Month: April 2021 Posts

MPs undergo training to enhance their contributions in Parliament

Apr 13, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Members of Parliament (MPs) are undergoing a three-week long training which aims at sharpening their knowledge and enhancing their contributions in the House. The training for the Second Cohort of the Parliamentary Training Program (PTP)… ...

MEC to conduct research on null and void votes

Apr 12, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Chifundo Kachale says the commission will conduct research to inform the corrective actions to be undertaken by the commission to reduce the percentage of null and void votes. He made… ...

UNDP donates ICT equipment to Malawi Parliament

Apr 07, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) handed over information and communication technology equipment to the Parliament of Malawi on Tuesday. The organisation has provided 377 ICT equipment ranging from laptops, desktops, MIFIs, TVs, Cameras, Audio-Visual equipment,… ...

Demonstrators say WASH should be allocated 10% of budget

Mar 27, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Water and Environment Sanitation (WES) Network members held demonstrations at Parliament on Friday, demanding government to increase funding for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) to 10% of the national budget. The demonstrators delivered a petition… ...

MP complains over poor state of Nayuchi-Nsanama road

Mar 26, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Member of Parliament for Machinga East Constituency Esther Jolobala has expressed concern over the poor state of the Nsanama-Nayuchi road, saying people in her constituency are struggling to do business and access healthcare. Jolobala said… ...

We will get tough on foreign workers, says Malawi Labour Minister

Mar 23, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Minister of Labour Ken Kandodo says the Government will not tolerate foreign workers who are taking up jobs that can be done by Malawians. He was responding to a question from Member of Parliament for… ...

Msukwa says Ministry of Lands committed to addressing land problems

Mar 22, 2021 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

Minister of Lands Kezzie Msukwa has disclosed that multiple plot allocations in urban centres and the lakeshore areas, idle estates, rampant encroachment on public and private land and lack of transparency in land administration are… ...

MPs want CDF raised to K100 million

Mar 18, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Members of Parliament (MPs) want Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to be raised to K100 million despite a report by Parliamentary Ad hoc Committee revealing that the funds are being abused. Member of Parliament for Mulanje… ...

Advocacy group petitions Parliament over Neno Road

Mar 18, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

A group of people from Neno has delivered a petition to Parliament as the group continues to push for the completion of Mwanza-Neno-Tsangano road. The people under Mwanza Neno Tsangano Road Advocacy presented the petition… ...

All cities will prosper under Tonse Govt – Chakwera

Mar 18, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

President Lazarus has allayed fears that relocation of headquarters of government institutions from other cities to Lilongwe will affect economic development in some cities of the country. He was speaking when responding to question from… ...

Chakwera says can’t give timeframe for fulfilling promises

Mar 17, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera has again promised to fulfill the Tonse Alliance's campaign promises but has argued that the promises cannot be implemented overnight and he cannot provide a specific timeframe. The Malawi leader made the… ...

Mukapitiliza kuononga zipangizo za Escom, tikukwezelani magetsi — Kambala

Mar 16, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Inu mukuba mafuta mu ma thiransifoma, ena inu ogwetsa mapolo a magetsi, kaya omapala magetsi mwa chinyengo, mupweteketsa Tonse. Nduna yoona za mphamvu, a Newton Kambala achenjeza kuti boma la Tonse likweza magetsi ngati a… ...

Teachers call off strike

Mar 08, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) has suspended teachers' strike and has asked teachers to resume their work tomorrow. Teachers in the country had been on strike for two weeks as they demanded Malawi Government to… ...

Finance committee concerned over Govt borrowing

Mar 06, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Budget and Finance Committee of Parliament has expressed concern over the rise in domestic borrowing, saying it is risky, consumptive and overburdening. Chairperson Gladys Ganda made the remarks in Parliament on Thursday when she was… ...

Chimwendo Banda asks MPs to respect Speaker

Mar 05, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Leader of the House Richard Chimwendo Banda has urged Members of Parliament to respect the Speaker as it is stipulated in the rules. Banda said that the Speaker and deputy speakers must always be respected… ...