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Malawi

National Assembly

Political system: Presidential system
Structure of parliament: Unicameral
IPU membership: Yes

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Openness and transparency

Information about access to parliamentary documents, parliament’s reporting to the public, parliament’s relation to Freedom of Information laws, and lobbying.

Parliamentary documents

The agendas of plenary meetings are published online in advance: Some
The agendas of committee meetings are published online in advance: None
Results of votes on draft legislation are published on the parliamentary web site: None
Draft legislation is published on the parliamentary website: None
Citizens can submit comments on draft legislation on the parliamentary web site: Yes

Annual reporting by parliament

Parliament publishes an annual report on its activities: No
The annual report is available on the parliamentary web site: No information available
Parliament publishes the parliamentary budget: No

Access to parliament

Plenary meetings are open to the public: Yes

Notes: None
Committee meetings are open to the public: Yes

Notes: When a matter is sensitive and private, a Committee may decide to hold the meeting in camera.
There is a dedicated channel for broadcasting parliamentary meetings: No
Media used for the dedicated channel: No information available
Meetings broadcast on the dedicated channel: No information available

Freedom of information

There is a freedom of information law in the country: Yes
Parliament is subject to the freedom of information law: No information available
Parliament has an office/division dedicated to FOI requests: Yes
Categories of Information that are exempt from disclosure: Contents of business (or decisions) before the House or Committee which have not been concluded or submitted to the House (in the case of Committees).

Lobbying

There are rules about the activities of lobbyists in parliament: No
There is a register of accredited lobbyists: No