Month: July 2016 Posts

Anyanyala: Opposition MPs walk out of parliament

Jul 12, 2016 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

There is no stopping of drama in Malawi's Parliament and today opposition Members of Parliament (MPs) left the house after a heightened verbal wrangle with government legislators. The bone of contention for the verbal war… ...

More female MPs wanted in Parliament

Jul 11, 2016 Luke Bisani 20 &

They used to be in a bigger number in the 2009 – 2014 Parliament team but in the 2014 elections their numbers fell and now there will be a strong advocacy to have them back… ...

Don’t legalise it: NGO against industrial hemp

Jul 02, 2016 Martha Chikoti 173 &

Drug Fight Malawi has urged President Peter Mutharika not assent to the recently passed bill on legalising industrial hemp saying there is need for more research on the issue. Drug Fight Malawi director Nelson Zakeyu… ...

Parliament suspended over toilets

Jun 30, 2016 Richard Jimu 112 &

Government will keep panicking over the passing of the national budget as parliament continues slowly debate the allocations vote by vote. On Wednesday the House was suspended due to serious hygienic problems that arose due… ...

Give us more money – MPs demand

Jun 28, 2016 Luke Bisani 43 &

Days after Members of Parliament (MPs) forced the house to be adjourned by demanding K3 million loans, the legislators have now asked for more allocation to parliamentary committees. The MPs have argued that the K9… ...

MPs under attack for their love of money

Jun 26, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 9 &

The stand by the Members of Parliament last week to suspend Parliament owing to their demand of loans and other financial benefits has come under attack. One of the country's well known political experts, Humphrey… ...

BREAKING: Parliament suspended: MPs want money

Jun 23, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 73 &

They continue to argue over conditions of service and this time around it went haywire and the speaker could not just desist from suspending the house. The MPs have over the past week been in key… ...