MP Nangozo defys DPP, to contest as an independent candidate in Zomba City

Zomba Central Constituency parliamentarian, Patricia Kainga, popularly known as Nangozo, has presented her nomination papers for the 2019 parliamentary elections, defying the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) not to contest as independent. Kainga, will contest as an independent candidate following a defeat by Bester Awali in the DPP primary elections which took place in January […]

Zomba MP Nangozo tumble in DPP primaries

Former cabinet minister and the ruling party former vice president for eastern region Yunus Mussa and incumbent member of parliament for Zomba central Patricia Kainga Nangozo have all tumbled in the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) primary elections held Thursday. Mussa and Kainga Nangozo put up massive campaign including on radios but they all failed to […]

DPP’s battle for Zomba: Yunus Mussa plans to oust MP Nangozo-Kainga

Former Member of Parliament for Zomba Central Constituency, Yunus Mussa has called upon people in Zomba city to vote for him during Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) primary elections as a representative for 2019 tripartite elections and not  the incumbent legislator, Patricia Kainga Nangozo. Kainga Nagozo  was voted MP in 2014 under the  banner of People’s […]

Zomba MP Nangozo-Kainga in praise of DPP after dumping PP

Zomba Central legislator, Patricia Kainga Nangozo, has said she is home and dry in the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) after she dumped the People’s Party (PP) of Joyce Banda. Kainga said the DPP-led government had transformed Zomba and the eastern region in particular and that it was ‘too obvious to debate’ as to whether […]

Zomba MP Nangozo asks for Olympic centre at Gymkhana Club

Member of Parliament (MP) for Zomba Central Patricia Kainga Nangozo (Peoples Party –PP) has asked government to consider constructing a modern Olympic centre at the Gymkhana Club in the old capital city. Nangozo made the request during the contribution in the midterm budget statement in Parliament. She asked Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Goodall Gondwe […]

Muluzi says Ministry of Health to extend Sadzi and Matawale health centres in Zomba

Minister of Health and Population, Atupele Muluzi has disclosed  that Sadzi and Matawale Health Centre have been earmarked for expansion as one way of improving health delivery services in the district. He  made the disclosure in Parliament on Friday when he was responding to a question raised by Member of Parliament for Zomba Central Constituency, […]

Zomba Police offices to be rehabilitated in 2018, Minister Chazama assures MP Kainga-Nangozo

Zomba City Central Constituency member of Parliament Patricia Kainga Nangozo (People’s Party-PP) has brought to the attention of Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security, Cecilia Chazama of the “bad shape” of Zomba Police Station offices. She said in Parliament that Zomba Police Station office are in “a very dilapidated state” and warned that “any time anything […]

Zomba Stadium project starts this month – Minister

Malawi government has plans to construct a 20 000-seater stadium in Zomba as a way of increasing recreational grounds for the people in the former capital city, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Kondwani Nankhumwa has said. Nankhumwa  said this in parliament after MP for Zomba Central (People’s Party (pp) Patricia Nagonzo Kainga asked […]

Malawi MPs welcome World Bank aid resumption

Members of Parliament on Tuesday afternoon took turns to praise the resumption of aid from the World Bank following the announcement of USD80million direct budgetary support after three years of suspension. Commenting on President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika’s State of the Nation Address, MP for Zomba Central, Patricia Kainga-Nangozo said the resumption of the aid […]

Malawi MP Kainga elected chair for SADC committee on women and youth

Zomba Central Parliamentarian Patricia Kainga Nangozo has been elected chairperson for Gender Equality, Women Advancement and Youth Development Committee under SADC Parliamentary Forum. She was elected during the Forum’s joint-committees meeting in Johannesburg’s OR Thabo, Southern Sun Hotel in South Africa last week. The meeting ran from 9th to 13th May, 2016. Kainga Nangozo is expected to […]

MP Kainga asks President Mutharika to spend time in Zomba

Member of Parliament for Zomba Central Constituency, Patricia Kainga Nangozo has made a plea to President Peter Mutharika to consider spending some time at Zomba State House. Kainga Nangozo said in parliament that people of Zomba “ feel somehow neglected and side-lined” by the continued absence of the President Mutharika from Zomba State House. “ We feel there is conspiracy against […]

Vote recount bid lacks merit, court rejects DPP’s Mussa

The High Court in Blantyre dismissed  a poll results dispute case for Zomba Central Constituency  in which  Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) former Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency Yunus Mussa applied for a vote recount  against the incumbent parliamentarian for People’s Party (PP) Patricia Kainga Nangozo. Mussa, who ws being represented by Dr Necton […]

Court defers ruling of Zomba Central elections case

The High Court in Blantyre adjourned ruling of a poll results dispute case for Zomba Central Constituency to a later date. The case involves opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) formerMember of Parliament (MP) for the constituency Yunus Mussa and the incumbent parliamentarian for People’s Party (PP) Patricia Kainga Nangozo. Mussa, who is being represented by […]

DPP’s Mussa challenges Zomba Central poll results in High Court

The Zomba Central Constituency poll results dispute case involving the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)  Yunus Mussa and People’s Party (PP) Patricia Kainga Nangozo is now in the Principal Registry of the High Court. Mussa, who is the DPP Eastern Region Vice-President, is challenging undue return of votes in the constituency which indicated the incumbent […]