Court bars Chilumpha’s presidential bid on Tikonze ticket

The High Court has ruled in favour of Tikonze People’s Movement (TPM) that former vice-president Dr Cassim Chilumpha cannot contest the May 21 2019 presidential race under its banner. The Tikonze movement dragged Chilumpha to court arguing it did not put him as their presidential candidate as they are in electoral alliance with UTM Party […]

Katsonga threaten to drag Chilumpha to court over Tikonze

Vice president for Tikonze People’s Movement, Mark Katsonga Phiri said he will seek legal action following former vice president Cassim Chilumpha’s decision to go ahead and present nomination papers  under the banner of the movement without a consent from its  national executive committee. Katsonga was speaking  in an interview on Thursday afternoon after presenting his […]

Chilumpha chooses female running mate: Lukewarm mood at nomination of papers

Former vice president Cassim Chilumpha Thursday presented nomination papers to pollster Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) ahead of the May 21 tripartite elections on behalf of the Tikonze People’s Movement with a call to Malawians to collectively work towards uplifting the country. Chilumpha arrived at COMESA Hall in the capital Blantyre with a scanty following, the […]

Tikonze coalition wants DPP  govt. to account for K5.8 trillion

Newly formed Tikonze Peoples Movement (TPM), an electoral coalition of six opposition parties not represented in Parliament,  is asking the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-led government to account for K5.8 trillion which it has handled since ascending to power four and half years ago. Mark Katsonga Phiri, member of the TPM said the DPP-led government under […]

CMD tells tiny parties to deregister as Tikonze coalition kicks off

Centre for Multiparty Democracy (CMD) has told the six tiny political parties that has grouped together to form an electoral alliance ahead of the May 21  2019 elections to deregister their former parties in order to be in conformity with the new Political Parties Act. KizitoTenthani, the executive director of CMD said the political party […]