Finance minister Goodall Gondwe said government suspended the fertlizer loan programme conceived y former president Joyce Banda because it was ill conceived and the government is struggling to recover K12 billion. Gondwe said this in parliament when leader of People’s Party in the House, Uladi Mussa asked Finance Minister to explain why the programme was […]
Leader of People’s Party (PP) in parliament Uladi Mussa has sharply contradicted the party’s administrative secretary on the official party stance of a coalition with the Malawi Congress Party (MCP. Mussa said in parliament that his party will be in coalition with the MCP during the 2019 polls. He said the coalition would boot the […]
President Peter Mutharika made rare attack on Uladi Mussa, leader of PP in parliament who accused the Head of State of nepotism. Mussa speaking in parliament, accused Mutharika for appointing a distant third in the clerk of parliament job interviews leaving out the person who came first. But reacting to the accusation, Mutharika speaking at […]
Opposition People’s Party (PP) has said in parliament that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) government is failing to persuade the Western donors to resume their budgetary support to the country and tipped government on the need to kickstart fresh negotiations than flap his hands in despair as public health and education sectors continue to collapse. […]
Leader of People’s Party (PP) in Parliament Uladi Mussa has made a frantic plea to government to give former president Joyce Banda her presidential benefits. Mussa, speaking Monday when he was responding to President Peter Mutharika’s state of the nation address, said the Malawi Constitution provides for retirement benefits for the former Head of State […]
President Peter Mutharika remains in charge of the affairs of the nation as Head of State, says Deputy Government Chief Whip , Grace Chiumia in a clear swipe at People’s Party (PP) leader in parliament Uladi Mussa who made slurs that government is failing to identify the leader of the nation. “Malawians democratically elected a […]
The former ruling People’s Party (PP) vice-president, Uladi Mussa has opened up on former President, Joyce Banda’s continued stay abroad, claiming government has the propensity to victimise her and denying her entitlements as former head of state. Mussa claimed government is failing to provide Banda with official retirement home as stipulated by the Act of […]
People’s Party (PP) leader in Parliament Uladi Mussa has said government is not only implementing a zero-aid financial plan but a “zero-development” budget. Malawi’s major donors are withholding budget support for Malawi worth $150 million (over K60 billion) following the massive public funds abuse at Capital Hill popularly known as cashgate dating back from 2005. […]
Minister of Youth and Sports Development Grace Chiumia has said government would not name the state-of-the-art stadium currently under construction in Lilongwe has after immediate past president Joyce Banda but will be called Bingu National Stadium in honour of former president the late Bingu wa Mutharika who initiated the project. In his official response to […]
It does not rain but pour for President Peter Mutharika who after being described as an “Executive babysitter” by Leader of Opposition in Parliament Lazarus Chakwera, leader of People’s Party (PP) in Parliament Uladi Mussa also trashed Mutharika. In his official response to the State of the Nation Address in Parliament in Lilongwe, Mussa claimed […]
Uladi Mussa, an MP for Salima south constituency has asked government to bring forward amendment bill to allow public officers dismissal by President be approved by parliament as is the case with their appointments. Mussa , who is also leader of former ruling Peoples Party (PP) in the House, said when he was commenting on […]
Members of Parliament (MPs) started their business of the Mid-Year Budget Review Meeting the People’s Party (PP) leader in Parliament Uladi Mussa condemned Peter Mutharika government for its late response to the disaster, especially in Salima where flooding took place earlier than districts in the Southern Region. He also pointed out that many affected households […]
The recent cosiness between President Peter Mutharika and former President, Bakili Muluzi -him of the political engineer fame – is more than just a quest for political correctness by the DPP as it seems ‘Atcheya’ is in for some form of ‘consultancy’ to use his ‘engineering’ to help prop up the seemingly ‘dull’ politics of […]
The opposition Peoples Party (PP) is in the process of rebranding and rebuilding following its electoral defeat to the DPP in May’s election.. In an interview with Nyasa Times, PP vice president and parliamentary leader Uladi Mussa said the party intend to have stock-taking exercise on what went wrong and what should be done to […]
Malawi Parliament adjourned sine die on Friday October 3 after the sitting approve t he 2014/15 K742 billion zero-aid national budget, passing of seven bills as well as reading of ministerial statements among others. The opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and Peoples Party (PP) described the just ended National Assembly second meeting of the 45th […]
Former ruling People’s Party (PP) acting Secretary General, Paul Maulidi said the decision the party’s leadership made to pull out of the forthcoming By-elections was made without a blessing of the national executive committee. PP president Joyce Banda earlier this month ordered the party to pull out of the elections set for next month after […]
The opposition People’s Party (PP) vice-president for Central Region, Uladi Mussa, has accused President Peter Mutharika of peddling “complete falsehood” in his claims that PP operatives plotted to kill him while in custody at Lumbadzi Police Station in Lilongwe so that he does not contest in the May 20 Tripartite Elections. Mutharika was charged with […]
Opposition People’s Party (PP) has warned the Peter Mutharika government that its members of parliament will not accept measures aimed at hurting the impoverished to finance the national budget, saying the “privileged sector” should be targeted for punitive taxes. Speaker of the National Assembly Richard Msowoya announced that the first budget session of Parliament for […]