Month: January 2016 Posts

Msonda wants Mtambo, Trapence arrested

Jan 09, 2016 Lyonike Mughogho 261 &

People's Party (PP) spokesperson and administrative secretary Kenneth Msonda has called on police to arrest Timothy Mtambo of Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) and Gift Trapence of Centre for Development of the People… ...

‘Peter Mutharika, a dictator in the making’

Dec 16, 2015 Victoria Milanzi 21 &

Human rights activists in Malawi country have described President Peter Mutharika as a dictator operating in a democratic society following his remarks concerning the Access to Information (ATI) bill at a press conference in Lilongwe. Mutharika’s press… ...

Two Malawian gays blast police officers for ill-treating them

Dec 15, 2015 Timothy Kachedwa 206 &

Two gay men have explained to lawyers about the ill-treatment they get from police and the public because of their sexual orientation. The duo expressed their predicaments during a meeting which Centre for Human Rights… ...

CSOs vow not to rest until ATI bill is tabled

Dec 12, 2015 Victoria Milanzi 15 &

Executive Director of Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation, Timothy Mtambo, has vowed that his organization will not rest until Malawi government tables, passes and implements the access to information bill which Parliament failed to… ...

Peter Mutharika courts the wrath of CSOs again!

Nov 20, 2015 Joseph Dumbula 15 &

This time around the Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have fired shot at Malawi President Peter Mutharika for not showing any commitment towards the tabling of the controversial Access To Information (ATI) Bill. The two vocal… ...

Investigate Chakwera, Msowoya- Activists

Nov 01, 2015 Victoria Milanzi 108 &

Human rights activists have asked government to launch an investigation on who approved money to buy luxurious vehicles for parliament officials worth 300 million Kwacha. Malawi Government purchased four vehicles for leader of opposition Lazarus… ...

Pressure keeps mounting on Peter Mutharika to step down

Oct 16, 2015 Joseph Dumbula 299 &

Despite sending a strong message that he is not going to step down, Malawi President Peter Mutharika still faces strong and incessant calls to consider leaving the office for what activists and opposition dub 'failure… ...