The Evangelical Church of Malawi (ECM) has filed for removal of injunctions some Parliamentarians obtained restraining Speaker Henry Chimunthu Banda invoking the anti-defection law on legislatures believed to have crossed the floor. ECM through its lawyers filed for the application at Lilongwe High Court registry on Wednesday morning, National General Secretary Reverend Otherwise Mapute has […]
Malawi’s former governing United Democratic Front (UDF) has appealed to its members across the country to adopt the new ideas being promoted by its current party leadership. The yellow party believes this is the only way to ensure that it bounces back to power, eight years after unceremoniously and devastatingly paving way to the Democratic […]
The Evangelical Church of Malawi (ECM) has taken broad aproach on Section 65, outlining 15-points action plan to push for its implementation, including holding a vigil at the National Assembly.The church has also criticized the Attorney General (AG) for failing to vacate injuctions some MPs obtained restraining Speaker Henry Chimunthu Banda invoking the anti-defection law […]
The United Democratic Front (UDF) has pledged to support any grouping championing implementation of anti-defection law, Section 65 by Speaker of Parliament during the forthcoming meeting of Parliament. President Joyce Banda is on Friday February 8, 2013 expected to officially open a mid-term budget Parliamentary meeting which is also set to deliberate on 18 bills […]
The Evangelical Church of Malawi (ECM) has vowed to push for Speaker of Parliament, Henry Chimunthu Banda to implement anti-defection law Section 65 during forthcoming meeting of Parliament. ECM has since set up a taskforce to, among other things, mobilize support, and vacate obtained injunctions restraining the Speaker invoking the controversial Section. In an interview […]
Speaker of Parliament Henry Chimunthu-Banda says there is no indication that he will tackle the issue of anti-defection law Section 65 of the Malawi Constitution during the February parliamentary sitting as demanded by the opposition political parties and Public Affairs Committee (PAC) despite many Members of Parliament (MPs) crossing the floor. During the last sitting […]
The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has thrown its weight behind the calls for Speaker of Parliament, Henry Chimunthu Banda to invoke Section 65 on all Members of Parliament who crossed the floor and defected to ruling Peoples Party (PP). The party’s stand came about following the meeting Public Affairs Committee (Pac) had with the Speaker […]
Hon Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the delegation I wish to express our appreciation for allowing us to come and see you today despite your busy schedule. We are also gratified to be here in this magnificent building where honourable people deliberate national issues. We thank you for the hospitality surrounding our meeting today. The objective […]
Representatives of the Public Affairs Committee (PAC) on Wednesday met Malawi President Joyce Banda at Sanjika Place where they largely highlighted concerns and reservations which Malawians have on her administration. President Banda was sworn in as Malawi president in April after the sudden death of president Bingu wa Mutharika in April. According to the organizers […]
Civil society organizations (CSO) leaders in Malawi are pushing speaker of the national assembly to ensure that Sections 65 of the country’s constitution –is revoked during the next parliamentary session which starts on November 12 in the capital Lilongwe. The provision which is in Malawi’s constitution bars any parliamentarian from joining a political organisation represented […]
The former governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says it will welcome back about 20 lawmakers who left the party to join the governing People’s Party (PP). Acting president of DPP, Peter Mutharika, said the “returnees” will be welcomed back in the party benches when Parliament will start sitting this month in Lilongwe. Speaker of Parliament, […]
The Public Affairs Committee (PAC), a grouping of religious leaders inMalawi, has resolved to lobby for the limitation of presidential powers as well as formation of a group of eminent Malawians to help the president in running the economy of the country. PAC came up with the resolutions at a second all-inclusive stakeholders’ Conference in Blantyre, a follow […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has said it is championing the implementation of Section 65 in revenge to Joyce Banda’s failure to include them in the Government of National Unity (GNU) she formed with other opposition parties. President Joyce Banda upon taking over the mantle of leadership appointed other political parties’ members into her cabinet. The […]
The High Court in Mzuzu has ruled that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) cannot answer for a public authority whether as amicus curie (literally a friend of the court or under any status at law), saying their interest is therefore insufficient in that regard. Judge Dingiswayo Madise made the ruling on Tuesday in a case in […]
An Afrobarometer opinion poll released Tuesday has revealed that President Mrs Joyce Banda could win the elections and that her People’s Party (PP) is enjoying popular support across the nation. Afrobarometer is a comparative series of public opinion surveys that measures public attitudes towards democracy, the economy, governance, leadership, identity and other related issues. According to lead investigators […]
Malawi Law Society (MLS) president John Gift Mwankhwawa has challenged the office of Attorney General to be impartial and independent to ensure that Speaker of Parliament, Henry Chimunthu Banda, invoke Section 65 on Members of Parliament have defected to the now ruling People’s Party (PP). Section 65 of the Constitution regulates the crossing of the […]
The former governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is sticking to its guns to “vigorously pursue” all Member of Parliament (MP) who won on its ticket but sits with government in the House. DPP spokesman Nicholous Dausi confirmed to Nyasa Times that indeed the party has submitted a fresh petition to Speaker Henry Chimunthu Banda, asking […]
Five more Members of Parliament have returned to Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Nyasa Times has learnt After the sudden death of president Bingu wa Mutharika, many MPs left the former ruling party of DPP and joined President Joyce Banda’s People’s Party (PP). But of late the legislators have been going back to their original party. […]