Malawi parliament

Parliament has said a number of ministerial statements and private members motions will be tabled in the fourth meeting of the 49th session of the house which commence tomorrow. 

The Natural Resources Committee of Parliament has accused the power utility body ESCOM of operating illegally on collection of money from end users.

The Agriculture Committee of Parliament has faulted government for going ahead to launch the Affordable Input Program- AIP before the preparations are concluded.

Public Accounts Committee -PAC of Parliament chairperson Shadrick Namalomba has challenged that he will not be impeached from the post.

The Malawi Parliamentary Conservation Caucus - MPCC has demanded a stop of the upgrading works for the Kenyatta Drive into six lanes describing it as illegal.

The Legal Affairs Committee has proposed the empowerment of National Planning Commission to certify registration of political parties and their manifestoes.

In spite of Malawi having legislation for protection of rights to land-and-property ownership; somehow, these pieces of law only seem more theoretical than practical. More; when in the face of such laws, the country continues to register…

President Peter Mutharika risks being impeached over the current electoral reforms situation, a law expert has said. The observations have been made at a time there are growing calls for Mutharika to assent to the electoral reform bills.

The bill which establishes the Cannabis Regulatory Authority (CRA) whose role will be to grant licenses to cultivate, process, store, sell, export and distribute cannabis.