Month: July 2019 Posts

Chakwera condemns offensive MCP statement

Jul 26, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has condemned a statement the party released earlier this month which encouraged violence against Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) lawyers. Chakwera’s apology comes after the Constitutional Court on Thursday… ...

Court gives MEC five days to record statements from presiding officers

Jul 25, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

... Tells Chakwera to condemn statement The Constitutional Court has given Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) five days to complete its exercise of recording statements from presiding officers. The court has also ordered Malawi Congress Party… ...

‘Mutharika is a thief: He must resign, and set up a governing council’ – MCP

Jul 24, 2019 Richard Jimu 5 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) says it cannot form a government of national unity with a thief. The party, despite failing to win the 2019 elections, has asked President Peter Mutharika who it says stole the… ...

UTM not ruling out coalition with MCP

Jul 23, 2019 Thandeka Lizi 1 &

Saulos Chilima's UTM is not ruling out an alliance with Lazarus Chakwera and the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) should the High Court nullify the 2019 presidential elections. UTM Spokesperson Joseph Chidanti Malunga told Malawi24 that… ...

Halima Daudi regrets dumping MCP

Jul 23, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Dowa South East parliamentarian Halima Daudi says she is now happy to have won the seat under the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), the party which she regrets dumping in 2013. In 2009, Daudi was elected… ...

MCP investigates arson attack

Jul 22, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is investigating the arson attack at its regional headquarters in a bid to identify the perpetrators. The party’s president Lazarus Chakwera said this in a statement read at a press… ...

Chakwera bars MCP supporters from court

Jul 22, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has told the party’s supporters to stop camping outside the court in Lilongwe to follow the Malawi election case. In a statement read at a press briefing in Lilongwe, Chakwera said… ...