Wanga Gwede -Nyasa Times Member of Parliament for Lilongwe City South East, Bentley Namasasu has hailed President Peter Mutharika for delivering a “comprehensive” State-of-the-Nation Address (Sona) until what he did last year when MPs christened it as a tweet, saying the President set the tone for development. Namasasu, who is ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) […]
A stay order against High Court judge Esme Chombo’s ruling that Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) should go ahead to conduct a rerun of the Lilongwe City South East election where a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Bentry Namasasu was declared a winner has been extended by Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal. The Supreme Court judge […]
As battle of who is the legitimate winner of Lilongwe City South East Constituency rages on, it has emerged that the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) candidate, Ulemu Msungama is receiving death threats through short messages and phones calls. Recently, the High Court in Lilongwe ordered the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to conduct fresh elections in […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker for Lilongwe City South East constituency Bentley Namasasu is challenging a High Court ruling ordering Malawi Electoral Commission to conduct fresh elections in the constituency where a Malawi Congress Party (MCP) candidate Ulemu Msungama challenged the results. High Court Judge Esmie Chombo nullified the parliamentary election in which MEC Namasasu […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has said it will respect the court ruling ordering to conduct fresh elections in Lilongwe City South East constituency where a Malawi Congress Party (MCP) candidate Ulemu Msungama challenged the results which found that Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Bently Namasasu winner. The High Court in Lilongwe on Tuesday ordered MEC […]
The High Court in Lilongwe has ordered Malawi Electoral Commission to conduct fresh elections in Lilongwe City South East constituency where a Malawi Congress Party (MCP) candidate Ulemu Msungama challenged the results which Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Bently Namasasu was declared winner. Msungama sought for court’s redress following the decision by Malawi Electoral Commission […]
The High Court in Lilongwe has adjourned to Tuesday the case in which Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Lilongwe City South East candidate Ulemu Msungama wants to vacate a stay order in which Member of Parliament (MP) for the area Bently Namasasu obtained against a recount of the votes. Justice Lloyd Muhara, who initially granted the injunction, adjourned the […]
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) MP for Lilongwe City South East, Bently Namasau, has obtained a court injunction restraining Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) from conducting a recounting in the constituency’s three polling centres MEC ordered a recount on Tuesday in Chilinde, City Assembly Office and Mloza Primary School polling centres after the High Court ruled in favour of […]