Police besiege Blantyre as Ansah makes first public appearance

Malawi Police have literally besieged the commercial business district of Blantyre as the embattled Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Jane Ansah chairperson makes her first public appearance since she announced the highly disputed May 21 polls.

Vice President Chimulirenji motorcade at the conference
Ansah is attending a high level Sadc election commissions meeting

Gun totting police officers are all over the CBD area, in what is seen as an attempt to thwart any group which might wish to protest against Ansah.

Ansah is attending a high level Sadc election commissions meeting.

There are at least 40 police officers at Mount Soche Hotel, the venue of the conference with the law enforcers taking over the manning of the gates at the hotel.

Vice president Everton Chimulirenji has opened the conference but Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and UTM described the decision by MEC to host the conference when the opposition are disputing its outcome as insensitive.

“They should have avoided this, Malawians are very angry now. What is happening in the country is contrary to what MEC wants to portray,” said MCP spokesperson Maurice Munthali.

UTM spokesperson Dr. Joseph Chidanti Malunga said Ansah and other MEC officials should have avoided appearing in public before the Constitutional Court pronounces its verdict.

Ansah looked composed and calm throughout the opening session. 

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Yohane Mwale
Yohane Mwale
4 years ago

Atsogoleri a utm hrdc ndi mcp ndi amene ali okwiya osamati A Malawi ayi.

Bakha
4 years ago
Reply to  Yohane Mwale

The country full of educated idiots professors doctors fucking their own assholes !! Shit !!

mlomwe mwana mlomwe
mlomwe mwana mlomwe
4 years ago

GO go go HRDC we are ready to fight for our freedom we don”t want these DPP guys to take us for granted. We want to show them that we are ready to die for our country and tomorrow is a day we are cowards Jane and Peter becareful

Charie
Charie
4 years ago

MCP ndi utm isaname amalawi ake ati akwiyawo ,? Amalawi tatopa ndi ulamuliro wa HRDC Timothy mtambo ndi azake ,musatinyase ife tayamba kale kulandira zitukuko zomwe tinalonjezedwa ndi APM

nyarugwe
nyarugwe
4 years ago
Reply to  Charie

ME

Yohane Mwale
Yohane Mwale
4 years ago
Reply to  Charie

Ndipo asatinyasedi Osamangonamizila Anthu. A malawi akwiya ndi chani. Boma lilipo, president alipo, zitukuko zikuyenda. Ngati muli wokwiya ndinuyo atsogoleri a ma opposition parties.

Ndikukodzela Kwambiri
4 years ago

Should say MCP and UTM members are angry now….amalawi ake ati amene akwiyawo. Za ziii!!!

nyarugwe
nyarugwe
4 years ago

ME

Melody
Melody
4 years ago

Well said case is in court and it is not a criminal case whereby one is put on remand. Jane Ansa has rights too she can not be forced to resign .
Mtambo speaks with provocative words to stir anger in people . Not good for a leader.
Lets wait till tomorrow .

tung'ande
tung'ande
4 years ago

Mtambo and company should keep their nosense in Lilongwe and northern region. We dont need your useless demonstrations because we are busy doing business to fend for our families while you are eating money from gay movement. You will regret the day you will come to Balantyre more also with the nosense you have been saying about stadia

Mbusiyeni Muthembi
Mbusiyeni Muthembi
4 years ago
Reply to  tung'ande

Komatu uzilemba bwino, federal government is coming mudzalira alomwe agalu. Mumalima chiyni kuti mungadye the whole year inu.

Ochewa Dala
Ochewa Dala
4 years ago

GO JANE GO! The demonstrators that you see today, you shall never see them again. God is with you. They hate Jane, They hate Peter, They hate judges, They hate police, They hate MESN, They hate NICE, They hate monitors, They hate commissioners, They hate observers, They hate data clerks, They hate presiding officers,,,, the list is endless. WHO IS A FAILURE?

Mtete
4 years ago

Now tell me. Which “darling of the people” president would condone throngs of police officers besieging the city like we saw today? This can only happen to one running away from his shadow.

Tsamba Likagwa
Tsamba Likagwa
4 years ago

Ochewa mulila simunati

Mazgu
Mazgu
4 years ago

Pamene chimulirenji akutsegulira sadc conference, zeze chilima zoti umboni wake unatha sakudziwa iye akumapitabe kukhoti mlandu wa chakwera. Saulos wagwa patali, and can’t find alternative use of his time other than escorting chakwera

Charie
Charie
4 years ago
Reply to  Mazgu

Kkkkkk kkkk koma chilima ndichakwera asadzadutse lake shore ndi dzawamangitsa onse

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