Battle for Mangochi Monkey Bay Constituency turned into giant’s race on Friday after Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) senior member Homphmally Makande and Malawi Congress Party’s (MCP) Gerald Kazembe submitted parliamentary nomination papers to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC). Makande defied the party and submitted nomination papers to contest as an independent member of parliament to face […]
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has said it backs incumbent Mangochi Monkey-Bay Member of Parliament, Ralph Jooma, to contest on the party’s ticket in next year’s tripartite elections and not former People’s Party (PP) spokesman Hophmally Makande. Jooma and Makande were all in PP but it was Makande who first joined DPP and until recently […]
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has said it is set to sweep all parliamentary seats in the eastern region- considered the stronghold of United Democratic Front (UDF) – in the May 21, 2019 Tripartite Elections given the cream of candidates the party will field. Zomba Chisi parliamentarian, Mark Botomani made the declaration at Mtakataka Turn-Off […]
People’s Party (PP) Members of Parliament (MPs) have kicked into touch the ball rolling against the party’s leader in the House, Raphael Mhone by informing the Speaker of Parliament — a motion of no confidence – for flouting parliamentary procedures when removing members from various committees. According to Mzimba West MP Harry Mkandawire, Mhone has […]
People’s Party (PP) of former president Joyce Banda will be reduced to spectators in the 2019 elections because it has no direction like a headless chicken, two members of Parliament (MPs) for the party have said. Welani Chilenga of Chitipa South, who has been a vibrant voice of PP in Parliament, and former Chief Whip […]
Mangochi Monkey Bay legislator Ralph Jooma (People’s Party—PP) has struck a defiant tone that he remains vice-president for the Eastern Region despite being fired by the party. Jooma was removed from his position by PP national executive committee (NEC) meeting on January 8 this year for working with the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). PP has also […]
The opposition Peoples Party (PP) has written the Speaker of Parliament Richard Msowoya requesting him to remove one of its Parliamentarians, Ralph Jooma from the Parliamentary Service Commission (PMC) and to invoke section 65 on two of its law makers who are deemed to have changed parties. Jooma resigned as party’s Chief Whip last year and […]
People’s Party (PP) has rejected any move to have an electoral alliance with the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and finally expelled Uladi Mussa from the party after it fired him from his position as vice-president responsible for the Central Region, for proclaiming that party president Joyce Banda’s term had expired. Mussa’s sacking follows an […]
Mangochi Monkey Bay legislator Ralph Jooma (People’s Party—PP) who recently resigned as party’s Chief Whip has realigned himself politically by drumming support for the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and President Peter Mutharika ahead of next year’s elections. Since Jooma’s resignation, there has been fevered speculation that he is being earmarked for a Cabinet post in President […]
The news has just broken that Mangochi Monkey Bay legislator Ralph Jooma (People’s Party—PP)has resigned as Chief Whip. In a letter to the Speaker of Parliamentdated December 15, 2017 which is coped to leader of PP in the House as seen by Nyasa Times, Jooma said his resignation as PP chief whip uis with “immediate effect.” He […]
Fired People’s Party (PP) acting president Uladi Mussa, who was also the party’s vice-president responsible for the Central Region, on Sunday night has an audience with President Peter Mutharika at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe on possible political liason with a section of PP members, Nyasa Times understands. Mussa was accompanied by PP legislator and spokesman for finance in parliament Ralph Jooma. Details are […]
Opposition People’s Party (PP) has put its weight behind the much talked electoral reforms and Local Government Act bills which are set to be tabled in National Assembly this coming November sitting. PP vice president, who also doubles as chief whip for the party in parliament, Ralph Jooma has made the commitment on Wednesday during […]
Opposition Peoples Party (PP) has told government to increase salaries for civil servants to meet the rising cost of life. Ralph Jooma, finance spokesperson for PP said that civil servants have been caught up in the ever escalating cost of life due to economic dwindling. He therefore wondered why Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and […]
Opposition legislators took turns to query Export and Import Bank of China moved by Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe on why government is taking a loan of K16.5 billion from Export and Import Bank of China on behalf the Electricity Supply Corporation of Malawi (Escom). MP for Mangochi Monkey Bay (PP), Ralph […]
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)— desperate to annihilate its rivals at the next elections in 2019, has dangled a carrot in front of former outspoken spokesperson of Peoples Party Ken Msonda and is now luring the party’s spokesperson on finance, Ralph Jooma. Msonda, who resigned from PP two weeks ago, has since left Malawi […]
Opposition People’s Party (PP) Spokesperson on Finance Ralph Jooma has said Malawi economy will remain in reverse gear, saying domestic borrowing will continue to soar, which will cloud out private sector and interest rates will go up making it impossible for the sector to expand. PP spokesperson on finance said this year’s budget clearly means […]
Opposition People’s Party (PP) Spokesperson on Finance Ralph Jooma has said Malawians should brace themselves for tougher economic times ahead, saying there will be no miracle for the healing of a limping economy, according to 2016/17 National Budget statement presented to parliament. Finance, Economic Planning and Development Minister Goodall Gondwe on Friday tabled in Parliament the K1.2 […]
Malawi opposition says Finance and Economic Planning Minister, Goodall Gondwe’s tough love for the nation in the next financial year has been commended for coming out bluntly to concede that the country’s economy is in crisis but described the 2016/17 financial plan presented on Friday as “deficit budget” and pro –IMF. Malawi Congress Party (MCP) […]