Month: June 2016 Posts

Jumbe drafts private member’s bill on water boards

Jun 03, 2016 Martha Chikoti 8 &

Member of Parliament (MP) for Salima Central Felix Jumbe has drafted a private member's bill which will be seeking to expand the mandate of water boards in order to reduce water problems in the country.… ...

Expert praises Chambo Fisheries

May 03, 2016 Joseph Dumbula 1 &

Chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture Felix Jumbe has hailed the efforts that Chambo Fisheries is making in using technology to produce over 800 tons within a 5 hectare piece of land at its farm… ...

Malawi to be declared a state of emergency

Apr 12, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 25 &

The Parliamentary Committee on Agricultural says President Peter Mutharika should declare Malawi a state of emergency due to the food crisis that has hit the country. According to the committee’s chairperson, Felix Jumbe, who has… ...

Govt urged to encourage irrigation farming

Jan 21, 2016 Martha Chikoti 39 &

Chairperson of Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture Felix Jumbe says there is need to implement the greenbelt initiative in order to improve food shortage in the country. Speaking to the local media, Jumbe said the green… ...

Malawi government stopped from raising fees in public schools

Dec 04, 2015 Richard Jimu 204 &

Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has been stopped from going ahead to hike school fees in colleges and secondary schools by the opposition in parliament. Government and opposition on Thursday rocked horns on the… ...

Felix Jumbe: Chakwera living under Kamuzu’s shadow

Dec 03, 2015 Lyonike Mughogho 21 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Salima Central Parliamentarian Felix Jumbe continues to fire rockets at the party's president Lazarus Chakwera due to his style of leadership, subsequently comparing it to that of the late Kamuzu Banda.… ...