HRCC’s Mkwezalamba, Chodzi seek court order to stop Malawi fresh elections

May 7, 2020 Watipaso Mzungu- Nyasa Times 58 Comments

Chairperson  of the Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC) Robert Mkwezalamba and Fryson Chodzi have gone to court to seek an order stopping the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) from proceeding with the ongoing election processes in preparation for the fresh presidential election on July 2, 2020.

Mkwezalamba:  Wants to stop electoral process.

Mkwezalamba and Chodzi have hired private practice lawyer in Mzuzu to move the court on the matter.

“It’s true that we want to seek a court order to stop all the electoral processes,” he said in an interview with Nyasa Times on Thursday.

However, Mkwezalamba could not explain their motivation behind the decision to stop an electoral process that is already at advanced stage.

Neither could he explain in whose interest the stopping of the electoral process will serve.

“Let’s wait until the courts decide. We will share more details. It remains nonexistent for now,” he simply said.

Recently, Mkwezalamba and some of  his colleagues in the civil society sector addressed journalists in Lilongwe where they said they would support Concerned Citizens who are calling for the nullification of the Parliamentary and Local Government Elections based on the judgment of Constitutional Court ( ConCourt) in the presidential election case.

The ConCourt, in its February 3 2020 ruling, said the May 21 presidential election had widespread irregularities, which rendered them null and void.

Mkwezalamba and a company of his friends believe this should be enough reason to nullify all the polls since they were handled by the same MEC, which was declared incompetent by the court.

  • We earlier posted a photo of Phillip Kamangira instead of Mkwezalamba . He is not part of this ad we apologise for the inconvenience that may have cause.-Editor

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58 replies on “HRCC’s Mkwezalamba, Chodzi seek court order to stop Malawi fresh elections”

  2. Inu a Bandawe mudzimvetsa mmene ma court amagwilira ntchito. Court imagamula mulandu umene yapatsidwa. Apa inapatsidwa mulandu wa chisankho cha President, osati wa ma MP ndi ma Councillor. Ngati inu mukufuna kuti agamulenso wa ma MP, pitani mukamang’ale akakulandirani. Komano mmene mwaluzira nkhani zoooonse zomwe zalowa mma court, mungakhalenso ndi mphamvu zokayamba ina? Inu malamulo athana nanu basi, ingokhalani chete mudzidikila kugwa kwakukulu komwe kukubwera 55 days from now. Kuti phwaaaa!

  3. Nkhwezalamba is a failed guy who is just CHOLA he wants position in dpp mark him a total bulutu

  4. ACHITSIRU INU NDIYE MUTANI TSOPANO, SUPREME COURT YAPEREKA CHIGAMULO CHOSAKOMERA DPP NDI MEC. FRESH ELECTION STILL ON. NDIYE MUKUPITANSO KU KHOTI YOMWEYO KUTI MUKALETSE CHISANKHO KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK HAAAAA

  5. We know that our courts are corrupt. This election was not necessary. If they say their were irregularities, then let them annul all last years elections.

  8. Lebwede, you don’t know politics. Courts can intervene in politics when approached. It happened in America when George Bush Jr. and Al Gore contested for presidency. There were issues of irregularities or rigging if you like and the two candidates appeared before the court where the ruling went in favour of George Bush. Izi sizinayambe kuno koma komwe mumati kuchimake kwa democracy ko.

  9. Wakhuta chani Kodi iweyo? Kagwere uko. This time ungamalankhule zomusalazo? U need to be sent to Zomba prison ndithu

  10. Robert polani moto, Ku konda Ndalama won’t take you far . Kuba too much You made other companies to pull out of COWMA because of your corrupt practices .

  11. A malawi .anzanu opinion yawo yaapanga compel to.seek legal action..inu muli busy castigating them..democracy is a co existence of diverse views and opinions,both expressed and exercised..ndiye.enanu ntchito yanu kunyoza ma.actions and expressions anzanu..pangani nanu.zanu go and challenge..after all sananene reasons for their actioms..

  12. Reasons to nullify the registration process are many. Remember the 2019 elections were nullified because of irregularities and already Chakwera and his so called computer expert has revealed existance of irregularities in the registration process. We need a free and fair elections and it is good to cancel now than to wait and cancel later.

    1. The one you say “so called computer expert” is the one whom together with his compatriots revealed those irregularities

    2. Uwauze amako amukumbutse jeni kuti ature pansi udindo. galu wachechabe. Waba K8b afuna kunama kuti MEC iri mu deficit. Ma lawyers a ku South Africa atibwerezere K300m yathu ndi msonkho wathu.

  14. What Mkwezalamba and HRCC are saying makes a LOT of sense. The courts cannot only annul one election when all the elections used tippex. If the use of tippex is an irregularity, then all last year’s elections should be cancelled because tippex was used. The courts cannot only cancel presidential polls, they need to cancel the parliamentary and local government poll results too.

    1. Enawo sanakadandaule kuti aberedwa ndiye zawo zipangidwa nullify bwanji. Inu munthu wakudandaulirani kuti waberedwa inu pogamula mukaphatikiza ndi za aneba oti sanadandaule, pali nzeru pamenepa? Enawo theya ccepted defeat ndipo ma GROSS irregularities anali pa presidential and not parliamentary elections.

  17. Robert Mkwezalamba, we are behind you. DO not fear the bundits. No one threatened Chakwera and Chilima when they challenged the presidential poll results.

  18. Atumidwa awa inu, muzingowona size ya kwamwayo it’s a clear indication kuti munthuyu ndiwozolowera kudya ndalama zopeza mwachinyengo.

  19. Robert have you lost your mind ?
    Why betraying innocent souls because of money ?
    Soon God will punish you sure

  20. Robert have you lost your mind ?
    Why betraying innocent souls ?
    Soon God will punish you ndithu

    1. You must be an MCP or UTM thug. We also need to beat Chakwera and Chilima. How silly is that. MKwezalamba has his right to go to court.

  24. Mbuzi ya mbuzi iwe. Ngati akutuma agogo ako, mwawuponda. Come 2nd July, mukupakira.

    1. We have mbuzi in Chilima and CHakwera don’t you think. They have been terrorising us since last year

    1. No point in castigating a tribe. All they are doing is to follow the legal norms. Awa asiyeni popeza chamba amasuta okha. Posachedwa ayenda nacho maliseche.

  28. It’s everyone’s right to go to court, but please don’t tie up the courts with mediocre issues that you can settle at home. Recommend dismissal with costs and all other damages you can pile on.

  30. The concourt rulling was miserable. There was nothing to appreciate and admire in it. Boma sitilamula through courts mwamva atumbuka Inu?

    2. Shouldn’t you wait until tomorrow before you blurb nonsense? We know statements like yours can only come from beneficiaries of state plunderers.

  32. THIS GUY IS AN EDUCATED BRUTE……..AND CADET….MZUZU GUYS LAWYER AKUMUGWIRITSA NTCHITOYO MSAKENI NDIKUMUYANKHULA ‘MWACHIKONDI’ MWAMVA …’NKUMUPATSANSO MONI WAPANKONO’ MWAMVA…..NORTH KOREA….

  33. Kodi a Mkwezalamba ndi bulutunso Kani, I have always thought he uses senses. Doesn’t he know that the issue is being handled by Supreme Court of Appeal now, can lower court stop the elections if the Supreme Court will say yes.

      1. Just parroting what you have been told about corrupt judges. Are you angry because they refused bribes from your grandpa

  34. idiots wait for the supreme court tomorrow and if the supreme says elections on please dont waste money on foolishness donate to the poor if you really represent what you claim and return those dpp bloody money u chewing

  35. Move on you are exercising your right and nobody should blame you. court si ya awo ndi awa ayi so lets wait and see what will come out nanga aliyense alikuchita umo wayimverera even ine i can go and take injunction nanga sizangolowa chibwana eeeee

  36. DPP machinery at its worst. They want nothing but chaos in this country. A real man who has the heart and brain should know, the only way to have peace in this country is elections so that the president should have full mandate. Unfortunately for APM, he doesnt want to be ligimate. For how long will you continue with this approach? Get mandate and rule the country. Please sober up prof

  39. all fools, hired thugs, want to do at the expence of the general public, to hell with your so called stupid adadi. recall that this issue was started with the very stubborn mec chair mathanga who is a big cadet

  42. Chamba smoking at its best, hopefully, the court will throw out the application.

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