Defiant MEC commissioners including Ansah will not resign – Kunje

May 10, 2020 Tiwonge Kumwenda Mhango -Nyasa Times 78 Comments

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) outspoken commissioner Linda Kunje has said the commissioner, including its chairperson, Justice Jane Ansah, will not resign until they finish their contract in late June this year despite the Supreme Court of Appeal unanimously agreed that the management of the 2019 cancelled elections failed to meet constitutional tests due to a litany of irregularities.

Commissioner Kunje: We will complete our tenure

Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) and opposition leaders reiterated calls for Ansah and her commissioners to resign immediately and make way for a new commission to administer the new elections slated for July 2.

Commissioner Kunje told reporters that despite upholding the ConCourt judgment, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM lawyers failed to prove to court that elections were rigged.

Kunje wondered why their incompetence should be seen on the presidential elections only and not on the parliamentary and local government elections because they were run by the same commissioners.

“We performed our duties accordingly. Even the petitioners failed to prove to the court if the elections were rigged. Therefore we don’t see a reason to resign. We shall be here till our contract expires [June 2020],” said Kunje.

She said those calling for their resignations are just wasting their time because they’re there to serve Malawians.

On HRDC demos threat, Kunje said as commissioners they don’t see anything strange as they already had an oath of office to serve Malawians in bad or good environment.

The Constitutional Court delivered its February ruling amid tensions in Malawi after the disputed election sparked seven months of protests and the worst political crisis since the country’s return to democracy in 1994.

Despite political turmoil and alleged attempts to bribe its judges, the Constitutional Court made history by becoming the second court in sub-Saharan Africa, after Kenya, to overturn presidential elections.

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78 replies on “Defiant MEC commissioners including Ansah will not resign – Kunje”

  2. A Malawi let us take Chilima as a role model has he resigned from this position as Vice President? If yes MEC will resign if not MEC will not resign.

  3. TROUBLE IN THE HOT POT
    They are already retiring in June yet elections are in July but very unwilling to leave office now to create enough time for their successors to analyze and understand their assignments before elections day???

    This is too bad…
    Behaviour worthy 🚮🚮🚮

  4. Malawians love to see someone fail, we just cant help our selves. Jane Ansah if you read this, I support you and I want you to stay strong for all women. People love a woman as weak as Joyce Banda, one who just takes the dish as it is dished. They hate someone who believes in what they do and stands up for that. The whole international community gave her running of elections a 5 star rating and approval. Nepotism at the courts and political machiavellianism wont change that. One day we will all look proudly at the work she did as one of great women to take a stand. Never in our history has a man be barraged like this. ALL THIS BECAUSE SHE IS A WOMAN. She was a target from the onset.

    1. Interestingly, there is no Tumbuka presidential contestant but idiots like you can’t see. All you know is kusiya dzina lakwanu launyapapi nkutenga la Chakwera kkkkkkkkk

      1. You think we cant see right through what the Tumbukas are doing through the court? what Ralph Kasambara and his Tumbuka judges are doing. Munya muwona. We reject ruling government through the backdoor. MAking laws through the courts, biased influence from the court.

    2. Likhale tumbuka court poti, lagamula mokomera opposition? kuganiza mwa ubakhaa, dzeru mulibedi

  6. This group does not deserve the terminal benefits, they are incompetent, and their incompetence has drained billions of money which partly would have been their benefits. They should not be allowed to run another election too

  7. Your arrogant will won’t take you anywhere.This is not the time to show your rudeness.We all know that APM is behind your stubbornness but soon or later you quit the post and we shall see you what you gonna say again.

  8. By submitting their papers to battle hardened Jane Ansah, MCP/UTM acknowledged that this MEC is legit. So dont waste ur time, asking them Commissioners to resign. Just focus on campaigning. Otherwise muchedwa nazo.

    1. You are a liar.UTM/MCP did that under protest and does not mean that they have accepted this MEC is legit.It only takes someones principled to resign.And this Kunje is just showing her arrogance because of APM.

    2. Not surprised by such daft comments. Just typifies cadet mentality.

      Submitting papers is just following the law. Chakwera submitted the papers to an institution. MEC is in the constitution of Malawi.

      MEC will always be there as stipulated in the Malawi constitution. The unwanted present commissioners will not always be there unfortunately. They will have to eventually leave at some point like anyone else before them.

    3. Don’t you know that presentation of nomination papers happened a day before the final judgement which COVID Jane was waiting for to resign according to what she said. The truth that has come from the supreme court shout set her free now.

  12. ofuna mutharika podzathawa kuchoka ku Malawi adzakokole nsikidzi zake za ma commissioner ndi manthu wake yemwe azinka nao anatikwana. Apo bii ndiophulitsa ngozi olo ukamawaona pa chinthunzi ma commissioner ndi ansah wao yemweo akuchita kukupatsa zoyabwayabwa mthupimu.

    3. High Court and Supreme Court find the commissioners incompetent and you go about, gloating about incompetent officers as courageous. So cheap.

      Bling support.

      Supporting mediocrity.

  16. Shame on you …….you will be remembered for your incompetence and holding the country captive don’t change your grand children ‘s sir names so they can share your shame all the days of their life!!

  17. Can you imagine (if this Kunje woman is married) what it is like to live under the same roof with her? I feel so sorry for ……. Anyway the bottom line here is these people are excessively addicted to swimming in looted wealth, right now it is all about all the financial perks attached to their positions things like the prados, the millions of of plundered resources etc. for the job well done in favour of the so called ‘appointing authority’. Our whole political system will need major overhaul. Meanwhile its the innocent masses that have to bear the brunt of the actions of these greedy souls. One glimmer of hope though, there is God in heaven, we continue to cry to Him and He will rescue Malawi from this seemingly inescapable evil grip and only the God of justice will repay them. Vengeance belongs to God!

  18. Ignore the flawed Supreme Court and ConCourt judgement which was paid for by Simbi through Kasambara and Singini

  19. The court did not fault MEC on parliamentary and local government elections. No need to resign Ansah and Kunje.

    1. “Geart Role Model” indeed.Mpake ambiri muli mbuli, ngati strength ndi intelligence ndi zimene akupanga Kunje and Ansah, umbuli kwanu sudzatha mbambadi

  22. Do these people really qualify for the position they hold or positions are given to them because they are connected politically? It’s an open secret that local and parliamentary elections were also manipulated to favour the dpp but it’s only the presidential candidates who went to the courts and complain. In our society we have robbers, house breakers, drug dealers, rapists and so on, all of them are well known among us, and they really are criminals but courts can’t just come pass judgement and send them to jail, when nobody laid a charge against them. And on the issue of 50+1 which was not brought before courts; it’s like an armed robber who also raped women but never got caught but his finger prints were dusted from the crime scene. Eventually, courts are proceeding with his robbery case, then his finger prints links him to one closed rape case then the courts have the right to charge him for rape as well and double his sentence if necessary, that’s exactly what the courts did on 50+1. Udf and dpp have been raping our constitution and have been defiling the meaning of majority for many years just to stay in power, only got caught trying to steal votes in 2019.

    2. The Lady has No Emotional Intelligence….Ku MEC alipo omwe amatopanga handle PR Achina Sangwani …Osatowasiyira Bwanji …Anthu sakukondwa Nanu kunjaku Atoona ngati Mutofuna muononge Chisankho
      ….Let those Responsible handle PR …

    3. So up to now you don’t know that commissioners apart from the chairperson are selected by political parties. Eg Kunje is from PP and Nkosi from MCP.

  23. Zitsiru za majudge ku supreme court zomwe zinachita leak judgement ku MCP Leader. No wonder the SCA overlooked important areas. We are aware that the Judges are bent to remove APM from pampando through courts. Analandira ndalama a Nyirenda kuchokera kwa Simbi. Chauta akakulangani poti team yanu yonseyo will retire soon nonse nkhalamba zokhazokha pa bench. So no need for MEC commissioners to resign. Afterall the Court did not tell the commissioners to resign. MEC will go with Elections under Jane Ansah afune or asafune

  24. Both concourt and supreme court made orders that 50%+1 be used in future elections why was an order to fire commissioners not made in light of their incompetence?
    APM will not fire any commissioner because he risks being sued. And if as per their the supreme court’s judgement govt lose the case it will be the president personally settling the legal cost.

  25. Linda Kunje or whatever they call you, your stubbornness and stupidity won’t take you far and you will be ashamed sooner or later because your master who is shielding you will not be there after 2 July. You and your fellow incompetent commissioners are heartless. The message is very loud and clear that we don’t want you and your friends to be near to this forth coming fresh election. Mukukakamira chani? A Malawi ake ati amene mukuwatumikira inuwo? That stupidity must stop please. We are very tired of you guys.

  26. Madam ngwilani tchito, chipani cha ng’ona chisakupatse busy… akaluzanso azapite ku court…. sichapani cholamula sichingaluze eeeh

    1. Mwati chipani chakupha ma albinos cha mbava cha ma family ndi mitundu iwiri yaku mwera chatani , choyenda ndi zikwangwe magalimoto opanda ma number plate, mubweze ziwalo Za anthu osalakwa mwakhala mukudula muulamulilo wa UDF ndi DPP mukuona Ngati sitikukudziwani Kuti mukunya ziwalo zawanthu osalakwa Kuno ku Malawi. Mulape tippex government your expered five years ago.

  27. Here its the same as the wife yemwe wayasa mbaula nkuphikapo ndiwo nyama yokuphya kuphikapo masamba okuphya koma nsima yosaphya then mwamuna wake kuyikana kuti nsima yo ndiyosaphya en kuyambana kupita kwa ankhoswe nkuyiona kuti nsimayo ndyosaphya iyeyo osavabe kupita kwa a mfumu kunenaso kuti Nsima yo ndyosaphya koma iyeyo still arguing kuti y ndiwo nyama komaso ndiwo masamba zaphya pomwe nsima cnaphyeee kkkkkkkkkkkk this woman she is a more than a fool she needs to fool malawians

    1. Good one. As arrogant as Ansah.

      Pay off these good for nothings. Including benefits, to June and usher in a responsive MEC. There.must be something wrong with the upbringing of these two.

    5. Actually she has traits of a whore. She looks like one and I wonder where she and Peter the old man met. Her loud mouth is too much to bear. She stinks like a stink. She must be told to stop her nonsense

  28. You are incompetent period! You failed to discharge your duties. You were cadets throughout and NOW being protected by your master the beneficially of your incompetency. We do not want you to be near to our MEC anymore. You are a danger to democracy and better Malawi.

    2. Sure her upbringing tell more about her. So loud but senseless. She must have been running with married men or even homosexuals. She is too much of a shit… Heap of shit

  29. MCP and UTM went to court to complain about irregularities the court agreed with them, what are you on about you old cows?

    1. Yes they went for irregularities and not rigging so whats the matter? Tikumana pa 2 July pompa amwene tikuyikanso APM pampando bakakonzekani kaliranso ku court kwanuko simunati mwachepa inu

  30. Yavuta apaaa ndima benefits okunje simuchokadi takumvani si bwana pitala omwe anakulembani ntchito ndiamene akukulilimbitsani mtima. Inu NDI DPP ndiammodzi mlibe mzimu wa umulungu

    1. Si Kunje achimwene even commissioner wa MCP amene mayi Mkosi ananena kuti adzatula pansi udindo atula pano? Bwanji umbuli woterewu? Musiyeni Kunje ndi anzake ngati mukufuna yambani kupanga attack Mkosi bcoz she vowed beofre parliamentray committee ktui once summoned then she would resign where is she nayenso akudikira ma benefits womwewo. So i agree with these commissioners that they should not. Chigamulo ichi its calculated MEC yomwe yophwanya malamuloyo, yomweyo yogwiritsa ntchito tipex pa president, phungu ndi khansala lero ndiye muziti analephera ntchito pa president yekha koma pa ma mp ndi khasala ayi chilungamo chake chiti? You judges be careful God sees you and you will be haunted forever that i assure you muzunzika kwambiri if you dont care bcoz you parted the opposition parties kuti mjuwalowetse mboma mwachinyengo koma with God amene ali mmwambayi amene amamva mapemphero a wina aliyense and salandira chiphuphu ayikanso APM pampando come july 2 kaya mufuna musafune chifukwa Mulungu waona ziwembu zanu zonse and He will save his son Peter. Mukanakhala ena mukanachita manyazi you have been wishing APM kufa since 2014 after inaugration ceremony todate munatani kodi? 2 July idza sanga awa a moyo auchifwamba akhale chete forever in Jesus name

  31. It seems Kunje thinks she is above the law. One day she will realise how stupid she was when she will need the same court.

    2. Their ‘appointing authority’ a seasoned lawyer, has taught them how to disregard the rule of law! Amazing.

  32. Anthu ngati inu ndi amene mukonongesa mbiri ya Peter Mutharika kuti samva, by the way, anakuuzani ndani kuti inuyo ndinu a Malawi eni eni kuposa ena? After all June si July, khalani kikkkkk azikulipilani ndi amene anakulembani

  34. Mec commissioners, do what you want to do because those who matter don’t mind and those who mind don’t matter at all. Agalu owuwauwa alekeni aziwauwa they were born like that.

    1. do not forget that we case laws made by courts(laws made based on precedents) , ligestrative laws made by parliament and by-laws by local government….ask your porofesa

      1. Katayeni, case law and by law should not be above legislative laws…..how are we going to hold presidential elections when the current legislation stipulates we should have tripartite elections? Supreme Court errored in that they looked at one side of the argument. I can see one day we shall have a supreme Court that is going to condemn the current ruling.

    3. i weyo plus Mec and peter and dpp panyapanu nonse.after July election we will arrest all of you or petro bom u.we kmow your houses.malawians are tired of this dynasty politics with an 80 yr old toothless fake president

      1. Exactly N’gona kuophyeza, kutukwana ndikuchitila anthu nkhanza basi. This exactly why you will never be allowed to have power again. this mentality of not allowing people to express their views. Dictatorship mentality. NO matter what good agendas MCp comes up with, on the ballot people remember. Ndinu N’gona and we know you are the ones who petrol bombed UTM the people know. Ife sitimakuopani mudziwe, we just don’t have time for stupidity!! za nyau konko!!

    4. Put up or shut up that! You will go one way or another ask Alexander the great, Caeser, Mobuto, Kamuzu,Mugabe

        1. i applaud anyone who stands up for what they believe in because in the end they get vindicated. jane Ansah stands for what she believes in. Nepotism at the courts, Malawian political opportunism will not erase the good job she did and that the whole international observer block approved and gave 5 star rating. Will look back at this some day and like Che Guevara Jane Ansah T shirts will sell like hot cake!!! GO JANE!!!

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