Malawi’s MPs have been ordered back to the classroom, and the First Deputy Speaker has made it clear that there is no room for ignorance in the House. Victor Musowa made his blunt call on Monday, October 19, when he opened the fourth and final intake of the Parliamentary Training Programme (PTP) at the Malawi […]
Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) executive member and Deputy Speaker of Parliament Victor Musowa continues to dominate social media debate after telling a party rally it was “time for DPP to eat and enjoy” – remarks now branded by critics as a brazen admission that self-enrichment, not governance, is the true priority of those in […]
A senior DPP figure has hit out at opposition critics, insisting they should stop meddling in the party’s affairs and let President Peter Mutharika get on with fixing the country. Deputy Speaker of Parliament Victor Musowa made the comments while praising Mutharika for slashing travel excesses and turning Malawi around in record time. Musowa was […]
Furious minister tells parliament certain journalists write “negative, negative” stories without verifying facts Deputy Speaker orders parliamentary media committee to investigate minister’s explosive allegations Malawi’s Finance Minister launched a blistering attack on the credibility of journalists during a heated session in parliament on Tuesday afternoon, accusing news outlets of “butchering” information on matters of national […]
Deliberations in Malawi’s National Assembly began on a subdued note on Wednesday, with First Deputy Speaker Victor Musowa expressing concern over the late arrival of parliamentarians after only 78 of the chamber’s 222 members had registered by the scheduled 9:30am start time. Musowa said the low turnout — representing barely a third of the House […]
Malawi’s Parliament erupted into an emotional and unusually candid debate this week after Gender Minister Mary Navicha dropped a bombshell appeal: it’s time for Malawian men to stop suffering in silence — and start crying openly. Navicha, responding to alarming concerns raised by Mzimba South MP Emmanuel Chambulanyina Jere over the country’s soaring suicide numbers, […]
Controversial Mulanje Bale MP Victor Musowa (Democratic Progressive Party-DPP) has apologized and retracted his statement he said at a political rally, accusing the government of bringing to the people covid-19 vaccine instead of maize. Speaking Saturday in Nsanje at a political campaign rally, Musowa said the district has been hit by food shortages. He said instead of giving […]
Fiscal police is investigating Mulanje Bale member of parliament Victor Musowa of the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and other five legislators for alleged abuse of Constituency Development Fund (CDF). CDF—ideally a tool for parliamentary involvement in community level projects within the decentralisation rubric using earmarked public funds under the MP’s influence—has become so […]
On Tuesday morning, Member of Parliament for Mulanje Bale, Victor Musowa, threatened to boycott Parliament sitting and would only come back when students resume learning as teachers are on strike, demanding government to give them Covid-19 risk allowances. Musowa promised to refund his allowances for the days he will be out of Parliament, saying it […]
Member of Parliament for Mulanje Bale, Victor Musowa of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has asked Parliament to take action and deal with increasing cases of racial discrimination being perpetrated by foreign nationals against Malawians. Using private members motion, Musowa said some places of entertainment and hotels are barring Malawians from access and that in some […]
Hundreds of mourners converged on M’biza in Mulanje Bale constituency to pay their last respects to the departed mother of outspoken Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, Victor Musowa, on Tuesday, August 25, 2020. Asaliya Musowa, popularly known as ‘Ayiya’ (mother), died on Monday at the age of 87. She […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says it wants its primary elections to be conducted in a peaceful environment. DPP vice-president for the Southern Region Kondwani Nankhumwa has since warned that the party will disqualify any candidate who perpetrates violence in the run-up to the primary elections. Speaking in Mulanje Bale Constituency on Friday as he continued […]
Mulanje Bale legislator Victor Musowa (Democratic Progressive Party-DPP) has said the local media has been misleading the public in their reports on the t controversial K4 billion allocated to MPs to facilitate development. Musowa said the media reports portray a picture that money was given to individual MPs, saying the truth is that the funds are […]
Mulanje Bale Constituency Parliamentarian, Victor Musowa has come to the aid of needy students in the district who have been selected to various secondary schools across the country. Aside supporting the needy students, Musowa has also rewarded three primary schools in his constituency for producing better Primary School Leaving Certificate examinations results this year. About […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson Jessie Kabwila who is also the party’s Salima North West Member of Parliament (MP) irritated the government side in Parliament on Wednesday when she described the 25-minute State of the Nation Address (Sona) by President Peter Mutharika on Friday as a “tweet”. A tweet is a post made on the Twitter online […]