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Budget review meeting postponed over Covid

Feb 04, 2021 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi Parliament has postponed the mid-term budget review meeting which was scheduled to start on February 8. Speaker of the National Assembly Catherine Gotani Hara said in a statement that the postponement is due to… ...

Kutsaira dumps DPP

Feb 03, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Member of Parliament (MP) for Lilongwe Msinja North Bintony Kutsaira has dumped the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). According to a letter dated 3 February, 2021 which Kutsaira has written Speaker of Parliament Catherine Gotani Hara,… ...

Govt firm on NGO Act amendment, wants NGOs to be accountable

Jan 31, 2021 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

The Government of Malawi through the NGO Board has insisted on amending the NGO Act saying it wants transparency and accountability among the Non-Governmental Organisations. Speaking during consultation meeting with different stakeholders including NGOs in… ...

Two MPs die

Jan 27, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Member of Parliament for Ntchisi North Constituency Jacquiline Chikuta and Member of Parliament for Zomba Changalume Constituency John Chikalimba have died today. Malawi Parliament has confirmed the deaths of the two legislators. Chikuta of the… ...

New Members of Parliament take oath

Jan 20, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Saidi Winnes Malawi Parliament today conducted a swearing in ceremony for members that were elected following by-elections in Mangochi North East, Mangochi West and Phalombe North constituencies. The newly sworn in members are Honourable… ...

Parliament suspends meetings over Covid-19

Jan 12, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Parliament has suspended committee meetings following a rise in Coronavirus cases in the country. According to a statement from the National Assembly, no further committee meetings will be held until January 29 this year. “This… ...

NGOs are not regulated but controlled – Kondowe

Jan 02, 2021 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Civil Society for Education Coalition (CSEC) executive director Benedicto Kondowe says Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Malawi are being controlled by government instead of being regulated. Kondowe said this during press briefing which his organization conducted… ...

MPs getting K2.2 million in monthly allowances

Dec 03, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Members of Parliament (MPs) have increased their allowances by about K1.1 million with each MP now getting K2.2 million in allowances on top of a salary of K949,000. The increase is in the 2020/21 national… ...

PAC impressed with NRWB extension projects

Nov 30, 2020 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC) said it is impressed with progress of extension works the Northern Region Water Board (NRWB) is carrying out at Lusangazi and Ekwendeni. This comes after the committee held an interface meeting… ...

Parliament concludes 7-week long budget meeting

Oct 23, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The first Budget Meeting in the 49th Session of Parliament has ended today. Speaking with reporters, Leader of the House Richard Chimwendo Banda said that the meeting has gone according to plan as they have… ...

Nankhumwa tells Chakwera to take action against corrupt officials in Tonse

Oct 23, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa has urged President Lazarus Chakwera to ensure that action is taken against corrupt officials in the Tonse Administration. He was speaking in Parliament today at the end of the first… ...

Parliament approves K2 billion loan for Lilongwe water project

Oct 23, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Members of Parliament on Thursday authorized government to borrow K2 billion for Lilongwe Water Supply and Sanitation project. The parliamentarians passed the loan authorization for European Investment Bank (Additional Financing for Treatment Works III Project)… ...