The ruling People’s Party (PP) first deputy national campaign director, Ken Zikhale Ng’oma has intensified his campaign to run for parliamentary seat In Nhata-Bay South and on Christmas day treated constituents to a lavish party. During the party, Ng’oma hosted at Kalowa Primary School, he urged people of the constituency to remain united; saying unity […]
Independent candidate in the by-elections in Mzimba Central which will take place on October 9 this year has snubbed ruling People’s Party (PP) request to have him withdraw from the race. Joseph Mabvuto Kachali was initially a PP member but decided to run on an independent ticket after protesting that the primary elections which selected […]
Former President Bingu wa Mutharika’s right hand man Dr Ken Zikhale Ng’oma was among a group of six politicians that officially joined the People’s Party on Thursday in Mzuzu. Zikhale, a self-styled political strategist, even predicted that PP will get 98 percent of the seats in Parliament in the 2014 general elections. “I know all […]
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 […]
The leader of the New Republican Party (NRP) veteran politician Gwanda Chakuamba has been given MK3 million from DPP campaign director and his close friend Ken Zikhale Ng’oma to campaign against the popular People’s Party (PP) candidate Chidumba Mkandawire in the Rumphi Central by-elections to be held on September 6, 2011, Nyasa Times can reveal. […]
By Wanga Gwede, Nyasa Times President Bingu wa Mutharika’s close aide, Ken Zikhale Ng’oma has defended the Head of State for his multi-million kwacha mansion at Ndata Farm in Thyolo, saying it is only “five-bedroom” and a modest residence. One of the 20 demands in the petition the civil society organisations presented to the President […]
By Wanga Gwede, Nyasa Times Ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has appealed to Malawians to desist from hurling insults on President Bingu wa Mutharika through social networking sites like Facebook and other media outlets. The call was made by DPP secretary general Wakuda Kamanga and campaign director Dr Ken Zikhale N’goma when they addressed a […]
By Thom Chiumia, Nyasa Times Malawi’s ruling DPP campaign chief, Dr Ken Zikhale Ng’oma, has slammed the head of Roman Catholic Church in Malawi, His Grace Bishop Joseph Mukasa Zuza, for his or his straight-talking English sermon during the National Day of Prayers on Tuesday Zikhale, speaking on Capital Radio Straight Talk interview programme, accused […]
By Thom Chiumia, Nyasa Times Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) will continue ruling Malawi beyond 2014 elections, newly appointed campaign director Dr Ken Zikhale Ng’oma has declared. “DPP is now very cleaner party,” said Zikhale on Straight Talk programme aired on Capital Radio Thursday. “At 2014 you like or not DPP will still be ruling this […]
By Lusubilo Sichali, Nyasa Times Clergy Initiative for Integral Development (CIDE) has observed that in the 17 years that Malawi has been a multiparty democracy it is only the current governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) that has shown serious disregard for intra-party democracy. CIDE says it was the only “major party” that has gone for […]