President Peter Mutharika Archives

K175 billion available for biggest agriculture irrigation scheme in Southern Africa – Mutharika

Mar 12, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Peter Mutharika says the K175 billion Shire Valley project will put 100,000 hectares under irrigation in Chikwawa and Nsanje to create the biggest agriculture irrigation scheme in Southern Africa. Mutharika made the remarks during… ...

Human Rights Watch join calls for activists’ release

Mar 12, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Human Rights Watch, an international human rights organisation, has joined calls for the immediate release of three Malawian activists saying they have been arrested on trumped up charges. Southern African Director for Human Rights Watch,… ...

Mutharika defends arrest of Malawi activists

Mar 12, 2020 Russell Kondowe 2 &

President Peter Mutharika has defended the arrest of Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) leaders saying their activities are “criminal”. Mutharika made the remarks in Chikwawa where he launched the Shire Valley Transformation Programme Phase One… ...

Mutharika, Ansah sued

Mar 11, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Three concerned citizens have dragged to court President Peter Mutharika and nine commissioners of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) including chairperson Jane Ansah. The development follows the Constitution court ruling of 3rd February this year… ...

Mtambo to surrender himself to police

Mar 10, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) chairperson Timothy Mtambo will surrender himself to police this morning as his fellow activists have now spent two nights in police cell. According to the Center for Human Rights and… ...

Mutharika is temporary tenant of State House – Chakwera

Mar 09, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera has described President Peter Mutharika as a temporary occupant of State House. Chakwera said this in a statement released today in which he has demanded the release of… ...

Peter Mutharika is the former President of Malawi

Justice not served in elections case – Mutharika

Mar 09, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has insisted that the 2019 presidential elections were free, fair and credible, saying justice was not served in the elections case and he hopes the Supreme Court of Appeal will overturn the… ...

Mutharika orders Malawi Army to use force against protesters

Mar 08, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has ordered the Malawi Defence Force and the Malawi Police to use necessary force to stop protesters who plan to shut down State House on 25 March. Speaking at a Democratic Progressive… ...

Mutharika creates committee to manage Malawi’s response to coronavirus

Mar 08, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has created a committee on coronavirus to assess the impact of the disease and oversee government’s response to the COVID-19. Chief Secretary to the Government Lloyd Muhara announced on Saturday that a… ...

Blue and Yellow: Mutharika, Atupele to address supporters

Mar 06, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

President Peter Mutharika of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and United Democratic Front (UDF) leader Atupele Muluzi will address supporters of the two parties at Njamba in Blantyre on Sunday. The rally will be the… ...

Malawi Elections case: Top Court to hear arguments from Mutharika, MEC

Mar 03, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Lawyers for President Peter Mutharika and Malawi Electoral Commission will next week present their case to the Supreme Court on the application for a stay of the presidential election case judgement. Seven judges of the… ...

We dwell too much on our failures – Mutharika

Feb 29, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has called for a mindset change among Malawians saying people in the country are obsessed with what is not working than what has been achieved. Mutharika made the remarks on Friday when… ...

UDF-DPP alliance will win elections with landslide – Mutharika

Feb 26, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Peter Mutharika has claimed that the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and United Democratic Front (UDF) alliance will win the fresh elections with a landslide. Mutharika made the remarks on Wednesday when he addressed DPP… ...

Chilima promises to donate salary

Feb 26, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Vice President Saulos Chilima says he will donate his salary to an orphanage because he is not working even though he is ready to work. Speaking in interview with Zodiak Broadcasting Station on Tuesday, Chilima… ...

DPP, UDF alliance was expected – Analyst

Feb 26, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A political analyst says it was necessary for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to go into an alliance with the United Democratic Front (UDF). The political analyst Wonderful Mkhutche said in an interview the… ...