There is growing tension between Minister of Lands, Henry Duncan Phoya and ruling People’s Party’s Director of Fundraising, Steve Mijiga as they are accusing each other of attempting to rig the primaries for Blantyre Rural East Constituency to be held on Wednesday. The party was supposed to hold the primaries last Sunday, but failed to […]
People’s Party (PP) has officially announced parliamentary candidates to be featured in seven constituencies in Machinga. PP provincial chairperson for the Eastern Region, Samson Msosa, disclosed this during a development rally addressed by President Joyce Banda at Kawiriwita School in Senior Chief Nyambi’s area in Machinga North East. “ PP will feature, Evans Kapito in […]
People Party (PP) National Organizing Secretary, Salim Bagus outclassed parliamentarian Benadertta Mlaka Maliro during the party primary elections for Chikhwawa Central which were held on Sunday. Official results revealed that Bagus amassed 7721 votes against Mlaka Maliro’s 2982 votes. In an interview after the primary elections, Bagus said he would engage the second gear to make […]
Chipiliro Mpinganjira, son to Information and Civic Education Minister and People’s Party (PP) senior member, Brown James Mpingajira, has been elected as the party parliamentary candidate in Ndirande, Blantyre City Central Constituency. He has displaced sitting parliamentarian for the area, former labour minister and PP National Executive Committee (NEC) member Eunice Makangala. Chipi Mpinganjira is […]
Tension has erupted in Blantyre Malabada constituency as Peoples Party (PP) aspirants accuses the party’s secretary general Paul Maulidi of favouring one candidate Noria Kachali. The ruling party is expected to conduct primary elections in the constituency tomorrow Sunday to elect the party representative in the area for May 20 tripartite elections. Inside sources within […]
Call it a protected name. 115 aspirants in race for Peoples Party (PP) primary elections in southern region have been warned from using President Joyce Banda’s name to garner votes. The party is set to hold primary elections on Sunday January 12th in 54 constituencies with 195 shadow councillors ready to battle it out in […]
The ruling People’s Party (PP) has upheld Zomba Central constituency primary elections results, declaring Patricia Kainga Nangozo as official winner despite earlier disputes by her opponent and party’s official, Joseph Chikwemba. Kainga on Saturday January 4th trounced Chikwemba in primary elections in the Eastern city but the party’s deputy administrative secretary refused to accept defeat […]
In my earlier contribution to Nyasa Times last year, l did point out to indications that Malawi was being led towards a stolen election in 2014 by the Peoles Party (PP) under the auspices of the Israeli company Nikuv Projects International following an expose by a Zimbabwean paper The Zimbabwe Independent. In my contribution l pointed […]
Defence Minister Ken Kandodo has denied that he is looking to quit People’s Party for the Malawi Congress Party (MC), after reports suggested he had already been in contact with MCP president Dr Lazarous Chakwera. In an interview with Nyasa Times, Kandodo has since moved to dismiss speculation, insisting he is happy at his current […]
The ruling People’s Party (PP) has changed its decision to conduct a re- run of primary elections in the volatile ‘Benghazi’ Karonga Central Constituency, Nyasa Times understands. The party had scheduled to conduct the elections on Saturday January 11, 2013 following incessant complaints from losing candidate Frank Mwenifumbo that the victor Dr Cornelius Mwalwanda, who […]
The High Court in Mzuzu has restrained the ruling Peoples Party from recognizing the victor of Mchengautuwa West Ward because one of the losing aspirant alleges that the victor Dennis Moyo unlawfully triumphed. Under Miscellaneous civil application number 5 of 2014 between Goodwin John Mvula as applicant and Moyo as first respondent and PP secretary […]
The ruling People’s Party (PP) on Tuesday suspended primary elections results from Ntcheu West constituency after an aspiring Parliamentarian who emerged winner, Naomi Chidiwa was faulted of conspiracy and assaulting the party’s councillor on Saturday. Chidiwa who trounced Minister of Education, Chikumbutso Hiwa in the primaries, is said to have assaulted PP’s councillor, Edson Manda […]
Ruling Peoples Party shadow MP for Nkhata Bay West constituency, Dickens Whiteman Tchuwa, has questioned the party’s insistence for a re-run in two of the 21 centres saying the decision is illogical. “How do you do a re-run with some somebody who got half my votes and is fourth placed?” Tchuwa queried. Apart from Nkhata […]
The ruling Peoples Party (PP) has ordered a re-run of primary elections for the Member of Parliament in the volatile ‘Benghazi’ Karonga Central Constituency . The primaries were initially won by deputy minister of finance Dr Cornelius Mwalwanda who defeated his rival Frank Mwenefumbo. But Mwenefumbo who had conceded defeated later rejected the results, claiming […]
Aspiring People’s Party (PP) female candidate for Zomba Central Constituency Patricia Kainga Nangozo on Monday took to the streets in Zomba Town with her followers in celebration that she has triumphed during the primary elections. The procession which snaked its way through the streets of Zomba had blaring horns from a number of vehicles that […]
Officials of the Malawi’s ruling People’s Party (PP) says the party will not unveil its manifesto until the onset of the official campaign period despite calls from voters to all political parties contesting the May polls to release the documents for scrutiny. Speaking during the Sunday Round Table Program on Capital Radio, PP’s deputy publicity secretary Ken Msonda, […]
Ruling People’s Party (PP) has withheld primary elections results for Zomba Central Constituency following complaints from Joseph Chikwemba who described the elections as not free and fair. Chikwemba, who is PP deputy administrative secretary, was second fiddle to aspiring female candidate Patricia Kainga Nangozo during the voting process on Saturday as unofficial results showed that the latter […]
The ruling Peoples Party (PP) impromptu crisis meeting on Sunday controversially forced some winners in primary elections in Eastern region to forfeit their triumph in order to save party’s image. The party’s top officials called for the meeting, which Nyasa Times attended at Sun and Sand Hotel in Mangochi over disputed primary elections results in […]