Main opposition, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is in rush preparations for party convention as some delagates say the party indaba is set to take place on Saturday. MCP regional chairperson for the south Peter Simbi said he has received communication from party headquarters to prepare the delegates from the south to Lilongwe. “I have […]
Leader of Opposition in Parliament Lazarus Chakwera met his day of fate on Tuesday when prominent Members of Parliament took their turns to roast him after his hard-hitting speech in response to President Peter Mutharika’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) tpresented in Parliament on Friday. Mutharika asserted and showcased that “we have delivered” development to […]
Mr Speaker, Sir Since His Excellency Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika came here on Friday to subject us to yet another display of his dereliction of one of the most sacred duties of the Office of the President, the task of reporting to you the true state of the nation and what we must do about […]
Salima south MP Uladi Mussa on Tuesday shook up the 193 strong House when he tore apart the Leader of Opposition Lazarus Chakwera’s response to response to President PeterMutharika’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) themed We Have Delivered presented in Parliament on Friday. Chakwera said the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration has “miserably failed” […]
The High Court has issued an injunction order to man opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and its leadership not to hold its national convention and stopping the disciplinary inquiries and suspending its embattled senior members. Justice Mike Tembo on Tuesday granted the injunction after lawyer Kalekeni Kaphale filed an application on behalf five senior members stopping MCP from […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera, who is also leader of opposition in parliament, used the State of the Nation Address (SONA) response as a platform to outline his party’s plans for the country should the MCP govern after next year’s elections. Chakwera in more militant tone told Parliament that his detractors, who accuse […]
The leader of opposition in Parliament Lazarus Chakwera used the State of the Nation Address (SONA) response as the opportunity to bash President Peter Mutharika and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party(DPP), saying all the DPP cared about was power and getting rich while “torturing” the citizenry.Chakw In a usual style of scathing speech in response […]
Leader of opposition in Parliament Lazarus Chakwera on Monday dismissed President Peter Mutharika for not telling the truth in his State of the Nation Address (Sona) that his government has delivered in the last four years , saying the reality is that it has “miserably failed” to deliver on its socio-economic promises to Malawians. In […]
They are moments when the power of democracy can overcome any threats or intimidation. Malawi experienced that moment this Friday when protesters in the major cities and other districts marched to showcase their frustration over a number of issues that the current government need to look at . Headlining those issues is the call for […]
Leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera has boosted the morale of peacefui demonstrators when he joined them in the protest match just soon after the Kamuzu Central Hospital. Donning a black shirt, Chakwera walked near the main placard and mixed freely with the other protesters. Leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera on Friday joined the peaceful demonstrators […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) says the party has not engaged the ‘rebel’ secretary general Gustave Kaliwo and others, saying the party told the court it was withdrawing the case on tactical legal point. In an interview, MCP deputy secretary general Eisenhower Mkaka said the MCP told the High Court last week that it was withdrawing […]
Malawi’s leader of opposition in Parliament Lazarus Chakwera has called for peaceful protests against government this coming Friday, April 27 2018 which civil society organisations (CSOs) are organising nationwide to petition President Peter Mutharika and his administration on governance shortcomings and handling of the K4 billion allocation to members of Parliament (MPs). Chakwera , who has […]
Embattled opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) secretary general, Gustav Kaliwo, on Thursday walked out of Lilongwe High Court a furious man after it was ordered that issues he has with the party’s president Lazarus Chakwera be settled out of court. Kaliwo, a lawyer by profession, had wanted Chakwera to appear in court over a case that revolves […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) warring factions, who have fought each other a bitter battle over power struggle, have t agreed to settle their differences outside the court when they appeared before the High Court in Lilongwe. Party president Lazarus Chakwera, who was expected to face-off his ‘rebel’ secretary general Gustave Kaliwo, did not turn up when the court endorsed the […]
Leader of main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Dr Lazarus Chakwera has showered praises to seasoned politician and business magnate Sidik Mia and his wife Abida Mia for their efforts in reviving the party in the southern region. Chakwera said this during a rally he addressed at Malindi Ground in the Malawi’s lakeshore district of […]
Leader of opposition in parliament Lazarus Chakwera says he is working on the weaknesses pointed out by the Nkhoma Synod of the Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) in a pastoral letter read out in churches on Sunday. However, government spokesman Nicholas Dausi, while admitting he has read the hard-hitting Pastoral Letter-cum Easter Message, said […]
Political campaign has closed in Milonde ward in Mulanje ahead of Tuesday’a local government by-electiond, a campaign marred by violence and opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has since complained to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC). Some MCP members have been left injured as the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) cadets hacked the opposition followers in a […]
Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has said it expects to win Milonde Ward in Mulanje South East Constituency and Malindi Ward in Mangochi North East Constituency in Tuesday’s local government by-elections. The by-elections follow the deaths of the incumbents John Saidi Macollera of Malindi Ward, who died on December 1 2017 and Felix Majawa, who died […]