Concerned with growing intra party tensions and violence in Malawi’s political parties ahead of the 2019 tripartite elections, the Centre for Multiparty Democracy (CMD) in partnership with International Republican Institute (IRI), a governance think tank based in United States of American (USA), will engage senior party officials in an election management workshop beginning Tuesday in […]
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) secretary general (SG) Greselder Jeffrey wa Jeffrey has said no one, even the most loyal members, will represent it in the 2019 Tripartite Elections without going through primary elections scheduled to start on October 8, 2018. Jeffrey said this Friday during a media briefing in Lilongwe a head of […]
Election activists have expressed concern that phase seven of the ongoing voter registration exercise might be hit with registration apathy as non of the 19 accredited civil society organisations have done civic education to people ahead of the exercise on Monday October 8 2018. Deputy chairman of Malawi Electoral Support Network (Mesn) Emma Kaliya told […]
Pollster, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has said 5.5 million people have registered for the 2019 highly contested polls and assured Malawians that no one will rig the elections. MEC chairperson Jane Ansah told the press Friday in Lilongwe that those collecting other people’s national IDs or serial numbers of the national identity cards will […]
Inspector General (IG) of Malawi police Rodney Jose has promised political party leaders that the law enforcers would investigate all political violence leading up to May 21 2019 Tripartite elections. Jose made the promise on Thursday in Lilongwe when he met political party representatives under the Centre for Multiparty Democracy. “We will ensure that all […]
German Ambassador Jurgen Borsh has cautioned Malawi against eroding the reputation of peace it has maintained over the years – as the Warm Heart of Africa. Borsh said the seven months leading up to the watershed May 21 2019 Triparite elections should be violence free. “I call upon all sides to ensure mutual respect from […]
Political experts have warned the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) that it might be heading for disintegration in its strongholds if the party continues to mishandle primary elections. Political analyst Ernest Thindwa said announcements by some aspirants who lost during the elections and say they would stand as independents or want to join other parties is […]
Presidential hopeful Peter Dominika Sinosi Driver Kuwani has said his Mbakuwani Movement for Development (MMD) party was registered with Registrat of Political Parties on June 1 2018 and he is set to contest for for presidency during the May 21 2019 Tripartite electipons. Kuwani, who in 2016 lost parliamentary by-electios in Mchinji West constituency on […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it is not impressed with Phase 6 of voter registration with Chairperson for the Commission, Justice Jane Ansah expressing concern over the low turnout in most registration centres in Zomba. After visiting some registration centres on Monday in Zomba, Ansah said the district had registered few voters during the registration […]
Main opposition Malawi Congess Party (MCP) has directed that no member of the party, especially the youths should paint their bodies during campaign rallies ahead of the 2019 tripartite elections following a similar call made by Vice President Saulos Chilima made to his United Transformation Movement (UTM). The tendency of painting bodies in party colours […]
The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has sait it will roll out its primary elections to select parliamentary and local government candidates from October 8 2018 , saying no one, even the most loyal members, will represent it in the 2019 Tripartite Elections without going through primary elections. DPP secretary general (SG) Greselder Jeffrey said […]
United Transformation Movement (UTM) secretary General Patricia Kalitai has said Vice President Saulos Chilima has made the Peter Mutharika administration preoccupied with issues he is raising in his UTM rallies that forms part of his electoral pledge. Speaking at a political rally at Nyambadwe Primary School Ground in Miranda Township, Blantyre on Saturday, and Kaliati said […]
Outspoken The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) regional governor for the South, Charles Mchacha—who in recent months has been critical of the opposition, has been at it again. He has described newly formed United Transformation Movement (UTM) as a ‘bunch of failures and disgruntled politicians’ filled with envy and power hungry. Mchacha made the remarks […]
Last week I discussed the curse of the Big man Wamkulu Syndrome in Malawi. I pointed out its effects and its impact on our democracy and on our governance structure. Even as I was contemplating on that particular discourse, a very Big Man Wamkulu in the name of Sidik Mia, the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) […]
Vice President Salous Chilima declared United Transformation Movement (UTM) will not be shaken by acts of violence and intimidation being employed by the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to frustrate the movement’s agenda, saying the will of God and the people of Malawi will be the force that will propel him to election victory against […]
Scripture tells us a riveting story about one Jewish political and religious leader during the early days of Christianity. Back then, prosecuting the apostles and the rest of the early Christian community was fashionable. But no amount of persecution, apparently, seemed to halt the rising tide. One day, during the trial of some Christians, this […]
United Transformation Movement (UTM) led by the country’s Vice-President Saulos Chilima who broke ranks with the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is now unstoppable, a pro-youth leadership politician and Blantyre based businessman Steve Mikaya has said. Mikaya, who recently joined UTM, was speaking at at Nyambadwe Primary School ground in Blantyre during the UTM rally on Saturday. […]
Senior members of ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) have invaded the Eastern Region in a bid to mobilize voters to register in numbers ahead of the 2019 Tripartite Polls. On the tour are DPP Vice President (East) Bright Msaka, Secretary General Grezelder Jeffrey, Director of Campaign Everton Chimulirenji and Director of Elections Ben Phiri. The […]