Malawians have taken up on social media to caution Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera over the obsession of power after he attacked the police for blocking thousands of his supporters ferried across Lilongwe to welcome him at Kamuzu International Airport from Mexico recently. Writing on Facebook, many Malawians were of the view that […]
President Peter Mutharika has blasted leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera as “irresponsible” and reassured Malawians that no one will die of hunger this year although hunger is expected to be worse than last year, saying his government will go as far as Mexico to buy the staple food. Speaking at Kamuzu Palace recently, Mutharika said […]
Leader of opposition in Parliament Lazarus Chakwera has told President Peter Mutharika to stop blaming God for the hunger, saying his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration needs to put sound agricultural policies. Speaking in Lilongwe, Chakwera, who is also main opposition, Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president said the whole agricultural system needs an overhaul and […]
The main opposition’s Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president who is also leader of opposition in Parliament, Dr Lazarus Chakwera has commented on Pesident Peter Mutharika declaration of the state of national disaster following hunger situation due to persistent of floods and dry spells. attributing persistent hunger crisist o lack of political will toward eradication of […]
Malawi Police Services on Monday barricaded Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Supporters from welcoming their party president Dr Lazarus Chakwera at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) where he was coming from Portugal. During his trip abroad, Chakwera was unanimously voted Vice President of the Portugal based Political Parties grouping, Christian Democratic Institute (CDI) International. This is the […]
Opposition legislator Felix Jumbe has become the lone opposition figure to back President Peter Mutharika claims that no one has died of hunger and the country had enough maize stocks this last year and this year. Jumbe’s comments are likely to pity him on a collision course with his leader, Lazarus Chakwera of the Malawi […]
Leader of opposition in parliament and president of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Lazarus Chakwera was Thursday unanimously elected as vice president of the Christian Democratic Institute International – Africa (CDI-AFRICA) at its convention in Lisbon, Portugal. Chakwera as seasoned churchman who was at the helm of the Assemblies God of Malawi as president for […]
Early this week, I questioned the relevance of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president, Dr Lazarus Chakwera’s political rallies in the current political environment, especially with regard to the challenges facing the nation. I asserted that Chakwera was misguided in insisting on political rallies that simply massage the MCP ego instead of sharing the MCP political […]
Leader of opposition in parliament and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Reverend Dr Lazarus Chakwera says he does nto regret joining front-line politics after resigning as president of the Malawi Assemblies of God. He argues that religion does not exist in a vacuum and that as political leader he serves the people. “I never regret […]
Leader of opposition and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has denounced an outrageous attempt to terrorize opposition members and critics of government, saying the tax-payers run Police service should be professional, rising above party politics. “It is sad that some people would want to deliberately perpetuate intolerance, violence and irresponsibility,” said Chakwera, referring to […]
Malawi consumer advocate John Kapito has labelled President Peter Mutharika as Biblical ‘Pontius Pilate’ and Parliament’s opposition leader Lazarus Chakwera as ‘Judas Iscariot’ due to escalating living standards of Malawians. Kapito said this in Blantyre before journalists as he lamented that the government was not doing enough to uplift the dwindling standards of people following […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera has said they will use democratic means to push President Peter Mutharika out of power – a ballot in 2019 – saying his government has failed and there is need to “clean up” the country’s political landscape. Chakwera told a mass rally in Mzuzu that Malawi economy was […]
Leader of opposition and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarous Chakwera has said the second meeting of the 46th Session of the Parliament of Malawi which adjourned sine die on Friday has been a mixed bag. “We have conducted business within the context of severe food shortages countrywide despite assurances that all is well. “Our […]
High Court of Malawi in Lilongwe has ordered the main opposition, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to hold a convention within 90 days after disgruntled members took the party to court. Lawyer for the disgruntled members, Wesley Namasala said his clients were not happy with leadership style of party president Lazarus Chakwera whom they accuse […]
A Private Member’s Bill that sought to trim presidential powers in the appointment of Malawi’s anti-corruption body, the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), top brass was defeated on Thursday mainly by MPs from government benches. Lilongwe South-West member of Parliament (MP) Peter Chakhwantha (Malawi Congress Party-MCP) tabled a Private Member’s Bill that seeks to trim presidential powers in […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president and leader of opposition in parliament, Lazarus Chakwera on Wednesday withdrew his questions he filed for President Peter Mutharika, a clear protest against Mutharika’s failure to appear in parliament to answer the question in person as leader. Chakwera snubbed Mutharika’s arrangement to have Finance Minister Goodall Gondwe answer questions on […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president and leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera on Tuesday pad tribute to Mchinji West Member of Parliament (MP) Billy Kanjira Banda who died Sunday after he collapsed at St Francis Catholic Church in Lilongwe’s Area 25. In his eulogy at his funeral ceremony before being laid to rest at his home […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera, who is also a leader of opposition in the 193 strong Parliament, is now being addressed as a Professor. On Sunday, at Kalambo School Ground, where Chakwera conducted a joint politicall rally all people who spoke saluted the leader of opposition as a Professor. MCP Organising Secretary Dyson […]