Police arrest man found with election materials
Malawi Police in Lilongwe have arrested a man who has been found with election materials.
Nyasa Times sources at police headquarters in Lilongwe say the law enforcers arrested Manase Josam by mobile police in Area 25 on February 14.
“When they went to his house, they found 2 bags full of National Registration Bureau materials, national IDs for local monitors for Tsabango and Pemba areas in Lilongwe.”
The source also said the police found some voting materials in the house.
Police spokesperson James Kadadzera asked for more time to get the details on the matter whilst Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) spokesperson Sangwani Mwafulirwa said he would comment after the police.
This comes after months MEC crucial election laptop was discovered dumped in Mozambique.
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Anastazia Msosa was the best MEC Chairperson ever
MEC has failed miserably under the leadership of Jane Ansar so many mishaps this was not the case under Anastia Msosa. She did her job perfectly why can’t Jane Ansah emulate her example? MEC can’t be trusted.
Member wanu wa UTM uyu mwangoti chete.Kambani Timve
Speachless….whom should we trust now…?
How many excuse will we get from mec..?
Elections must be free and fair. The moment election materials are not protected there is no way the elections can be fair. It is a must to have a government that the people of Malawi have chosen.
I know its UTM MEMBER
Chilima told you kalekale koma ukhutukumve wanu.
MCP be on your guard. Hope you have observed that all irregularities reported so far are targeting the central region
Musayerekezr. Izi ndiye tithana
I am interested to know which party this thug belongs to – aulule. I am not surprised MEC has decided to ban the announcemnt of election results by an official broadcaster. The whole system knows something and they could be waiting for rewards as was the case when Bingu won with a landslide in 2009. He offered free jobs to Fegus Lipenga to become Director of Broadcating at MACRA, Nankwenya to be an attache at the foreign mission in the US and late Bandawe who was then Chief Elections Officer, High Commissioner in Lusaka. This is also going to happen… Read more »