Tobacco growers are in court asking for the suspension of the new tobacco policy which they claim is hurting them. Lawyer for the growers, Paul Maulidi has confirmed that he went to the High Court on Tuesday to seek leave for judicial review on the matter. “The new tobacco policy does not represent the interests […]
Prophet Seer Sabao of Angelic Gathering for Christ Church has been handed down a 10-year jail term for forgery, theft and uttering false document. Sabao’s accomplice Nomsa Plaignne has been handed down a sentence of five-year jail term for forgery and uttering false document. This was after state prosecutors told the court that Sabao stole […]
Some tobacco farmers have written tobacco regulators, the Tobacco Commission to stop charging penalties on all excess quota leaf or face legal action. Lawyer for the farmers Paul Maulidi has confirmed writing the Tobacco Commission (TC) on the matter. He said the 75 per cent penalty fee on all tobacco grown outside the quota system, […]
Former Secretary General of the g People’s Party (PP) Paul Maulidi was on Sunday spotted at Gologota, where Mohammed Sidik Mia alongside 22 Members of Parliament and senior executive members of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) conducted a political campaign rally. Maulidi, a private practising lawyer, sat to the podium where Members of Parliament and senior […]
The former governing Peoples Party (PP) has started reorganizing itself in readiness for 2019 with its acting secretary General Paul Maulidi replaced and deputy spokesman Ken Msonda finally confirmed as Publicity Secretary. The party’s politburo on Friday elected former parliamentarian Ibrahim Matola to replace Maulidi following a fall-out with the party’s leadership. Speaking at a […]
The recent cosiness between President Peter Mutharika and former President, Bakili Muluzi -him of the political engineer fame – is more than just a quest for political correctness by the DPP as it seems ‘Atcheya’ is in for some form of ‘consultancy’ to use his ‘engineering’ to help prop up the seemingly ‘dull’ politics of […]
Former ruling People’s Party (PP) says will appoint a new acting Secretary General (SG) replacing Paul Maulidi who is considered to have ‘constructively resigned’ from the party after participating in the recent by-elections. Maulidi and five other PP members defied the party’s order to pull out of the by-elections on argument that it has lost […]
The High Court in Lilongwe on Monday threw out a Stay Order former ruling People’s Party (PP) acting Secretary General, Paul Maulidi obtained against the party president, Joyce Banda’s decision to pull out of the by-elections. The court’s ruling has been made hours before Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) conducts by-elections in two constituencies and five wards on […]
Former ruling People’s Party (PP) acting Secretary General, Paul Maulidi said the decision the party’s leadership made to pull out of the forthcoming By-elections was made without a blessing of the national executive committee. PP president Joyce Banda earlier this month ordered the party to pull out of the elections set for next month after […]
Former ruling People’s Party (PP) acting Secretary General, Paul Maulidi has obtained Stay Order from the High Court against the party’s president, Joyce Banda’s decision to pull out of the forthcoming By-elections. The party last week ordered its members to pull out of the elections set for next month after the party’s lost confidence in […]
People’s Party (PP) has described its Secretary General (SG) Paul Maulidi as a “confused man” who is succumbing to personal egos against what his party stands for. The attack on Maulidi follows the SG’s decision of dragging the party, mainly its founder former President Joyce Banda to court for attempting to prevent him from contesting […]
Six members of the former ruling People’s Party (PP), among them the party’s General Secretary Paul Maulidi, will participate in the October 7 by-elections, defying the party’s order not to contest on PP ticket. Maulidi is contesting for Blantyre North parliamentary seat while the other five will contest in Local Government by-elections. PP, founded by former President […]
Former ruling People’s Party (PP) secretary general Paul Maulidi has dragged to court the party’s leader and former president Joyce Banda and the party for ordering him to withdraw his parliamentary candidate in Blantyre North October 7 by-elections. PP spokesperson, Ken Msonda said the party made a decision to pull out of the elections after […]
Former ruling People’s Party (PP) has said it is not going to field a candidate for next month’s Thyolo East parliamentary by-elections because of the May 20 fraudulent polls. Mpinganjira said in a media statement that “there was massive cheating in the May 20 Tripartite Elections and that Malawi Electoral Commission [MEC] played a key […]
Former ruling People’s Party (PP) says it is reconsidering its desire to participate in the forthcoming by-elections in two constituencies and five wards after questioning the credibility of Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) to conduct free and fair elections. Mec has been under fire following numerous irregularities that marred the controversial May elections won by Democratic […]
Lawyers for business tycoon, Mohammad Sidik Mia said are waiting for a go-ahead to proceed with lawsuit against Peoples Party (PP) acting secretary general, Paul Maulidi who accused the retired politician of allegedly bribing voters at a polling centre in Chikwawa Mkombedzi during the May 20th elections. Maulidi told local radio stations that Mia was […]
Former president Joyce Banda governing People’s Party (PP)has maintained its stand that President Peter Mutharika election victory was “bogus”. PP acting secretary general Paul Mauldi said the party stand is that elections were not credible and Mutharika was ushered in power through electoral fraud which were not resolved. Mauldi claimed “massive rigging” of the polls […]
Three officials of former ruling People’s Party (PP), Brown Mpinganjira, Paul Maulidi and Peter Tchupa had embarrassing moments of their political career when they were tormented with boos at President Peter Mutharika’s inauguration ceremony at Kamuzu stadium in Blantyre. Mpinganjira, who is PP’s vice-president for the southern province accompanied by the party’s general secretary, Paul […]