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MPs vs Councils Over CDF Launch Power | Malawi News
A power struggle is heating up over who leads Constituency Development Fund project launches in Malawi—MPs backed by the central government want to take center stage, but local councils are pushing back, insisting council chairpersons, as legal heads of local authorities, must preside. The conflict stems from a May 2023 Constitutional Court ruling that barred MPs from directly managing CDF projects, stripping them of local council voting power and shifting control to local governments. While the Ministry of Local Government now mandates MPs be honored guests—even above council chairs—Malga…
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