Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has assured Malawians that the party through its president Lazarous Chakwera will bail out Malawians from the increasing poverty and widening gap between the super rich and the poor. MCP Regional Chairman for the Centre, Patrick Chilondola speaking in Ntcheu when he addressed a political rally in the area of traditional […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president, Lazarous Chakwera, who is also leader of the opposition in Parliament, on Friday toured Area 18 market in Lilongwe which was gutted with fire Thursday night. The market is 200m away from filling station, Escom had to cut off power to the area to avoid fire spreading to other property. In […]
MCP president Lazarus Chakwera should stop molly-cuddling detractors such as Felix Jumbe in the party and instead should act decisively by firing them without qualms. MCP is one of the few freedom fighter movements in this part of Africa that have been out of power and if it is not careful it will remain there […]
Leader of opposition Dr Lazarus Chakwera has said his Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is carrying the hope of all Malawians and has since called for political tolerance and full commitment from party members. Chakwera speaking during a Tambala Night fundraising dinner event for MCP held in Blantyre on Friday, said citizens should reflect on the situation […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) chairpersons in the Southern Region have added their voice to accusations by party’s Central Region chairpersons in accusing Salima Central MP, Felix Jumbe and former legislator, Lyton Dzombe, of fermenting chaos in the party. The two are alleged to be sending some people across the country collecting signatures of party leaders […]
Nine out of twelve district chairpersons from the Malawi congress Party(MCP) stronghold in the central region on Wednesday publicly endorsed current MCP President Dr Lazarus Chakwera as their 2019 Presidential candidate. In a news conference soon after a one day meeting held at the party’s regional headquarters in Lilongwe, Chairman for Mchinji North, Foloma Mwale said […]
Malawi opposition leader, Rev Dr Lazarus Chakwera, on Saturday 5 September, walked his last born daughter Marlyn down the aisle as she tied the knot to her longtime sweetheart William Chimombo Banda in Lilongwe. Chakwera, who is also president of Malawi Congress Party (MCP), said it was “special” for him to see his last daughter […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Dr. Lazarus Chakwera has been accused of flouting and raping the party’s constitution with impunity with the recent appointments that he made to its National Executive Committee (NEC) as the constitution is clear that only the convention has the mandate of electing members of NEC. Chakwera recently made several appointments […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) lawmaker Felix Jumbe has displayed sheer modesty when he pledged to support party president Lazarous Chakwera despite being demoted from position of Director of Campaign in the executive committee to second deputy director of strategic planning. Jumbe also stressed that he is not bitter with Chakwera’s move to drop him from […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP ) president and leader of opposition Dr Lazarus Chakwera has made some changes in the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC ) which has seen the party roping in former cabinet ministers in Joyce Banda administration Dr Cornelius Mwalwanda and Eunice Makangala. Mwalwanda is appointed second deputy director of economic planning and […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Campaign Director Felix Jumbe has trashed reports that he is campaigning against the leadership of Dr. Lazarous Chakwera and that he alongside Josephy Njobvuyalema are bringing confusion into the party. Jumbe said these reports which among other channels have been circulating on social media are just fabrications from people who don’t […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera has accused President Peter Mutharika and his ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of “sleepwalking” Malawi into economic turmoil why they are in comfort zone of opulence. Chakwera said the DPP-led government lacks the vision and leadership acumen to address the suffering of Malawians due to a myriad of macro-economic […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president and leader of opposiiton Lazarus Chakwera has asked government to immediately stop holding patients in public hospitals as prisoners with the introduction of ‘one meal per day’ to the sick Malawians. Speaking in Mangochi on Thursday during a campaign for local government polls, Chakwera said government should resume normal rations […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) lawmaker and the chairperson of the Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament, Peter Chakwantha, has said the complains of many Malawians over unfavourable living conditions are dreadful and need a government with a heart for the people to listen and work towards addressing them. Chakwantha, speaking on Capital FM’s flahgship interview program, Straight […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has insisted it was in a “stable” rebuilidng position despite reportedly feuding of former members who have rejoined the party and repositioning for 2019 parliamentary seats with the incumbents fearing the old guards may unseat them. Former minister in People’s Party regime, Sosten Gwengwe from Dedza Central, Abel Kayembe from Dowa […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) campaign director Felix Jumbe has accused some senior members of the main opposition party of worshipping party president Lazarus Chakwera as a “super god”, saying the culture is derailing the party from following democratic path. In a radio interview Monday, Jumbe said some party officials are still not comfortable that he […]
Malawi Police recruitment system is at fault and contributing to security lapses, leader of opposition Lazarous Chakwera and the Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee for Defence and Internal Security, Enock Chihana have observed. Chakwera, who is also president of Malawi Congress Party (MCP), has faulted the unprofessional recruitment of police officers whom he said most […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Rev Dr Lazarous Chakwera, who is also leader of the opposition in Parliament, has said that he is unfazed by the public foul-mouthing he is getting from ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP0 hierarchy, saying he will remain focused on rebuilding the party for the 2019 general elections. Chakwera, better known […]