Month: May 2019 Posts

MPs to be sworn in in June

May 29, 2019 Richard Jimu 0 &

Newly elected Members of Parliament will take oaths of office in June which is also when a new Speaker will be elected. Clerk of Parliament Fiona Kalemba said this in a statement. According to Kalemba,… ...

No female candidate makes it to Parliament in Karonga

May 29, 2019 Jordan Simeon-Phiri - MEC Stringer 0 &

At national level, the 50:50 campaigners might be smiling from cheek to cheek as the May 21 Tripartite Polls has produced 45 female Members of Parliament out of the 193, up from 32 in the… ...

Parliament launches health and safety policy

May 18, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Parliament of Malawi has launched a workplace wellness, health and safety policy. The launch took place on Wednesday at Parliament Building in Lilongwe. Speaking with reporters, former Speaker Richard Msowoya said the policy is important… ...

Bingu worked hard for Malawi – Mutharika

Apr 05, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

President Peter Mutharika says his brother, late Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika, was a great leader who worked hard for the country. Mutharika made the remarks this morning when he unveiled Bingu's statue at Parliamentary… ...

Bingu statue to be unveiled

Apr 04, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

A statue of late Malawi president Bingu wa Mutharika erected at Parliament Building in Lilongwe will be unveiled soon. Minister of Information and Communications Technology Henry Mussa said this after pictures shared on social media… ...

Parliament approves K155 billion loan

Mar 16, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Parliament Friday authorised Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development to borrow  K155 billion for improving water supply schemes in Blantyre. The objective of the bill is to increase access to improved water services by… ...

Parliament authorises delinking of UNIMA

Mar 16, 2019 Martha Chikoti 2 &

Parliament on Friday passed three bills that seeks to delink University of Malawi colleges. The Malawi Polytechnic, Chancellor College, College of Medicine and Kamuzu College of Nursing will become separate universities after the University of… ...