Malawi Congress Party Archives

MCP to win next elections – claims survey

May 31, 2017 Luke Bisani 3 &

Lazarus Chakwera is most likely to be the next Malawi President if he can survive the uprise in his party. A survey by a research network, Afrobarometer, has disclosed that the opposition Malawi Congress Party… ...

AFORD ready to dislodge DPP in 2019 as it welcomes 300 new members

May 30, 2017 Bright Mfune 1 &

Barely a month after Member of Parliament for Karonga Central Frank Tumpale Mwenefumbo joined Alliance for Democracy (Aford), three hundred people in Karonga have also defected to the party. Some of the people joined Aford… ...

Chidaya’s death is a blow to MCP – Msowoya

May 29, 2017 Bright Malenga 1 &

Vice president of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) who is also Speaker of National Assembly Richard Msowoya has described the death of the party’s Administrative Secretary Portipher Chidaya as a big loss. The MCP’s long serving… ...

MCP buries head in the sand

May 14, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 12 &

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has maintained that the party will only hold a convention in 2018 saying those who are calling for an early convention are former district chairpersons. A faction led by MCP… ...

‘Leave MCP,’ Kaliwo told

May 05, 2017 Luke Bisani 49 &

District chairpersons for opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) have urged general secretary Gustave Kaliwo to leave the MCP arguing that he is not following the party's structures. This follows Kaliwo's presser in Blantyre where he… ...

Kaliwo’s plans will fail – MCP

May 04, 2017 Chikondi Magalasi 41 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has claimed that Gustave Kaliwo’s plans to oust party president Lazarus Chakwera will not materialise. Kaliwo who is general secretary for MCP is leading a faction that is calling for an… ...

Kaliwo is not a legitimate member of MCP

May 03, 2017 Archangel Nzangaya 35 &

A Malawi Congress Party (MCP) member has said people pushing for an early convention in the party are not legitimate members of the party. A faction of the MCP led by general secretary Gustave Kaliwo… ...