Nkosi says MEC erred declaring ‘Tippex’ winner: Hangs Ansah for circumventing will of Malawians

February 10, 2020 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 89 Comments

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioner Reverend Mary Nkosi has proclaimed tha truth at the Public Appointments Committee of parliament that the pollster erred in declaring President Peter Mutharika winner in the May 21 presidential poll.

Commissioner Bishop Mary Nkosi taking Oath before Parliamentary Appointment Committee–pic by Lisa Kadango
MEC Commissioner Bishop Mary Nkosi  spoke under  oath to how commissioners mishandled May 21 2019 elections.

Nkosi said the commission would have asked for a time waiver from the High Court on the announcement of the poll results in order to investigate thoroughly the irregularities.

“My conscience tells me that we erred in announcing somebody a winner,” said Nkosi.

“ We should have gone to the courts to seek for the extension of time before the results were announced to look into the irregularly of tippex and the changing of the figures,” she said.

Nkosi was calm, recollected and honest in all her responses to the members of parliament sitting in the committee.

She  told the committee that the issue of the irregularities was not dealt with decisively, saying the issue just popped up at an adhoc meeting and the MEC chairperson Jane Ansah did not show seriousness to deal with the matter.

Nkosi said the issue of irregularity  was not taken seriously by the commissioners, saying there was just rush to announce the results within the Constitutional prescribed time at the expense of the gross irregularities and anomalies.

She added: “We did not allow alterations of results. We were surprised that presiding officers were altering results.”

The commissioner  also told the committee that she only learnt that the MEC chief executive officer Sam Alufandika wrote the election auditors to accept the tippexed results and manipulated votes when the issue was in the Constitutional Court, saying the commissioners were not consulted.

“If I have to be honest, I only came to know that there was a letter written to BDO to continue announcing altered results during the election case. I didn’t know that letters were being written at the commission,” she said.

She said the authorisation came from MEC Chairperson Justice Jane Ansah but was not shared among other commissioners.

On why the MEC used teachers as presiding officers. Commissioner Nkosi  told the committee that commissioners were a bit jittery about using teachers bearing in mind that there were concerns during 2014 elections as teachers couldn’t do simple addition of figures.

“But we were told to avoid an uproar since we will be using their property, we should go ahead and use teachers,” she said.

Commissioner Nkosi says the balance of power is very critical at the Commission, saying  most of the times one man’s voice is not heard because there are more commissioners from one party.

“Sometimes people become very political when you question certain things instead of us achieving what we’re supposed to achieve,” said Nkosi,  asking that probably this is also an area where Parliament should look into.

The Constitutional Court annulled the presidential election results because of what the court said irregularities and anomalies which had been widespread, systematic and grave that the integrity of the results had been severely compromised.

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89 replies on “Nkosi says MEC erred declaring ‘Tippex’ winner: Hangs Ansah for circumventing will of Malawians”

  1. Why are these MEC people still cutting loose on the streets and still getting paid? In a normal society they would be in jail serving their sentences for their crimes. But in Malawi, they are about to run another election ! Someone pinch me…

  2. They did not erred that was their intention but they roped you in their criminal agenda cause she was aware of the loopholes all along! It is an organised crime!! Big thieves in Malawi have law degree!

  3. Good morning once again children of God, Mary Nkosi is one of the Commissioners I salute for being open to PAC, am sure had it been she spoke earlier I hope by now akanamusowetsa kalekale, tili ndi zigawenga mu Boma think of our late Brother Njaunju up to now nothing tangible has been done. We have very Old Commissioners I hope they are over 60 Years and incompetence what do we expect from them,

    Amos 5:12-13 the Bible says “For I know how many are your offences and how great your sins. There are those who oppress the Innocent and take bribes and deprive the poor of justice in the courts. Therefore the prudent keep quiet in such times for the timers are evil”.

  6. KOMA MAKHADETI MA COMMENT ANU KOMA NDE MUDAPANGIDWADI BRAINWASHED MBUZI ZOKHAZOKHA ZONSE ZIANTHU ZAKE,, DZAZIMUNA… MBULI, DZAZIKAZI… MBULIANAS…. TANGOWONANI… MCHACHA, GELEZELIDA, BEN, BIG CHIMUS, ETC. LERO MKUDZATULUKIRA MWANA LOMWE IVY MTAFU KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK AYOOOOO INEEEE. KOMA LATE NGA MTAFU ANALODZEDWA CHANI KUKAKWATIRA THIS MBULIANA FROM MULANJE EISH

  7. The Editorial must be ashamed of publishing falsehoods. Listening to Reverend Nkosi on Tv , nowhere did she aportion blame on anyone. To her everything was done collectively. Dissenting voices will always be there. Even in heaven there are there..Thats Lucifer was chased away. On a scale of 1 to 10 she was honest enough not score hundred. 70% is a good number by any standards..Slowhere did she did directly blame Jane Ansah or the Commision. Maybe if she had scored 40% that would have showed lack of confidence in the whole electoral system. Shame on you Mr Editor and Mr Makhamula. You will never be a CNN journalist. Tell it as it not you think.

    1. Maybe you listened on MBC KKKKKK cause on zodiak TV she stressed that at times it was the CEO or Jane surpassing some decisions commissioners were supposed to make or be apart of!! This time watch the rebroadcast real good on Times before you dumb ass comment on here!! look at the negative comments they speak volumes….

  9. Tung’ande you have little idea how dangerous and fatal it can be to act ‘holy’ among the majority ‘unholy’ bunch at the wrong time. This is similar to how Malawi lost an honest man in Justice Maxon Mbendera. When you refuse to go along with the mafia they don’t hesitate a fraction of a minute to silence you forever! When Mbendera indicated he was going to spill the beans to free his troubled conscience they smartly eliminated him. And remember how the poll clerk who transferred SKC’s name to Likoma was eliminated in what appeared to be an innocent accident. Bishop Nkosi did well to wait for God’s timing. Malawi has a mafia gang in power!

  11. This woman is a misfit and selfish. He put personal interest above national interest and betrayed Malawians, She is saying stupid things to appear holy. If she was honest enough she should have come out last time even before swearing in and go public why she has boycoted the result announcement. If it was in other countries such misfits deserve bullets for betrayal

    1. There is always a time for everything. May be if she had spoken then she could have not been believed. In the fullness of time she has spoken, and she has spoken at a place where her story will be believed.

    3. She was surrounded by cadets not an easy thing for her to stand just like how many people fight HDRC demos making them like evil fight the real evil people with law degrees! Atleast she come out now to speak the truth and she will lose her benefits thus fair enough!

    4. Idiots like Tungande deserve to be put in a zoo. Obviously a cadet of DPP, the thieves. Your time to deceive Malawians is over

  13. Mkosi can not even give convincing reasons. If she is really a patriot she would have resigned when she was not being heard after making her comments.

  14. DZANJA LALEMBA MKONO WA MULUNGU UJA NDIMAUNENA UJA WAYAMBA KUGWIRA NTCHITO UMITSANI KHOSI NGATI SILISWEKA CHAKA CHINO TIONA

  15. The 5 Judges are now vindicated that MEC lost the case. These revelations are devastating, overwhelming and genuine therefore there was no way MEC and DPP would win that case. Bravo our judges. Infact the ConCourt was very fair, MEC was supposed to be jailed immediately for mismanaging the elections.

    My question now goes to EU. Prior to the judgment, EU delegation was flown to Malawi to announce its report on how the elections were conducted, but they were stopped. Where were they in 2019 soon after the elections announcements? Is it wrong to speculate that they also received bribes to declare the elections free, fair and credible? EU must be investigated for corruption. Why sinking so low to be bribed by a poor nation like that? Those who led the delegation must be ashamed and better resign.

    1. I second ur point of investigating EU delegation for corruption. Ngat ma commissioner eni ake akuwulula okha kut sizinayende bwino nde a EU zinayenda bwino zawozo zimakayendera kutiko

  16. With due respect to Rev Mai Nkosi, You have made a mistake big time, you advanced your personal interests first than the interest of the Nation. You retired as a Deputy Governor with Reserve Bank of Malawi with benefits, you once worked for National Bank and moved to the then Fincom and I believe you got benefits from these organisations also. Now to give an excuse that you feared to loose some of the MEC benefits is a sign of wickedness and selfishness, you were supposed to resign there and then, how about if MEC and Mutharika had won the case?. Is it wrong to label you as an Opportunist? you accepted to work in a rotten system, you noted many short falls even before the 2019 elections but you kept quiet. So you were fooling Malawians and your employers, because it confirmed that you were serving two masters.

    1. Saunders it is extremely dangerous and fatal to disagree with a mafia gang at the wrong time. Leave Bishop Nkosi alone. Regardless of the benefits her still being alive is more important to Malawi than dead. I thank God for protecting her life for this moment. Thank You Jesus.

  17. We knew, there was lots of rubbish going on with MEC Crew but anyway the truth is out Malawians knows what to do now. We want to move forward with people that are not thiefs and Criminals because we have seen how comissioners played their game during last year Election. These ldiots they deserve to go to prison or to hell.

  21. Folks, it takes guts to do what Mary Nkosi has done. To those saying that she is guilty as others, let’s remember that in law three is an animal called “In Mitigation”. I am sure anyone would take into consideration the revelation she has made when the day of reckoning comes. Malawians have taken note

    I am very proud of you Bishop and you must feel relieved after spilling the beans. Thank you very much and God bless.

  22. You guys, who told you that Mary Nkosi is a tumbuka? Get your facts correct before you start talking of things you dont know. Nkosi is nee Masiku from Chilomoni.

    1. Please zonse zikatha muthane naye jani mayi woipa ,wolimbantima ngati lion ,please akabaza ma boarder ameneyu asachoke ayi anthu aphunzire chitsanzo pitala wakoyo akuthandize mutengenso ndalamazili mmaaccount akezo mayi wonyasa ameneyu angaphe evenmakolo ake ndi mamuna wake .

  23. MULUNGU AMALORA KULAPA NDITHOKONZE KUTI MULUNGU SIMUNTHU KUTI AMAUMA MTIMA MUNTHU UKALAPA. ZIKOMO MAI POLAPA. MULUNGU WAKUMVANI NDIPO WAKHULULUKA.

  24. mayiwa ndi ma commissioner azawo ose amangidwe.zoona aziti amaopa kuti akasiya ntchito ndikunena chilungamo aluza ma benefits ndi galimoto zoona?
    inu ku mtima kunali galimoto osat chilungamo kkkk mai mkosi simuli serious ndithu.
    musakhale abwino lero poti zavuta,nose ndinu asatana,mumangidwe basi

  26. The truth is that some of the commissioners would remain jobless for the rest of their lives if they were not given positions at MEC. They are simply political trumpets trumpeting and peddling useless old ideas and boot licking. Unfortunetely democracy has such limitations where you would have 100 people voting for a good idea and have 2000 voting for a usless one but they will carry theday

  27. Mtumbuka where were you all this time? She is just playing safe apusitse anthu akufuna alembedwe ntchito. Traitor. Actually she is putting personal interests above those of the nation. You cant see you couldnt resign bcoz of fear of losing benefits. Very weak and awkward defence. You can no longer be trusted.

    1. That was her reasons why she didn’t want to resign, what is wrong with that? To me she didn’t resign so that she should reveal more of these things happened that time, you sound like you are opposing her ignorantly. After all she is not willing and I believe she will not go again for this task full of educated idiots called Drs!
      Zako izo I’m just very happy that she didn’t resign as she wanted to do.

    3. You are annoyed that she is revealing the MEC/dpp rot in public. Chaka chake ndi chino muwona. La 40 lakukwanirani

    5. It is wrong in every way to call someone by her tribe hey just a quick reminder she has a name you know. We discourage tribalism and stop being hateful. Love will always lead the Way. I argue you to practice that.

    6. Analyst, Unfortunately your well intended message has been eclipsed by your “Mtumbuka” salutation of Nkosi. There is simply no room for such tribal politics in modern Malawi. No wonder we will never develop as a nation as we spend valuable time insulting each other’s tribe(s).

    1. mmmmm asatinamizepo uyu ose asatana basi. zoona azikati amaopa kusiya vepi chifukwa aluza galimoto yaku ntchito zoona? abuasa amenewo.
      kulolela kupanga zolakwikwa chifukwa cha personal benefits?
      awa akutha mawu poti game yavuta

  30. You cannot go to court to ask for an extension beyond the statuary 8 days..The court has no powers to change that..Its only Parliament has can amend that..

    1. You must understand legal issues dude! What would happen there, was to see themselves under panic and ask for legal reasoning to see how they can deal with the panic they had! The Court would provide an order to stay and deal with all complaints which were lodged by other Parties that is what would be done you idiot, but I understand you, even in 2014 you forced Mr Mbendela to announce while some problems were not solved, we all know the reason why, but this time it has become a National issue than 2014 because you thought you are dealing with Chakwera and the MCP. Mukhaula simunati, ndipo akanaululatu! Zigwe pano nzatonse!

  31. So why quiet all this time, useless! Trying to wash your hands. No dear, you are as guilty as anyone who signed those results. Sorry, no sympathy or credit from me

      1. Kikkkk this is public issues wawa,Kodi bwanji kukonda secrets? Things which are public concern must be publicly accessible, Kodi bwanji umbuliwu? If you thought this will not be publicly available,ehe! That was your big mistake,look what is happening now? Chobisika chili chonse chidzaululika/chidzakhala poyela. Verse yoloweza pa mtima imeneyo.

  33. There is true motherly instincts with this noble Woman, Amai takunyadirani, ufulu wanthu ndi mtendere watonse. Mulungu akutsogolereni ndipo akutetedzeni kwa mdyerekedzi satana otembeleredwa.

    1. mmm mayi wa akufuna kutipusitsa.nawo anapanga nawo zotibera basi.Zoona azikati ankaopa kuti akasiya ntchito aluza ma benefits,galimoto.
      inu ndye mukusekelela kuti mayi wa akunena zoona.
      zosezi ndi mfiti amwene amangidwe basi

  38. We thank God the creator of heaven and the earth for what He is doing for Malawi. Bishop Mary Nkosi thanks for revealing unto us what is going on at MEC. May God protect you from any attack of the evil one. AMEN

  39. Mai mary Nkhosi, Ulemu wanu mama. If you were given chance you could have said the same earlier. Still more ulemu wanu mama. Keep the truth, expose the devil

  40. This woman should not be axed, let her remain at MEC to oversee the next election. By all means Ansah MUST fall. You can actually tell that Ansah and Mathanga drink from the same oasis. The MEC discourages us from wearing party colours during the polls and yet these two female thugs show their colours openly. A special request to our MPs. As part of reform, they should also make sure the blue covers of chairs in Parliament should be removed, instead they should replace them with a national colour. The blue colors shows partisanship and yet the august House accommodates MPs from different political parties who too have their party colours. Learn from Kenyan parliament who chose brown which is neutral colors in a sense.

    2. And then? Kikkkkkkk wakusambwadzani nacho chilungamotu? Ibweleles ki Court nkhani, mboni iyi ikusangalatsa.

  44. Well spoken mama and the truth shall set you free.. going forward I think there is need to change some things in the MEC set up and operations procedure.. It should not be a one man game.

  45. Jane Ansah is a diehard DPP supporter, and she did everything to make sure Peter Hitler Mutharika wins the elections, but she was caught in the action. Jane Ansah, and her accomplices busy altering the figures. Nkosi spilled the beans. She even said some people were influenced by politics, and they did everything to make sure their candidate wins and not to implement the will of Malawian people. What Nkosi said is very damaging to Jane Ansah’s appeal case. I think she has made herself a laughing stock. I don’t even think she is fit to be the supreme court judge. Malawians have no longer faith in her, and she better completely retire being a judge. The problem with Jane Ansah is that she thinks she knows the laws better than everyone in Malawi. Tippex in the elections is not allowed but to Jane Ansah is opposite. Duplicates are not allowed but to Jane Ansah is opposite. Everything which the law says to Jane Ansah is opposite. The reasons they gave for their appeal case are very weak. It was done with emotions and rumbling all over the place without a substance. Even though I’m not a lawyer I could done it better.

  46. Mkosi ndikumuziwa bwino lomwe, ndi mmodzi wa alaliki ku eagles living waters amene amati akalalika mtima wanga umamva kuti lero ambuye anayenda , mwaiye mulibe chinyengo. Mwati Ansah ndi pastor ? Ma lawyer ambiri kuyambira kale adalephela kulowa mu ufumu wa yawe chifukwa amazimva muziwa malamulo. Ansah Ansah Ansah !! Waitanidwa katatu, chonde ngati umulungu ulibe ukhale nawo u munthu

    1. Mai Nkosi mmanja mwanu inutu muli ngati Shadreck, Mishech ndi Abedinigo omwe anaima pa choonadi posayang’ana kuchuluka kwa anthu. Ambuye akusungeni, kumalawi kukadakhala anthu ngati inu bwenzi tili m’malawi okoma. M’manja mwanu mai wanga

    1. This is the Mary Nkosi I’ve known since my primary school days many years ago. A God fearing, devout Christian woman of integrity. Speak the truth woman of God, it will set this country free.

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