Kaliwo, Msowoya suspended

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Lazarus Chakwera, Richard Msowoya, Malawi Congress Party

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) National Executive Committee (NEC) has suspended the party’s first vice president Richard Msowoya and secretary general Gustave Kaliwo.

The two will face disciplinary action over the role they played in bringing confusions in the party.

Lazarus Chakwera, Richard Msowoya, Malawi Congress Party
Msowoya(R) suspended

The main opposition MCP made the decision at a NEC meeting held at its headquarters in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe.

The meeting began at 1 pm up to 8 pm on Sunday. It was called by party president Dr Lazarus Chakwera amid internal wrangles in the party.

During the meeting, Msowoya and Kaliwo were not in attendance but the NEC went on to suspend them.

On the main gate of the MCP headquarters, there was a banner demanding the firing of Kaliwo whom a lot of MCP members are accusing of being the source of wrangles in the party.

Lazarus Chakwera
Kaliwo

Recently, Msowoya, Kaliwo and three other senior MCP members wrote a letter accusing Chakwera of flouting the party’s constitution.

In the memo that the five penned, they accused Chakwera of making decisions on his own without following the constitution.

Reacting to the memo, MCP MPs and MCP youth wing backed Chakwera saying the he has never flouted the constitution and the four top gurus are just aiming to bring confusions in the party.

The MCP MPs and MCP youth wing also demanded the firing of Kaliwo who according to them has been sleeping on duty since 2013 when he became the party’s secretary general.