Month: June 2019 Posts

Independent MPs snub Abida Mia, worried of her campaign for speaker of parliament

Jun 13, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Independent Members of Parliament (MPs) have snubbed Chikwawa Mkombezi MP Abida Mia who is campaigning for a Malawi Congress Party (MCP) candidate on the position Speaker of Parliament. The elections for Speaker will take place… ...

New MPs told to put constituents first

Jun 11, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Clerk of Parliament, Fiona Kalemba, has called on newly-elected Members of Parliament to be present in the chamber in order to contribute and make decisions which will impact on the lives of their constituents.… ...

Kalemba takes oath of office at last

Jan 28, 2016 Martha Chikoti 11 &

New Clerk of Parliament (CoP) Fiona Kalemba has taken oath of office today, weeks after a court in Mzuzu put an end to controversy that surrounded her appointment. After administering the oath, Chief Justice Andrew… ...

Revealed: Mutharika wanted media blackout on Kalemba row

Jan 14, 2016 Happy Arnold Soko 44 &

A court document containing case judgment on the Clerk of Parliament issue has revealed that President Peter Mutharika ordered Speaker of Parliament Richard Msowoya to bar the media from publicizing the case involving the appointment… ...

New Clerk of Parliament to wait until next year

Dec 24, 2015 Victoria Milanzi 1 &

Malawi's newly appointed Clerk of Parliament Fiona Kalemba will have to wait until next year to know if she will take up the post. This follows Judge Dingiswayo Madise’s decision on Tuesday to set 12… ...

High court rebuffs government on injunction

Dec 06, 2015 Thula Chisamba 9 &

The high court in Mzuzu has rebuffed Malawi government's application to vacate an injunction restraining the swearing in of new Clerk of Parliament Fiona Kalemba saying that it must wait for judgment on the case. After… ...

Opposition still stand on Mutharika’s path

Nov 20, 2015 Victoria Milanzi 71 &

Since President Peter Mutharika appointed Fiona Kalemba as Clerk of Parliament (CoP), there has been controversy surrounding the appointment and now some members of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and People's Party (PP) are looking for… ...

Fiona Kalemba appointed new parliament clerk

Nov 06, 2015 Mwayi Mkandawire 3 &

Malawi President Peter Mutharika has appointed Fiona Kalemba as the new Clerk of Parliament, years after the office has been vacant due to miscellaneous controversies over the previous holder. Kalemba replaces Matilda Katopola who was… ...