MCP Supporters Stand by Chakwera Amid ‘Arrest’ Scare

MCP supporters stand by Chakwera amid ‘arrest’ scare

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) supporters yesterday flocked to former president Lazarus Chakwera’s Area 10 residence in Lilongwe amid reports that police were set to arrest him. During a visit to the premises yesterday afternoon, scores of MCP supporters were seen inside the fence of the residence under tight security provided by both official guards and party loyalists. The security stopped The Nation crew from taking any pictures. Two supporters,…

The DPP’s reckless plan to arrest Chakwera is a political boomerang waiting to happen

By Durell Namasani Fresh from the teargas incident where a former head of state was teargassed on his way to lay a wreath at Kamuzu Mausoleum, rumours are now swirling that the DPP regime is preparing to arrest immediate past president Dr. Lazarus Chakwera. To DPP supporters, this might sound like exciting news. But to […] The post The DPP’s reckless plan to arrest Chakwera is a political boomerang waiting to happen appeared first on 247MALAWI N…

Kamphangala Calls On Police If Evidence Is There To Arrest Chakwera

By Vincent Gunde A Malawi Congress Party (MCP) diehard of Mvera in Dowa district Mr. Rodgers Kamphangala, has called on the Police if they have concrete evidence that Former President and MCP leader Dr. Lazarus Chakwera indeed broke the law, he should be arrested and prosecuted in a court of law. See also Prophet Shepherd Bushiri Pledges to Sponsor Dedza Dynamos Kamphangala said Dr. Lazarus Chakwera is not above the law as per the Republican Con…

MCP Lawyer Claims Police Planning to Arrest Chakwera Over Kamuzu Day Procession

Lawyer George Jivason Kadzipatike says he has received reports that the Malawi Police Service is planning to arrest former president Lazarus Chakwera following the Kamuzu Day procession held in Lilongwe on May 14, 2026. Kadzipatike, who is also legal director for the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), said the alleged planned arrest is linked to Chakwera’s walk from MCP headquarters to lay a wreath at the mausoleum of Malawi’s founding president, Hast…