parliament Archives

No Holds Barred! What is the truth on China money?

May 22, 2016 José Safarao 19 &

Malawi President Peter Mutharika said in his State of the Nation Address on Friday that the much-touted $600 million Kam’mwamba Coal Fired Power Project will be funded by a loan from a Chinese Bank called… ...

#SONA2016 Mutharika bashed for singing same old song

May 20, 2016 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 15 &

Malawians have punched holes into President Peter Mutharika’s state of the nation address which he made today in Parliament told. Mutharika used the address titled ‘Towards recovering and sustainable socio-economic development’ to disclose plans his… ...

Mutharika’s speech in Parliament was boring – Chaponda

May 20, 2016 Aubrey Makina 69 &

Malawi President Peter Mutharika's choice of a Leader of the House in Parliament to take over from Francis Kasaira could never have been any worse. The Malawi leader announced ahead of the 2016/17 Parliamentary budget… ...

Parliamentary committee hails convictions of charcoal burners

Apr 15, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 117 &

The parliamentary committee on natural resources and the environment has commended the judiciary for giving stiff punishments to charcoal burners. This follows the conviction of eight people to 6 months imprisonment with hard labour each… ...

Mutharika snubs Parliament call

Mar 15, 2016 Richard Jimu 191 &

Malawi President Peter Mutharika has turned down a summon to parliament on Wednesday where he would be asked to clear the legislators on numerous questions including the maize crisis that has hit the nation now. These… ...

Malawi opposition parties grabbed by the neck

Mar 14, 2016 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 84 &

Roman Catholic Bishops in Malawi have not minced their words on the opposition in the country saying it needs to provide constructive criticism and solutions to the government of the time, if at all it… ...

Malawi24 exclusive: Dead MCP MP had a fight with dep. Speaker, cabinet ministers on Friday

Mar 13, 2016 Aubrey Makina 395 &

…he had threatened to expose their corruption Malawi24 can exclusively report that opposition Malawi Congress Party Member of Parliament for Mchinji West Billy Kanjira Banda who collapsed on Sunday 13 March and was later pronounced… ...