Speaker of Parliament Sameer Suleman has pushed back against criticism from Democratic Progressive Party Secretary General Peter Mukhito, stating that he communicates directly with President Arthur Peter Mutharika and does not defer to party-level decisions without first consulting the Head of State. Suleman’s response came after Mukhito issued a statement on behalf of the DPP […]
Ruling Democratic Progressive Party warns Speaker Sammer Suleiman against blurring constitutional lines between Parliament and Executive. Party says actions risk weakening government and fuelling political tension. In press release, DPP Secretary General Peter Mukhito notes opposition applause for Suleiman’s public challenges to President Peter Mutharika administration. Warning issued: opposition celebrates developments that weaken government, not […]
Party chief Peter Mukhito issues scathing rebuke to National Assembly Speaker over ‘out of line’ press briefing. Tensions boil over within Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as senior figures turn on each other. Mukhito insists ‘no individual is bigger than the party’ as he demands Speaker respect President Arthur Peter Mutharika’s mandate. Malawi’s ruling […]
There is a particular genre of political theatre that Malawi’s Parliament performs rather well: the announcement of an inquiry. A crisis erupts — blackouts, a suspicious K700 million transaction, holes in the fertiliser subsidy scheme — and, on cue, a committee is convened to investigate it. The country nods along, half-hopeful, half-weary, aware from long […]
Malawi Parliament is set to establish a number of joint committees to investigate and address concerns raised by members of the public over issues ranging from the Amaryllis Hotel probe and pension fund administration to persistent power outages, passport processing, mining and conditions in Malawi’s prisons. The announcement was made by Speaker of Parliament Sammier Sulemani […]
Speaker of the National Assembly Sameer Suleman has issued a stern warning that Parliament will dramatically ramp up its scrutiny of public spending under his leadership, vowing MPs will chase down every kwacha to ensure Malawians get the government services they deserve. Speaking as he opened the Second Cohort of the Parliamentary Training Programme in […]
Malawi’s Speaker of Parliament, Sameer Suleman, has urged legislatures across Africa to “renew the social contract” with citizens by strengthening accountability, inclusion and responsiveness, warning that public trust in democratic institutions is under growing strain. Suleman, who also serves as President of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Africa Region, made the remarks on Wednesday as […]
Parliament on Monday turned into a scene of national celebration as MPs paid glowing tribute to the Malawi Women’s National Football Team — the Scorchers — following their sensational run at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). Presiding over the sitting, Speaker Sameer Suleman said the team’s performance had “lifted the spirit of […]
Malawi’s Parliament says it still needs an additional K400 million to fully fund next month’s hosting of the 55th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Africa Region Conference and Annual General Meeting in Lilongwe, despite intensifying preparations for the event. Speaking at a media briefing in Lilongwe on Wednesday, Speaker of Parliament and CPA Africa Region president […]
Malawi’s Speaker of Parliament was on Wednesday accused of playing politics after he furiously blamed the opposition for the botched launch of a multimillion-kwacha fertiliser plant — triggering uproar in the chamber. Sameer Suleman, who presides over the National Assembly, sent MPs into a frenzy when he waded into a heated debate over businessman Napoleon […]
The flamboyant chief executive officer for Pacific Group of Companies , Faisal Aboo, has apologised to Parliament’s ad-hoc Privileges Committee for the statement his private company issued on Blantyre City South East member of Parliament (MP) Sameer Suleman in November 2020. The larger-than-life businessman Aboo, appeared before the committee on Tuesday after being summoned as Speaker […]
Parliament has resolved to form an ad-hoc Privileges Committee to summon the management of Pacific Group of Faizal Aboo to explain the statement the private company issued on Blantyre City South East member of Parliament (MP) Sameer Suleman who commented about race, land ownership and economic opportunity. MPs from both the government and the opposition […]
On February 20 this year—at the height of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) power built on electoral sand, parliamentarian for Blantyre City South East Sameer Suleman and then Deputy Minister of Transport Charles Mchacha, brought their thuggish behaviour right inside the National Assembly in the middle of parliamentary proceedings. Having probably forgotten that they were not […]
Managing director of Pacific Group of Companines, Faizalo Aboo has reacted to remarks made by Blantyre City South legislator Sameer Suleman that 80% of the whole of Limbe is currently owned by two individuals and that one of them owns over 50 hectares of land where he is fish farming, saying the remarks were unfounded and […]
President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika will emphatically win again when Malawians vote again in the courts’ sanctioned presidential fresh polls tentatively slated for June 23, 2020, DPP MP for Blantyre City Southeast, Sameer Suleman has declared. The legislator said this at his Chigumula office when he interacted with DPP and UDF areas and constituency committee […]
Leader of government business in Parliament, Kondwani Nankhumwa has stressed that members of parliament must always strive to ensure that their interests and aspirations are at the centre of all the business in the House. Nankhumwa said he will not relent on the noble responsibility to remind all MPs that “we are representatives of the […]
Malawi Parliament’s disciplinary committee has suspended Member of Parliament for Blantyre City South East Constituency Sameer Suleman from Parliament for 90 days for manhandling the sergeant-at-arms, the custodian of discipline in Parliament. The Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) has also suspended Deputy Minister of Transport Charles Mchacha for four weeks and MP Yusufu Nthenda for a […]
Speaker of National Assembly, Catherene Gotani Hara has referred Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) legislator for Blantyre City South East Sameer Suleman and Blantyre North MP Francis Phiso – who is also Minister of Sports, Youth and Culture – to Parliamentary Service Committee for dispilinary action for their unacceptable action in manhandling the sergeant-at-arms, an officer […]