Members of parliament for UTM have disclosed that they will no longer be part of the government at the session of the parliament which starts next month on the 26th.
The leader of the UTM MPs in the House, Chrissie Kanyasho, has told media that they will write to the Speaker of the House of Parliament, Catherine Gotani Hara, to inform them of their decision.
“We have already written a letter, it is going to the Speaker so that she will soon find it on her desk,” said Kanyasho.
Kanyasho said that five UTM MPs namely Steve Mikaya from Blantyre West, Simon Salambula from Ntcheu West, Felix Kayira from Karonga North West and Chrispin Mphande from Nkhata Bay West are those who want to be part of the opposition.
They also said that some of the MPs who won as independents and then joined UTM, 6 of them said that they no longer want to be part of the government.
It has also noted that some MPs who won as independent and joined UTM are refusing to leave the government.
One of the MPs, Biswick Million of Zomba Changalume has insisted that he will not leave the government side.
Kanyasho said that those who remain part of the government should return the party car, because they are no longer working with UTM.
“Our party has left the coalition, so we are also leaving the government side in the parliament,” said Kanyasho.
Source:Times360Malawi
