Malawi Congress Party members defect to DPP in Nkhata Bay

Over 64 members of the main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) in Nkhata Bay District have defected to the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) ahead of the forthcoming fresh presidential election.

DPP’s director of Logistics Symon Vuwa Kaunda, who is also a legislator for Nkhata Bay Central Constituency, welcomed the new members at a rally at Tukombo trading centre.

 Vuwa said “DPP’s open door policy remains intact.”

He added:” It’s never too late to join the DPP.”

Kaunda, who is Minister of Tourism, said President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika had undertaken key development projects that had changed the face of the district, such as the Mzuzu- Nkhata Bsy road, the new district hospital, technical college and modern markets.

“President Mutharika will continue to develop the district and vote for the DPP-UDF alliance,” he said.

The Mzuzu-Nkhata Bay road is widely praised as the best road in the country.

Maneno Chimulala

I am a journalist, educator, and activist with passion for telling stories about social justice, sports and political issues. I graduated from Mzuzu University. I started my career at the Maravi Post online publication in 2012 as an intern while in college. Upon graduating from Mzuzu University I was offered a job as Sports Reporter because of my background as a goalkeeper and rose to the position of sub editor. I also had a short stint with Nyasatimes, Malawi Punch and Malawi Digest. Over the past seven years, I have worked intimately with rural organizations and communities in Malawi on human rights, girl child education and grassroots development projects. With an academic background in education, I also volunteer as male champion for girls’ education under Girls Empowerment Networks (GENET) in Malawi’s South West Education Division (SWED).