Malawi: Whose Interests Is AG Thabo Chakaka Protecting in Appealing CDF Ruling? Not Malawians

Malawi: Whose Interests Is AG Thabo Chakaka Protecting in Appealing CDF Ruling? Not Malawians

Editorial - The Attorney General's decision to challenge the High Court ruling on the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) is nothing short of an affront to progress, transparency, and the people of Malawi. It raises one unavoidable question: Whose interest is he serving? Because it is certainly not that of the Malawian public.

Legal Experts Slam and Shame AG Chakaka for Defending MPs’ Grip on CDF Funds

Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda has found himself cornered, exposed, and embarrassingly out of depth following his decision to challenge the Constitutional Court’s landmark ruling on the exclusion of MPs from local councils and the administration of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). Legal heavyweights have roundly condemned his move, branding it ill-advised, politically skewed, and […] The post Legal Experts Slam and Shame AG Chak…

Attorney General to appeal Constitutional Court judgement on CDF

By Vincent Gunde The Constitutional Court has ordered the removal of the roles of Members of Parliament (MPs)in the implementation and monitoring of Constituency Development Fund (CDF) and declared as unconstitutional the provision that allows MPs a voting right in local councils. The judgement was greeted with a loud of applause by millions of Malawians that have not seen the impact of CDF in their constituencies beside the MCP led government r…

Government moves to defend MPs’ control over CDF Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi

Attorney General Thabo Chakaka Nyirenda has announced plans to appeal a Constitutional Court ruling that stripped Members of Parliament (MPs) of their controversial grip on Constituency Development Fund (CDF) projects, a role the court deemed unconstitutional and self-serving. The ruling, delivered by a panel of Justices Howard Pemba, Eddah Ngwira, and Mzonde Mvula, declared that […] The post Government moves to defend MPs’ control over CDF appe…

Hands off CDF, court tells MPs

By Mercy Matonga: The High Court sitting as a Constitutional Court in Lilongwe yesterday ruled that members of Parliament (MPs) should not take part in the management of Constituency Development Fu…

Onyonka says Ruto uses CDF to entice MPs

Kisii Senator Richard Onyonka has stated that the National Government Constituency Fund (NG-CDF) has become a tool President William Ruto