PAC votes to fire Ansah, commissioners: Proposes new Malawi Electoral Commission  

February 19, 2020 Wanga Gwede - Nyasa Times 53 Comments

Parliament’s Public Appointments Committee (PAC)  which conducted an inquiry  on the current Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to see if it is competent enough to hold the Constitution Court sanctioned fresh presidential polls has  recommended the sacking of .MEC chairperson Jane Ansah and all commissioners for their incompetence and mismanagement of last May’s poll  that was marred with irregularities.

PAC Chairperson Collins Kajawa and his Vice Chair Rachel Zulu: Committee proposes new look Malawi Electoral Commission-pic by Lisa Kadango
PAC says chairperson of the Electoral Commission Justice Jane Ansah  should be fired together with all her incompetent commissionersc-pic by Lisa Kadango (2)

The Constitutional Court on February 3 2020 ruled that that nullified the May 21 2019 presidential election were “null and void” for massive irregularities and ordered do-over elections to be held within 150 days.

The court said the evidence before it was clear that MEC failed to follow legal requirements.

Of the 21-member PAC, 12 confirmed the incompetence of the commissioners to manage fresh elections as six members rejected the proposal while three abstained.

The commissioners to be fired include Mary Nkosi, Elvey Mtafu, Moffat Banda, Yahaya M’madi, Linda Kunje and Jean Mathanga.

Other commissioners facing the chop include the Reverent Clifford Baloyi and the Reverend Killion Mgawi.

However, PAC’s recommendation will be subject to approval of President Peter Mutharika as the appointing authority.

The inquiry follows the Constitutional Court judgement that nullified the presidential election over irregularities and mandated Parliament to assess the commissioners’ competences.

The nullification of the election by the judgement the five-judge panel comprising Healey Potani, Dingiswayo Madise, Ivy Kamanga, Redson Kapindu and Mike Tembo, follows complaints by opposition leaders Lazarus Chakwera of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and Saulos Chilima of the UTM Party that the polls were rigged.

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53 replies on “PAC votes to fire Ansah, commissioners: Proposes new Malawi Electoral Commission  ”

  1. By the way we heard from court that the constitutional court is an illegal court becauise it is not there in our constitution. This is a makeshift court set out by the chief justice to deal with DPP

  2. We need the break down and names of how PAC Voted , it is our God given right to see how our representatives voted

  5. I think to solve this problem,we must not give power to the President to appoint the MEC people.Let there be a law change for this process.I would suggest that the PAC plus other stock holders be included when choosing these MEC people.

  6. Big thumb up PAC for the job well done. Make sure you put the house in good order
    so, when will the new commissioners be appointed, please time is running out, it is no longer 150 days
    we have few days,

  8. Those who abstained should be relieved of their duties in the committee. They are the reason we are not moving forward. They are supposed to be decision makers not observers

    1. Exactly!! this is a New Malawi, we are going to hold our representatives accountable for their actions/inactions.

  11. they simply adopted what the kangaroo concourt ruled. from their inquiry it was clear the mps were not up to the task. when incompetence meets bias conclusions like these are reached. our mps are so dependent on the courts such that they dared not reach alternative conclusion.

    My worry is the judiciary has become the most powerful organ in the country……..and thats bad because they are not directly accountable to the citizens

    2. Your worries are misplaced. The only organ doing a great job in this country is the judiciary so far. You DPP people…you see everything going wrong around you and you still tell yourselves its okay. Think harder and wake up

    3. Nobody requires scientific evidence that inuyo agalatiya you were happy and your biggest prayer was that ‘you wanted the illegal things you loved doing’ to continue!! Zitsiru mwaupondaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! Who in Malawi is not aware right now that you (dpp and its followers) are now full of fear and anger and can kill any opponent willy nilly!! Koma mungoyesa kutero muoneeeeee!!

      Iwe so called Mavuto Lupwepwe, musanati ndipo tili nanu tight………inu simungationongele dziko ife mkumakhalabe chete zinthu zikuonongeka……….!! Pano mwayamba kuopa merely 2 HRDC members, nanga ikabwela Msundwe boys kumeneko nde mutani!! Mwaononga misonkho yathu anyani inu kwambiri! Pano mudziwa tsopano kuti mamuna nzako ndi pachulu…………….!!

      Lets wait for page 10 of the upcoming events…………..!!

  12. No big news. What would you expect from a kangaroo court with structured questions of yes or no from the arrogant chairman.It was just a rubber stamp process to please the judges in extending their mandate of the judgement to where they wished to extend but had no jurisdiction. It is foolish of parliament as an independent arm of government to stoop so low to take orders from another independent arm.

  13. Three abstained? Thats really stupid and they should be fired for gross violation of their mandate. They should have voted in either way but surely not abstaining…

  15. Ine POLITICAL PROPER GANDA ndie wachilungamo mmalawi monsemuno mwamva Inu! Kupeleka ndikulandila ziphuphu,katangale ndimakaduka zilitho. Mukaphsya komanso mukabweza.

  17. Palibe mudzampeze wachilungamo mu Africa nanji ku US ndi ku Europe.Kumalawi zina ndi izi za a Nsimbizi ndipo musatsutsane nazo kwantuwagalu.KOTSUTSA NDIKOLAMULA onsewa amayesela mwai

  19. So even Mary Nkosi is recommended to be fired as well? hahaha, amaona ngati akapanga betray anzake then she will be left scot free. Manyazi bwanji pano mayi Nkosi?

  22. Amangidweso…you cant waste MK44 Billion just to rig elections. Poor Malawians paid for it and you stole their vote? Anthu andalewa ndiochepa to waste us all ofunika kuthana nao and clean this beautiful Nation.

  24. This is ridiculous! You need to know that PAC is assessing the teacher that made him to pass the examination to go into another class. You can’t celebrate passing the exams from an incompetent teacher. If you are indeed genuine democrats, you need also to honorably resign for passing fake examination from incompetent teacher. But because you are a bunch of idiots, you’ll not comply to this demand because you are stupid!!!!!!

    1. The issue is about Presidential elections and not parliamentary elections. After all, commissioners are supposed to be referees and not teachers as you want people to believe. You are actually confirming what people have been suspecting, that commissioners imposed their choice and not the voters’ choice. Those MPs do not owe your commissioners any apologies because they were put into parliament by voters and by the commissioners.

  26. It’s just waste of Taxpayers money to let these Jane Ansah and her fellow commissioners to go through the whole process of PAC interview.

    These commissioners were supposed to be fired the very first day they received and accepted
    (1) Fake ballot papers
    (2) Tippex Tally sheets
    (3) Delegating Alfandika
    (4) satisfying results sheets which Auditors rejected
    (5) Putting earing with voice recorder to record other commissioners input if it’s against DPP.
    (6) Receiving Mk4billion bribe on the polling day.
    (7) tampering with management result system which Suleman and Bendulo exposed them.

    The list goes on and on.
    These are bunch of greedy people and not with manners. That’s why Jane Ansah brought her family members such as her daughter to be one of the riggers team.

    Truth shall set u free now truth has come out that u are corrupt , evil and greedy Jane Ansah. Plz vacate that sit, enough is enough of u.

    1. you hit the nail on the head. All the commissioners including the top management directly involved in electoral malpractices should go. MEC needs new blood

    2. Funsani bwino funsoli. You can even ask in Chichewa. It appears you are not competent to ask a reasonable question

  28. Looks like it’ll be the same as how Trump was impeached. He is still President. Only the appointing authority will decide.

    1. This is where the con court overstepped its jurisdiction look now the appointing authority is The President who is appealing the judgment.

        1. Ingodikilani nanunso inuuuuuuuuuuuuu!! Palinso chokanika pamenepaaaaaaaaaaaa!! We’ll sort you one by oneeeeeeeeeeeee!! Trump used Senate, a big and powerful organ in USA system of government and APM has no powers compared to such an organ that protected Trump!!

  29. That is the right way to go and ensure these commissioner’s pay or be jailed in default of payment for failing Malawians and causing unprecedented loss on tax payers money. Don’t leave them go scot free.

    1. Even the PRO akuyenera kuchotsedwa. He knows every step and he was involved in rigging the rights of the poor Malawians.

  30. that was expected. the will of the people. Any stipulated punitive action to the arrogant and incompetent bunch of useless commissioners?

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