By Vincent Gunde

First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Victor Musowa, has questioned Malawians that what is it that the late Hon. Madaliso Kwaderanji Kazombo has not done leading to his failure to retain Kazungu East constituency parliamentary seat in the just ended 16th September, 2025 elections?

Musowa said the late Kazombo was the first to carry a pot escorting church women to wherever they were going, was the first to get his lorry to take people to wherever they were going, was the first to provide bags of cement for church building, and was the first to provide support for a dead person to be transported from Blantyre, Lilongwe for burial in Kasungu.

He asked Malawians what is it exactly they want their Members of Parliament (MPs) to be doing to prove that they are doing servant leadership in their respective constituencies saying as for Kazombo, he was part of the grave diggers to bury the dead.

Making his eulogies at Kazombo’s funeral service in Area 43- Lilongwe on Saturday, Musowa said he was one of the Members of Parliament (MPs) alongside others who greeted the news with shock and dismay that the late Kazombo has lost elections just because of a vote.

Musowa described the late Kazombo as a friend to all observing that even Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ministers were there to mourn a befitting leader who has left a good legacy in the eyes of all questioning the people of Kasungu East what wrong did Kazombo did to them?

He asked Malawians to learn to appreciate someone’s work when he is alive other than waiting after his death to start praising him observing that the people that gathered at Kazombo’s funeral service came to witness themselves the departure of the great icon from this Earthly world.

“The people of my constituency asked me to reach the level of the late Kazombo, but coming to Parliament, Kazombo was not there, we at Parliament, we are sending our deepest condolences to Kazombo’s family, we will be with you there in Kasungu, as a brother, we will always be praying for his spirit,” reads Musowa’s eulogies.

Speaking earlier, former Minister of Information in the MCP led government Moses Kunkuyu, said the party is sailing through sufferings, it is running without their Secretary General Richard Chimwendo Banda who is remanded at Maula Prison.

Kunkuyu appealed to former President of the Republic of Malawi also MCP President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera to stand with them in praying for Chimwendo Banda to be released claiming that he is innocent and that there is no evidence that he committed an offence.

By Chisomo Phiri

Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Decentralisation Joseph Mwanamveka has called for inclusive and constructive participation in the 2026-2027  pre-budget consultations from all stakeholders, emphasizing that the consultations are designed to listen to views and ideas that can contribute to transforming Malawi’s economy.

Speaking during the opening of the consultations at Bingu International Convention Centre (BICC ) in Lilongwe on Friday,Mwanamveka said government values evidence-based input that reflects national priorities and fiscal realities.

The minister noted that the consultations are being held against a backdrop of significant global, regional and domestic economic challenges, including foreign exchange shortages, high inflation, climate-related shocks and infrastructure constraints, which continue to affect the country’s economic performance.

On his part,Secretary to the Treasury, Cliff Chiunda, described the pre-budget consultations as a unique platform for stakeholders to contribute ideas on how the national budget can be used strategically to address the country’s current economic challenges.

He said the discussions offer an opportunity to shape policies that will help move the country forward amid prevailing economic pressures.

Chiunda acknowledged that the country continues to experience significant macroeconomic imbalances caused by both internal and external shocks.

He emphasised that the deliberations should therefore focus on practical ways of managing these challenges through prudent, disciplined and effective budget implementation.

Chiunda appealed to participants to submit constructive, solution-oriented proposals that will enrich the 2026-2027 budget formulation process.

He said such contributions are critical to ensuring the budget is technically sound, responsive to citizens’ needs, and supportive of economic stability and sustainable growth.

Similar meetings are expected to be held in the cities of Blantyre and Mzuzu.