Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Kondwani Nankhumwa has commended President Lazarus Chakweta for returning to Parliament to answer questions from members of Parliament (MPs) in his second appearance since he took office. Addressing the media after Question Time to the President, Nankhumwa said he was satisfied with the way the opposition had asked the […]
Parliament has confirmed that President Lazarus Chakwera has already been given nine questions which legislators will ask him this Wednesday afternoon when he appears before National Assembly to answer questions as provided for in the Constitution. Nine questions have been submitted to Chakwera through the Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara according to Parliament spokesperson […]
The popular narrative currently circulating on the social and even mainstream media is that President Lazarus Chakwera ‘roasted’ Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa during His Excellency’s Question time (HEQs) style-session in Parliament on Thursday, September 11, 2020. The reason propagators of this narrative are forwarding is that despite the fact that President Chakwera took time […]
President Lazarus Chakwera has vowed that he will continue to attend His Excellency’s Question Time (HEQs) style-session in Parliament throughout his presidency as provided in the Constitution. The law provides for Question Time for the President, but since the adoption of the new Constitution in 1994, only the first president in the multiparty era, Bakili Muluzi, during his […]
Leader of opposition in Palriament, Kondwani Nankhumwa asked President Lazarus Chakwera on Thursday whether he is running a Tonse Alliance government or just a Malawi Congress Party (MCP) government as he wondered why the President was championing the Chakwera Hi-Five agenda and not that of the rest of the partners. During His Excellency’s Questions (HEQs) […]
The game of political play and tussle took an interesting twist and fun in Parliament on Thursday when President Lazarus Chakwera stormed the chamber for His Excellency’s Question Time (HEQs) style-session from Members of parliament . Chakwera’s masterly of speech delivery and articulacy gave him an upper edge in Parliament when he managed, on style, to […]
National Assembly has adopted guidelines on the procedure to be followed in asking the Malawi leader questions as President Lazarus Chakwera is set to be the country’s second leader to face His Excellency’s Question Time (HEQs) style-session from Members of parliament this coming Thursday in Lilongwe. First president in the multiparty era, Bakili Muluzi, was […]
Salima North west Parliamentarian Jessie Kabwila has said the newly-formed UTM Party has a clear plan on improving education in the country when it gets mandate through the May 21 votes to govern the country. Kabwila, a former lecturer at Chancellor College of the University of Malawi before she joined politics, said during the second debate […]
The third edition of Britain funded Question Time Malawi debate on Zodiak Broadcasting Station in Mzuzu Thursday was characterised by constant reference to political parties past track record and proven positives in their previous reigns as Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) outclassed United Democratic Front (UDF). Both DPP and MCP were […]
Malawi ruling People’s Party (PP) did not send a representative at the live debate on Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) – Question Time Malawi – which was held at Mzuzu University on Thursday evening. The British High Commission in Malawi jointly with private owned ZBS come up with the programme aimed at taking an issue based […]
University of Malawi political science professor Ernest Thindwa says the presidential running mate debate conducted over the weekend has exposed serious weaknesses in the running mates, which he says need to be addressed if their parties are to be voted into power. Commenting on the conduct of the debate which private radio Zodiak Broadcasting Station […]