3 citizens drag Mutharika, MEC commissioners to court over failure to abdicate office

March 11, 2020 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 59 Comments

Three citizens have taken President Peter Mutharika  to court for failure to remove  Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC)  chairperson Jane Ansah and the  other commissioners from office.

Trio sues President Mutharika and Ansah

The concerned citizens have also sued Ansah and  MEC commissioners for fialing to abdicate from office after some Malawians demanded that they do so and the Constitutional Court and Parliamen’t Public Appointments Committee (PAC) found them to have  incompetently managed the May 21 2019  ‘tippexed’ presidential election.

The High Court in Lilongwe is yet to assign a judge and fix a date in a case in which Thokozani Chinjezi, George Ngwenyama Phiri and Aaron Kayira want the MEC chairperson Ansah and the commissioners removed from office.

President Mutharika is the first defendant while Ansah is the second defendant along with the other MEC commissioners who are also defendants.

“…(this is) an application for an order for leave to file judicial review proceedings against the failure to by president Peter Mutharika to remove defendants from the membership of the Electoral Commission and failure by the second defendant (Ansah) and the other defendants to cease to be members of the Electoral Commission withstanding that circumstances have arisen which would have disqualified them from the appointment as such they are not members of the Electoral Commission,” says a court document in part.

There is also an application for an order to restraining the commissioners from performing their duties until the determination of the judicial review or until further order of the court.

The Constitutional Court and the parliamentary Public Appointments Committee recommended the removal of the commissioners because of incompetency.

President Mutharika however is yet to fire them, drawing criticisms as well as protests.

Presidential spokesperson Mgeme Kalilani said Mutharika was still studying the recommendations.

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59 replies on “3 citizens drag Mutharika, MEC commissioners to court over failure to abdicate office”

  1. Ngati Ali manyumba abwinowo mukuti anamanga kwanuko is from their sweat therefore mumuuze grezedar wa jeafrey mfiti your female lizard she said so, Kuti alodze atumbuka onse Ali kumwelako mukalowemo mumanyumba mwaomo komanso mukhale Eni a manyumbawo a atumbukawo kapena landlord chifukwa zaoneka Kuti dzina mansion dzaozo zikukuotchani mtima shame on you dzianthu dzodzadza madzi muubongo mkamwa mopanda Mano komanso osongoka Ngati khwangwala mutenge mirror mudzione nkhope ndi mkamwamo .tchupiti zani nonse olimbana ndi atumbuka limbanani ndi kukonza umphawi pakupmo panu mufela ku joloza kuola manyi a agalu mlibe nzeru.

  2. Hehede koma anyani amasekanadi michila eti mwati anthu aku rumphi ngosaoneka bwino komanso anamanga nyumba zabwino kwanu adzipita kwao ku rumphi coz ndi atumbuka hahahaha koma umbuli ndi matendadi nsanje imapha mli ndi nsanje ndi mtundu waku rumphi eti komanso ndi article Parel pezani zonena alimi inu ma tenant aku rumphi pamene anzanuwo aliuko ndi dzimanyumba zabo nsanje sipindula chonsecho mukuti mtimbuka ngosaoneka bwino inu nkhope ngati omwewo agalu achabechabe mukalima fodya kwa atumbuka wo akakulipilani kukanika kubwelela kwanu valomwe ndi vayawo mumisika yakumpoto thoooooh inu kwanu mlibe musatonyansepo apo lead the article palibepo mtimbuka APA ask them

  3. This good development, in fact Mr Munthalika shouldn’t have waited for the PAC to interview the commissioners, he was supposed to fire then that same day ma judge analamula and concluded that there were mass irregularities ku MEC. A Malawi ambiri tikanakhala kumbuyo kwawo, it’s not about kumpoto or kumwela or mtumbuka or mlomwe we are all malawians and we should be like one Malawians,

  4. Alomwe khalani ndi ulemu. Atumbuka akuthandizani kwambili. Munali ma tenant awotu osayiwala. Pano mwapeza atleast ti njinga, mwayamba mwano???? Zanu izo. Even peter mukunyadilayu amasungungidwa ndi mtumbuka in america if you dont know.

  6. Zizete zakumpoto ziukitse chipani osamamgobisala mmakhwapa mwa anzanu Lelo simukutha kukokelana muzintchito ndie zikuwawani kwambili KOMA CHIKUKUTSATANI CHINA CHAKE KUTSOGOLO Kukahala kuphunzila pano ndimpikisamo MUZIZITENGA BWINO

    1. Iweyo propa Ganda chipani chako ndi chani ? Ngati ili UDF munatha Ngati makatani you came after mtumbuka fault all the battles ndi one party system pano munabesa ku DPP kulephera ndiu mp womwe atupele. Ngati uli wa DPP uziti zikomo bakili nzeru zinamchepela popasa bingu yemwe ma vote Ake ku DPP ankapeza 2 Ngati kwambiriko 5 pa constituency munali Yani inu kopanda mtumbuka chakufwa chihana .

  7. Kikikikikikiki Koma ma Khadeti mmene mukulemba ma comment anuwa mungotaya mpweya yonunkha. Mitu sikugwira MAKHADETI. Ine kwathu ndi ku Zomba. Koma atumbuka amakumvetsani mbebe. Daily kwatchula. Vomerezani anthuwa ndi anzeru. They rise up without any fear pomwe pakuchitika uchitsiru, inu basi ma Yes bwana. ABAKHA Kikikikikikiki Koma umbuli siwabwino

  8. Atumbuka ndi choncho no wonder they cannot formulate their own party and manage. Too much jealous and nepotistic.

    2. Gray Gufa, peace, china ndi Joloza ndi munthu m’modzi just by looking at his/her line of reasoning- the Mchacha-type moronism.

  11. These are typical Tumbukas who are charcoal black and big faces with big lips. Odya mphalata anzawo akudya ngumbi

    1. Jealous down I respect people of the north because of their stand in education,their education played a big role in development of Malawi,.Long time ago Malawi used to hire personnel from abroad but now you helped fill the gap.we praise where is due,koma nepotism yokha musiye in kaka

  12. We must learn to differentiate a party from a tribe. All the parties have members from all over Malawi. So you can castigate parties, but castigating tribes can result in members of your party defending their tribes which will also result in your party losing members. Thi is the reason why Malawians vote according to regions in fear of tribalistic behaviour when a certain party ascends to power.

  13. Okey,kampeni ikayambika,mutifuna and mutipeza ku mpoto.Let me tell you,this tym around,the whole northern region is for the MCP/UTM alliance,lets see if you can win with mbuli zinzanu za ku Thyolo,Mulanje,Phalombe,Chiradzulu zokhazokha,anthu opanda nzeru,what you know best is kuberekana basi,your time is up

    1. What are you going to get with MCP and UTM? Presidency? NO. Forget it forever. Keep hating others – you will continue to be onyamulira a mfumu chola. AFORD inakukanikani because of this attitude.

    2. Iwe anthu akumpoto alibe phindu pa nkhani ya zisankho.mulipo angati kumeneko?
      the whole northen region is equal to Lilongwe only.ndye tizikhala nanu busy?
      even nthawi yomwe mumapanga matukutuku kuti musiya kukhoma msonkho some months ago,Jappe mhango and his fellow ministers anakuuzan kut northern region only contributes 5% of national economy.MULIBE PHINDU

  14. Atumbuka too much vendetta. That’s why AFORD inatha ngati makatani. You can’t have a political party with this type of mentality.

  16. Nanuso atumbuka matikwana kwambiri bwanji osamapita kwanu and build houses there but you still build kwathu kuno up to Nsanje atumbuka?? Zipitani kwanu muzimva dzatumbuka kununkha.

  17. This is really sad that even chipani cha munthu to insult Judges and Judges driving their cars Onyowa ndithu. I have seen to day that the president is powerful than any court in malawi.

  18. 7 other Citizens 2 lawyers are also going to court to bar DPP from contesting in 2020 polls for conniving with MEC to rig the 2019 polls. DPP’s interest on the matter is enough to conclude the mess was DPP’s making.

  19. President is still studying recommendations but had a chance to study the judgement and make an appeal at the Supreme Court

  20. koma atumbuka mwagundikatu kkkkk munyera muona simudzalamulilabe MALAWI mpaka yesu azabwera.azingokugwilitsani ntchito a MCP/UTM koma akalowa m”boma azakutayan ngat CONDOM.
    apa ndi nthawi yoti CENTRAL REGION ilamulileso

      1. Unless you are a matchona from America can say kwa atumbuka ndiku tchire koma chachilendo ku maboma aku Malawi kulibe kumene kwina ziliko . Chachilendo ndichani kwanu ku thyolo or mulanje ana osasamba Ngati inu mumaoledwa ndi atumbuka omwewo kumakawalimila u tenant ku rumphi . Ntchito kudya madeya nkumati muli kutauni mwandinyansa . Tionetseni Zanu zoti mutukwane atumbuka tchupiti.

  21. What want is reality and not comedy. Are you sure you will get anywhere with your suing or you just want to advertise yourself?

  22. “The President is still Studying Recommendations” kkkkkkkk!!! Until When??? Reminds me when he was minister of Education and then Foreign affairs during Bingu. Both ministries went through crisis because of Slow Action. Mr. President You are SLOW!! SLOW!!! SLOW!!! and plunging this country in crisis. ACT!! ACT!!ACT!!

  23. Maburundi anzanga aku North Korea mwagundikatu. All this will take you nowhere and will only deepen Malawians mistrust of ambwenumbwenu osasamba inu.

    1. When you talk try to use some wisdom. I hope you also have a tribe

      remember that we Tumbuka’s are back and till we get our fredom you and DPP will go down more than burial of dead people. You think we are your children that you take our lives for Granted

      Just be prepared that this time when you loose you will never rule this nation forever. Shame on YOUUUUUU failures

      1. Tumbukas will only be used then dumped as a used condom.Odyerera MCP ikatenga Boma ndife a Central Region.

  25. Kuganiza uku kosathandiza zoti 21 dayz sinathe ndiye sangasaine koma ichi chikuonetselatu kuti mr tippex ndiodana ndi chilungamo basi.Malawi tinabesa kwambiri poika mr tippex kukhala purezidenti kaya masiku ndiye oluthamanga wina avumbuluka komwe alubisalako

  26. Our President APM has nothing with Courts as they are useless and they can report anywhere they feel so our President and all commissioners will remain in power. Court Court Chiyani.

    1. Too primitive and dangerous thinking. People like you will kill this country ndi umbuli wanuwo. You are just a shame itself. Evil to say the least. U never love this country.

    2. Thieves are scared STIFF, this is the year they will be thrown behind cells. Get prepared kulibe zocheza tatopa ndi kuba misonkho yathu!!!

  27. ndye court limazanena kuti president has 21 days to sign the bills and act on PAC recomendation.As far as i know 21 days sinathe.Case dismissed with costs.
    kkk muzizalila apa mukukanika kupeleka ma million.Kaya zanu izo

    1. Iwe ulibe nzeru eti. Akukamba za ma bills apa? You don’t know that it is the bills that the president is given 21 days and not on firing of commissioners. Mbudzi ya cadet.

        1. During the ConsCo electoral court case, you had this same makani and primitive mentality! Anthu anayesetsa to pump sense in you, koma ataaaaaaaaaaaa!! Just wait and see uone zomwe aone bubububububu wakoyo!!

          1. osamati ConsCO koma muziti TUMBUKA COURT.
            what u have to know is atumbuka agundika kugwilisidwa ntchito koma phindu lake sadzaliona.Odyerera ndi apa central.Nkhondo yoseyi akumenyera azawo

        2. President sichophyezera chilungamo even mulungu amakambilika kunali ndiye kuli bwanji awa bola akutsata malamulo ndizotheka . Akalowe mu court achina zuma lamaphosa

      2. Didn’t you hear that the very PAC said that they didn’t give Mutharika any time limit?

      1. 21 days to read recommendations, but he reacted to the court judgement with a matter of days and appealed

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