Malawians will pay huge price of Chakwera mistakes in firing MEC Commissioners – Cdedi
The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has warned that taxpayers risk paying a huge price for the mistakes the Tonse Alliance led government has allegedly made by firing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)-sponsored Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Commissioners, Jean Mathanga and Linda Kunje.
On Tuesday this week, through the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC), announced the rescission of the appointment of Mathanga and Kunje, citing the judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal, which found them incompetent in the historical Presidential Elections Case.
The dismissal came at the back of a court case, which the two Commissioners initiated to challenge President Lazarus Chakwera’s decision to withhold their letters of appointment.
But before the court could give its ruling on the matter, Secretary to the President and Cabinet, Zanga-Zanga Chikhosi, told the nation on Tuesday the government had rescinded appointment of Mathanga and Kunje because they are incompetent.
The two Commissioners have vowed to challenge the rescission of their appointments in the court.
And in his reaction to the latest development, CDEDI executive director Sylvester Namiwa warned that the taxpayers risk paying a very huge price should the two Commissioners successfully defend their appointments in the court of law.
Namiwa, who addressed journalists in Lilongwe on Thursday afternoon, backed the decision by DPP and the aggrieved Commissioners to move the courts in order to clear the legal quandary the country has found itself in.
“CDEDI believes that doing so would put the matter to rest, once and for all, since the blame game between the executive arm of government and the office of the Attorney General (AG) has dragged for far too long, without any tangible action.
“It is for this reason that CDEDI is challenging both the opposition DPP and the two MEC Commissioners to live by their word and indeed move the courts on the matter, since the two parties have publicly expressed interest to do so, with the former ruling party going as far as claiming that the June 23, 2020 court sanctioned Fresh Presidential Elections (FPE) risk being nullified, following the firing of the two MEC Commissioners by President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera,” said Namiwa.
He said his organization CDEDI has been following the events surrounding the legal crisis in stemming from the status of the two commissioners.
Namiwa said on February 17, 2021, CDEDI wrote President Chakwera, warning him to tread carefully on the issues involving the appointment of the two MEC Commissioners.
CDEDI further reminded Chakwera to respect the rule of law, with reference to both the Republican Constitution, as well his Malawi Congress Party (MCP) manifesto and constitution, in line with the professional legal opinion from the Attorney General, Dr. Chikosa Silungwe on the same issue.
“Today, Malawians are witnesses of the gross impunity and executive arrogance that is being exuded by President Chakwera, who has, and continues to ignore and disrespect professional advice from constitutional offices such as the AG’s office. This development is not only disastrous, but very catastrophic, because should the courts nullify the June 23 FPE, the country will again go to the polls for the third time in a space of three years. On the other hand, the taxpayers also risk paying a very huge price through their nose, should the two Commissioners successfully defend their appointments in the court of law,” he said.
The human rights activist said it is sad that Malawi’s image is being bruised and brutally battered, following ‘this unnecessary public fight between the executive arm of government and the AG’s office, which CDEDI believes is as a result of some selfish political interests, on the part of the President’.
“It is against this background that CDEDI is challenging the judiciary to consider expediting the hearing on the matters so that Malawi should move on as a country. As we have warned before, CDEDI seems to have been vindicated by the DPP, which is of the view that Dr. Chakwera has shot himself in the foot by his decision to fire the two commissioners that were part and parcel of the decisions made by the current cohort 6 of the MEC, including the election of the incumbent president, and all the by-elections held in various constituencies and wards across the country. Let the courts bring this matter to rest, once and for all. The time for doing this is now,” emphasized Namiwa.
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I would be more than happy to use part of my tax to pay for these two mercenaries. I couldn’t wait to see their back. I can’t stand their arrogance.
Palibepo nkhani apa. Ngati pali kulipiranapo apa azalipira ndi APM amene anawalemba mosasata malamulo. Ndiye anamiwa muchenjera mumpweteketsa APM ndi zolankhula zanu. mwakhala ngati judge ndinu chigamulo mwachipanga kale nkhani isanapite ndi ku khoti.
APM appointed incompetent women as commissioners. We had to use them to crossover gwirize mkodze, then the right thing is to fire them replace them with competent ones. Dr. Laz in mwakhoza si za ku mental hospital to zogwira ntchito ndi anthu a STD 8. Aliratu amenewa ngati njuchi. Keep soaring Dr. Laz and Dr. Saulo. A STD 2 azikuvutisani, ngati ndani? In what capacity? Zauchigaru basi!
Namiwa is a DPP cadet and what else do we expect from this fool?These two pro DPP commissioners deserve to be sacked.They messed the 2020 elections and our court and PAC found them incompentent and they were not suppose to hold this MEC post.If Namiwa is saying President Chakwera must respect the Law,why he did not tell APM to respect the law when the PAC and Court found these commissioners incompetent but he went ahead by appointing them.Did you say anything Mr Namiwa?We know you very well you are just a sell out dude and nothing good is in your head.We have not done law but we also follow what it is happening in this country.
NO Jean Mathanga and Linda Kunje in MEC means NO MEC. NO MEC in Malawi means NO Elections. NO elections means NO president. NO president means no Chakwera and NO Chakwera. Kkkkkkkk.
Mwatumidwa eti. Apa palibe nkhani mungofuna kupereka ma bp kwa abusa basi. Anakuuazani ndani kuti a Mlalawi alipira vindalama zankhani nkhani isa zachamba basi. Ife yonse bho boma likudziwa chimene likuchita musalubwelubwe ndipo DPP sidzalamuliranso. Apo bii mupitiza ndi nyekhwe yanuyo.Tonse Alliance osathamanga magazi chiuta ali nanu. Awa angofuna kuopsezabasi.
Do not make a mountain out of a mole hill just because you are dpp. Do we still need commissioners who messed up the 2019 elections? The issue was in the constitutional court which asked parliament to check the competence of the commissioners Kunje, Mathanga, Nkosi, Banda, Baloyi and their leader Jane Ansah. Nkosi paved way. Parliament complied with the court ruling but the stubborn Mutharika went ahead to appoint the two. Malawians paid a heavy price for the commissioner’s mistakes and the elections case cost us billions. The re-run cost us billions. We all now that Cdedi is a branch of dpp.
These who were not choosen were the one incompetent but these two were 100% competent thus why executives chose them again.
Palibepo blunder apa. The appointment was faulty ab initio. If anything Mutharika will pay them chifukwa ndi amene anawasankha mosatsata malamulo. Who nominated the 4 commissioners? DPP is supposed to nominate a maximum of 3 persons. Watch this space.
If there is someone to pay then its APM who reappointed the incompetent two against the court’s and PAC decisions.
It was APM who displayed executive arrogance
Chakwera has just set the ball rolling
Achi, u r a goat!!
Ngati amaziwa kuti ngosayenela kuyendesa nawo zisankho bwaji analolera kuti wawina nanga mankho achibwelenza onse aja achitika aja bwanji samakana zosatilako ndekuti zonse nzolakwika atule pansi udindo tivotenso ndi anthu oyenela kuyendesa zisankho
am behind chakwera on this one, clearing the rubbles sizamwana, sesa sesa sesa dr laz…..
Iwenso bentby, u r also a goat because thats not the way we clear the rubbles. Instead, azisesa yekha and that is what is happening now
This blunder is worse than that of forcing justice Nyirenda to retire before his retirement…will see how the courts will handle this.
Popeza adagulidwa, palibe chingachitike.
Amwene, musataye nthawi ndi izi. What’s so special about these women? Just because achina Kachale are kitty whipped ndi Mathanga sikuti they are above the President.
The actions of the MEC Chair leaves no doubt, he is compromised. Whatever the reason is, the man is compromised.
A whole High Court judge going to a mere Lawyer for non-binding legal advice knowing full well that the AG’s position was already rebuffed by the President through his office.
If the judge could not interpret the law, he surely could have gone to his peers for the non-binding advice he was seeking. But no, Judge Kachale was looking for a friendly person who would be able to write a memo (non-binging too) to suit his agenda which then they would leak. This is akin to the judge shopping Thomson Mpinganjira did by going all the way to Zomba to find a judge who could give him bail at midnight.
The AG and Kachale know very well that communication coming from the OPC has the President’s blessing. This is pure insubordination. PLAIN AND SIMPLE.
No, you are lying kkkkkk
Please do not cheat yourself. These two are just very useless. A position of a Commissioner you do not apply to get it. When people do not want you to continue working why not just resign and move on with life. You cannot compare with a case of Chief Justice. Andrew Nyirenda is a qualified and he is in that position because of his qualifications not these beaches. Mathanga was busy sleeping with Muhara at Mount Soche. when she has a husband at home. What type of individuals are these. They are just overating themselves. They are nothing and their dismissal cannot shake a government.
Mwanama apa. Ndinu khoti, kosi?
Osadanda. Mmesa ma court akumauza olakwisayo kuti alipile yekha? Chakwera will pay. Zomwe a Mkaka amafuna ndi zimenezi.
Chakwera is incompetent. Zero reasoning and decision making skills, that’s why he needs a whole army of advises on everything and still fails to make right decisions. He is a disaster. Will be worse than Joyce Banda
Really zero reasoning?????? You must be serious
executive arrogance from Mutharika is cause for all this!! The courts and the PAC found all those incompetent.why are they in office is questionable
We are not in a crisis. Malawi will move on.
Precedent was already set. Those who make stupid decisions are liable for settling costs individually irrespective of what position is held.
We are watching you mapwevupwevu!
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A Malawife penapake mitu sigwira. All along since June last year we have been calling for the sacking of the two DPP MEC commissioners, why the sudden change of heart? Fine the learned AG, a PhD holder, advised the president to trade carefully in sacking the two but at OPC there’s also an equally learned PhD holder deputy SPC Janet Banda, she knows what she is doing. Osamadelera azimayi ayi. Shupit!
we spent so much time questioning these mec commisioners and was clear they messed the elaction. jeni ansah anapita ku UK ali phe osamukkokakoka
onsewaja tikanawalipilabe acina Mofati . Sam. plus these pitalas 2 queens. wats happening here. how special is it in them that we cant bring out a verdict. am sure pitala himself is the masterminder of all this havoc.
ma phd cikhalile nao koma mmutu ndere kha mafinya
chakwela palibe chimene aziwa inu mukumupanga nsogoleri ndiye musalire
Just as what’s being done to APM and Muhara for interfering with the judiciary, let Chakwera face the costs as an individual for interfering with the electoral commission. No need to tolerate nonsense from our presidents.
Mwaiwala kuti padzana makhothi omwewo anapeza kuti makomishonala wa anali incompetent Yet Dpp chose the same now today how do you mean Malawi will pay a big price for firing the komishonalazi?? Kuyatsa moto opanda nkhuni
Chikhosi mdowodelera akuti sulungwe palibe cha nzeru anganene. Vuto DPP yagona nthawi zino bwenzi kuli mademo kuti Chakwera achoke chifukwa anasakhidwa pamene commission akuti kunalibe
Awa ndi openga awa olo nkhondo sangaione nkomwe… He wants to fight for relevance. Simungafike pa Mtambo ankolo ngakhale naye network yathawa. Koma inuyo ndiye panja penipeni. You never criticised DPP when it was in power even though there bad acts were evident. Shatapu
Za ziiii.
is cdedi a court on its own.if not where have they gotten the judgement that Government will pay heavily. lets not comment because the ball is in the courts not cdedi or silugwe
Ai apapatu afufuze bwino bwino, chinachitisa nchiani kuti APM asankhe anthuwa kawiri pomwe sizikanayenera kutero? Komanso bwanji a CDEDI akumayankhulila pa Media mmalo mopempha nkumano ndi a president nkuwapasa malangizo abwinowa nkanyumba komata bwenzi penapake zikuyenda bwino. Apapa woziwa malamulo ananyonyo awunike bwino kuti anapanga kabweleza ka ma commissionala chifukwa ninji?
Another Stupid President In Malawi
Anamiwa ndiye judgement mwaipeleka kaletu
koma apapaso mwawonetselatu mbali,komanso
zikuwoneka kale ndinunso cadet.
stupid Namiwa cadet.who can yske u serious. Mabungwe anzako akayankhula people listen like HRDC coz they are objective and represent people.
“Backed Dpp and commissioners ” His true colours being shown .
CDEDI focus on real issues than blowing a whistle out of nothing,if u say the issue is in court means is not a straight forward and ur tantrums are useless
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I fully agree with this article. This tonse government is leading this country in a wrong direction. It should trade carefully. The trust people had in them is slowly fading away.
Trade or tread? A STD 4 dropout asking just in case I go back to 🏫.
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