Supreme Court sets March 11 for Malawi election case appeal: 7 judges panel 

March 2, 2020 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 63 Comments

Officials at the Supreme Court of Appeal have set the date for the hearing of the high profile presidential election case following a challenge on the Constitutional Court ruling by President Peter Mutharika and Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC).

Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda to chair the panel

According to the registrar of the court Agnes Patemba the hearing will take place on March 11, 2020, just two months before May 19, 2020, date for the fresh election.

A panel of seven judges, led by the chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda will hear the case.

Other judges are Justice Edward Twea, Justice Anaclet Chipeta, Justice Anthony Kamanga, Justice Dustain Mwaungulu and Justice Frank Kapanda and Justice Mzikamanda.

President  Mutharika and MEC have filed several grounds against the Constitutional Court ruling which annulled the May 21 presidential election and ordered a fresh election.

The Constitutional Court cited irregularities and anomalies which were so widespread, systematic and grave that the outcome of the results had been seriously compromised.

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63 replies on “Supreme Court sets March 11 for Malawi election case appeal: 7 judges panel ”

  1. Nick, if APM accepted the ruling, why did he appeal? Why has DPP been demonstrating against the ruling,the ConCourt and the judges? If he has reinstated SKC, why did he move DODMA from the VP’s office and created another ministry for it just to keep it away from the reinstated VP? In my view, APM has not reinstated SKC. He just allowed it to hoodwink the judges but practically, he has not. He is afraid he would be filed for contept of court. Why is he sidelining and not delegating him duties pertaining to the VP’s Office? This is leadership of grudges and hatred. Surely, APM was not born aleader! I just wish he gets barred and disqualified from contesting in the forth-coming fresh polls. 2014 anabera mavote. 2019 kuberanso mothandizidwa ndi MEC bungwe lomwe linakhulupiliridwa kuti lipanga zachilungamo, koma eeish! Ndiye ulendo uno mwakumana nazo. Ayi ndithu. May God give the judges guidance, understanding and wisdom like unto Solomon for who is able to judge this Thy people?

  2. So far, so good. Recent events have restored some fiath in Malawi’s democracy. Mutharika has accepted the judgement of the Constitutional Court and has restored Chilima to the VP position and alowed the new poll. This would not have happened under Bingu who was always too proud to accept correction.. DPP Cadets’ violence has been kept to a minimum, which would not have taken place under Bakili’s UDF. The leading politicians are forming sensible coalitons, not break-away splinter-parties destined to oblivion, and acknowledging that not everyone can be a presidential candidate this time. Will this good sense and patriotic spirit last ?? I sincerely hope so !!

  5. No need to go tribal most of us have been lazy academically, the classes were and have been there for all of us country wide, some worked hard some didn’t, some were shot of school fees some managed to scrounge around, yet some were just lazy in a home of plenty. Am yao by tribe, I have been to the north leaved with them, they have their own lazy crop just like the rest, but when the few manage to get an opportunity they make the best out of it. Leave them alone if at all let us learn from them.

  6. all this chaos is by this ghost like look8ng jeni with the her crew oldies. timfiti ta ku gome.
    i never thought kiliyoni mugawi with all his fame could be this stupid and insane.
    let them all live to regret and die with guilt

    1. please dont say anything bad against the man of God, he is annointed and only God will deal with him
      Thou shall not touch the man that God annoined despite whatever he did wrong

  7. a malawi anzanga apa ndipoti tizikamba nkhani ndikumagawana nzeru osati kupanga zinthu zoti zingabweretse kugawikana ndikuyambitsa nkhondo. ndizoonadi kuti atumbuka kapena anthu akumpoto sanalamulilepo dziko lino koma amene anawasankha m”mipando imeneyi ndi tsogoleli apakati kapena akumwera choncho apa ndikuona ngati zakhala bwino kwambiri chifukwa amene akulimbana ku khoti si atsogoleli achokera kumpoto kapena achitumbuka koma apakati ndi akumwera. Mulungu ndi wamkulu ambuye dalitsani Malawi chotsatheka ndi munthu chimatheka ndi inu kumwambako. Tsiku likubwera wakumpoto naye azalamula dzikoli

  8. ITS ABOUT THE LAW. WHAT EVER OUTCOME. IT IS THE PPLE TO DECIDE. TIYENI TIKHALE AMODZI NGATI AMALAWI.

  9. the lomwes r keeping thomu mpinganjila nyusensi inaso. basi zao ndi ukambelembele omwewu. abagwilitsa gongondoli amagulitsa mai wa diso limodzi uja ku mulakho. agalu inu.
    asiyeni a splimu agwile nchito yao aliphule dzikoli.

  10. Chimwala chitogwa kuchokera pa phiri la Mulanje …Tichiyimisa kapena titochidikira chizimka komwe chitopitako….Wakwiya ndi 50 +1 ndi Chisankho chitobwerachi mmmm….Chimwala chimuphize ….

      1. No my friend. Take note: The first black Chief Justice after the white Justice Skinner was a lomwe- Chief Justice Makuta, then another lomwe Chief Justice Unyolo, a Tonga Chief Justice Richard Banda, then another lomwe- Chief Justice Munlo followed by a woman lomwe- Chief Justice Msosa and now a tumbuka. 4 lomwes in the history of Malawi. So don’t think that the lomwes are dunderheads.

    2. Aliyense pa ntchito yake.

      Kuba ayawo ndi alomwe. A Chair, Dr Muluzi Anaba 6 pence nthawi ya MCP, kenaka anazaba MWK1.4Billion. Wachake ndi wackake.

      Mutharika APM anagula nyumba mwakuba. Pano adakababe. etc etc.

      1. Kkamuzu wakoyonso amalandira rent ya state residences ngati sake. He accumulated over U$320m.

  12. Lets give these judges a chance also. Their judgement will set the record straight. In court there are winners and losers. God bless Malawi with peace.

  13. Please do not waste time, these thieves are busy plundering. Throw it out. We need new Malawi. Loops tightened. These thieves to go to jail.

    You lawyers needs to help Malawians recover all.

    Good thing the things are visible assets . If they cannot prove how they got it , it belopng to us. No mercy with these plunders.

  14. Chomwe ine ndikuziwa ndichoti ma judges osewa ndi aku Malawi not kumpoto komaso zanu zamitunduzo sizinawankhuza iwowo amangogwila ntchito yawo monga nyengo yo zizila ndi yotentha imayendela kukazizila munthu wenkha mwaulemu umangotenga juzi or top ndikuvala kukatenthaso umangovulaso mwaulemu popanda kuuzidwa ukapanda kupanga zinthu molingana ndi nyengo ndekutiso munthuwe mawaya mutu mwako sakugwila bwino ntchito yake

  15. Eee komatu Judiciary is more nepotistic. How can that be? Komatu izi tsiku lina zizayambitsa civil war and civil war is dangerous not even the army can control it. Try to balance recruitment and accommodate others. If this continues people will not be accepting your judgement unless judged by wakwithu.

    2. Sukulu sukulu baba. Quota or not, will always shine. Mulakhos are no where to be found to do the job, hence even agogo is depending on them.
      Education is the key and not yowumba wumba.

  16. May be apart from the Chief justice, Kamanga and Mzikamanda on the panel, this is the cream of judiciary in Malawi. Those appealing must be well prepared and have good grounds otherwise the appeal will be thrown out from the word go!!!!

  17. To those who have legal knowledge pliz try to school us. How is it going to be like on the 11th of March???? Are the Petitioners & respondents going to give any more evidence or the Supreme Court Judges will only study the Judgement???? Enlighten us how is to going to be conducted???? Some of us are just laymen in these legal proceedings or processes.

    1. Hahaah with my little knowledge, they are going back to the judgment presided by the judges but the lawyers of both sides will be attending as well, they will continue filling their arguments that is if the case will be called for hearing,we call roll call. But this will not be tough as it was to the petitioners before but it will be tough to those who are appealing,to prove what the judges brought in their judgement. I think the question would be from the angle of what is it so special in the Court of Appeal? The judge of Court of Appeal who is Jane Ansah said the Electoral dispute is not Appealable, so why then?

  19. Judges, this is your country. Play your part to fix it. These people (DPP) have destroyed our country.

    1. This is a simple case as the judges will be offloading the trash delivered by Potani led court. To say the least this was the most useless judgement to ever come from a bench. Potani and his northern Lunatic were driven by hate of the DPP to make such stupid and useless judgement. They made determinations which were not in the petetion but to please tgheir masters who are in heavy debts. Even if election are held today, DPP will still win and this time around ir will win with a landslide just to silence these haters.

    1. I was wondering about the same thing. Chikopa and her sister in fraud, Jane, should have been on the panel. Since Malawi is so corrupt, it’s only fair to have a well-balanced panel: for every upright judge, a crooked one should also be there.

  23. I want to be a prophet. My wife will be a prophetess. Now, APM and MEC will lose the appeal. APM will eventually go to Chichiri prison. Jane malemu Ansah will be in Gehenna where there are no air cons(ACs)

  24. Koma anthu akummwela matitola mmpaka kutiyikira majaji 7 popanda wakummwera. Tingoyelekeza DPP inakawina otsutsa nkupanga appeal majaji onse kukhala aku Eastern and southern region sanali mademo amenewa?
    Ubwino wake DPP is winning again nde the pain will be short lived. We have added over 200,000 votes with lopping in of Atupele and more anti-MCP UTM supporters are on the way. DPP Woyee!

      1. Ignore this alliance at your own peril. Atupele has come with 235,164 votes and add to 158,969 Chakwera trailed APM the difference is whooping 394,133. If Chilima as wapakaliyala manages to take with him over 61% of his voters to MCP then DPP will lose but I doubt if he can achieve that as a running mate.

    2. palibe chachilendo apa banja la DPP ndi UDF ndilakalekale ngati pa 21 May kuphatikiza onse ndi Mr Tipex munalephela nkufika 46% yomwe ndengakhale mutaphatikizananso palibe chimene muti muphulepo osayiwala tipex sazapezekanso awotimati maloto a chumba baba kkkkkkkkkkkkkk

  25. God bless these great supreme court judges. If malawi is to move forward this hope rests in their hands. If corruption is to end this hope rests in their hands. If nepotism is to end this rests in their hands. If regionalism is to end this rests in their hands. If the ugly roundabout being constructed at area 18 costing taxi payers MK6 Billion is to be stopped and the money is spent in buying medicines the hope rests in their hands. If the useless stadium’s for 2 useless teams is to stopped and the money goes to build more schools this hope rests in their hands. It peace has to reign in malawi this hope rests in their hands. The future of malawi will be determined by these Great sons of the soil.

    1. It’s not a roundabout boss, that’s an interchange designed to reduce congestion this place. The Chinese has funded upgrading of the M1 section from Crossroads to the Airport which will synch into this interchange thereby reducing congestion. We need such and many more because soon we will have no space to ably upgrade roads hence the only way will be up

  26. This will one crazy one.. what if they uphold the concourt ruling? Ok, what if they annul the concourt ruling ?

  27. Great! lets get this done and over with next week so we can move on to a New and bright Malawi!

  30. Apa a Tambulasi yambani ku chita pack ma file anu pa MRA.mwaba kwambiritu mumangidwanso we know and hav evidence of the big deals uve done and those flats pa magalasi.tizaonetsana.akuti kulemera kulemera ndi corruption??owe u alibe kalikonse pano mukuti ndalama yachuluka kukwatira akazi atatu ma girlfriend 8 amene ndikuwadziwa.umudziwe yesu jist run into maula mphwanga.

    2. Ndi choncho Basi, ma judge amayenera kukhala anthu a nzeru and nzeru is from the north

      1. Zoona anthu anzeru inu kuda ndi matako omwe..Anyani kuzikonda basis kuyankhula ma capital letters basis

    3. Iyayi. Ma Judge a Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal. They think justice, not where their tribe. After all not all the five you are referring to are Tumbukas. For instance, Mwaungulu should be a Nkhonde. Nkhondes are not Tumbukas.

    4. akhalira yomweyo. kulamulira dzikoli ndi centre or south basi. until kingdom come. Olo line up ya MCP or DPP they dont feature. With 50 plus 1 they shall never feature.

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