MCP fear rigging, claim DPP cadet to handle voters registration

Main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has claimed that government has  appointed Mackford Somanje, a well known Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) cadet as Chief Director for the National Registration Bureau (NRB). The appointment has raised eyebrows with suspicion that Somanje, an IT expert has been sent to NRB to manipulate figures in the registration of […]

Bendulo, Suleman and Lackson on MCP campaign trail

Three Malawi Congress Party (MCP) key witnesses during the presidential petition case, Peter Lackson, Anthony Bendulo, and Daudi Suleman are on a country wide tour campaigning for the party ahead of fresh elections which Constitution Court sanctioned after nullifying the May last year’s presidential elections. The three have already toured north and central region and […]

Malawi police surround Bendulo’s house, key witness in poll case

One of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera’s key  witness in the disputed presidential results of the May 21 polls, Anthony Bendulo, has started sailing into troubles from the state machineries following his testimony in the court recently that that rigging was orchestrated by Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) IT officers to favour first respondent President […]

MCP witness presents ‘compelling evidence’ of rigging in Malawi polls

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera’s fourth witness Anthony Bendulo has presented “compelling evidence” of rigging to subvert the will of the people by Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) IT officers turning some valid votes of Chakwera and UTM president Saulos Chilima into null-and-void votes and favour first respondent President Peter Mutharika in the disputed […]

Bendulo tells court his expertise: Chakwera’s witness is Malawi’s unsung hero in IT

Anthony Bendulo, fourth witness for Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hopeful Lazarus Chakwera in the elections petition case, on Friday told the Constitutional Court his wealth of experience in Information technology (IT) which was so inspiring to downplay the assertions of having no academic qualification in IT field. On Thursday during the cross- examination,   President […]

Malawi witness re-examined, explains Malawi polls irregularities

Fourth witness for Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential hopeful Lazarus Chakwera in the elections petition case, Anthony Bendulo, on Friday highlighted alleged electoral irregularities during re-examination, saying Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) data entry personnel were involved in rigging May 21 elections. Bendulo, guided by one of the second  petitioner’s lawyer Mordecai Msisha, told the court […]

Bendolo insist MEC figures falsified: Lawyer Mbeta says testimony premised on assumptions

Malawi Congress Party president Lazarus Chakwera fourth witness Anthony Bendulo in the petition case to nullify presidential elections results for the May 21 Tripartite Elections has  maintained that figures announced by Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) which declared President  Peter Mutharika winner were falsified. Bendulo said during cross e-examination with lawyer Frank Mbeta representing President Mutharika, […]