Speaker of the National Assembly Richard Msowoya has ruled that the House can meet even though the political leadership has not met in Business Committee to set an agenda. It is the tradition that the political leaders in the House from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party(DPP), the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), the Peoples Party (PP) […]
Speaker of Parliament, Richard Msowoya has sued public funded Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) for defamation. Msowoya sued MBC over a report it carried on April 15, 2016 on allegations connecting the Speaker to a stolen laptop at the Ministry of Finance. MBC reported that Msowoya used his Personal Assistant Patrick Kayira to steal the laptop […]
Speaker of Parliament, Richard Msowoya, credited for taking a neutral stand in running Parliament’s affairs despite being vice president of opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP), on Thursday made a rare tie-breaking vote and sided with opposition. Msowoya was called to cast a tie-breaker vote after there was no accuracy of the voice vote. Kasungu West […]
Speaker of Parliament Richard Msowoya has deplored the tendency of petitioners entering the gates of Parliament Building to present their petitions, saying that would be compromising security of the National Assembly. Msowoya condemned a group of traditional leaders who walked to Parliament building to present the petition to leader of opposition Lazarus Chakwera, who was […]
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials and supporters on Thursday hijacked and turned into a political rally the function of the elevation of Traditional Authority Mwilang’ombe in Karonga the northern border district of Malawi. The function was in the constituency of the Speaker of parliament Richard Msowoya who is also the vice President of the […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has warned people of Kasungu that they risk suffering from continued serious social economic challenges if they get easily carried away by handouts like cloth and money from other un development conscious political parties. MCP’s First Vice President Richard Msowoya , who is also Speaker of Parliament, was addressing people on […]
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. […]
Speaker of Malawi Parliament Richard Msowoya has embracced exercises as part of his daily lifestyle, accepting the challenge invited by Ulaya Classics, the body building and fitness body. The Speaker has already posted videos on his Facebook Timeline of himself doing exercises and he has since extended the Ulaya Classics challenge to MPs, Lucius Chiccio […]
Speaker of the National Assembly Richard Msowoya has said the Malawi media should avoid “hearsay” reporting on the K577 billion Cashgate preliminary audit report. “The media has responsibility to inform the public, all what we are saying is we should inform the public responsibly,” the Speaker said in Parliament after speculations have been rife that […]
Speaker of Parliament, Richard Msowoya, is being suspected to be a sell-out to government to gag members of parliament from deliberating the K577 billion (about $856 million) financial analysis report in the wake of revelations that seven Cabinet ministers were allegedly involved in the mismanagement of the public funds. The Speaker stopped the MPs from […]
State controlled Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) is making cheap propagnda out of the arrest of Speaker Richard Msowoya`s arrest, linking him to the robbery. MBC in its news bulletins alleges Msowoya sent his personal assistant Patrick Kayira to steal the laptop from a senior official at treasury in order to obtain information from government which […]
Islam Commission for Justice and Freedom, a social arm of Islam has challenged Speaker of National Assembly Richard Msowoya to resign as Speaker or Malawi Congress Party (MCP) vice presidency saying he cannot combine the two positions following recent events. Chairman of the organisation Shaibu Ajassi said Wednesday in Blantyre that Msowoya had compromised his […]
Malawi’s Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Mrs Patricia Kaliati has made a stunning claim that Speaker of Parliament, Richard Msowoya, threw her out of parliament because he does not have her as an easy prey like other women in parliament. Kaliati said in an interview with Nyasa Times that the Speaker is tough on her because […]
Minister of Gender Patricia Kaliati drew the ire of the Parliament’s Speaker Richard Msowoya on Thursday when she was overheard shouting insults and threw her out from the house for indiscipline. Msowoya evoked standing order 103 to Kaliati after she over head shouting insults when he was consulting with one of the house clerk on […]
The Speaker of Parliament, Richard Msowoya risks facing arrest for allegedly aiding two Parliamentarians and fellow party members, Peter Chakhwantha and Jessie Kabwila to escape police arrest on ‘WhatsApp coup plot’ charges. Kabwila, Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Parliamentarian for Salima North, was arrested Monday while trying to seek refuge at German Embassy in the capital […]
President Peter Mutharika and Speaker of National Assembly Richard Msowoya on Thursday met for the first time in Lilongwe, a week after parliament stopped the government from implementing the secondary school fee hike. The two did not talk to each other during the commemoration of the International Human Rights Day but their body language told […]
Speaker of the National Assembly Richard Msowoya on Monday censored his Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera for saying that President Peter Mutharika is clinging to power. Chakwera had said that Mutharika had failed people as he lacked leadership skills, saying he seems clueless to get Malawi out of its economic mess. The MCP […]
The governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has dismissed as “unfounded” fears by, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) that government has an axe to grind with the opposition backed Speaker of the National Assembly Richard Msowoya, saying there are no plans to impeach Msowoya. MCP says Speaker Msowoya, who is also the party’s vice-president, faces impeachment […]