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Alinafe Phiri
Alinafe Phiri
7 years ago

Could you please add a law that, there should be age limit for those who are varying for Presidency like up to 70 yrs old.

Game Changer
Game Changer
7 years ago

Mr Ntaba, Malawi at heart first. I think you are old and dull now. If you don’t have constructive contributions to our beloved Malawi, you better be straight forward and say You don’t have any comment and spare us with your useless comments. I am sure you have outlived your usefulness. Betere kumankamba nthano kwa azukulu basi that way you will be honored.

Achi
Achi
7 years ago

Ntaba, this is not expensive.
So at this age u dont know what’s expensive? Let me tell u doctor.
A porous electoral law that allows shameless rigging is expensive cos it ushers into power corrupt leaders and thieves who steal far much more money from govt beyond what can be spent on a solid electoral system

Achimidzimidzi
Achimidzimidzi
7 years ago

Please, Dr Ntaba take easy. Legitimacy of the results and costs of conducting elections are two different issues. These need to be handled at different forums by different groups of people.

Thako la Nkhuku
Thako la Nkhuku
7 years ago

Why is Trump being labeled as illegitimate while he won in the US?
The truth is that the opposition thinks it will win by combining votes after failing the first time, the way Joyce Banda tried to make Chakwera win by declaring a rerun in which she would not contest!

Yahya Jammeh
7 years ago

I think there is a need to review this law as I find that on the qualification of a degree from accredited university it is not properly phrased. We have a batch of people in Malawi that have honourary doctorates from accredited universities. Does it mean that they also qualify to run for presidency? It must clearly be stated that those with honorably degrees do not qualify, otherwise we shall continue to have Jim and Jack vying for presidency just because they have honourary degrees for which they bulldozed their way to get it. We want those who went to… Read more »

Kumavalo Nsamaonetsa Nyoni
Kumavalo Nsamaonetsa Nyoni
7 years ago

Malawi does not follow the British system. In the British system the party has a mandate to chose its leader in peace. The party has also got a mandate to remove its leader. The party first past the post forms a government, meaning the party with a majority of MPs becomes the Governing party, and its leader, chosen by the party becomes Prime Minister. That system could be the best for a poor country, because you only vote for MPs, and MPs are sponsored by the Party. The Party does not belong to the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister belongs… Read more »

Kent Y.G. Mphepo
Kent Y.G. Mphepo
7 years ago

Ha! Ha! Ha! It is 50+1 and not 51%. Not so??

Blantyre.

Kumavalo Nsamaonetsa Nyoni
Kumavalo Nsamaonetsa Nyoni
7 years ago

Is that all you can say?

Chaponda
Chaponda
7 years ago

Dr Ntaba take it easy. this is a reccomendation. DPP ministers have money. zonse zikabwelera kwa eni a Malawi pobweza ngati Hon Chaponda tikhala ndi chuma. Zikomo

Dzina Msamatchula
Dzina Msamatchula
7 years ago

Bwana Tembenu,ndiye kuyankhula kwamunthu wamkulu kumeneko, osati zabwana Ntaba,akuti waste of resources, mukuopa chani? The clock is tickingd

aabwino
aabwino
7 years ago

Democracy is a wasteful system of government, not the 50 + 1 electoral system. If we want someone who truly represents all the people in Malawi, that person must win on 50 + 1 system. Politicians know that for one to achieve it you have to be good at your game. It is doable for a good and hard working politician but to the lazy ones it is unrealistic. This is the only way we can correct our corrupt, tribalistic,regionalistic politics. For one to him the mark he has to be good at his game.

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