President Joyce Banda on Thursday addressed a news conference claiming her People’s Party (PP) has evidence that election has been rigged and that they have submitted to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) their case. Banda said there were “gross and unwarranted allegations of rigging, misinformation and negative propaganda all aimed at undermining the credibility of the […]
Spokesperson of People’s Party of President Joyce Banda has accused the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of rigging the election. Unofficial results that are being announced by Zodiak Broadcasting Services indicate DPP leader Peter Mutharika is in the lead followed very closely by Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera. Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has not […]
The outgoing State Vice President and former ruling People’s Party (PP) vice-president for the northern region, Khumbo Kachali has said he is “happy and proud” to have made a decision in endorsing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Peter Mutharika in the elections, saying early results has shown PP is losing. Kachali has since branded […]
The People’s Party (PP) said it is “extremely dismayed” and disturbed by reports of violence in several polling centres in Blantyre during the voting process on Tuesday. Soldiers were deployed in Malawi’s commercial capital Blantyre after voters, angered by delays and mishaps at polling stations in a hotly contested presidential election, torched voting materials and […]
President Joyce Banda ended her electioneering in her home district of Zomba on Saturday in an upbeat mood ready to secure her own mandate in this week’s elections. Malawi holds its fifth general elections on Tuesday since attaining multiparty democracy in 1994. Banda with the incumbency advantage is a front runner. President Banda has traversed […]
Home Affairs Minister Uladi Mussa and deputy campaign director for ruling People’s Party (PP) Dr Ken Zikhale Ng’oma have denied harbouring intentions of joining Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), saying they are prepared to celebrate election victory of President Joyce Banda next week. There have been reports that DPP approached several politician in PP and others […]
Malawi State Vice-President Khumbo Kachali says he remains member of People’s Party of President Joyce Banda and clarified that he has not rejoined Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of Peter Mutharika. Kachali, a former PP vice-president (North), held a joint rally with Mutharika, his running mate Saulos Chilima and several DPP officials at Mzimba Community Centre […]
People’s Party (PP) has appointed Harry Mkandawire as the new vice president (northern region) replacing Khumbo Kachali who has rejoined Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). PP secretary general Paul Maulidi said Mkandawire who was the party’s treasure general has been replace on his position by Ephraim Mganda Chiume, the Foreign Affairs Minister. “Hon Harry is now […]
The ruling People’s Party (PP) has labelled its former vice-president for north, Khumbo Kachali as an ‘angry and frustrated man’ who had worked hard to destabilize the party after being left-out on the choice of President Joyce Banda’s running-mate. The Vice president on Monday formally rejoined the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) the party which in […]
The governing People’s Party (PP) has welcomed the decision by Malawi Vice President Khumbo Kachali to quit the party and re-join the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) but has lodged a protest to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to disqualify him as its parliamentary candidate. Kachali filed his nominations to run for Mzimba Southwest constituency on PP ticket. […]
President of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Peter Mutharika has been engaged in talks to bring President Joyce Banda’s want-away deputy Khumbo Kachali back in the former ruling party and is set to officially join DPP in Mzimba on Monday at a public rally, Nyasa Times can exclusively reveal. The rally to renew Kachali’s DPP’s […]
The opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says it is not aware of Vice-president Khumbo Kachali’s interest to come back into its fold after cutting ties with President Joyce Banda and her ruling People’s Party (PP). Kachali on Wednesday informed President Joyce Banda of his decision to resign from the party National Executive Committee (NEC) with […]
President Joyce Banda’s want-away deputy Khumbo Kachali is contemplating to resign from governing People’s Party (PP) National Executive Committee (NEC), Nyasa Times can reveal. According to a source within the VP’s security detail, Kachali has been to Kamuzu Palace to inform President Banda about his intention to leave the governing party’s politburo. Presidential Press Secretary Steve Nhlane refused to […]
The governing People’s Party (PP) says it has information that former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is planning to destabilize the country if it loses the May 20 tripartite elections. PP which is sponsoring incumbent President Joyce Banda in the election, has strongly come out to deny claims that it was plotting to rig the elections in […]
President Joyce Banda has said her rise to power when former President Bingu Wa Mutharika died of a heart attack in 2012 came because God has a “purpose” . Addressing a gathering of people on Friday at Chatuwa Primary School ground in Lilongwe during a whistle stop tour, the President reminded the people that took […]
Malawi’s Vice-President Khumbo Kachali has said he was still a People’s Party (PP) member amid reports that he is politically flirting with Malawi Congress Party (MCP) which has said the VP is welcome to join it. Kachale who arranged interviews with Malawi’s two dailies, said he was meanwhile preoccupied in campaigning for his parliamentary seat […]
President Joyce Banda launched this year’s campaign on March 29, 2014 at the jam packed Civo stadium with the confidence and swagger of a Head of State knowing she is so much better; so much popular than her opponents and determined to prove it quickly with the kind of campaign blitz Malawians have ever seen […]
Malawi Police Service in the Northern Region have said political parties have the responsibilities of promoting political tolerance and coexistence and must desist from any form of violence. “They are supposed to provide effective guidance and leadership to party youth wings and followers,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Innocent Botomani said in statement on Wednesday. The Police’s […]