New Labour Party (NPL) executive members, led by former cabinet minister Sam Mpasu, have condemned and disputed former party’s leader Friday Jumbe’s declaration that NPL has been dissolved. Addressing a news conference, Mpasu, Joseph Kubwalo, Alex Solanke and three others rejected Jumbe’s declaration and that they were not part of the decision to dissolve the party. “The […]
He was, once, the consummate outsider. The first time Peter Mutharika got close to power was seven years ago—the then leader, Bingu his elder brother, had appointed him a presidential adviser on constitutional affairs. His pressing job was to create legal tactics to save his brother’s minority government from the hovering cutlass of Section 65 […]
As Malawian political parties are busy strategizing ahead of next year’s tripartite elections, the New Labour Party (NLP) has announced it is set to hold its first ever national convention next month. Formed late 2012 by former Minister of Finance, Friday Jumbe, the party said it would conduct its convention in Blantyre onOctober 26. NLP Vice President […]
Veteran politicians Humphreys Mvula and Sam Mpasu alongside a University of Malawi’s political science lecturer Blessings Chinsinga have trashed remarks by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Peter Mutharika in which he spoke against the need for negotiation in solving the wrangle between Malawi and Tanzania over the ownership of Lake Malawi also known as Lake […]
Former Malawi Minister of Education Sam Mpasu renowned for his work Nobody’s Friend and Political Prisoner 3/75, has disclosed that he has written another book yet to be published. Mpasu who has served in top political positions iincluding cabinet and as a Speaker of the National Assembly revealed in an interview with Zodiak radio’s Tiuzeni Zoona on Sunday that […]
Former Minister of Finance, Friday Jumbe newly formed New Labour Party (NLP) – A splinter group of Malawi’s former ruling United Democratic Front (UDF) of former president Bakili Muluzi – has been registered by the Registrar of Political Parties with former Speaker of Parliament, Sam Mpasu named interim vice-president. The party which opted for Red as […]
Former Commerce and Industry Minister Sam Mpasu says the only way Malawi can rid itself of the forex troubles that have crippled the country is to promote a vibrant manufacturing industry. Malawi is bleeding profusely from a lack of forex which has resulted in acute shortages of fuel, which in turn has had a ripple […]
Malawi’s former finance minister Friday Jumbe will announce the formation of a new political party formally on Tuesday, days after splitting from the United Democratic Front (UDF). Jumbe who was ‘interim president’ of UDF, stayed away from the party convention last week which elected Atupele Muluzi as National Chairperson. Atupele will now contest the 2014 election as UDF presidential […]
Despite conducting a successful national convention which saw Atupele Muluzi being elected United Democratic Front (UDF) national chairman, former “interim president” Friday Jumbe said he will fight on. Jumbe who said he will announce his next move in due course, insisted the convention was undemocratic and did not represent a true reflection of what was […]
Ntcheu central constituents embarrassed their member of parliament Jones Chingola in full presence of Malawi President Mrs. Joyce Banda who was presiding over the installation of senior chief Kwataine. It became apparently clear from the start that tension was brewing as an irate group of people threw insults at the legislator, who is also deputy […]
Friday Jumbe and Sam Mpasu have claimed that former president Bakili Muluzi is bankrolling the forthcoming October 31 convention of United Democratic Front (UDF) to ensure his son, Atupele Muluzi, sail through as presidential candidate. Jumbe and Mpasu told local radio stations that plans by the former ruling party’s secretariat to hold elective conference as […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) acting president Friday Jumbe has played down reports that he has dumped his party and joined the ruling People’s Party (PP). Jumbe downplayed reports that he has been welcomed in PP alongside ex-envoy Ziliro Chibambo and former speaker of parliament and UDF national executive member Sam Mpasu. “It is not true […]
Former finance minister Friday Jumbe who led a faction in United Democratic Front (UDF) have been welcomed to join Malawi’s ruling People’s Party (PP) . Jumbe has jumped ship together with former Speaker of Parliament, Sam Mpasu and ex-envoy Ziliro Chibambo. PP sources said they welcomed the trio on Sunday evening before the party held […]
Sam Mpasu, bitter critic of youthful UDF presidential aspirant Atupele Muluzi, has accused the lawmaker of engaging in electoral campaign mode for the top job way before prescribed time for the campaign. Mpasu suggested that Atupele’s whistle-stop meetings countrywide were illegal campaign because Malawi Electoral Commission has not allowed the official campaign period for 2014 […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) Regional Governor for the north Kajiso Gondwe has alleged that the ruling DPP is funding some of the party’s top brass in order to destabilize it ahead of the 2014 general elections. But DPP Secretary General Wakuda Kamanga has laughed off the allegations saying they do not make sense. Speaking to Nyasa […]
The existence of wrangles within political parties is as old as political parties themselves. This usually emanates from competing interests, ambitions, visions, ideals and sometimes simply out of idiocy and egos of the people involved. This is normal and natural. However, prolonged infighting has enormous potential to undermine the standing of the party in the […]
High Court premises in Blantyre was on Thursday nearly turned into a battlefield when some of the UDF members exchanged bitter words with officials from the Friday Jumbe camp after the court vacated the injunction against the party’s national executive committee (NEC). Most of UDF royalists mobbed and showered insults at the deputy publicity secretary […]
The vice president in the one of the factions of the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF), Sam Mpasu, is warning that the party will not hastate dismissing those who will disobey its rules and regulations. The threat comes days after members of the faction announced that they have dismissed the party’s Secretary General Kennedy Makwangwala […]