Bushiri rescues MP Bandawe from bankruptcy: Saved from losing seat

Prophet Shepherd Bushiri has come to the rescue of Dedza East Member of Parliament Patrick Bandawe who risked losing his parliamentary seat for failing to pay K13.8 million. Bandawe was facing with a cloud of bankruptcy from a commercial entity MM (Operations) which he owes K13.8 million from May 30 2018. Bushiri’s spokesperson Ephraim Nyondo […]

Bushiri Foundation aids MP Bandawe’s stalled humanitarian projects 

In its continued efforts to support humanitarian projects globally, Shepherd Bushiri Foundation (SBF) has come to the rescue of stalled humanitarian projects championed by Dedza East Member of Parliament Patrick Bandawe. Bandawe has been involved in several humanitarian works in his constituency including, among others: constructing boreholes, paying school fees for disadvantaged learners and supporting […]

MP Patrick Bandawe faces bankruptcy, risk losing parliamentary seat

Dedza East member of Parliament (MP Patrick Bandawe faces bankruptcy proceedings and   risks losing his parliamentary seat if he fails to pay a debt of K13.8 million. According to Commercial Court documents which Nyasa Times has seen, Bandawe owes MM (Operations) the sum of K13, 866, 315.95 plus interest at five per cent per annum […]

Dedza east independent candidate says he is MCP

Dedza east independent aspiring candidate Patrick Bandawe, who recently took the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to court over chaotic primary polls, says he remains MCP and endorsed Lazarus Chakwera presidency. His decision puts him on collision course with Juliana Lunguzi, the party recognized candidate for the May 21 polls and might confuse people as well […]

Court favours Lunguzi for MCP ticket: Bandawe ‘abuse of process’ dismissed with costs

The High Court in Lilongwe on Thursday ruled in favour of incumbent member of Parliament for Dedza East (MCP) Juliana Lunguzi after her opponent in the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) primary elections, Patrick Bandawe failed to commence a case against the decision to declare her winner. Bandawe obtained an injunction restraining MCP from declaring Lunguzi winner […]

Aspiring MP Bandawe gets court order against MCP not to declare Lunguzi candidate

The High Court in Lilongwe has granted Malawi Congress Party (MCP) primary election losing candidate Patrick Bandawe an injunction restraining MCP  from declaring his opponent and incumbent legislator Luliana Lunguzi winner of the  controversial primary elections which the party held in the Dedza East constituency. Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda granted the injunction. Bandawe rushed to court […]

MCP primary polls losing candidate finally goes to court

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) primary election losing candidate Patrick Bandawe has finally taken his party to court for its failure to declare him winner in last week’s polls. Bandawe said he is not satisfied with the outcome of the mediation talks he had with party officials. “The officials conceded in my face that I won […]

Dedza East MCP primary poll loser storms party headquarters

Dowa east Malawi Congress Party (MCP) primary poll loser Patrick Bandadwe  on Friday stormed the party headquarters in Lilongwe with a bus full of his supporters and demanding to see the director of Elections Moses Kunkuyu. Kunkuyu however could not meet Bandawe because he had accompanied party president Lazarus Chakwera to meet pollster, the Malawi […]

Bandawe ‘playing ball’ with other parties: MCP invites primary poll loser for discussion

Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has told Dedza east primary poll loser  Patrick Bandawe to drop his decision to challenge the matter in court and go for talks with the party but the  politician is said to put his foot down  as he is playing ball with other opposition parties. Bandawe on Monday threatened to […]

Bandawe drags MCP to court over election U-turn in contentious Dedza East primaries

Patrick Bandawe, who was declared winner of the Dedza East Malawi Congress Party (MCP) primary elections before the party reversed the decision and declared Juliana Lunguzi winner has threatened the party with a lawsuit if it does not adequately explain the reason for its decision. The country’s oldest political grouping on Sunday conducted primary elections […]

Lunguzi loses MCP primary elections: Patrick Bandawe to represent party

Dedza East member of Parliament (MP) Juliana Lunguzi has lost primary elections narrowly to Patrick Bandawe who will now represent the party in the parliamentary race in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections. After a close contest at Mankhama Primary School on Sunday, presiding officier Peter Chalera  declared Bandawe winner with 821 votes against Lunguzi’s […]