Month: December 2016 Posts

Msonda wants UDF MPs to lose seats over ATI

Dec 19, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 66 &

Politician Ken Msonda who recently joined the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says United Democratic Front (UDF) legislators should be unseated for refusing to support Access to Information (ATI) bill in Parliament last week. In… ...

Analyst hopes Mutharika won’t reject ATI

Dec 16, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 10 &

As the Access to Information (ATI) bill is now in the hands of President Peter Mutharika, a political commentator  says the president has no choice but to assent the passed bill into law. On Wednesday… ...

Finally! Malawi Parliament passes Access to Information Law

Dec 15, 2016 Mwayi Mkandawire 41 &

...Govt fails to block the Bill Long at last. The Malawi Parliament last night passed the Access to Information (ATI) Bill which has been highly fought for years. However, there were what looked like deliberate ways… ...

The ATI Bill should apply retrospectively

Sep 03, 2016 Ernest F. Mtingwi 0 &

During the last budget meeting of Parliament the Access to Information (ATI) bill was tabled for debate. However in order to do justice to this important bill, Parliament referred it to the relevant Committee for… ...

ATI not good enough: MPs refer back Bill to committees 

Jul 16, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 2 &

Members of Parliament on Friday referred the Access to Information (ATI) bill to the Legal Affairs and Media and Communications committees of Parliament for further scrutiny. The decision was arrived at after opposition political parties… ...