Leader of opposition and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Dr Lazarous Chakwera and former party president John Tembo on Wednesday December 3 led tribute to founding president Ngwazi Dr Hastings Kamuzu Banda at a memorial ceremony on his mausoleum in the capital Lilongwe. Chakwera paid an emotional tribute to “a visionary and legendary leader.” The […]
President for Malawi’s leading opposition party in parliament MCP, Dr Lazarus Chakwera says his party is yet to make its position on the ongoing debate about the introduction of federal systems of governed as opposed to the current unitary government. Chakwera said although MCP has no stand on federal system of government, its members are free […]
Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has his back at opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) for their criticism to Peter Mutharika administration on governance concerns. MCP president and leader of opposition in Parliament, Rev Dr Lazarous Chakwera told a news conference in Lilongwe that the six months of the DPP and Mutharika leadership has been […]
President Peter Mutharika and his ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) face leadership questions from main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) on a number of governance issues. MCP president and leader of opposition in Parliament, Rev Dr Lazarous Chakwera told a news conference in Lilongwe that the six months of the DPP and Mutharika leadership has […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Dr Lazarus Chakwera has said he is not bothered with the conduct of President Peter Mutharika who snubbed him at the opening of the HTD’s Abdul Majid Motor City in Blantyre . During the function, President Mutharika reportedly ignored Chakwera twice. The MCP president is also leader of opposition in parliament […]
President Barrack Obama was in Beijing this past week. There are a lot of issues the leader of the free world and his counterpart Xi Jinping – leader of the not-so-free Chinese, disagree about. Issues of trade imbalances, human rights et al. But do you know what hogged the headlines? The Chinese media, the mainstream […]
Malawi State House has dismissed media reports that President Peter Mutharika he ignored presence of leader of opposition in Parliament Lazarus Chakwera launch of HTD’s Abdul Majid Motor City, saying he did not him due to a barrier. A statement signed by presidential press secretary Frederick Ndala, said Mutharika did not ignore Chakwera, but failed […]
President Peter Mutharika on Thursday revealed his cold side when he snubbed leader of opposition in parliament Lazarus Chakwera during official opening of Hard to Defeat (HTD)-Abdul Majid Motor City at Ginnery Corner in the commercial capital Blantyre. Chakwera was among the invited guests who included former president Bakili Muluzi, Mayor for Blantyre City Assembly Noel Chalamanda, […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Dr Lazarus Chakwera has toned down the criticism on the legitimacy of President Peter Mutharika, dropping for now claims that the President is ruling on a stolen, urging the MCP followers to bury the past and concentrate on building the party. Chakwera, whose party has been refusing to accept the […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Kasungu West legislature Alex Major has called on the party to remove the ‘dead wood’ if it needs to be vibrant and win elections. In an exclusive interview with Nyasa Times, Major who was chairman for the party’s by-elections campaign said as it is, MCP cannot win any elections because it […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) which has long been tainted with the tag that it is a party of “death and darkness” has hit at ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), calling it the government of “midnight darkness”. MCP spokeswoman Dr Jessie Kabwila made the remarks on Friday in an interview monitored on Zodiak radio. She was […]
Leader of Opposition and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Rev Dr Lazarus Chakwera on Thursday was no show at hilltop Sanjika Palace in Blantyre where President Peter Mutharika is hosted a luncheon to all presidential candidates who contested in the May 20 2014 elections. It was widely expected that former Malawi president and People’s Party […]
I have never been given any stretch of doubt about the rich heritage of comedy and humour in Malawi. That notwithstanding, until early last week, Dr Lazarus Chakwera, president of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) who currently serves as high priest in the opposition tabernacle, never featured among the list of those I rate as […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Dr Lazarus Chakwera on Sunday joined his predecessor John Tembo in mourning Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Paul Tembo who died following liver complications on Friday (3 Oct) in Lilongwe. In his eulogy Chakwera said he was greatly touched over the demise of Tembo saying he was “thoroughly a professional military man,” who has served in […]
Malawi Parliament adjourned sine die on Friday October 3 after the sitting approve t he 2014/15 K742 billion zero-aid national budget, passing of seven bills as well as reading of ministerial statements among others. The opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and Peoples Party (PP) described the just ended National Assembly second meeting of the 45th […]
Malawi Parliament on Friday passed K742 billion zero-aid budget to enable government execute developmental projects and other statutory obligation expenditures for the the 2014/15. Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development Goodall Gondwe moved a motion for Parliamentarians to support the approval of the financial plan where a total of K7.4 billion has been added […]
The Shadow Cabinet is made up of frontbench MPs from an official Opposition party. The Shadow Cabinet is a feature of the Westminster system of government. It comprises a senior group of opposition spokespeople who, under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition,form an alternative cabinet to that of the government. The Opposition party […]
The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has attracted criticism following the release of its shadow Cabinet which observers have said is far from being nepotistic just like the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) current cabinet set which has the majority from the southern region. While President Arthur Peter Mutharika appointed his cabinet mainly from the south […]