President Joyce Banda’s adviser on communication and political affairs Elias Wakuda Kamanga has dismissed critics who have labelled the Head of State’s claims of an assassination plot against her as publicity stunt to garner public sympathy. Political scientist Dr Henry Chingaipe on Zodiak Broadcasting Station (ZBS) on Monday, described the death threats to the President as […]
Malawi Government has fired warning shots to journalists saying that as much as it understands the emotions that the elections period comes with, journalists are expected to work beyond such emotions and practice their trade cautiously without being derogatory to President Joyce Banda. President Banda’s adviser on communication and political affairs Elias Wakuda Kamanga speaking […]
President Joyce Banda’s advisor on Communication and Political Affairs, Wakuda Kamanga has added his voice to the ruling People’s Party chorus of blasting its former vice-president (Central Province) Dr.CassimChilumpha, calling him a selfish and arrogant person. Speaking to journalists in Lilongwe on Friday, Kamanga said Chilumpha is a self-centred politician who could not be trusted in […]
Ruling People’s Party (PP) executive member Wakuda Kamanga has advised Minister of Home Affairs, Uladi Mussa to stop foul-mouthing political opponents of President Joyce Banda, saying politics of castigation, hatred belongs to the past and has no place in modern Malawi democracy. Kamanga, former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General who defected to PP made […]
Malawi President Mrs. Joyce Banda while admitting that the recent defections of senior opposition politicians mainly from Democratic Progressive party (DPP) have the potential to strangle the country’s democracy, said she cannot stop people from joining the ruling People’s Party (PP) . Banda was responding to a question asked by Capital Radio journalist Timothy Kateta […]
Malawi’s former secretary general for the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Elias Wakuda Kamanga says his main contribution to his former party was when he saved it from facing extinction following the death of its leader Bingu wa Mutharika. Wakuda Kamanga told private radio ZBS in Tiuzeni Zoona interview program aired on Sunday that while he has […]
The late Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika’s legal adviser Allan Ntata says he is seriously contemplating running for the position of Secretary General of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). DPP has lost its secretary-general Wakuda Kamanga who has dumped the party to join the governing People’s Party. The former ruling party will hold its national convention next […]
Opposition Democratic Progresisve Party (DPP) spokesman Nicholous Dausi has downplayed the defection of the party’s secretary-general Wakuda Kamanga, to the ruling People’s Party (PP) saying itwill have little effect on the the party. Dausi insisted the defections of DPP members were “normal and democratic” in a poltical season. “The party has many capable people,” said […]
More resignations continue to rock the former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) as secretary general Wakuda Kamnaga made public his resignation. “I have resigned as DPP secretary general and withdrawn my membership from the party,” said Kamanga. Kamanga made the announcement at the official residence of the country’s Vice President Khumbo Kachali on Friday evening during a […]
In what could be a bonus for the ruling Peoples Party (PP) but a setback for democracy, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) eminent members have applied to join PP following DPP’s abysmal performance in the Mzimba bye elections held on Tuesday. Former finance minister Dr Goodall Gondwe is the harbinger of DPP’s apparent demise following his […]
Former governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has dared to pick a political fight with President Joyce Banda’s ruling People’s Party (PP) following its decision to petition Speaker of Parliament Henry Chimunthu Banda to start a process of invoking Section 65 of the constitution in a bid to declare vacant seats of lawmakers that have crossed […]
Malawi’s former Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says has set “definate time frame” to hold its long awaited national convention this year which is expected to rubber-stamp the Professor Peter Mutharika’s candidature in the 2014 presidential election. DPP secretary general Wakuda Kamanga said in an interview that the party will hold its indaba “between October and […]
Former ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has dismissed rumours rip-roaring like fire in the dry bush that former State Vice President Dr Justin Malewezi would be made its presidential candidate with Peter Mutharika as running-mate for 2014 elections. The social networking site Facebook has been abuzz with the rumour that Malewezi would be drafted in […]
Judging from the apologies floating around and the clemency thereto, it appears that the history of multiparty Malawi will forever be punctuated by apologies made by people who, one way or another, abused power and public trust given to them by Malawians when they ought to have known and done better. The genesis of apologies: […]
Secretary-general of late president Bingu wa Mutharika’s DPP, Wakuda Kamanga, asked President Mrs Joyce Banda to forgive her political foes for their wrongs during the time he was being victimised from the time she was expelled from DPP. Her Excellency Banda faced humiliation and phalanx of insults from DPP members on her stand to defend […]
Former governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says it will hold its National Governing Council meeting after the remains of their founding president Bingu wa Mutharika are buried, in order to map a way for a convention to “democratically elect leaders. The party has also taken a reality check and told all its supporters, many who […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General Wakuda Kamanga says he is optimistic that his party will survive despite the exodus of its several members of parliament and top officials and that presidential candidate Peter Mutharika will have some support. Just few days after the demise of former Malawi leader Bingu wa Mutharika, several Members of […]
Chancellor College political scientist Blessings Chinsinga and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary-general Wakuda Kamanga have described as opportunists DPP cabinet ministers and parliamentarians who are defecting to the now ruling People’s Party of President Joyce Ntila Banda en masse. Just two days after taking over the country’s leadership over40 cabinet ministers and members of parliament […]