A tag-of-war has ensued between Chilomoni Ward Councilor and Member of Parliament (MP) for Blantyre City West, Thom Gowelo over the use of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). In an interview Chilomoni Ward Councilor, Phillip Litchowa Kametah said there is lack of transparency as to how the fund is being run by their MP with […]
Former cabinet minister who also served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Thyolo North during the United Front Democratic (UDF) government, Rolf Patel is embroiled in a controversial court case in which he is being accused of taking advantage of a bed-ridden business associate, Luka Sam Zumazuma, to force him sell prime land at Chigumula […]
Hon. Folks, here is my take on APM’s Cabinet reshuffle on Monday. Kudos to him for maintaining a thin 20-member Cabinet but the new team is no better than the old one. More importantly, the shake-up is most likely to yield one undesirable result for democracy—boot-lickers to boot. Paul Chibingu said in a radio interview […]
Two members of parliament who have been booted out of cabinet in a reshuffle by President Peter Mutharika on Monday for unexplained reasons , have told Nyasa Times they have gracefully accepted their purge and pledged to remain loyal to the ruling Democratic People’s Party (DPP). Chibingu told Nyasa Times on Monday evening in an […]
President Peter Mutharika has reshuffled his Cabinet, dropping Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development Paul Chibingu, M.P and Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Tarcicius Gowelo, MP after weeks of speculation about corrupt practises. Most ministers in their portfolios including those of finance, education, foreign affairs, justice, and gender were retained . In the […]
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Tarsizio Gowelo has strongly condemned chieftaincy wrangles that have taken root among traditional leaders in Malawi’s northern district of Karonga, saying the conduct is hindering development in northern Malawi. Gowelo was speaking during the installation of Traditional Authority Kilupula a throne which has been vacant for five years […]
: Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Trasizio Gowelo has confessed that his ministry has more District Commissioners than available councils, but he blames the situation on ‘undeserving’ promotions prior to the 2014 tripartite polls. Gowelo made the confession last Friday when he opened a two day-national conference on Malawi Local Government Association (MALGA) at […]
Francis Magombo of Neno says will sue Malawi government over a suspension he got in June 2014 – during the Joyce Banda regime – that stripped him of his authority to lead as Traditional Authority (T/A) Chekucheku. According to aides close to the chief, Chekucheku says he “has not been told of the reasons behind […]
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Tarciscious Gowelo, has trashed councillors demands in for a 150 percent hike in their honorarium in order to be getting a minimum of K200 000 per month from the current K80 000. Meeting the councillors’ demands would increase the councillors’ allocation in terms of honorarium from K36.9 million […]
Ministerial Committee on market fires has attributed the increase in fire incidents that continue to torch down marketplaces across the country to weak punishment and negligence by the city and district councils. The Committee’s chairperson and Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Tarsizio Gowero however said they were still working on establishing what really […]
President Peter Mutharika made a donation of K1 Million towards organization of this year’s Chewa Kulamba Traditional Ceremony. This was revealed on Sunday during an exclusive interview with Chewa Heritage Foundation Secretary general Sefren Khumula. The money was given as his contribution towards transportation of chiefs from Malawi to Zambia, accommodation and food. “We are […]
Member of Parliament for Blantyre West, Tarsizio Gowelo was Wednesday evening involved in a shameful act when in his drunk state he called women sex workers and also provoked some imbibers at the Malawi Tourism School, popularly known as Alendo Hotel, in the commercial city. Gowelo, who was drunk on Carlsberg Green and in the company of […]
Member of Parliament for Blantyre West, Tarsizio Gowelo survived a ghastly road accident after a vehicle in which he was travelling Monday night involved crashed at Kanyimbo along M1 Road in Ntcheu. The lawmaker has been admitted to Ntcheu District Hospital. Ntcheu District Health officer, Dr Anitta Naeja said Gowelo had sustained a fractured right […]
Member of Parliament for Blantyre City West and former deputy minister Thom Tarsizio Gowelo has requested authorities to consider relocating Chichiri Prison to Blantyre Rural to allow other developments at the place. The former deputy minister said the prison needs to be moved away because times have change and the place is accommodating better development […]