Uladi dresses down ‘power hungry’ Khumbo: Kamlepo blast DPP

Irate Peoples Party  (PP) acting president Uladi Mussa has openly pointed a finger at the party’s former veep Khumbo Kachali for being behind a court injunction that restrains the eloquent politician from taking office. Mussa said Salim Bagus, the organising secretary of the party and three others who obtained the court injunction, were allegedly used […]

Bagus takes PP to court over Uladi, Kamlepo appointments: Court grants injunction

Peoples Party  (PP) organising secretary Salim Bagus and four other officials have successfully obtained a court injunction at Mzuzu High Court restraining Uladi Mussa and Kamlepo Kalua from taking senior party offices. Bagus confirmed having obtained the court injunction restraining Mussa from taking office as acting president and Kalua as third vice president of the […]

Kunkuyu quits PP over ‘personal reasons’: ‘Malawi needs young leaders, am not leaving politics’

Former ruling party Peoples Party (PP) continues to lose some of its executive officials latest being Deputy Publicity Secretary, Moses Nkukuyu who resigned from the political grouping on Wednesday. Kunkuyu a former Parliamentarian for Blantyre South constituency, joined PP in 2012 after dumping Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and was the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) member. […]

Kamlepo says ‘Tshwee! ’ to north Malawi PP’s leadership post: Vows to voice against ‘Mapwevupwevu’ in Malawi govt

Outspoken Rumphi east member of parliament Kamlepo Kalua says he is overwhelmed with excitement following his appointment as former ruling party, Peope’s Party (PP) third vice president. Kalua however said he will not have honey moon as he has a huge task of rebuiding the party in the northern region rocked by confusions. “We will […]

Kamlepo appointed PP’s vice-president

The former ruling People’s Party (PP) has appointed outspoken parliamentarian, Kamlepo Kalua as its third vice-president for the northern region. Kalua’s appointment is with effect from Monday 4th January, 2016, the party has confirmed. Publicity and Administrative Secretary, Ken Msonda said Kalua’s appointment was done by acting party president, Uladi Mussa. ”The appointment was done […]

Voters participate in political party strength litmus test by-elections

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 […]

PP governors call for Uladi head over Mzomera firing

Over 30 governors for People’s Party are calling for the resignation of the party’s vice president Uladi Mussa for sacking northern region governor Christopher Mzomera Ngwira. The 30 constituency governors drawn from the central region backed Ngwira’s call to have Khumbo Kachale as caretaker president of the embattled party following the prolonged self imposed exile […]

PP expels ‘rebel’ Mzomera again

Opposition People’s Party (PP) has, for the second time, fired its controversial provincial chairperson for the northern region Christopher Mzomera Ngwira and has since replaced him with Sherbone Mchizi in an acting capacity. Ngwira confirmed receiving his dismissal letter signed by PP’s vice-president (central region), Uladi Mussa on Wednesday. He was once dismissed from PP […]

Give us solution on electricity black-outs, PP’s Matola tells Mutharika

Former Minister of Energy and Mining Ibrahim Matola has lashed at President Peter Mutharika to give Malawians solutions on electricity blackouts which the country is experiencing. Speaking in an interview with Nyasa Times in Lilongwe, Matola who is also former ruling People’s Party (PP) Secretary General, said Malawians are not interested in waiting in perseverance […]

Defiant Mzomera insists JB should return to fight smear

People’s Party reinstated vocal rebel governor for the north Christopher Ngwira has made a passionate though defiant plea to party president Joyce Banda to come back home from the self imposed exile to fight smear and prove that she is not running away from an arrest due to plunder of public resources at Capital Hill […]

Political scientists back PP rebel Mzomera: ‘But follow procedure to appoint interim leader’

Some political scientists in Malawi are backing Peoples Party (PP) ‘political rebel’ Reverend Christopher Mzomera Ngwira whose defiant calls for Joyce Banda to step down following her prolonged stay abroad has greatly divided the party on regional lines. The vibrant party governor for the north, who has since been reinstated after he was fired, caused […]

‘PP must have leadership on the ground, auto-piloting would destroy it’

President of political scientists in Malawi, Joseph Chunga has attributed the current problems rocking People’s Party (PP) due to lack of leadership in the third strong political party in the country. His comments come barely days after reinstated party regional governor for the north, Christopher Mzomera Ngwira reiterated calls for PP president and founder Joyce […]

Uladi, Msonda contradict on PP coalition with MCP

Leader of People’s Party (PP) in parliament Uladi Mussa has sharply contradicted the party’s administrative secretary on the official party stance of a coalition with the Malawi Congress Party (MCP. Mussa said in parliament that his party will be in coalition with the MCP during the 2019 polls. He said the coalition would boot the […]

Mzomera raps JB for delaying her return to Malawi

Former ruling People’s Party (PP) Provincial Chairman for the North, Reverend Mzomera Ngwira, has said the party leadership is “shocked” former president Joyce Banda’s postponement of her much-anticipated homecoming. Banda , who was expected to jet in on November 2, said she will delay further due to “serious security concerns” and lack of an official retirement residence […]