Month: September 2020 Posts

Talking Blues: DPP now an endangered species

Sep 14, 2020 Mapwiya Muulupale 0 &

It was supposed to go the other way round. Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) parliamentarians were supposed to go to town on President Lazarus Chakwera during the Presidential Question Time organized under Section 89(4) of the… ...

CDF increased to K40 million

Sep 11, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Lazarus Chakwera administration has increased Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to K40 million. Minister of Finance Felix Mlusu announced the rise when presenting the 2020/21 national budget at Parliament Building in Lilongwe on Friday. Before… ...

Chakwera caught pants down

Sep 10, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera on Thursday failed to name investors who will construct houses for Members of Parliament (MPs) or the amount of money which will be used. Chakwera today went to Parliament where he responded… ...

Kazako justifies plan to build MPs’ houses: ‘Govt will save money’

Sep 10, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Minister of Information Gospel Kazako says the government will save billions of Kwacha after building houses for Members of Parliament in all 193 constituencies. The minister made the remarks in an interview with public broadcaster… ...

Chihana summoned to hearing after criticizing Chakwera

Sep 09, 2020 Cyrus Bengo 0 &

Alliance for Democracy (AFORD) Member of Parliament Yeremiah Chihana has been summoned by the party's National Executive Committee (NEC) to a hearing after he bashed President Lazarus Chakwera in Parliament. In his response to Chakwera’s… ...

Chakwera to appear before Parliament: Questions to first go through business committee

Sep 08, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera will appear before Parliament on Thursday to answer questions from Members of Parliament (MPs). Presidential Press Secretary Brian Banda has confirmed in a statement, saying the Malawi leader will arrive at the… ...

Analyst wonders what investors will get for building MPs’ houses

Sep 08, 2020 Russell Kondowe 1 &

The State House’s claim that proposed houses for legislators will be financed by investors has led to concerns about what the financiers will want in return. Social commentator, Danwoood Chirwa who is also Dean Law… ...