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Malawi, Politics, Top News

Chakwera pens Msowoya, Kaliwo for dialogue over MCP legal fights

Maravi Post Reporter

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President Lazarus Chakwera is reportedly penned his deputy and Secretary General (SG) Richard Msowoya and Gustav Kaliwo respectively inviting them to a peace and dialogue talk, it has been learnt.

This comes barely a few days after MCP SG Kaliwo and four others obtained a fresh injunction restraining the party leadership from suspending them.

The court injunction dated March 12, 2018 also stops the party from holding a convention early next month.

But in a letter made available to The Maravi Post, Chakwera said it’s high time that MCP should be settled its difference amicably as a family and put out their differences aside to prepare well for the 2019 tripartite elections.

The letter has however not indicated the dates for the meeting.

“We cannot keep on fighting and make healings in the media and losing out support from our people, it’s our duty as elected leaders to put our house in order in readiness for next year’s elections,” reads the letter in part.

Msowoya and Kaliwo are yet to respond to Chakwera’s letter saying they need time to consults before they give their response.

However, MCP deputy spokes person Ezekiel Ching’oma doubted the authenticity of the letter arguing its all fake.

Ching’oma added that nothing of that sort has been written to the said suspended MCP senior members; “Are they credible sources? Its all fake”.

In January this year, the party’s executive committee held a meeting in which they resolved to suspend and fire some of the members who have sought the injunction.

According to the civil case number 070 of March 12, 2018 is between claimants; Secretary General (SG) Gustavo Kaliwo, Vice President Richard Msowoya, deputy secretary general James Kaunda, treasurer general Tony Kandiero and Publicity Secretary Jessie Kabwira, and defendants; MCP President Lazarus Chakwera, Ezekiel Ching’oma and NEC members.

The court has ordered the MCP NEC not to summon any claimants to the disciplinary inquires and from suspending them until trial of action or until further order of the court.

Malawi, Politics, Top News

Kaliwo and other four in fresh court injunction stopping MCP to hold convention

Maravi Post Reporter 1 Comment

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-Dust is failing to settle in the main opposition Malawi Congress Party as the court battle rages on just thirteen months the nation is scheduled to go for general elections.

This follows MCP Secretary General Gustav Kaliwo and four others obtaining fresh injunction restraining the party leadership from suspending them.

The court injunction dated March 12, 2018 and made available to The Maravi Post also stops the party from holding a convention early next month.

This is not the first time Kaliwo and his colleagues have obtained an injunction against the party.
In January this year, the party’s executive committee held a meeting in which they resolved to suspend and fire some of the members who have sought the injunction.

According to the civil case number 070 of March 12, 2018 is between claimants; Secretary General (SG) Gustavo Kaliwo, Vice President Richard Msowoya, deputy secretary general James Kaunda, treasurer general Tony Kandiero and Publicity Secretary Jessie Kabwira, and defendants; MCP President Lazarus Chakwera, Ezekiel Ching’oma and NEC members.

The court has ordered the MCP NEC not to summon any claimants to the disciplinary inquires and from suspending them until trial of action or until further order of the court.

“Until the hearing of the inter-parte application for an injunction or until a further order, the defendant by either themselves, their agents, servants or otherwise however be and are hereby restrained from inviting the claimant to a disciplinary or suspending them from their member of Malawi Congress Party or from perform their duties of the position that they hold in the party.

“If you disobey this order, you may be found guilty of contempt of court and may be sent to prison or fined of your assets may be seized. Within the next 14 days an inter-parte summons must be issued,” reads the stay order.

The claimants are represented by lawyer Kalekeni Kaphale and the stay order has been served already to MCP leadership and NEC

MCP deputy Publicity Secretary Ezekiel Ching’oma acknowledged being served with the fresh stay order but not commented further.