{"id":61934,"date":"2018-03-08T10:46:42","date_gmt":"2018-03-08T08:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.times.mw\/?p=61934"},"modified":"2018-03-08T10:46:43","modified_gmt":"2018-03-08T08:46:43","slug":"richard-msowoya-others-in-fresh-battle-with-mcp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/index.php\/2018\/03\/08\/richard-msowoya-others-in-fresh-battle-with-mcp\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Msowoya, others in fresh battle with MCP"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_60793\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-60793\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.times.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/eisenhower-mkaka.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-60793\" src=\"http:\/\/www.times.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/eisenhower-mkaka-300x134.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/eisenhower-mkaka-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/eisenhower-mkaka-768x342.jpg 768w, https:\/\/archive.times.mw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/eisenhower-mkaka.jpg 820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-60793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MKAKA\u2014We will give them a chance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Speaker of Parliament, Richard Msowoya, and other senior members of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) filed a fresh application for an injunction to restrain the party\u2019s National Executive Committee (Nec) from suspending them.<\/p>\n<p>The fresh application follows a decision made in court, earlier yesterday, by lawyer representing the complainants, Kalekeni Kaphale, to discontinue the case.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thought that we were wasting a lot of time talking about technical issues when we need to focus on the substance of the mater. They say the original proceedings as filed were irregular on the issue of the delay by less than 24 hours of the renewal of my licence but the law allows a party to discontinue a matter and recommence it. So, tactically, we believe we should take advantage of that facility which is available and recommence so we are recommencing this afternoon,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview later in the day, Kaphale confirmed filing a fresh application but could not shed more light on it, saying there are no changes to the initial application.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEverything is the same,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyer representing MCP, Robert Nthewa, did not object to both the discontinuation and recommencement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe do not have a problem to discontinue the case [and] at the same time recommence [it]. The claimants will make fresh applications and I believe that, when that is done, the matter will still come for <em>inter partes <\/em>hearing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>MCP acting secretary general, Eisenhower Mkaka, said, as of now, there is no injunction and that the committee would, therefore, come up with a new date for disciplinary hearing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe discontinuation means there is no injunction\u2026 The disciplinary committee has to set up a date for hearing so that these people have to be taken through a disciplinary process,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Msowoya was suspended from his position as first deputy president, Kaliwo as secretary general, Tony Kandiero as director of international relations while James Chatonda Kaunda was suspended from the position of first deputy secretary general.<\/p>\n<p>The Nec meeting also resolved to suspend Salima North West Member of Parliament, Jessie Kabwila, from the party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaker of Parliament, Richard Msowoya, and other senior members of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) filed a fresh application for an injunction to restrain the party\u2019s National Executive Committee (Nec) from suspending them. The fresh application follows a decision made in court, earlier yesterday, by lawyer representing the complainants, Kalekeni Kaphale, to discontinue the case. 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