Former ruling People’s Party (PP) has backed the call by the leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera for government to prosecute individuals who looted public resources in the previous Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration while continuing with investigations into the 2012/13 Cashgate under PP rule. In PP’s contribution to the responses to the nation address, Ralph […]
The former governing People’s Party (PP), has settled for its vice president and Salima South MP Uladi Mussa to be leader of the party in the National Assembly. Uladi will be deputised another PP vice president and Mzimba West MP Harry Mkandawire. PP has also appointed spokespersons on issues concerning former president Joyce Banda and […]
President Peter Mutharika’s personal aid Ben Phiri has withdrawn a case in which he was accusing People’s Party (PP) youth director for south Lemani Chapitapansi of abducting and assaulted him. Phiri and Chapitapansi met at Blantyre Police station on Wednesday to close the case with the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) director of field operations disclosing […]
Former Malawi president Joyce Banda “will surely seek the mandate” of Malawians in the 2019 presidential election under the banner of People’s Party (PP), the party spokesman Ken Msonda has said. Msonda told private radio station Zodiak on Tuesday that Banda is currently reenergising at her home in Nkhata Bay where she relocated after vacating […]
Former minister of Industry and Trade, who was also People’s Party (PP) running mate in the May 20 Tripartite Elections, Sosten Gwengwe, has confirmed he was quitting frontline politics. Gwengwe, who lost his Dedza Central parliamentary seat to Malawi Congress Party’s (MCP) Daniel Chiwere, said he needs to recharge his batteries away from frontline politics […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) Mangochi Central MP, Dr Clement Chiwaya on Monday defeated People’s Party (PP) Kasungu North East MP Wakuda Kamanga for the position of second deputy speaker of parliament in a secret ballot. The election was president by newly elected Speaker, Richard Msowoya, who declared Chiwaya dully elected with 147 votes against 36. […]
Former Malawi president Joyce Banda will not quit politics as she will be leading People’s Party (PP) in rebuilding process for 2019 elections but has not indicated whether she will seek nomination to run for presidency again. According to published report, Banda told PP top officials and legislators that she will continue leading the party. […]
Former president Joyce Banda’s son, Roy Kachale Banda, on Monday was amongst the newcomers in the National Assembly who took oath of office as MP. Roy is representing former ruling People’s Party (PP) for Zomba Malosa, a constituency which the former president once served. Newly-elected Malawian parliamentarians were sworn in by Chief Justice Anastazia Msosa […]
Malawi Police has indicted they are ready to prosecute former ruling People’s Party (PP) youth leaders on allegations that they attacked Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) director of field operations Ben Phiri. Blantyre Police spokesperson Elizabeth Divala said two PP officials have since been arrested and they can face charges while officer “continue with investigations into […]
Former ruling People’s Party (PP) vice president for the central region, Uladi Mussa has said people should not expect him to defect to the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). Uladi, known in politics as ‘change-goal’ for his membership changes from UDF, DPP, formed his Maravi People’s Party (MPP) which disbanded when he joined PP. The […]
Nomadic politician and former Malawi’s head of government intelligence, Binton Kutsaira has withdrawn his membership from former ruling People’s Party (PP), citing personal reasons. PP spokesman Ken Msonda said he did not want to comment much on Kutsaira, saying “obviously it is not a worrisome development.” When he joined PP earlier this year after he […]
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 […]
Former ruling People’s Party (PP) has made a scathing attack on Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson, Justice Maxon Mbendera, saying he aided fraudulent elections which saw Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leader Peter Mutharika winning the presidency. PP spokesman Ken Msonda said on Wednesday that former president Joyce Banda “did not lose the election” but that […]
Political analysts in the country have noted that Malawians are losing trust in political parties after the results of the May 20 tripartite elections have shown that independent members of Parliament (MPs) have become a dominant bloc in the National Assembly. According to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) independent MPs lead in terms of representation as […]
Spokesperson of former president Joyce Banda, Elias Wakuda Kamanga, has said mammoth crowds that attended People’s Party (PP) campaign meetings for the May 20 Tripartite Elections gave it false hopes of winning resoundingly. Kamanga, legislature-elect in Kasungu, was formerly secretary-general of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and ditched it when Banda, the country’s first female president, […]
Malawi will have a hung parliament as no party has an overall majority in the House with independents dominating parliamentary elections amassing 52 seats from 192 that were being competed for on May 20. A hung parliament occurs when no single party has more than 50% of the seats in the National Assembly. In practice […]
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 […]
Unofficial results of the May 20 parliamentary polls trickling in dribs and drabs show that several former members of the President Joyce Banda’s People’s Party (PP) executive have performed poorly, with one – Godfrey Kanyama – shooting himself dead after a shoddy performance to regain his Lilongwe Msodzi North Constituency. Kanyama, a former deputy minister […]