Armed gang ransack MEC centers to stop voter registration: Malawi police arrest 1 suspect
An armed gang in Blantyre on Tuesday morning stormed various voter registration centers, ransacking and destroying equipment belonging to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) accusing it of endangering people’s lives by proceeding with the electoral process amid the deadly coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.
The registration centers ransacked included Makata, Namalimwe and Blantyre Secondary School.
The action comes amid calls from secyion of the society including health rights activists to have the voter registration exercise suspended, saying it is risking lives of many people amist the virus pandemic.
Executive director for Malawi Health Equity Network, George Jobe, in quotes reported by Voice of America (VOA) said allowing voters to gather for registration and polling contradicts key coronavirus prevention measures.
The request for MEC to have the electoral process suspended due to Coronavirus hit a blank wall last week, when the Constitutional Court referred the MEC’s request to the Supreme Court of Appeal.
Tuesday’s vandalism of the voter registration equipment has forced MEC to stop the exercise in all the affected centers in Blantyre.
Meanwhile, police in Blantyre said they have arrested on suspect in the attacks and are interogatting him.
Malawi has now registered 16 cases of the lethal Covid-19 since the first three cases were diagnosed two weeks ago.
Minister of Health Jappie Mhango said the government will come up with more strict measures today that would to help fight the pandemic.
Data for the newly registered and that for people confirming their voter registration is going straight into the MEC rigging scheme. The exercise should stop immediately, otherwise Malawians are being taken for a ride.
Malizitsani kulembatu article iyi nanga, a Nyasatimes, ponena zimene zinachitika munthuyu atamangidwa ndi a Police nkupita naye ku Blantyre Police, that he was immediately released, scot free, “on orders from above”. Shaa. This could have only been a cadet sure.
Exactly, this article is incomplete. Police made arrests, they were released upon realising that these were there cousins called cadets……
General Nundwe. Please come back. These fools are on the loose again. MDF Please don’t allow these fools reduce you to DPP cadets. You are our brothers who has saved this country from these thugs headed by the Dausis Mchachas and all these old bustards the Mpinganjilas the Mussas. Boma sakakamila. Muzachoka mwamanyazi. Munthu okwiya sawopa olo mutawopyeza ndimfuti.
Ifetu tifuna nkhondoyo bomali ndilathu basi ife adpp
Review ur headline, just write armed DPP Cadets ransack MEC centers.
next tym u will lose your lyf for fucken tings
Kodi ku DPP uko kuli anthu a chamba okha okha masiku ano?
One day is one day.You can’t fool all the people all the time.Your days are numbered.
liti pusi iweyo MG is for us basi maunya tudzi atumbuka ndi achewa kununkha
Surely even DPP cant be this dull? Shame on them.
Chedwetsani chisankho omwe ali madalitso a a Malawi chifukwa Jane Ansah ndi anzake sadzakhalako, kudzabwera ma komishonala wena.
Malawi – making a name for yourself..