Month: February 2017 Posts

Malawi MPs change law to end child marriage

Feb 15, 2017 Luke Bisani 11 &

...gender activist Kaliya hails amendment Members of Parliament (MPs) on Tuesday approved an amendment to the constitution to outlaw child marriage. The new approved bill will make all marriages of couples aged below 18 to… ...

Chaponda back as Malawi Parliament Leader

Feb 13, 2017 Russell Kondowe 96 &

Under fire Minister of Agriculture irrigation and water development, George Chaponda has been reinstated as leader of the House in Parliament a little over a week he was replaced by Local Government Minister Kondwani Nankhumwa… ...

Malawi catches up on Financial Crime Bill deadline: Parliament passes bill

Feb 09, 2017 Joseph Dumbula 2 &

Financial firms in Malawi can now afford a smile after Parliament passed the Financial Crime Bill – catching up with the 15th February deadline. The bill aims at repealing the Money Laundering, Proceeds of Serious… ...

Greedy Malawi MPs slammed

Feb 07, 2017 Bright Malenga 26 &

Malawians have hit back at lawmakers’ claims that the salary they get is not enough to solve their problems saying the remarks are inconsiderate since many citizens are struggling to earn a living. Reacting to… ...

Do not politicise parliamentary meeting, MPs advised

Feb 06, 2017 Victoria Milanzi 7 &

Civil Society Platform for Constructive Dialogue has asked Members of Parliament (MPs) to set aside politics during the mid-term budget review meeting which begins today. The budget review meeting will look into how the budget… ...

We are poorest civil servants in Malawi – MPs

Feb 06, 2017 Luke Bisani 173 &

Though they receive millions of Kwacha as sitting allowances and a salary of over half a million Kwacha, Malawi Members of Parliament (MPs) have claimed that they are the poorest public workers in Malawi. Speaking… ...

Malawi Parliament starts mid-term budget review meeting today

Feb 06, 2017 Richard Jimu 20 &

…Maizegate hot on the agenda The Malawi Parliament starts meeting today for the mid-term budget review in Lilongwe. Speaker of the National Assembly Richard Msowoya says all Cabinet Ministers, deputy ministers and members of parliament… ...