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Democracy Works Foundation (DWF) says it working towards the improvement of the oversight role of Malawi Parliament by making sure that parliament is acting and following up on recommendations that are given to different committees of the National Assembly. Regional director of Democracy Works Foundation Augustine Magolowondo revealed this on Thursday 28th of September 2023 […]
The post Democracy Works Foundation for improved Malawi Parliament oversight role appeared first on Malawi 24.
\"Our Parliament has been reduced to a fish market with members jostling for five minutes of infamy. Is this the example our representatives want to set for our youth looking on?\"
Our Parliament has been reduced to a fish market with members jostling for 5 mins of infamy. Is this the example our representatives want to set for our youth looking on?
— Mickela (@mickelapanday) October 21, 2021
Leader of the Movement for Social Justice (MSJ) David Abdulah said, \"Does the UNC understand what they are doing? Their actions are seeking to dangerously divide the country. It is not about democracy. They are laying the basis for justifying why their motion will not succeed.
\"This is a serious issue but I am reminded of Explainer's Calypso – In Parliament they kicksin. The motion will be defeated
NNPA Newswire American Bridge 21st Century Foundation announced the launch of BridgeTogether, a new c(3) and c(4) fund established to support year-round local grassroots organizing. Conceived by American Bridge 21st Century Co-Chair Gov. Deval Patrick, BridgeTogether will invest in local community groups that are doing critical work to build and sustain a lasting grassroots infrastructure […]
Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar’s motion to impeach President Paula-Mae Weekes predictably failed in the Electoral College by a 47-24 vote.
There will be no tribunal to inquire into the allegations.
Backed by thunderous desk-thumping, Ms Persad-Bissessar quarrelled with Speaker Bridgid Annisette-George, who ruled that there be no debate over her firecracker, unprecedented motion. This motion was talk of the town for weeks, becoming an overnight lesson on how to fire a president.
At a press conference minutes after the vote, the Prime Minister, unleashing an attack on Ms Persad-Bissessar’s “over-reach,” vociferously defended the president. And with fighting spirit, the Opposition Leader, quite upset at the Speaker’s rulings, declared: “This is a war on democracy.” There was shouting and heavy desk-thumping, with the Speaker getting frustrated.
My eyebrows were raised when the senators were called in to “vote on the motion.” With tactful query, UNC senators asked, “Which motion?” Noisy desk-thumping. They claimed they “did not hear the motion” since they had just come in. Good point. Some amendment seems needed here. In Parliament, Ms Persad-Bissessar based her motion largely on the Constitution (Section 36) which states: “The president may be removed from office where (a) he (or she) wilfully violates any provision of the Constitution (b) he behaves in such a way as to bring his office into hatred, ridicule or contempt (c) he behaves in a way that endangers the security of the State, or (d) because of physical or mental incapacity, he is unable to perform the functions of his office.”
She argued that the President contributed to the collapse of the Police Service Commission and in an “unconstitutional manner,” mishandled a “merit list” for an acting police commissioner.
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In a striking advertised defence, the President said: “I confirm that an Order of Merit List in respect of the Commissioner of Police was delivered on August 11, 2021 to the Office of the President and withdrawn almost immediately thereafter that day.” And this is where the mystery seems to arise. What does “was delivered” mean? Why exactly did PSC chairman Bliss Seepersad withdraw her list? Why do it in the meeting with the President?
Given my persistent concern over the urgent need for a review of the PSC structure and functions, I found interest in the President’s advertised list of five questions:
(1) Should credible information be sent to the PSC so as to help it in its constitutional functions?
(2) How and who should determine the threshold for consideration?
(3) Should Parliament be the body to receive such information, especially if there are matters of sensitive national security, or should it be the PSC?
(4) Is providing such information “interference” in the PSC operations?
(5) Would “unsolicited” information compromise the PSC’s independence? Does the source matter?
Such questions, the convoluted function of the PSC and the ex
Unidentified armed men have arrested a number of Sudanese leaders and politicians in dawn raids, a government source has said.
The MDC Alliance claimed on Tuesday that its leader had survived an assassination attempt while campaigning in Manicaland province.
The post Regional opposition slams Chamisa attack appeared first on NewsDay Zimbabwe.
Members of Sudan's cabinet and a large number of pro-government party leaders have been arrested in an apparent coup.
Sudan's PM Abdallah Hamdok has been freed after being held at ruling general's home
[The Herald] The collective voice of SADC member states in the call for the unconditional removal of the illegal economic sanctions that were imposed on Zimbabwe by Western nations, combined with the Second Republic's re-engagement and engagement policies are now bearing fruit. Our Political Editor Fungi Kwaramba (FK) sat down with Tanzanian Ambassador Professor Emmanuel Mbennah (EM), who believes Zimbabwe is ticking all the boxes in entrenching democracy. Below are excerpts of the interview.
[Premium Times] Recently Professor Attahiru Jega, former INEC chairman, shared his thoughts on the amended electoral Act that is yet to be signed into law. His views are important because he is considered an insider and has midwifed an electoral process reasonably regarded as credible by Nigerian standard. Professor Jega's central thesis is that an electoral act that addresses the electorate's concerns will help break the jinx of electoral fraud and sanitise the process leading up to the 2023 general election.
The content originally appeared on: Trinidad and Tobago Newsday News Oropouche West MP Dave Tancoo, with fist in the air, supports San Francique residents during a protest over bad roads on Saturday. - Photo by Marvin Hamilton THE UNC's 'October Revolution' has begun. Two days after Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar alerted the public, the UNC launched its latest campaign against the ruling PNM on Saturday with a three-pronged attack of public protests in at least four UNC-controlled constituencies, internal expressions […]
Claiming that efforts to uphold the constitutionally protected rights of state residents are opposed to the university's interests is a weird flex. The subtext seems that the university's interests and values need to align with Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican majority in the statehouse.
Africa's last absolute monarchy Eswatini has banned protests as regional mediators landed in the kingdom amid rumbling pro-democracy demonstrations.
