused government of systematically blocking opposition MPs from introducing motions on national issues on Thursdays, which are private members’ day. Chakwera, who is also president of Malawi Congress Party (MCP), is quoted in the press that MPs wanted to move a motion on the independence of parliament. “For […]
Deputy director of women in the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Martha Chimpozo Kamanga has quit the party and joined main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP). Mzuzu-based Kamanga said she has resigned from DPP citing lack of focus and emergence of factions. Kamanga, who is a mother to Elizabeth and Mable Pullu, both former Miss […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) legislators on Tuesday vehemently protested government decision to raise fees in secondary schools, saying this would hurt the poor in the harsh economic times. Leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera then told deputy speaker Clement Chiwaya that the opposition would not ask questions to the minister of Education Emmanuel Fabiano who […]
Member of Parliament for Lilongwe City Centre, David Bisnowaty feels the statement by leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera to apologise on anti-Semitic and racists remarks against him was “half-hearted”. In an interview with Nyasa Times, Bisnowaty said “reading between the lines of Chakwera’s statement, there was no apology.” He said Chakwera’s statement only dignified the […]
Leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera has condemned racist slurs hurled on Lilongwe City Centre independent MP David Bisnowaty by some Malawi Congress Party (MCP) legislators and also apologised to Malawians on atrocities committed by the former ruling party iron fist one party dictatorship. Chakwera’s comments follow Thursday’s incident when Bisnowaty was called ‘a Jew’ who […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) publicist Jessie Kabwila says Lilongwe Central MP David Bisnowaty deserved the racist slurs and disparagement in parliament because he insulted former head of state Kamuzu Banda, an indication that the party, infamous for its brutality, is failing to shake off its dark past. Kabwila said Bisnowaty had no moral courage to […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) wants National Assembly Speaker-Richard Msowoya to take action on discriminatory and racist remarks Malawi Congress Party (MPC) legislators made against independent Member of Parliament (MP) for Lilongwe City Centre Constituency, David Yakov Bisnowaty in the House. DPP parliamentary chief whip an acting leader of the House, Henry Mussa, said on […]
The Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC) has asked Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to denounce insults and racist attacks its law makers hurled at legislator David Bisnowaty before Parliament rises, failing which the human rights umbrella body and its 97 network members, will conclude that MCP is a racist party. HRCC also says the main opposition […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) legislators on Thursday afternoon took turns to hurl racist slurs at Lilongwe Central MP David Bisnowaty because he reminded the party of its brutal past. It all started when Lilongwe Rural South legislature Peter Dimba was given the parliamentary floor to comment on a motion on farm inputs programme and food shortage […]
Listening to MCP president Lazarus Chakwera respond to the speech that President Peter Mutharika delivered during the opening of the 46th session of Parliament last week, it is clear the Leader of the Opposition did his home work and utilised his team to the fullest. If you ask him, I can see the finger-prints of […]