By Durrell Namasani
The former Malawi Electoral Commission, MEC Commissioner Linda Kunje who has recently been convicted has been hospitalized at Zomba Central Hospital.
According to Hospital Director, Dr Saulos Nyirenda Kunje has been hospitalised but did not fully disclose the problems with her
Kunje was sentenced to 18 months for criminal negligence after obstructing a presidential convoy in 2020.
During her court cases, her lawyer during mitigation mentioned that Kunje is diabetic.
By Staff Reporter
Police in Mzuzu are keeping in custody Black Missionaries Band members for questioning over a bus they hired for their country wide tour.
Information gathered by 247 Malawi News indicates that a member of the band allegedly lied to the owner of the bus Julius Mwase, Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkhatabay North West constituency that he had a church trip to Salima.
According to Mzuzu Police spokesperson, Paul Tembo, the MP willingly released the vehicle for free being a church event .
He said weeks passed and the vehicle had not yet been returned only to find out that the vehicle was with the Black Missionaries Band on tour in the Northern Region.
By Staff Reporter
President Lazarus Chakwera has assured the country of fuel availability in all service stations in the short term.
Making his address on the current fuel crisis during the 2022 Malawi Investment Summit at Bingu International Convention Centre ( BICC) in Lilongwe on Wednesday September 7,2022, Chakwera said he has already engaged with officials from the Ministry of Energy, National Oil Company of Malawi and Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority to conclusively address this major economic setback that has hit the county’s economy for a couple of weeks now, adversely affecting manufacturing, businesses, work and domestic life.
“I want to assure you that we are seized of this matter to ensure that there is product in the service stations in the short term, while we work on the long term in respect of forex issues that are at the root of this problem,” said Chakwera
He said currently, the country has secured $28 million from local banks to address the problem and that it is in pursuit of another $50-million-dollar facility for the same.
Chakwera added that right now, there are over 6 million litres being brought into the country, plus doubling the daily distribution of the product from the county’s reserves to ease the burden.
“Going forward, I have instructed the Reserve Bank of Malawi to prioritise fuel procurement in the allocation of any forex we secure.
“I want to thank all Malawians for their patience as we attend to this problem as a matter of urgency,” said Chakwera.
By Staff Reporter
President Lazarus Chakwera has elevated Traditional Authority Chimombo to Senior Chief.
Both Nsanje District Commissioner Medson Matchaya and Senior Chief Chimombo have confirmed the development.
Speaking in an interview with 247 Malawi News, Chimombo thanked the president for recognizing his chieftancy which is second in line from Senior Chief Tengani in the district.
Meanwhile, arrangements for a ceremony will be announced in due course.
By Staff Reporter
Parliament of Malawi has migrated from analogue Hansard Transcription System to digital following installation of a new system that the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has donated.
Speaking during the symbolic handover ceremony of the equipment, Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Honourable Aisha Adams thanked #UNDP for the timely support to Parliament of Malawi which she said is a very big step in the history of Parliament and will go a long way in improving its service delivery.
“Previously, Parliament used to record parliamentary proceedings on an audio tape and Hansard Reporters and Editors had to continually listen to the tapes for them to transcribe. This analogue system was faced with a number of challenges in the production of the Official Report (Hansard) as there was scarcity of audio tapes on the market following phasing out of the technology and hiring of tape decks proved to be challenging and costly”. She said.
For his part, UNDP Resident Representative to Malawi, Mr. Shigeki Komatsubara said Parliament and UNDP have long understood that digital transformation is key to enabling an institution to be efficient, effective, transparent and accountable to the population and to key stakeholders.
He further said UNDP’s strategic digitalization drive with the Parliament is validated, reinforced and embedded in the recently launched Parliament of Malawi Strategic Plan (2021-2026) under strategic Outcome 5: Assets and Infrastructure Improved.
“You will recall that this Strategic Plan was launched last month and UNDP further facilitated the formulation of the first-ever digital transformation strategy, which we believe is on the point of being formally approved.” He said.
Parliament of Malawi was the only country in Africa still using the analogue Hansard Transcription System. With the new Hansard Transcription System in place, the official report of Parliament will be produced within 24 to 48 hours.
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