HRDC threatens vigil at MEC offices, commissioners houses
Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) say they intend to hold a vigil at Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) offices and houses of the pollster’s commissioners to force them to resign following the recent Constitutional Court ruling on the landmark election case.
Chairperson of HRDC Timothy Mtambo said at a news conference in Lilongwe that the Constitutional Court ruling should be followed to the latter.
The court faulted the MEC commissioners on a number of issues which include in competence which affected the outcome of the May 21 election.
Mtambo also called on members of parliament to rise above partisan politics as they will be discussing and coming up with laws that will facilitate the holding of the fresh presidential poll as directed by the Constitutional Court on Monday this week.
The court ordered for the annulment of the May 21 polls and asked for a fresh election.
The court ordered the National Assembly to enact laws favourable for the 50+1 voting system.
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Ma Demo a nkhaniyi sakuphula cholinga. The best is to go to court.
But according to the Con Court judgement MEC was incopetent on how it orginesed Elections .
So any peroson who was presented to us to have won in these elections is also not fit .coz they were presented to us by an incopetent MEC .All MPs so far on the parliment seats even the speaker herself are of a very fraudilent and full of election irregularities eg Tipex .Should also be Nulfiled too. for justice to have been served .
No political interest on ths mata gyz lets b candid……u tried at first kusamusa mulandu from LL to BT for yo own betterment munakanika….u tried to convince the court kut mlanduwu angouthesa at the bgning munalepheranso.if that wasnt enaf munagundika kukawanyengerera ma judge nd ma 100meter anakukanilani, nw I may understand u kt u r hating ma judge cz anakana zphuphu. En Jane shud learn to live by her word.she sed akazampeza kut sanayendese bwino zsankho azatula pansi udindo so wat z sh waiting for??lets luv our country
MEC staff should go and pomalemba ma monitor consider those who are qualified and have sound judgement osati kumangotenga achibale a anthu a ku MEC. I have seen strange people in our polling centres as if we do not have ma intellectuals. I hope more lessons are being learnt. HRDC keep the good work a MEC akhala akutipangira impose ma president for too long while true leaders were sidelined for whatever reason best to them-pano Malawi wapenya no more bribery and tribalism. We pray your conscience will always be pure and put Malawi first#One Malawi One Nation
It is obvious HRDC have political interests. So why cant they wait for the supreme court ruling?
When DPP/ MEC lost , there was no violence, andb those celebrating were not harassed. When HRDC hires thugs to demonstrate, they blame DPP cadets for the violence. So where were the DPP cadets when the announcement was made and MCP/UTM were celebrating?
Foolish Mtambo and your gang. Nobody takes you as heroes – except maybe your wives and children.
Concourt behaved like a woman in in overdue pregnancy- here , there and all over. They overstepped their mandate and started making political decisions that were not part of the complaint.
They exposed their stupidity in a 500 page ruling which redefined ‘incompetence’ and left people with no doubts
tiuzeni masiku ife tilipo
Komanso ntumbuka was Burundi uyu kukonda violence? Shaa! Do you have nothing better to do?
Jane Ansah why clinging in that office, unless you get paid by APM, but if it is our tax payer, will you immediately vacate that office, please. We don’t want you
If anyone wants to know what a bunch of incompetent judges look like, look no farther than Malawi. Can anyone tell me where the 50+1% came from?. Among the appellants who submitted that for determination. This was a real fishing expedition by the judges. At law you do not make judgement on what has not be presented and argued before the court.
One of the points of argument presented was that the election was rigged. What did the court find? Did the use of tippex affect or favoured one political party or this was a random error which affected all parties proportionately?
All these were not answered. I rest my case. Five judges sat and showed the highest level of incompetence.
You are exposing your own ignorance: the correct interpretation of the term ‘majority’ in the constitution is ‘50% + 1’ not ‘plurality’ as presently interpreted by MEC and yourself!!!
But it was not petitioned
Mtambo behaving like Arthur fleck/ the joker
Jezebel herself cannot be trusted anymore. Both her face and mannerisms are bizarre. She bizarrely continues to pat herself on the back. A member of the judiciary cannot even have the decorum to respect court ruling. She’s like a married bitch who cannot respect the institution of marriage. She continues bitching between MEC and the executive.
This woman is a true representation of the devil walking on earth.
Yes, please do that. Ansah was adamant that she can only resign if the ConCourt finds that the elections were mismanaged. And the court indeed found exactly that, yet she has gone quiet; she must fall on her sword.
Jane Ansah had mentioned that if ruling went against her she would resign, so what is she appealing for?
Enacted laws are supposed to get presidential assent before approval. What would stop the president from withholding his assent? The concourt instead of solving the problems they actually multiplied them here…..
I assent…….
The alternative is civil war
I think the president will be well advised not to attempt that stunt of not assenting to the bill.
True boss! The appeal will succeed definitely. Akira Arafat sanati!
What would stop the leader of a supposedly ‘Democratic’ country from refusing to assent to laws recommended by one of the highest courts in the land?
Laws passed through due process by a democratically elected parliament elected by the citizens of this country.
I am not sure; why would a supposedly fair & just leader refuse to honour and respect the duly elected and constitutionally mandated independent branches of our democratic government?
One can only hope any so-called leader claiming to be legitimate would not stoop so low as to do such a petty thing..
The president cannot withhold his assent for no reasonable reason otherwise he would be taken to court in terms of administrative law. There is case law to support this.
It is supposed to go back to Parliament after a prescribed period elapses and can become law if voted (accepted) by a two-thirds majority!!
Concourt has not complicated matters, rather it’s thieves we have in the corridors of power. Jezebel was captured in full view of the camera saying “electoral cases are not appealable. Even the “all time powerful Kamuzi” had to conced defeat, atawona a Malawi akufuna zinthu zisinthe! but mbava izi zidzativuta izi even after losing a re-run elections
How did they multiplied it?I think the judges did a very recommendable job and we need to give them a hand of applause.These 5 Judges are different from the likes of Chikopa,Chingamire etc.