Parliament swears in 3 new MPs

Parliament has sworn in three members of parliament who won by-elections which were held in December 2020 in Mangochi and Phalombe districts.

The parliamentarians are Reuben Kanyama of Mangochi West, Mabvuto Bokosi for Phalombe North and Idi Kalosi for Mangochi North constituency

They were sworn in alongside two newly recruited parliamentary committee clerks Upile Polepole Ali and Nellie Nkhata Ndlovi

Delivering his congratulatory message to the new legislators the chief justice Andrew Nyirenda said “the oath you have taken must establish moral commitment that links the members’ personal conscience with public values and public duty.”

The by-elections were held in the three constituencies after court nullified 2019 parliamentary results due to irregularities