Malawi: Legal Affairs Committee Under Fire for 'Constitutional Vandalism' in CDF Bill

Malawi: Legal Affairs Committee Under Fire for 'Constitutional Vandalism' in CDF Bill

The Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament is facing fierce national backlash after civil society organisations under the National Advocacy Platform (NAP) accused it of deliberately mutilating the Constitution by recommending that Members of Parliament should continue approving development projects under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF).

Legal Affairs Committee Under Fire for ‘Constitutional Vandalism’ in CDF Bill - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi

The Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament is facing fierce national backlash after civil society organisations under the National Advocacy Platform (NAP) accused it of deliberately mutilating the Constitution by recommending that Members of Parliament should continue approving development projects under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF). NAP chairperson Benedicto Kondowe did not mince words. He described […] The post Legal Affairs Committe…

MPs’ role in CDF checked

The Legal Affairs Committee (Lac) of Parliament has recommended that the proposed Constitutional Amendment Act on the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) should limit members of Parliament (MPs) to…