MEC used sluggish announcement of results to necessiate rigging – Witness

October 31, 2019 Chancy Namadzunda –Nyasa Times 34 Comments

Malawi Congress Party (MCP)  fourth witness Anthony Bendulo  in presidential elections case at  the Constitutional Court sitting in Lilongwe on Thursday morning  said  Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) deliberately used anti-democratic elements by delaying announcing some results from the central region to give a lee way to rigging.

Lawyers at Constitutional Court sitting in Lilongwe
Bendulo: MCP fourth witness

Bendulo made the claims when he was being cross-examined by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) President Peter Mutharika’s lawyer Frank Mbeta.

He said  MEC- the second respondent – orchestrated delay and piecemeal release of the results  to provide room for subvernting the will of the people.

Among other centers, Bendulo said there were 26 centers in Salima, some other centers in Lilongwe, Kasungu and other central region areas where MEC did the sluggish announcement of results.

He told the court that Mutharika, who was declared winner, was favoured by the tactic.

“We further found out that some computer generated results were also tampered with in favor of the winner (Mutharika),” he said.

During cross examination, a move by counsel Mbeta to use some documents was objected by MCP lawyers because they were not pagenated.

The panel of the five judges   Healey Potani, Redson Kapindu, Ivy Kamanga, Dingiswayo Madise  and Mike Tembo directed that the matter be resolved in chambers.

The court is hearing a petition by  UTM Party president Saulos Chilima (first petitioner) and Malawi Congress Party president Lazarus Chakwera (second petitioner), that  the presidential elections results should nullified and order a re-run.

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34 replies on “MEC used sluggish announcement of results to necessiate rigging – Witness”

  3. His credibility as an IT expert is questionable. This guy lied to MCP officials that he is an expert in IT. He lacks papers to back himself up. If he doesn’t have papers in his field, how can he convince the court that the evidence he is giving is true? This is just another hearsay.

    2. For as long as Bendulo can demonstrate the electoral irregularities his lack of certificates will be immaterial. Similarly, if he had PhD in IT but fail to demonstrate the irregularities his higher level certificate would mean nothing. Having a formal school certificate doesn’t mean that one has the best skills. Even Kaphale scored a distinction in his Master’s degree but when you try to follow his line of questioning in court, he leaves a lot to be desired. Alipo anthu ambiri wosaphunzira koma ali ndi luso lapamwamba.

    3. Nanunso inu, Bill Gates anali ndi mapepala anji pomwe amanga invent a computer, a machine you’ve used to relay this shallow thinking…………..? Ngati ndi kaduka nde uphulika nayo m’baleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!! Ndi iziiiiiiiiiii a “Professor” kukanika kuyendetsa dziko koma zima certificates zili briefcase thooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!! Kadyeni gondolosi, inu ndi zimene mumathaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

  4. i think its a matter weak mindset. How does qualification relate to being IT expert Mr. Mbeta asked a useless question. Even if you can ask him the person who introduced law was he/she a law expert by qualification or by doing. these people are asking these questions just to delay a case. Am seeing the future of re-run some questions clearly indicate no sense.

    3. Credentials are just useless papers. The certificates, diplomas and degrees do not perform tasks, its the brain which works. So many IT guys in town, they do perfect jobs, but do not have papers and are earning handsome monies.
      One can drive a car without having a driver’s licence, and we have so many in town. People who have driven vehicles for many years. What can we call them?

    5. Jane ansah versus journalist kkkķ hawu fala didI yu wenti wifi yuwa ejukeshoni at madando 147 tippex. onitopu ovu zati ara yu maredi in specks kkkkk education kaya qualification dot com.ndiakuzwa

  7. This case is becoming a farce and am sorry to say the judges have misdirected themselves to a recount corner but I am not surprised because they went into the case bouyed by the media hype that the elections were heavily rigged. Those who follow the case will agree with me that the judges are fed up with the case and they want it done and dusted as soon as possible. At first they wanted each and every possible witness and evidence but now they just want summarises! Some had over 40 witnesses and are now down to 4! A farce at its best.
    To me this case was a very simple one and couldn’t take a even a month before judgement. The court could have called the party monitors, presiding officers and the printers to give evidence on contentious documents only rather than calling witnesses who are not even experts in the field of elections to hear their unconvincing theories on how the elections were rigged.
    You can’t compare an election with any other transaction because an election deals with peoples will or choice and it doesn’t matter whether the will is on an original, tippexed, duplicate or non standard paper as long as it is correctly captured that’s it. A duplicate or tippexed chaque can be rewritten and retendered but a vote once cast can’t be re-cast with same outcome.
    As a country we have just wasted our precious time and scarce resources.

    3. You have got a pointless here apart from writing your long comment.Its you who have just wasted our precious time to read your baseless point.

  9. This witness is totally out of his senses. He seems to have been coached to fabricate sworn statements kkk.MCP ili mmadzi kkk.Wina wake alira chaka chino kkk.Kuthambitsana makosana .Dzulo Frank Mbeta kufuna kukomoka ,majaji atamufunsa mafunso ovuta kkk kumangoti bwi bwi bwi kkk.Tiyeni nazo kkk.Koma zachidziwikile DPP ipitililabe kulamulira mpaka 2024 woooo.komano ife a Malawi tisakukondwa chifukwa ndichipani chinathawila pawindo pa UDF.Chosekesa Bingu anangochithawa chipani ataona kuti eeee mimbulu yomwe ndinathawa nayo kuchjoka ku UDF ikufunitsitsa izingodyerera zaulere kkk.DPP ak Dirty Peoples Party.MCP inazadza mikango yanjala yokha yokha ,achina Mkaka,Richard Banda wamilomo yaikulu ngati milomo yakondomu yaazimai yabwera kumene ija kkk.Eisenhower Mkaka maso okhawoo eheee ngati mwana wakadzidzi wabadwa kumene kkkk.Mfumu yawo ya Satanic Rev Chakwera wachita kufuwa nawo ufiti kkk.Momwe amawachitila azibusa anzake kumpingo wawo eheee .Komabe kkk agwa nayoo mpaka 2024 wooooo kk.

    Chisankho ichi malawyer ndimajudge adya nacho bwino.Yese analibe nyumba wagula,Yese amasilira galimoto ya Benz waigula chakachamawachi. kkk Yemwe asana kwele ndege kupita kushopping ku Dubai wapiti chaka chamawachi kkk.Yemwe amasilira watch ya Rolex agula chaka chamawachi kkk.Yemwe asanamangire makolo ake nyumba amanga chaka chamawachi bola moyo kkk.

    Pomwe a Mkaka ndalama zatha kuti psiti kkk.Richard chimwendo alichete kkk zake akumangosunga kuchenjera pakamwa basi kkk.Mutamufunsa Sidik Mia alimumaliro olilira ndalama zake pothandiza chipani cha MCP osaphula kanthu kkkkkk..

    MCP ndimaikondera chimodzi ,UNIVERSAL subsidy for agricultural inputs kkk,pokhapo ine mweee.Discipline as well.Youth league ,anyamata amona chochita osati nkhalamba zalero zili mbomazi kkk.Kaduka ndiachinyamata kkk.

    Koma zitati zatheka MCP kulowa mboma kkk tilimbe kulandidwa ziweto ,kugula ma card kkkk.Komabe Dziko lidzasinthabe tikona zina izizi tatopa nazo kkk

  10. I think we are just westing time with this case! If l would be a judge, l would set next week as super week for judgement. I can see how lawyer for Peter Mutharika Frank Mbeta and the one who is representing Me they call him Kalekeni Kaphale how stupid and weak they are in court. Nothing Good for Peter and Mec on this case.

    1. Ubulutu opposition. Rerun ili pati pamenepa? After dozens of goofing mukuona ngati uyu wa ma opinion and not facts ndi joker eti? Kusangalalira za ziiiiii chifukwa cha umbuli.

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