Month: April 2016 Posts

‘MPs can stay where they want’

Apr 16, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 76 &

One of the political analysts in the country says there is no need for all Members of Parliament (MPs) to be residing in Lilongwe as other people earlier suggested. Recently, some analysts proposed that the… ...

Parliamentarians divided again!

Mar 18, 2016 Richard Jimu 26 &

Parliamentarians  were on Thursday involved in yet another drama as opposition legislators clung to the proposed amendment of the Corrupt Practices Act. The motion which was moved by Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Member of Parliament Peter… ...

MCP MP Billy Kanjira dies

Mar 13, 2016 Malawi24 Reporter 144 &

Malawi Congress Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Mchinji West constituency Billy Kanjira has died this morning in Lilongwe. Kanjira collapsed in his car while at St Francis Catholic Church in Area 25 in the… ...

Group wants parliament sitting cancelled

Feb 17, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 62 &

A group of people calling themselves concerned citizens has asked government to cancel the next sitting of Parliament and to instead use the money to assist hunger victims. The next parliamentary sitting will commence on… ...

Lucius roasts Malawians

Jan 30, 2016 Baxter Mkumba 156 &

Member of Parliament for Balaka North Lucius Banda says Malawians deserve bad political leaders because they deliberately vote for weak candidates while booting out visionary politicians. According to Banda, Malawians can vote for a candidate… ...

Kalemba takes oath of office at last

Jan 28, 2016 Martha Chikoti 11 &

New Clerk of Parliament (CoP) Fiona Kalemba has taken oath of office today, weeks after a court in Mzuzu put an end to controversy that surrounded her appointment. After administering the oath, Chief Justice Andrew… ...

Malawi Parliament is useless – MCP MP

Dec 05, 2015 Aubrey Makina 179 &

…Parliament is full of dead people Opposition Malawi Congress Party Member of Parliament for Dedza East Juliana Lunguzi has described the Malawi Parliament for which she is a member as a hopeless place that cannot… ...