Malawi lawmakers have insisted that they want to grill President Peter Mutharika in parliament as part of accountability politics, saying he should oblige to the constitutional requirement. Opposition lawmakers argue that the fact that there is no opportunity for parliament to hold to account the only member of the executive branch of government who is […]
Question time for the President. Malawi lawmakers want to bring British-style political grilling to the President in the National Assembly led by leader of opposition which is provided for in the country’s constitution, according to published report. Malawi Congress Party (MCP) MP for Lilongwe South West, Peter Chakhwantha, who is also chairperson of the Legal […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson on legal affairs and Lilongwe South West MP, Peter Chakwantha, advised new chief justice Andrew Nyirenda to uproot the judge shopping and delayed case hearing which he said is bedevilling the justice delivery. Chakwantha, a trained lawyer, made the appeal in parliament when the House unanimously confirmed Nyirenda as the […]
Government is expected to be taken to task over the controversial sale of state-owned Malawi Savings Bank (MSB) with the Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament has saying it report to the House will spell out its resolution . Dowa West Member of Parliament (MP) Alexander Kusamba-Dzonzi (Malawi Congress Party – MCP) in the previous sitting […]
Malawi lawmakers are turning to the courts in an effort to block the sale of Malawi Savings Bank (MSB), describing the move as an attempt to rob the people. Leaders of Legal Affairs Committee Chairperson Lewis Chakhwantha and a member of the Budget and Finance Committee of parliament Peter Dimba told reporters in Lilongwe on Wednesday […]
The chairperson of the Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament, Peter Chakwantha, has accused the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government of bulldozing parliament in passing the Marriage Divorce and Family Relation Bill. Chakwatha who is also Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Lilongwe south west express resentment the way the Bill which was tabled […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) strength in the National Assembly has increased from 48 who were elected on the party’s ticket on May 20 to 52 after four independent MPs moved to their benches. The four include MCP deputy legal affairs director Lewsi Chakwantha, (Lilongwe south west), Peter Dimba (Lilongwe south), Elias Chakwera (Dowa Ngala) and […]