{"id":71407,"date":"2025-06-30T10:02:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T10:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/mcp-storms-phalombe-with-a-message"},"modified":"2025-06-30T10:02:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T10:02:00","slug":"mcp-storms-phalombe-with-a-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/mcp-storms-phalombe-with-a-message","title":{"rendered":"MCP Storms Phalombe with a Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) on Sunday held a highly attended political rally at Lihaka in Phalombe District, marking a significant show of presence in a region previously considered a political stronghold for opposition parties.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the crowd, Babu Khamisa, a senior member of MCP\u2019s National Executive Committee, declared that the MCP is poised to retain power beyond the 2025 general elections, citing the government\u2019s development efforts under President Lazarus Chakwera.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are returning to power on 16 September 2025, and we are confident because the Chakwera-led government has delivered tangible development across the country,\u201d said Khamisa. \u201cWe are urging people to vote for President Chakwera, MCP Members of Parliament, and ward councillors so that this work continues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rally was also attended by MCP\u2019s Phalombe district chairperson Justin Namadwala and other regional party leaders.<\/p>\n<p>During the event, Senior Chief Chiwalo appealed to the MCP leadership to consider prioritizing the rehabilitation of the Migowi\u2013Nambazo road, which he said is negatively affecting socio-economic activities in the area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat road is crucial for trade, access to health facilities like those in Nambazo, Nambera, and Mtemanyama, and overall mobility. It must be fixed,\u201d said the traditional leader.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Khamisa pledged that the MCP government will ensure the Migowi\u2013Nambazo road is rehabilitated before the end of this year, as a sign of its commitment to inclusive development.<\/p>\n<p>He also called on people from Phalombe and surrounding districts like Mulanje to reject divisive politics and rally behind MCP, assuring them that the party no longer represents sectional interests but the entire nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMCP is not a regional party. It belongs to all Malawians. President Chakwera deserves another term because of the visible development initiatives being implemented in every corner of this country,\u201d said Khamisa.<\/p>\n<p>The Phalombe rally marks a strategic political move by MCP as it intensifies its grassroots mobilization ahead of the 2025 elections, with growing emphasis on southern region outreach.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) on Sunday held a highly attended political rally at Lihaka in Phalombe District, marking a significant show of presence in a region previously considered a political stronghold for opposition parties. Addressing the crowd, Babu Khamisa, a senior member of MCP\u2019s National Executive Committee, declared that the MCP [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":71406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12],"tags":[233,371,234],"class_list":["post-71407","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-malawi","tag-malawi"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MCP Storms Phalombe with a Message - Malawi<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/mcp-storms-phalombe-with-a-message\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MCP Storms Phalombe with a Message\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. 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