Malawi: Tempers Boil As MPs Push for Power Over CDF Despite Legal, Constitutional Warnings

Malawi: Tempers Boil As MPs Push for Power Over CDF Despite Legal, Constitutional Warnings

A routine stakeholders' consultation on the proposed constitutional amendment to the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in Salima on Saturday turned heated, laying bare the deep, irreconcilable differences between Members of Parliament (MPs) and governance stakeholders on who should control the billions channelled through the fund.

Tempers Boil as MPs Push for Power Over CDF Despite Legal, Constitutional Warnings - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi

A routine stakeholders’ consultation on the proposed constitutional amendment to the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in Salima on Saturday turned heated, laying bare the deep, irreconcilable differences between Members of Parliament (MPs) and governance stakeholders on who should control the billions channelled through the fund. At the centre of the clash is one question: Should […] The post Tempers Boil as MPs Push for Power Over CDF Despit…

Battle for CDF refuses to die

By Pemphero Malimba: Some civil society organisations (CSOs) have proposed several recommendations to the Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament (LAC) regarding the management of the Constituency De…

Tempers flare during CDF Bill consultations

Tempers flared during a stakeholders’ consultation on proposed constitutional amendment to the management of Constituency Development Fund (CDF), especially the role of members of Parliament (MPs) in its management. Stakeholders, including Malawi Local Government Association (Malga) and civil society organisations (CSOs) have protested the idea of retaining MPs in the management of CDF, suggesting that the legislators’ role be confined to oversi…