Malawi: Court Blocks Chakwera-Linked Group From Ousting SG Chimwendo Banda

Malawi: Court Blocks Chakwera-Linked Group From Ousting SG Chimwendo Banda

Explosive High Court injunction bars self-styled "Veterans" group, sponsored by former President himself, from suspending secretary general or locking party HQ

Court blocks MCP veterans

The High Court of Malawi has granted opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) an order stopping a group called MCP Veteran Management Committee from suspending party secretary general Richard Chimwendo Banda and sealing his office. The order, granted by Judge William Yakuwawa Msiska in Lilongwe yesterday, followed an application by MCP through its director of legal services George Kadzipatike who argued that the defendants had no legal basis under…

Court blocks Chakwera-linked group from ousting SG Chimwendo Banda - Featured News Malawi

Explosive High Court injunction bars self-styled “Veterans” group, sponsored by former President himself, from suspending secretary general or locking party HQ Malawi’s High Court has dramatically intervened in an escalating internal war engulfing the Malawi Congress Party (MCP), granting an injunction that stops a rogue faction — allegedly organised and sponsored by party leader Lazarus […] The post Court blocks Chakwera-linked group from ousti…

Court shields Chimwendo Banda from suspension

This article was originally published on Malawi24">Malawi24, Malawi's #1 independent news platform. A move that threatened to deepen the leadership crisis in the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has hit a legal wall after the High Court in Lilongwe stepped in to protect Secretary General Richard Chimwendo Banda. The dispute stems from MCP’s loss in the 2025 General Elections, in which party president Lazarus Chakwera conceded defeat to […] Read the f…

High court stops MCP veteran group from suspending Chimwendo Banda

By Chisomo Phiri The High Court in Lilongwe has restrained a self-styled Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Veteran Management Committee from suspending the party’s Secretary General(SG), Richard Chiwendo Banda, or closing his office. Justice William Yakuwawa Msiska granted the injunction on Wednesday following an application by the MCP, through its legal director, George Kadzipatike, who argued […] The post High court stops MCP veteran group from susp…