Dr. Kondwani Nankhumwa has accused Parliament and the DPP of blocking his Speaker bid, claiming foul play. The DPP denies wrongdoing, saying rules were followed. Sameer Suleman won with 134 votes, beating MCP’s Peter Dimba. Victor Musowa and Esther Jolobala also triumphed.
Accompanied by his running mate, former Balaka West legislator Bertha Mackenzie Ndebele, Nankhumwa outlined his vision for a peaceful, transparent, and development-driven campaign. He emphasized that the PDP will focus on issue-based politics, pledging to promote unity and national healing.
Senior Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) official Fredrick Billy Malata has revealed a political plot the erstwhile governing party has mooted to expel Mulanje Central legislator and Leader of Opposition, Kondwani Nankhumwa, from the party.
Battle lines are solemnly drawn between Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leader Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika camp and that of Kondwani Nankhumwa, with Nankhumwa hinting that he will not present himself before the Disciplinary Committee of the party.
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) spokesperson Shadric Namalomba has vowed that the party will take all the necessary measures to ensure Mulanje Central Constituency lawmaker, Kondwani Nankhumwa, and his sympathizers leave the party.
Leader of Opposition Kondwani Nankhumwa on Wednesday dared his fellow Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmakers and other MPs in the opposition camp to commend President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera for demonstrating selfless leadership in responding to the adverse effects of Tropical Cyclone Freddy.
