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Voter turnout in Karonga impresses NICE

Nov 10, 2020 0

National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) says it is impressed with the voter turnout in Karonga Central Constituency where five candidates are contesting to replace Dr. Cornelius Mwalwanda who passed on a few months ago.… ...

Waves of threats and intimidation rock Karonga Central ahead of by-election

Nov 09, 2020 0

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Karonga Central Constituency chairperson Wickson Kawonga has expressed worry over continued waves of attacks, threats and intimidation meted out on their supporters around Mwenilondo with hours before people in the area… ...

Ballot papers dispatched to polling centres in Karonga Central

Nov 09, 2020 0

Political parties taking part in the November 10 by-election in Karonga Central Constituency have commended the country’s pollster, Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) for a transparent ballot verification and dispatching exercise that took place on Sunday… ...

Race against time as candidates scramble for votes ahead of by-election

Nov 07, 2020 0

With just hours to go before campaign period ends for the November 10 by-election in Karonga Central Constituency, on Friday the five candidates had a busy day as they sold their manifestos to electorates. Mlare… ...

Mwenifumbo dares MEC on threats to halt by-election in Karonga Central

Nov 06, 2020 0

The UTM candidate for the November 10 by-election in Karonga Central, Frank Mwenifumbo, on Thursday took a swipe at Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) for threatening to call off the by-election due to escalating cases of… ...

MCP’s Mkaka condemns political violence in Karonga Central

Nov 02, 2020 0

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) secretary general Eisenhower Mkaka has strongly condemned the escalating political tension and violence that has rocked Karonga Central Constituency during the campaign for the November 10 by-election. The stern warning comes… ...

Independent candidate’s supporters beaten up in Karonga

Nov 02, 2020 0

Karonga Central independent candidate Shackie MaryFlorence Nthakomwa says two of her supporters were assaulted on Sunday by UTM party supporters at Mwenilondo for mounting a campaign banner. In an interview, Nthakomwa lamented the development which… ...

Karonga Central candidates reaffirm commitment to ending political violence

Nov 01, 2020 0

With a few days to go before Karonga Central Constituents decide their next representative in the august house, the five candidates vying for the seat on Saturday reaffirmed their commitment to end political violence and… ...

UTM supporters attack independent candidate Nthakomwa in Karonga

Oct 30, 2020 0

The UTM Party supporters who followed their candidate Frank Mwenifumbo to a debate on Wednesday evening insulted independent candidate Shackie Mary Florence Nthakomwa, calling her a ‘prostitute’ in the presence of the party’s regional governor… ...

Karonga Central candidates engage in live debate

Oct 29, 2020 0

Voters in the forth coming by-election in Karonga Central Constituency had a rare opportunity on Wednesday evening when National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Public Trust organised live political debates on the district’s two community… ...

Cracks re-emerge in CFT with fresh calls for Mtambo to resign as commander in-chief

Oct 29, 2020 0

Dust is refusing to settle in the new political movement, the Citizen for Transformation (CFT), as breakaway grouping is agitating for Commander In-chief Timothy Mtambo’s resignation for rallying behind the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) candidate… ...

Traditional leader wants recall provision re-introduced

Oct 27, 2020 0

Group village headman Walamba from the area of Paramount Chief Kyungu in Karonga has challenged electoral stakeholders in the country to bring back the recall provision law to empower communities to fire under-performing parliamentarians. The… ...

DPP preaches peace in Karonga Central

Oct 27, 2020 0

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) national director of logistics Symon Vuwa Kaunda has emphasized the need for the youth to maintain peace ahead of the November 10 by-election in Karonga Central constituency. Kaunda made the… ...

MCP’s Mwalwanda touted as development conscious candidate

Oct 25, 2020 0

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) says its parliamentary candidate in Karonga Central, Leonard Mwalwanda, will bring development to the constituency with the help of President Lazarus Chakwera. The remarks were made on Saturday during political campaign… ...

Katili community demands potable water, good road

Oct 19, 2020 0

Community members from four villages under group village headman Chaghama in the area of Paramount Chief Kyungu in Karonga Central constituency have called on government to open up the hard to reach area by rehabilitating… ...