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MCP SG Mkaka, VP Mkandawire rebukes DPP over “will deal with central region people” remarks

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MCP SG Mkaka, VP Mkandawire rebukes DPP over “will deal with central region people” remarks

By Linda Kwanjana

Social media is awash with a video of Democratic Progressive party (DPP) rally believed to have taken place in Chikwawa.

In the video, someone is heard saying that once they take over power, the party will strive to deal with the Chewa people from Central region.

In the clip the speaker is being heard saying they will take all the companies moved from Blantyre to Lilongwe back to Blantyre.

But Speaking in Dowa at Kanyenje Primary School Malawi Congress Party Vice President Harry Mlekanjara Mkandawire denounced the statement saying it was bad.

Mkaka



Mkandawire said there was a need for DPP to condemn the statement in strong terms.

“By not condemning the statement it means that it is the position of the party of dealing with the Chewa people, ” he said.

MCP Secretary General Elsenhower Mduwa Mkaka said people should learn to say the truth, that relocation of the Government companies from Blantyre started by Bingu wa Mutharika.

Mkaka said it is sad that DPP is misleading people so that people should believe that MCP does not like the Southern region.

Mkaka has since called for Unity in MCP and not to replicate what is happening in DPP.

He urged party members to continue observing four corner stones which include Loyalty, unity, discipline and honest.

All eyes are at the LL High Court as Nankhumwa NGC resolutions nullification battle with Mutharika rages on

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All eyes are at the LL High Court as Nankhumwa NGC resolutions nullification battle with Mutharika rages on

By Linda Kwanjana

Malawians are waiting with abated breath to hear from courts on a case in which some Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) members have dragged Mutharika to court over the 13 December NGC meeting.

Kondwani Nankhumwa and Cecilia Chazama wants the High Court to nullify resolutions which the party made at the Peter Mutharika-led National Governing Council (NGC) meeting in Mangochi.

Nankhumwa and Chazama who were recently fired as DPP vice president for the south and director of women respectively made an application before the High Court in Lilongwe.

Nankhumwa



At the Mangochi meeting, Mutharika and other NGC members resolved that the party should hold an elective convention on 26th and 27th December, 2023.

Nankhumwa and Chazama were among NGC members who did not attend the meeting.

In their application, they are seeking a nullification of the proceedings and resolutions for the Mangochi meeting until their application is heard and a determination is made before the court.

They also want the court to stop Mutharika from removing Nankhumwa from his position of party vice president for the south and Chazama from the position of National Director of Women. The two were elected on the positions at the party’s convention in 2018 but Mutharika fired them last week and appointed replacements.

Chazama and Nankhumwa have also asked the court to stop Clement Mwale from exercising powers and functions of DPP secretary general. Mwale was appointed to the position after Mutharika fired Grezelder Jeffrey and assigned her the position of DPP vice president for the central.

Many Malawians are accusing Mutharika of lacking leadership skills. Mutharika is well known for lacking decision making skills.

The good example is when he was Minister of Education when lecturers from chancellor College held a sit-in for nearly half a year.

Chimwendo Banda hails President Chakwera for increasing CDF in the country-Says Malawi has really changed with this money

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Chimwendo Banda hails President Chakwera for increasing CDF in the country-Says Malawi has really changed with this money

By Linda Kwanjana

Minister of Local Government Richard Chimwendo Banda has hailed President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera for his decision to increase Constituency Development Fund (CDF) from K29 Million to K100 Million.

Addressing a rally at Kanyenje Primary School in Dowa East constituency, Chimwendo Banda popularly known as “Bulldozzer” said his area has experienced tangible developments with the money received.

He gave an example of six school blocks which have been handed over to the community for use.

Chimwendo at a rally in Dowa



Not only that, the Minister cited other development projects like health and national security.

“I think for a long time, the name CDF has not been welcomed in the country. It was associated with abuse, associated with selfishness, associated with corruption, but things are changing. I’m not saying that we don’t have issues anymore. But if you go out there you’ll find that CDF has made tremendous contributions in development,” said Chimwendo Banda.

Chimwendo Banda said CDF is bearing fruits because of a new set of guidelines which have been strengthened to avoid abuse of the money.

“We have improved our monitoring we have challenged ourselves to be audited each and every time. But at the same time there is more transparency and accountability with the use of CDF that has really helped.

“Government is working to tighten one or two issues, but as a Minister for Local Government, I can assure you that the CDF is able now to address critical matters under the leadership of President Dr Lazarus Chakwera,” he said.

He added: “The mere fact that His Excellency the President has increased the CDF from 29 million to 100 million. Now at least Members of Parliament, counselors and government committees are able to take bigger projects other than smaller ones. That’s why we are able to see the impact. It’s our hope that our CDF grows, accountability and transparency also grow. We are not going to sit down but to continuously monitor the usage of public resources to strengthen accountability and transparency so that things are done in the right manner,” he said.

President Chakwera congratulates Fleetwood Haiya

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President Chakwera congratulates Fleetwood Haiya

By Linda Kwanjana

Malawi President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera has sent a goodwill message to the newly elected Football Association of Malawi (FAM) President Fleetwood Haiya who defeated the incumbent Walter Nyamilandu Manda who served the association for 19 years.

“The First Lady and I would like to congratulate Mr. Fleetwood
Haiya and the entire FAM Executive Committee for being elected to the highest football decision-making body in Malawi. We wish the newly elected FAM EXCO Team all the best, ” reads the statement in part.

Haiya



In the statement, the President has also commended the outgoing executive committee for the contribution made to the sports in the country.

“We would like to thank Mr. Walter Nyamilandu and the rest of the outgoing FAM EXCO Team for the commendable contribution that they have made to the game of football in the country,” reads the statement.

The president has since pledged to work and support the new team.

“It is our hope that they will render the needed support to the newly elected committee as they take up their new offices. We pledge our unflinching support to the new FAM Executive Committee,” reads the president statement in part

Kalindo advises Malawians not to focus on DPP infighting

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Kalindo advises Malawians not to focus on DPP infighting

By Vincent Gunde

Political activist Bon Elias Kalindo has advised Malawians not to focus their attention on the DPP infighting but to liberate their country out of the hands of President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera and his MCP led the government.

Kalindo has observed that the year 2024 will be a year of drama in Malawi with one prominent politician deregistering his party to join the MCP saying this is a clear sign that politicians are there not for servant leadership but for their personal gains.

DPP infighting should not make Malawians forget liberating their country



He has assured the MCP led government that as long as it implements what is for Malawians be for Malawians such as raising salaries for civil servants, elections date to 21st May, 2024 not September, 2025, maize price reduction, ESCOM and water tariffs reduced, he will be quiet thanking government for standing with the poor Malawians.

Speaking through an audio clip circulating in various social media platforms, Kalindo said Malawi is one such country on the planet Earth blessed by God with everything to make it rich but its leaders do not have a vision for the country.

Kalindo said it is sad that the whole government’s machinery is busy strategizing on plans to silence him with arrests and prosecutions in court forgetting that many of its citizens are in a hunger crisis surviving on ripe mangoes.

He said he and Malawi First crew members will not keep quiet seeing Malawians dying of hunger, hospitals running dry without drugs but to rise up and speak nothing but the truth in line with the country’s democratic principles.

The activist has described all plans which the government is making against him either eliminating his life or to rot in prison as time wasting and resources advising it to only just do the much needful by siding with the poor Malawian’s he will remain silent.

“I am not retreating or surrendering, you can arrest me even 200 times but I will not stop fighting for the poor in Malawi,” said Kalindo.

On civil servants’ salaries, Kalindo has made it clear that he sees no reason for Parliament not to adjust salaries for public servants but when it comes to their salaries, the bill is passed without any objection advising civil servants to wake up.

He has warned the government on shady deals happening at Mulanje mountain and Tea Estates in Mulanje and Thyolo that Malawi First is coming for it to reclaim what for Malawians to be for Malawians not to individual politicians’pockets.

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