MCP rules out MEC judicial review interrupting Malawi fresh poll

June 16, 2020 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 30 Comments

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has said the judicial review on the appointment of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioners will not affect the preparations for the June 23 presidential election.

MCP lawyer Titus Mvalo, MCP Leader Lazarus Chakwera and SG Elsienhower Mkaka

The party secretary general Eisenhower Mkaka says the party is not seeking the court to suspend the commissioners.

MCP president Lazarus Chakwera has taken President Peter Mutharika to court over his decision to retain commissioners; Jean Mathanga and Linda Kunje in the new commission after the Constitutional Court ruled the previous commission was incompetent.

Chakwera is also seeking judicial review on why President Peter Mutharika appointed four Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) appointees into the commission against two from the MCP.

“The commissioners should go ahead with the preparations of the elections as we are seeking the judicial review. We do not want to interrupt the preparations for the election,” said Mkaka.

He said the law is very clear that Mutharika was supposed to pick three appointees from MCP and three from the DPP.

“What we want is that the court should order that one DPP appointee be dropped and one from the MCP be added,” he said.

High Court registrar Agnes Patemba said Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda will hear the case with speed so that judgment is made before the election date.

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30 replies on “MCP rules out MEC judicial review interrupting Malawi fresh poll”

  1. Paja Judge Kenyatta amulonjeza to be Supreme court judge akuti Dpp sinamuganizire zoona izi? Malawi akupita kuti?

  3. The key is to have well documented steps for conducting both presidential and parliamentary elections. Each step should be accompanied by specific laws. Checks and balances need to be in place and ought to verifiable by all stakeholders. That way, new commissioners should not have much of a learning curve. Cast votes should be kept at a neutral place out of reach from the fires, like the one that burnt up Chaponda’s office.
    There is a 50-50 chance the election outcome will be challenged. Therefore, the prudent will vet out each step in the election process, to the last moment . Besides, make sure there is a robust provision or ample time or both for election outcome challenges. This is not the time to take any aspect of the election for granted. Systems for transmission of election results have to be fool proof. Create redundant transmission modes so that if one mode of transmission is compromised, a cross check with the redundant transmission system.will work as balance. Lastly, where is the laptop that was stolen and took a train ride to Mozambique? That laptop is an existential threat to the both the election and its outcome. Unless crically checked, it could make the difference between who actually wins fair and square in the end.

  4. Chakwelang’ombe ameneyu
    abwelela ku ubusa basi.
    Kodi mukuganiza muwina a nonse alayansi chifukwa mumapelekela Ziphuphu kwa amakhoti?
    Wulendo uno maluzidwe a MCP,akhala
    otsalila kowonekela
    Sinanga a UTM aja,anabwelela ku UDF.

  5. Simunalakwitse chifukwa ngati nzomwe zikuyenera kuchitika mmalamulo zikuyenera kutero ndithu,osamapanga zinthu zoti ena ayambepo ma demo kufuna kulepheretsa chitsankho,mwaponda mmadzi bonse a dpp.

  6. But the constitution is very clear that parties nominates 3 commissioners. It is silent on appointing numbers. However it is also very clear that the parties should be represented proportional to parliament representation. MCP is not 50% in parly’s representation. Tione apa a Kenyatta ati chani

  7. Kodi ndiye kuti Judge ndi Kenyatta yekha? Ndichifukwa Chiani chilichonse cha MCP judge wake akukhala Kenyatta Nyirenda?

  8. Popanda chabwino madalawa akapume angaphe tsogolo la ana athu ngati mmene atcheya anaphera alimi ku central region.nsambi muzapita nazo mpakana kumanda.kusankha macommissioner mcp 3 dpp 3 koma inu kudzitama lamulo lili pansi panu.dpp 4 mcp 2.kugawa maconstituency inu ambiri kumwerako kwino ochepa.kukhazikitsa ma district inu ambiri kumwerako kwina pangono kukhazikitsa ma khonsolo inu ambiri kwina ochepa.kupereka ngongole inu ambiri kwina ochepa.Izi ndizomwe za pweteka dpp ndi udf.Chakwera ndi Chilima zakobzeni osakondera mbari olo chigawo ngati kucentral kukufunika maboma ena oonjezera zaonjezeni kaya kumwera onjezani kumpoto onjezani koma chachidziwikire south and central should have equal number of districts and councils and constituencies and wards because one central region is bigger in size than southern region central 35,000 square kms and south 31,000 sq kms north 27,000 sq kms.population central 7.5million south 7.7million north.2.5 million.

    On elections it 8s choosing light against darkness and that light is Dr.Chakwera and Chilima in the name of tonse alliance.God bless Malawi.

  9. Do not start throwing spanners in the smooth preparation of the elections. Osathawa chisankho kapena kumayangana zifukwa zozalilira chisankho mukaluza a MCP

  10. mwayamba kale kunjenjemera kkkkkk. Last time u had one commissioner why did u not challenge it court? Koma mcp mwatikwana bwanji ndi zochita zanu? Tikukhomeni pa 23 june pano and u keep quiet for good until 2084

    1. Akayamba kale kutaniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii? chataika ndithudi linda madzi apite ndiye uziti tadala………………………!! How many are you against what they have? Mukadutsa ulendo uno ndiye ndinudi akatundu amawayaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Koma tikatengela zomwe zili ku Central and Northern regions, kayaaaaaaaa lets and wait to see who will laugh mosttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt!! Panopotu take my words, based on how MCP has strategized out of 1,200,000 that registered in Lilongwe you should expect close to a meter voting and don’t be cheated, dpp may get 20 votes from that……………………………………………..!! And that will be the dpp district committee basi!!

  11. Talowani m’boma mo apumbwa inu. Tione kuti mupanga chiani tatopa nanu. Everyday MCP this, MCP that. Ma trouser okwefuka wo. Mxiii!!

    1. Tsitsani mfundo pano osati zonyozanazo iyayi……………………..!! Nobody under the sun should cheat themselves as “perfect, physically or spiritually”, says the “PERFECT CREATOR”! Nde iweyo are you above the sun? Between iweyo and “HIM” whom should we trust? Nde pumbwa ndani pamenepo? Ngati mfundo zatha bwanji osangopita kumudzi kumakadya makaka bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa?

  12. Ochakwera tangodikilani pa 23 june malawi will akuonetsen nyekhwetha….courts have lost value and everyone knows kuti they’re your
    Friends..koma abwenzi a dpp ndi amalawi ndipo avoteranso the mighty dpp..”Atibera v7 loading………….”

  13. I am not clear on one thing with regards to the hiring on commissioners. Does it mean that the president has the sole authority to appoint commissioners and that whatever he says goes? the background to my question is this, the previous commissioners (two of which are in this cohort) were hauled before the appointments committee of parliament (PAC) to account for their actions and prove their competence (or lack of it), and the recommendation was that they go. Now the president has made new appointments, retained two commissioners whose integrity is questionable, and has appointed two more to represent his party than the other (MCP). What I have not heard is whether these commissioners went through a confirmation process, say at PAC where these discrepancies would have been picked before their confirmations. That is why am asking, does the president possess sole power of appointments? And if these commissioners did not need to go through confirmation with parliament, why did the firing of the previous cohort need parliament when they are not involved in the appointment and confirmations?

  14. abale athu a MCP; nthawi ino ndi yotolera ma voti; pali nzeru apa. court ikanena kuti MEC composition ndi yolakwika ndiye kuti mavoti alephereka.

    1. Ndichifukwa ambuya anu akungoluza milandu yonse, nkhani yake ndikuganiza mwa ubakhakuuuuuuuu!! Pali nzeru apaaaaa! Ndikuganiza uku kumene mumapita nako ku supreme court pomwe mulibe ndi mfundo zomwe, zotsatira kumangooona nyekwe inu nomwe, chikhalilecho mukuuuza anzanu kuti awona nyekweeeeee!!

  15. KODI ADAKUZANI KUTI MUPITE KU REVIEW NDI NDANI? I thought Kenyatta gave it to you. PITANI MUKAMUUZE. DPP the winning party SAMANGOLUBWA LUBWA YAYI.

  16. MCP is not a popular brand at all because they do not know when to stop. Malawians are tired of these endless lawsuits. Why use the judiciary to guide MCP’s campaign?

  17. MCP siyinaberepo Chisankho Koma DPP and UDF mbava zachabechabe.Tell me who is afraid of losing between Tonse alliance and Munthalika/Muluzi alliance?It is the family parties who are afraid of losing.Truth, DPP and UDF alliance you are losing and you will face the courts because of K577 billion cash gate.

    1. Ukayifuna ndewu kwambiri umamenyedwa voti NDE week yamawa muyiona nyekhweeee!!!! UDF & DPP is ready fertilizer ma header uja piano ndiwawulele Wina ndi 5000 kwacha we are on count down

      1. Nawenso iwe usamakhale ngati ukavote ka one million iwe wekha? Anthu amene ukuwelengela kuti mwawinawo nde ukuwelenga anthu akuti? Tazipitani muzikapeleka ma bus mwalonjeza aja komanso kukonza ma stadium uko!! Apo biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii sakuvotelanitu achinyamataaaaaaaaaaaaaa mwawanamiza anjaaaaaaaa!! Tikupita konko sunday ino, tikawamfunsa ngati mwakwanilitsa anthu abodza inu!! Ntchito kuba! Chimunthu chikulukulu, osadzilemekeza kuti chakalambaaaaa, cement 40,000 MT mukukamangila chani!! Zoona mwayamba business ndi amwenyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee zomwezi!! No wonder you don’t want to move out!!

  18. MCP inagula Ma Court. No wonder they shop for Judge Kenyatta always . Mantha kuopa kuluza chisankho

    3. The same Kenyatta declared Mutharika winner in 2014, despite irregularities and not achieving 50+1. Has he changed colors now?????? if so WHY?????

    4. Chilungamo chimapweteka,2020 palibe alulora kukhala opepera izi ma cadet nonse muzimvetse

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