Month: November 2017 Posts

MCP: A party on the rise but hubris could make it lose everything

Nov 29, 2017 Stanley Onjezani Kenani 48 &

There are all signs that the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is in serious contention for the spot of ruling party in the 2019 elections. Even an Afrobarometer survey, the likes of which predicted a Peter… ...

MCP faults police’s silence over Chakwera’s house robbery

Dec 19, 2016 Luke Bisani 12 &

The opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has faulted the police for being silent on the attempted robbery at Lazarus Chakwera's house who is the leader for the party. The MCP through their second deputy secretary… ...

Big blow lands on Chakwera’s face: court reinstates fired members

Oct 13, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 63 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarous Chakwera has been knocked out after the High Court in Blantyre reinstated members he fired from the party. Chakwera and the MCP National Executive Committee (NEC) booted out some… ...

Court denies MCP convention application

Sep 28, 2016 Richard Jimu 48 &

The Lilongwe high court h as rebuffed an application made by  pressure group in the opposition Malawi Congress Party- MCP for the party to hold  convention amid incessant rows with the current leadership. The court… ...

Court slaps Chakwera in the face

Sep 22, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 30 &

Dust is refusing to settle in the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) as on Tuesday the High Court granted two Malawi Congress Party (MCP) top members injunction restraining the party from suspending them. The two are Chatinkha… ...

Trouble brewing within MCP: Workers in the hands of Malawi Police

Sep 21, 2016 Luke Bisani 41 &

Police in the capital Lilongwe on Tuesday arrested a gardener and security personnel at the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) headquarters. The development comes weeks after MCP members beat up lawyer Jorum Mpangeni who is representing fired party… ...

‘MCP should forget winning 2019 elections’

Sep 20, 2016 Patience Mandala 165 &

One of the country’s political commentators Professor Mustafa Hussein has advised Malawi Congress Party (MCP) to solve the ongoing wrangle in the party or they should forget about winning the 2019 presidential elections. Speaking to… ...

War in MCP: Chakwera thugs beat up lawyer for fired members

Sep 09, 2016 Luke Bisani 6 &

Lawyer for fired Malawi Congress Party (MCP) member Chatinkha Chidzanja Nkhoma on Thursday was assaulted by party zealots for submitting court summons for MCP president Lazarus Chakwera at the party’s headquarters. The lawyer Jorum Mpangeni,… ...

‘Clean your house’- Chakwera told to resolve MCP wrangles

Sep 04, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 6 &

A political analyst in the country has advised Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera to work on ending wrangles that have rocked the party rather than rushing to fire members with opposing views. Last… ...

Chakwera backs party’s verdict

Sep 02, 2016 Luke Bisani 2 &

Opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has backed the decision by the party's National Executive Committee (NEC) to fire and suspend some members over reports of indiscipline. On Thursday, Chakwera announced that NEC… ...

The end of MCP: Jumbe fired from party as Kabwira, Njobvuyalema get suspended

Sep 01, 2016 Richard Jimu 115 &

There is no dust settling within the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) as the party has fired vocal Felix Jumbe over what the party dubs starting up conflicts and divisions within the party. Reports indicate… ...

War within: MCP officials want John Tembo back as party leader

Aug 31, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 258 &

A group of suspended Malawi Congress Party (MCP) regional and district chairpersons who on Monday had their case against party president Lazarus Chakwera dismissed by the courts say they will fight hard to make sure… ...

Mutharika aims jabs at Chakwera: calls for peace in MCP

Aug 27, 2016 Luke Bisani 88 &

Amid political squabbles in opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP), President Peter Mutharika has called for peace in the party arguing that the country stands on pillars of democracy. The call comes at a time when… ...

MCP infightings: Officials summoned in court

Aug 26, 2016 Richard Jimu 5 &

The Lilongwe High Court on Thursday summoned opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) General Secretary Gustave Kaliwo and other officials to give evidence on the stand against 2015’s National Executive Committee (Nec) reshuffle. In August 2015,… ...

MCP members order Chakwera to leave the Party

Aug 11, 2016 Richard Jimu 278 &

He left the Church to take over the oldest political party in the country. Now the people whom he found in the party wants him to leave the party and maybe return to the Church… ...