A High Court judge has passed a row over Parliament’s powers to the Chief Justice, freezing a legal challenge against Speaker Sameer Suleman while the courts decide whether it raises a constitutional question. Judge Allan Muhome referred the judicial review case, brought by concerned citizen Austin Mkoka, to Chief Justice Rizine Mzikamanda for certification as […]
Speaker of the National Assembly Sameer Suleman has refused to take on the President, and says Parliament will not challenge his decision to postpone the sitting planned for November 9 to December 11. Suleman says he has taken no action against the President. “I think we should listen to the President. What he is seeing […]
The Office of the Speaker of Parliament has disclosed that it was never consulted before Attorney General Frank Mbeta took over a judicial review case from private lawyer Bright Theu concerning the controversial establishment of parliamentary joint committees. The Speaker’s Office said it is aware that the Attorney General assumed control of the matter, but […]
A governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) parliamentarian has broken ranks to defend embattled Speaker of Parliament Sameer Suleman, as a growing row over his controversial remarks on religion exposes divisions within the ruling party. While civil society activists have intensified calls for Suleman’s resignation, some within the DPP appear to be rallying behind him, arguing […]
As Speaker of Parliament, Sameer Suleman has positioned himself as a champion of accountability. But his greatest challenge may not be exposing corruption. It may be confronting a political system of which he remains a prominent part. There is a contradiction at the heart of Sameer Suleman’s emerging political crusade. As Speaker of Parliament, he […]
Speaker Sameer Suleman and Information Minister Shadric Namalomba have traded savage blows over allegations of corruption, with neither man prepared to back down. It all kicked off on Saturday when Suleman, preaching at prayers in Lilongwe, blasted corruption as a cancer that is choking the country’s development. Namalomba, who is also government spokesman, fired back […]
Speaker of Parliament Sameer Suleman has sparked a national debate after questioning the representation of Muslims in government, arguing that the country’s sizeable Muslim population remains underrepresented in senior public appointments. Speaking during prayers organised by the Jamat Area 13 Mosque in Lilongwe over the weekend, Suleman said Muslims could no longer be considered a […]
A fresh chapter has opened in Malawi’s debate over corruption after government spokesman Shadric Namalomba urged anyone with evidence of wrongdoing to present it to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), in comments widely interpreted as a response to recent remarks by Speaker of Parliament Sameer Suleman. Namalomba argued that corruption is too serious a matter to […]
Speaker of Parliament Sameer Suleman has launched a scathing attack on corruption, warning that the theft of public funds intended for poor Malawians is undermining development and deepening hardship among the country’s most vulnerable citizens. Speaking at a Dawah event organised by the City Centre Masjid Committee in Lilongwe on Saturday, Suleman delivered one of […]
Parliamentary investigations have been dramatically halted after a member of the public won a court injunction blocking them from going ahead. The Office of the Speaker, Sameer Suleman, has confirmed that committees set up to probe a string of matters have been ordered to down tools with immediate effect. The bombshell move comes after Austin […]
The High Court has temporarily stopped Parliament from launching public inquiries into several troubled state institutions. The interim order, issued on 4 September 2026, bars Speaker Sameer Suleman and Parliament from establishing or operationalising joint ad hoc committees to probe the Immigration and Citizenship Services Department, ESCOM, EGENCO, Power Market Limited, Blantyre Water Board and […]
The Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC) has warned of growing tensions between Parliament and the Executive, urging both arms of government to prioritise dialogue and constitutional order amid concerns over a proposed parliamentary inquiry into 13 issues of national importance. Speaking at a press conference in Lilongwe on Tuesday, HRCC said that while the issues […]
There is a particular breed of political theatre that Malawi does rather well: the public servant who, having been elevated to high office by the very people he now chooses to needle, appears genuinely startled when those people needle back. Enter Sameer Suleman, Speaker of the National Assembly, who this week found himself the toast […]
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has moved to defend its Secretary General, Peter Mukhito, following a public disagreement with the Speaker of the National Assembly, Sameer Suleman, insisting that Mukhito’s intervention amounted to a defence of constitutional order rather than an attack on Parliament. The row stems from remarks made by Suleman during a press […]
Sameer Suleman wrote to fertiliser fund boss demanding answers over £multimillion Nyasa Tobacco contract, as document surfaces raising fresh conflict of interest concerns A leaked letter written by Speaker of the National Assembly Sameer Suleman has thrust him into the centre of a growing controversy, after the confidential document revealed he ordered the constitution of […]
Parliament is facing renewed controversy after allegations emerged that Speaker Sameer Suleman may have had a conflict of interest in matters linked to a failed fertiliser-for-tobacco deal involving Eastbridge, a company formerly headed in Malawi by his son. The claims have intensified scrutiny of the Speaker amid reports that he allegedly encouraged tobacco buyers to […]
Despite being subject to a court gagging order over his earlier “President in two months” claim, Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) leader Sylvester Namiwa has stepped forward to defend Speaker of Parliament Sameer Suleman, amid what he describes as attempts by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to intimidate him. Speaking to […]
UTM presidential running mate and Rumphi Central MP, Dr Matthews Mtumbuka, has publicly praised National Assembly Speaker Sameer Suleman, urging Malawians to celebrate his patriotism regardless of political affiliation, amid an escalating public clash between the Speaker and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). In a Facebook post, Mtumbuka described Suleman in glowing terms, calling […]