A leading advocacy group has backed a proposal by the Speaker of Parliament to set up independent committees to investigate 13 separate issues of national concern. The National Advocacy Platform (NAP) said the issues raised by Speaker Sameer Suleman were not new and were supported by Malawi’s legal framework. NAP chairperson Benedicto Kondowe, a lawyer, […]
The National Advocacy Platform (NAP) has launched a blistering attack on Malawi’s state-owned fuel company, demanding the immediate sacking of senior officials linked to a catastrophic K700 million payment blunder that has left the organisation’s financial controls in tatters. The controversial payment was made by the National Oil Company of Malawi (NOCMA) after the company […]
A fierce battle is raging within Malawi’s civil society over whether an 86-year-old President Peter Mutharika is fit to govern — with one of the country’s biggest advocacy coalitions now stepping in to defend his right to rule, sparking a bitter clash with fellow campaigners. The National Advocacy Platform (NAP), a powerful coalition representing more […]
The National Advocacy Platform (NAP) has called on Members of Parliament (MPs) to act decisively on the rising cost of living, the university funding crisis, food security and accountability as the Third Meeting of the 52nd Session of Parliament opens from 7 to 30 July 2026. In a statement issued on 8 June 2026 titled […]
Civil society orgnaizations under the National Advocacy Platform (NAP) have observed serious flaws in the proposed 2017 Local Government Act Amendment Bill. The Bill was presented to the National Assembly in 2017 and seeks to amend the Local Government Act, Cap. 22:01 of laws of Malawi (the “Act”) to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of […]
National Advocacy Platform (NAP) has advised President Lazarus Chakwera to strengthen civil society’s space unlike what was happening with Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regime and stressed that the law should be applied fairly to all with no room for selective justice in the Tonse Alliance-led government. NAP Chairperson Benedicto Kondowe said those who violate the […]
State rights body, the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has launched an investigation into the petrol bombing of vocal civil rights activist Timothy Mtambo’s offices last week. MHRC executive secretary David Nungu whose organization visited the offices of the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR), offices of Mtambo on Monday, declared that an attack […]