Justice and Peace Mentors Newly Elected Councillors in Gender Budget Tracking
By Wezi Mwangonde and Gomezgani Mhango As newly elected councillors await their swearing in most districts in the country, Justice and Peace Desk under the Diocese of Karonga has imparted gender budget tracking skills in councillors of Karonga Nyungwe, South...
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ADC, Councillors and Women Groups Drilled in Gender Laws
By Wezi Mwangonde Justice and Peace Desk Project Coordinator for the Women Empowerment Project Vincent Bwinga says it is pathetic that most Malawians are not aware of the laws that promote gender equality because the government has not taken any...
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Justice and Peace Desk Faults Elections Results Management System
By Jordan Simeon-Phiri* Justice and Peace Desk of Karonga Diocese has told the Multiparty Liaison Committee (MPLC) that despite conducting free, fair, transparent and violence free May 21, 2019 Tripartite Elections, tabulation and reconciliation of votes was a challenge by...
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Community Members Press For New MoU With a Mining Company
By Jordan Simeon-Phiri* Katumbi community members from Senior Group Village Head Katumbi in the area of Traditional Authority (TA) Kilupula in Karonga District have demanded to review a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with C and M Group that will see...
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Karonga Central Youth for Non-violent Electoral Period
By Maureen Soko If there is a place in Karonga District well known for violence during campaign period, then Karonga Central Constituency ranks highly. The constituency is nicknamed Benghazi, after the infamous war torn town in Libya, where “candidates,” and...
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Justice and Peace Desk Drums up Support for Female Candidates in Kameme
By Moses Tinala Mwakisalu As one way of garnering support for women aspirants in political leadership in Kameme, the Justice and Peace Desk of the Diocese of Karonga through the 50:50 Campaign Project organized a football match between Isrando Football...
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Wasambo Community for the Abolition of CDF in Favour of CMSF
Happy Ndovi - Wasambo CJ Citizens and Community Action Group (CAG) members from, Senior Traditional Authority (STA) Wasambo, in Karonga District have asked the Government of Malawi to abolish Constituency Development Fund (CDF), and instead channel the funds to the...
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Misuku Health Workers Commended For Improved Service Delivery
By Norbert Tambalamtuwa Mzembe Members of Kakoma Area Development Committee (ADC) at Misuku in Chitipa District have acknowledged that the good relationship and coordination between personnel of Misuku Health Center and the surrounding communities has contributed a lot towards desirable...
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Justice and Peace Desk Holds National Level Health Rights Engagement Meeting
By Obert Mkandawire People of Karonga and Chitipa have expressed hope that access to health services will improve following the presentation of health rights demands to the Ministry of Health at the national level engagement and advocacy meeting. Among the...
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Female Aspirants Grilled in Good Manifesto Writing Skills
By Jordan Simeon-Phiri (MEC Stringer) Female aspirants in Chitipa District have expressed concern over the council's failure to produce District Development Plan (DDP) nine years after the expiry of the last document. [caption id="attachment_1742" align="alignnone" width="973"] Female aspirants who were...
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