Mtambo tells opposition to take action against failure to fire MEC commissioners

March 5, 2020 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 31 Comments

Rights activist Timothy Mtambo has told opposition leaders in the country to take action against President Peter Mutharika for his failure to fire Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioners after the pollster said registration for voters for the Constitutional Court sanctioned fresh presidential election starts on March 10.

Mtambo: These parties can organise their supporters to hold protests

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) chairperson said the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM should not just be political spectators as Mutharika is playing them political games over the commissioners.

“Opposition political parties must take a leading role to stop Mutharika from playing his political games. These parties can organise their supporters to hold protests,” he said.

His comment comes as MEC says it will open registration of voters for the May 19, 2020 presidential election on March 10 in central region.

His comments also come after the expiry of the seven days HRDC gave Mutharika to fire the commissioners or face unspecified action.

Mtambo said HRDC would meet to chart the next action after the failure by the president to fire the commissioners after both the Constitutional Court and parliament found them incompetent to handle another election.

MCP spokesperson Maurice Munthali said the party does not have to push Mutharika fire the commissioners, saying as a Constitutional lawyer himself, he should know the failure of doing so.

“He also needs to read the mood of Malawians. Malawians want a new set of commissioners to run the forthcoming elections,” said Munthali.

UTM spokesperson Joseph Chidanti Malunga said Mutharika cannot derail the process because of his personal ego.

“We cannot have one person derailing the whole process,” said Malunga.

Presidential spokesperson Mgeme Kalilani said the President is still looking at the recommendations by the Public Appointments Committee of parliament.

“He is aware of the Constitutional Court order, he is also aware of the recommendations from the Public Appointments Committee of parliament. And he is aware of the appeal case on the matter,” Kalirani said.

He said Mutharika has 21 days to act on the electoral reform bills.

 

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31 replies on “Mtambo tells opposition to take action against failure to fire MEC commissioners”

  2. It takes him that long to read the recommendations from PAC?? Does he not understand the urgency/importance of this????? koma APM ndi BAKHA ali pa slow motion

  5. This terrorist leader of North Korea Ntumbo has reached the proportions of telling political leaders what to do. This is impunity of unprecedented proportions. On any election day he will only cast one ballot. This Ntumbo problem was created by the ex-reverend Lezala and his partner Arafat as their paid-up henchman. Time will tell.

    1. I come from Phalombe and would not like to really talk about other people. All the insults made here preferably kaswa indicate how the writer behaves. If you see matter very closely you will see it that the President is in the wrong angle.Parliament only recommends and what is the problem for him to comply the recommendation.This is where my vote for him cannot be counted at all. There are so many implications heaped on him and yet he continues causing more damage.This country is not used to bloodshed and this is why all things should be done in a very smooth manner than the present situation. Opposition leaders are so quiet and his alliance is made so nicely and why making such noise instead of campaigning for the future racing. If this is the case then Kondwani would be a suitable candidate than taking an outsider though he thinks that its another formula.

  6. Iwe Mtambo usatizolowere wamva! When did you become a political advisor yourself with your big but empty head? Are demonstrations the only thing you know? Are you aware that you are tarnishing the image of UTM and MCP big time and that this can cost them massive votes? By the way, who voted for you greedy thieves masquerading as activists? Stupid HRDC, munya muwona. Mukapitilizatu muwona nyekhwee agalu inu.

    Atumbuka mwatikwanaaaa too much backstabbing wena mpoto inu shameeee!

  9. Mr tippex mutu unapima kalekale amanzimva kwambiri umbamva unapha bongo.

  11. Mtambo must not act clever by asking the opposition parties to tell their supporters to do the protest .who is he to dictates them.
    MtAmos days are numbered

  12. the best way for malawi is rise and depose this stupid hyna because he is taking malawians for granted

  13. The 19th May 2020 fresh election will not happen anytime soon. There is Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) just on our doorstep and you are talking about elections, my foot!
    Govt will ban all gatherings be they sport, religious, cultural, political, education, etc, when covid19 start rearing its ugly head so how will people campaign?
    Govt and donors will also priotise its meagre resources to fighting this fatal disease and I don’t see funds to run the fresh election being available.

    1. Ubwino ndi eti after 150 days court will rule again who should govern us because the two has no mandate constitutionally to rule beyond 5 years tell me where in the constitution is a section saying we revert back.In democracy you cannot rule even a second without mandate through an election this is second term.They are ruling at the mercy of the concourt court for only 150 days no extension baba.

  15. This is the problem of rushing of wanting to be in power by 19th May. How do we expect to conduct a credible election acceptable to all in two months???? Even if APM fired MEC yesterday did we expect a New MEC to be appointed and agreed upon, the new MEC to orient itself with electoral processes, conduct registration, registration verification, election material procurement, train and deploy election officials only in two months??? Did we forget that even only the campaign period is 60 days?? We have not even sourced all the money required for the election !!!We have not yet even agreed on an Alliance!!! When NEC said we needed 208 days to conduct a credible election who could have listened to those incompetent commissioners??? One thing we have to know is that good and credible things have no short cuts. Next time when judges pass judgement that a family should conceive and bear a child in two months don’t clap hands.

  16. From activist to political adviser awa nde activism yawo yokaikitsatu kuchita kuonetsa mbali. Next tinva akuchita moderate alliance talk btwn the two ideological divergent political leaders

    1. Was he not at the remembrance ceremony in Nkhata Bay this other day? This person is a joke. He doesn’t know what he is standing for. But you know what? His time will come when he will look back and know that he wasted his precious time by being a “national sorry comedian.” God gives idiots like him time so that possibly they will repent and change their ways. If you continue resisting, the holy panga is wielded and cuts off your head and balls and feeds the balls to Threepence in order for him to bear witness.

  18. As I said it before this is bound to happen let alone even delaying to assent to the electrol legistlation. The best the Concourt should have done was to create Presidential Council so that this greedy perdon and his cohorts are out of government position.
    Or now that the Suprem cout is sitting on the case please remove this president.

  19. Mtambo please don’t pretend to say stuff here. We heard your private conversation with the fake pastor. Mr Chakwera please repent and go back to the pulpit. Had the conversation just mentioned demonstrations that was okay but you went ahead to mention that the real motive was to ” tarnish their image”. Shame on you because whatever you said behind closed doors has been repeated from mountain tops. Saulos please please do not get yourself involved with the fake pastor. awa Yehovah awalanga

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