Nyekhwe again! Court orders another re-run, UDF MP loses seat in Mangochi North East

June 8, 2020 Green Muheya - Nyasa Times 41 Comments

United Democratic Front (UDF)  Parliamentarian for Mangochi North East, Idi Kalosi  has become  the second casualty in the on-going May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections cases after the High Court in Blantyre  has nullified the constituency’s legislative results and ordered a re-run.

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The first MP to lose seat was Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Parliamentarian for Mangochi West, Geoffrey Chiwondo, after court ordered Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to conduct a re-run in the constituency .

Now the Court has nullified Mangochi North East election refults, lawyer Chimwemwe Kalua confirmed.

The court observed that MEC failed to conduct a free and fair Parliamentary election, thus rendering the credibility of the election and its results questionable.

Kalosi said he welcomes the court’s judgement, but said he will go back on the ground to campaign to return the seat.

“I am not worried, I will campaign to win,” he said.

This means two seats in Mangochi will go for re-run and there is another case on Mangochi-Monkeybay constituency in which Malawi Congress Party (MCP) candidate Gerald Kazembe who took the matter to court, challenging the elections’ results and the electoral body’s declaration of the DPP candidate Ralph Jooma  as the winner.

MEC spokesperson Sangwani Mwafulirwa said the commission was a law-abiding institution and respects the court’s judgment.

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41 replies on “Nyekhwe again! Court orders another re-run, UDF MP loses seat in Mangochi North East”

    4. Aamangwetu tsopano kkkkkk why can’t you apply for the judiciary regarding the qualifications you have there’s Jerusalem university where by DPP supporters gets there PhDs there kkkkkk jealous and greedy with kill you softly analikukuti.

    5. Moya 🤔🤔😄 amangwetu,😄🤔😀 go to school and be judges greedy and selfishness pride will kill you my brooh

    7. Phil, we do not need savages and dumb people of your type in Malawi. You belong to the Chimpazee Kingdom

  5. Just nullify all elections so that we create a new erra. I find it a very good precedent.

  6. Malawi should just go for a fresh General Elections involving Presidential, Parliamentarian and Councillors. There were a lot of irregularities in the last election

  7. Now what the Cadets saying?? The Court always looks on the matter brought before them not day dreaming .

    The presidential case was brought b4 the Court they rule on it and now it’s MPs doing likewise and the judgement is following smoothly in favour of Claimant.
    So don’t talk cheat again about the judges.

  8. Nde pali Nyekhwe pamenepo, MCP ndi azao aja azaluzaso ka kumeneko, tinene kuti simuziwa???? If was Central kapena North bolani, koma kumene kuja azawatswa ndithu.

    1. Chakufwa Chihana kulibe. Amene azatiombole ndindani tikalowetsanso MCP mbomamu? Musakomedwe kusapotera MCP, John Tembo amene anayika chakwera pa mpando akadali moyo meaning Political ideologies about MCP have not changed

  9. Iiiiiii! Ndiye mukuona ngati chani? Awinanso uyuyu! Kukanakhala Kwa Nsundwe and dead north mwina tikanati 50-50, koma Ku Mangochi? Tivoteranso yemweyu, mulira! Munya muona

    1. Kodi paja Monkey Bay yinachokako ku Mangochi? Paja nayonso yili pa list. Simunati mufera za eni a Lomwe za zii? Bola anzanu alomwe akamachoka muboma alindi zoloza nanga inu???????

  11. Mathanga retained at Mec to help rig in favour of dpp, mwagwa nayo, sizikutheka this time around…….!

  12. Those who have been asking why did the court not nullify the parliamentary elections, here is the evidence. A constituency in Mangochi does not affect that in Chitin. If a candidate has a case, you can seek court redress and if you convince them with evidence, you make it. So Mr Mutharika, `i hope you have seen the difference between presidency and constituency elections. A missed vote in chitipa does not affect blantyre at parliamentary elections , while in presidential it affects

  14. It’s amazing that the elections are tripartite but the courts found only one part of the same process to be incompetent and full of irregularities? Why not order the whole election to be nullified. Is it because Mcp has the numbers and the speaker? From the public toilet cleaners union to the nepotistic corrupt judicial system, no institution can be trusted. It’s a shame.

    1. Uku nde kuganiza mwa standard 2.The courts act upon matters brought before them and not wishful notions.The one part you are referring to had petitions brought before the courts.Cant you see that even those parliamentarians that were dissatisfied with the announced results in 2019 are also seeking relief from the courts and some are coming back with re-run verdicts.Olo kwa a mfumu pakakhala madando umakasuma sizimangochitika baba

      1. Who brought issue of commissioners being incompetent before the courts? Who brought 50+1 before the courts??? Didn’t the same courts impose themselves non issues that were not brought before them. I guess you will have some stupid justification about that too. Zikakomelani chilingamo kusowa

        1. GO ACK AND READ THE WHOLE JUDGEMNTS WITH A SOBER MIND. THEY EXPLAINED HOW THE 50%+1 BECAME A PART OF THE COURT PROCEEDINGS FROM THE VERY BEGINING OF THE CASE. AS FOR ISSUES OF INCOMPETENCE, READ MOREDECCAI MSISKA’S PRESENTATION BEFORE THE CIURT, YOU WILL SEE KUTI THIS WAS ALSO BROUGHT BEFORE THE COURT.

  17. That is why there are calls that if MEC did not conduct the 2019 elections fairly then let the tripartite elections be nullified thats all!

  19. MEC yayamba kuvomeleza kuti imalemekeza malamulo kkkkk

    Paja analamulidwa kuti asamachite appeal

    Mbuzi Atupele uli kuti Ana ako akuthyapidwa makofi uku😂😂😂😂

    DPP/UDF alliance njamakape

  20. Cry for malawi as nation but is full educated idiots and corrupted minds individuals are damaging the country

  21. MEC was a DPP agent, not a fair referee as we all thought it would be. That’s taxpayers money being lost(wasted) becoz of Ansah led negligent MEC

  22. In APM’s laws, the High Court’s decision to nullify the MP elections is depriving Idi Kalosi his/her right to be an MP and therefore Kalosi must continue to serve as MP for five years because s/he was elected by the same MEC. It is wrong for the high court to nullify the elections in APM’s language because Kalosi was dully elected.

    That is APM laws.

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