Malawi Police have arrested two people, a brother and sister who created a fake face book account for social media influencer Onjezani Kenani and managed to scam unsuspecting donors K1 million. Kenani writes on his Facebook wall that police have arrested two people, Lumbani Kaunda of Dwangwa, and his sister, Thokozire Kaunda of Mzuzu, on […]
Salima Sugar Company Limited (SCCL) has donated 4, 000 surgical masks to Covid-19 Response Private Citizens to enable the initiative reach out to district hospitals with response materials in the next two weeks. France-based Malawian Stanley Onjezani Kenani established the initiative to complement the government efforts to mobilize resources for combating the novel coronavirus disease […]
Section 12 (1c) of Malawi’s Constitution lays down the fundamental principle on which the constitution was founded. It states that ‘the authority to exercise power of State is conditional upon the sustained trust of the people of Malawi and that trust can only be maintained through open, accountable and transparent Government and informed democratic choice’. As […]
Former Mayor of the City of Blantyre, Noel Chalamanda — together with three corporate executives — Allan Hans Muhome; Eric Chapola and Donbell Mandala, are leading a newly-formed Coronavirus response fundraising initiative — named Covid Response Foundation. An introduction on its website, www.crfmw.org, says it is a non-profit making; wholly voluntary foundation and newly incorporated under […]
Social media influencer and writer Stanely Onjezani Kenani, who is leading a fundraising initiative for urgent Covid-19 relief in Malawi has applied for a Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) tax waive through the Minister of Finance, Felix Mlusu on equipment to be bought using the public donations. The initiative plan to use the donated funds to […]
A fundraising appeal has been launched by one of Malawi’s well-known social issues commentator, Onjezani Kenani, to buy equipment and supplies to provide frontline medical workers to care for those battling the coronavirus outbreak. Kenani has initiated an appeal to the public through his Facebook page to fundraise in order to buy oxygen pressure regulators for hospitals and within 24 hours since […]
A social media activist Onjezani Kenani has lashed out at reports that former United Kingdom (UK) prime minister Tony Blair wants to set up an advisory office on governance results delivery at Malawi State House and the Office of the President and Cabinet, saying their activities will be opaque as they coming to feast on the poor […]
Home Affairs Minister Richard Chimwendo has assured the nation that the K2.7 billion Malawi Police Service (MPS) food rations deal case involving businessperson Zameer Karim and two senior police officers will go to court soon. The three—Karim, Commissioner of Police Innocent Bottoman and Senior Superintendent Grant Kachingwe—are accused of conspiring to use public office for […]
Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Gospel Kazako says the nine-party Tonse Alliance administration led by Malawi Congress Party (MCP) will proceed with its plans to construct houses for members of parliament in all 193 constituencies whether some people like it or not. The plans were announced by President Lazarus Chakwera in his State of the […]
A social commentator says the Malawi Law Society (MLS) led by Burton Chidongondo Mhango is displaying its bias and backing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) having sides with President Peter Mutharika in the presidential elections despite presenting itself as a friend of the court. The commentator, Onjezani Kenani, made the accusation on Facebook after the Law […]
Malawian social commentator Stanley Onjezani Kenani has laughed at Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) and National Registration Bureau (NRB) for organising prayers in the last three registration jurisdictions of Mzimba, Nkhata Bay and Mzuzu. Published reports indicate that prayers’ coordinator Israel Ndelezina said the filed officer hey want to praise God for protecting them while in the field […]
Renowned Malawian writer and newspaper columnist Stanley Onjezani Kenani is set to sponsor, early next year, a Southern Region school’s chess tournament in conjunction with one of the country’s great female chess players, Susan Musa Namangale. Co-sponsored at MK300,000 and whose cheque was already presented to Southern Region Chess League (SRCL), last week, the tournament’s […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera—who is also leader of opposition in Parliament— speech in the House on Monday, in which he branded President Peter Mutharika as “a Prince of Thieves” presiding over the most corrupt administration in recent history, has prompted a barrage of reactions from several pro-government activists. According to Chakwera, President […]
President Peter Mutharika’s State House has found itself frustrated after its efforts to have Malawian writer Stanley Onjezani Kenani fired from the UN failed. In the past week, State House embarked on a smear campaign against Kenani using its blogs, malawiindependent.blogspot.com, malawibrief.com, malawivoice.com and blantyrepost.com. The blogs posted cooked-up stories indicating that Kenani’s bosses in […]
Geneva-based social-economic commentator Stanley Kenani has let loose on Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) director Lucas Kondowe in a rant on social media, calling him “idiot.” Kenani, a writer of high repute, wrote on Facebook: “The idiot at the Anti-Corruption Bureau has been left with egg all over his face. The court has rejected ACB’s application to […]
An academician and a renowned Malawian writer has suggested to government to reduce the number of political constituencies in the country to 90 from the current 193. Stanley Onjezani Kenani, an influential political columnist in Sunday Times, says even if the constituencies are reduced, development programs would still be implemented through councillors who sit on […]
Malawians writing on social media are up in arms against the DPP led government decision to continue chartering presidential jets despite the state of the country’s economy. The presidential communication team says President Peter Mutharika will not stop using presidential jets chatered from South Africa despite the fact that the economy is down at its […]
The Malawi Government, through the Diaspora Unit of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in its efforts to harness the Malawian Diaspora to meaningfully participate in the economic development of the country has started conducting consultative meetings with Malawians. The objective of the consultations is to create space for the Malawian Diaspora to […]