As the High Court sitting as a Constitutional Court is set to start hearing a petition seeking to nullify presidential election results on July 29, Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has failed to comply with the order on disclosure of information, including documents they used to declarer the presidential winner in the in the May 21 […]
Facing serious violence reparations and increasing unpopularity, Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has made a swift turn on its policy on inciting violence and perpetrating political terrorism with party leader Lazarus Chakwera condemning post-election violence and called for calm until the court determines on the election results challenge. MCP is now pleading with its followers to […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has told his supporters that the chances of winning the elections case are overwhelming considering the weight of evidence they have. Chakwera said this on Sunday when visited Malembo area in Kasiya in Lilongwe which is his constituency. He met a group of youths to engage them on […]
President Peter Mutharika was furious on Thursday when he learnt of violence and looting and ordered Police to arrest immediate past Vice President and UTM president Saulos Chilima and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera over demonstrations calling for the resignation of beleaguered Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson Jane Ansah. The protesters were seen […]
A five-judge panel of the High Court sitting as a Constitutional Court in Lilongwe have granted from two of the presidential candidates in the May 21 Tripartite Elections who are challenging results of the elections their request that Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC). In the case, MEC is the second respondent while President Peter Mutharika is […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera – who sworn in to start his second term as a member of Parliament (MP) and possibly Leader of Opposition, depending on outcome of the election petition case in the Constitutional Court – has said he will not respond to President Peter Mutharika’s state of the nation address as […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has angrily reacted to President Peter Mutharika allegations in the State of the Nation Address (Sona) that two political leaders tried to recruit Islamist militants Al Shabaab and mercenaries from the Democratic Republic of Congo to destabilize Malawi. Mutharika told Parliament on Friday that “two political leaders discussed […]
A local governance expert and opposition leaders have hailed Malawi’s constitutional court for quashing an application by President Peter Mutharika and the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to throw out the referral case by Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera and UTM Party leader Saulos Chilima who are disputing the May 21 presidential poll results. […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Friday said in his State of the Nation Address (Sona) – the first in his second term of office – that he has evidence that the opposition which has rejected the outcome of last month’s election were discussing Islamist militant group al-Shabab to destabilise the country with the intention to […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera is joining his supporters in march to the High Court tin Lilongwe when the Constitutional Court meets for rescheduling of the presidential poll challenge case. The walk-to-the-court parade has been dubbed ‘March for Justice’ and the opposition say this will be a peaceful march. Chakwera, who alongside UTM […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera, who is disputing results of the May 21 presidential race, has sworn in as a member of Parliament on Monday for his Lilongwe Northwest constituency. The MCP leader has represented Lilongwe South West since 2014 soon after joining politics. Chakwera, 64, is set for a fresh term as leader of […]
Malawi’s veteran politician Brown Mpinganjira has labelled Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera as a “warlord” who is fuelling post-election political violence, saying as a former Christian pastor he should find comfort in Jesus Christ. Mpinganjira, an executive member of the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) made the statement in an exclusive interview aired on […]
UTM Party president Saulos Chilima has made stinging and blistering attacks Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson, Jane Ansah, alleging she told staff at the pollster that they should help President Peter Mutharika win the election. In a leaked letter seen by Nyasa Times calling for Ansah resignation as MEC chair, Chilima said she specifically mentioned […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has started fasting for what he calls “victory over wickedness” and for good leaders and truth to reign in Malawi. In a social media statement, Chakwera says the three-day fasting ends on Friday, a day when the Constitutional court is expected to meet the legal team for the […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President Lazarus Chakwera has expressed hope in that the judiciary can demonstrate its independence in the court case, in which he us praying for the nullification of the results from the presidential race of the May 21 Tripartite Elections. Chakwera, who came second in the May 21 polls and is disputing […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has warned hooligans masquerading as party supporters that they face arrest if they participate in peaceful protest marches by his party to cause violence. “The police will arrest those who are taking advantage of the protests to cause violence. The police should arrest these people without using excess […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera on Saturday denied accusations by President Peter Mutharika of wanting to “overthrow the government by force”. Mutharika in a national television address on Thursday said Chakwera’s call for “violence and a blood bath’’ is a plot to plunge the country into chaos. “The real objective of the Reverend Chakwera is […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has called for an immediate release of its party cadres, including a member of parliament arrested while protesting in the streets alleging irregularities in the May 21 presidential race narrowly won by President Peter Mutharika. The Malawi Police Service said 18 people were arrested in the capital, Lilongwe, on Thursday […]