"Parliament Will Stand with Malawians Suffering"-Declares Speaker Suleman

Failure of Accountability: Legislative Oversight and Executive Decay in Malawi

This article was originally published on Malawi24">Malawi24, Malawi's #1 independent news platform. .The political standoff between the Speaker of the National Assembly, Sameer Suleman, and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General, Peter Mukhito, has sparked a fundamental constitutional crisis over the separation of powers. At the heart of this conflict is Speaker Suleman’s decision to launch 12 aggressive public investigations v…

The Failure of Accountability: Legislative Oversight and Executive Decay in Malawi

By Rick Dzida The political standoff between the Speaker of the National Assembly, Sameer Suleman, and the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General, Peter Mukhito, has sparked a fundamental constitutional crisis over the separation of powers. At the heart of this conflict is Speaker Suleman’s decision to launch 12 aggressive public investigations via joint parliamentary […]

"Parliament will stand with Malawians suffering"-Declares Speaker Suleman

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Speaker of Parliament Sameer Suleman has vowed to ensure that the National Assembly acts on complaints and allegations raised by Malawians, saying Parliament has a responsibility to scrutinise matters of public interest and hold authorities to account. Speaking on Wednesday during a media briefing on the formation of Joint Committees of Parliament, Suleman outlined the […]

Parliament opens 12 probes; Speaker wants accountability

Parliament yesterday unveiled investigations into 12 critical issues affecting the country, including fuel supply, electricity, pensions, mining, passport services, prison conditions and the distribution of fertiliser coupons. Briefing the media in Lilongwe, Speaker of the National Assembly Sameer Suleman announced the institution of joint parliamentary committees to investigate the issues, saying Parliament has a responsibility …