President of the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP), Lazarus Chakwera on Saturday asked President Peter Mutharika to explain to Malawians why the Head of State is maintaining the Health Insurance Policy in United States of America. Chakwera was addressing a political rally at Kaliyeka School Ground ahead of 1 November by-elections polls. Mutharika told a […]
Secretary General of the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Gustav Kaliwo on Wednesday failed to join his party president Lazarous Chakwera in Zomba where he conducted whistle stop tours to drum up support for the MCP candidate who is standing to compete for the councillors seat in a by-election. Chakwera was welcomed in Zomba by […]
Leader of the opposition and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has told President Peter Mutharika to resign. Chakwera said this on Sunday during a campaign trail in Bembeke ward in Dedza during campaign for by-elections. “President Mutharika has completely failed Malawians. He is failing to fix the economy, the cost of life extremely […]
The main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Dr Lazarus Chakwera whose party is currently facing n house fighting, on Saturday, revealed some healing mechanism to the civil war. Addressing a political rally at Bembeke School ground in Dedza, the constituency of former MCP president John Tembo, Chakwera said his party intends to establish a […]
The High Court in Blantyre has ruled that opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera’s national executive committee appointments, expulsions and suspensions are illegal. The court, in its ruling dated October 7, says it was unconstitutional for the MCP to hire, fire or suspend NEC members. “All the new NEC positions are unconstitutional, illegal […]
Main opposition Malawi Congress Party secretary general Gustave Kaliwo says he is not in talking terms with party president Lazarus Chakwera since an official memo which criticised the president on his handling of party matters was leaked to the social media a month ago. “He has not talked to me since I wrrote him, advising […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera on Monday visited the party’s former leader Gwanda Chakuamba at his residence in Blantyre. Chakwera was accompanied by fformer minister Sidik Mia heightening rumours that the businessman from the Lower Shire is joining the main opposition party. Chakuamba in his heydays as a political guru was a Lower Shire […]
Leader of Opposition in parliament Lazarus Chakwera has said the government should be open and transparent on President Peter Mutharika’s prolonged stay in the US. “This is where the Access to Information law is needed. Malawians would have known where exactly the President is and what he is doing,” said Chakwera, who is also president […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has vowed to coninue firing and suspending party officals in a move he said would bring sanity in the main opposition. Chakwera said this Sunday afternoon when he addressed a campaign rally in Mchinji West. “The aim is to bring sanity as I am rebuilding the party to […]
Opposition Peoples Party acting president Uladi Mussa is suggesting a strong opposition party unity to field one presidential candidate in 2019 inorder to oust President Peter Mutharika from power on the ballot box in 2019 elections. “We have not yet discussed this year as opposition partiesbut as an expert in politics who has an honarary […]
Officials from Young Politicians Union have expressed concern that the ongoing political squabbles in the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) are scaring and putting off potential young politicians in the country. Young Politicians Union (YPU) official Clement Makuwa has since asked MCP president Lazarus Chakwera to put his house in order so that young people […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Secretary General Gustave Kaliwo has received backing from the party’s leaders in the Southern and Eastern regions for his no holds barred letter to MCP president Lazarous Chakwera. Kaliwo in a nine-paged letter, dated September 13, 2016 addressed to Chakwera, challenged the MCP president for his leadership style which has been a […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera says he will summon party secretary general Gustave Kaliwo to explain the contents of his letter which he made to the public on Thursday. Chakwera said he wants Kaliwo to present his problems in person to the party national executive committee. “We might not tackle some of the […]
Speaker of Parliament Richard Msowoya in his capacity as vice president of opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has rubbished a letter written by the party’s Secretary General Gustave Kaliwo questioning the relationship between President Lazarous Chakwera and former minister Muhammed Sidik Mia as well as calling Chakwera a coward or victim of a hostage situation. […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarous Chakwera has responded to a hard hitting nine paged letter from his party’s secretary general Gustav Kaliwo in two pages, simple and cutting. In his reply, Chakwera started by noting that Kaliwo’s letter was “unheaded”. Chakwera said he read the contents of Kaliwo’s letter “with keen interest.” He wrote: […]
Secretary General of main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP), Gustav Kaliwo, has written a nine-paged letter to party president Lazarous Chakwera, challenging him to ensure he steadies the ship and rejuvenate MCP into a formidable government-in-waiting. The letter date September 13, 2016 has been leaked and Nyasa Times has a copy. Kaliwo, a practising prominent […]
The High Court in Lilongwe has ruled against lawyer Wesley Namasala for some disgruntled Malawi Congress Party (MCP) members who told the court some of his witnesses were refusing to testify due to threats in the case they were calling for an early convention in protest of party president Lazarus Chakwera’s style of leadership. Namasala […]
The main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) expelled Member of Parliament (MP) for Salima Central Felix Jumbe and senior member Chatinkha Chidzanja Nkhoma have come out fighting after being expelled from the party and challenged the National Executive Committee (NEC) decision, saying they will fight on. The two plan to challenge the decision in court, […]