Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has given its defence submissions in the historic presidential elections petition case with Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale stating that there was no skulduggery or unscrupulous conduct by the electoral body to subvert the will of the people in the May 21 polls. Kaphale, who is representing MEC as Chief Legal Adviser for government, submits […]
The Constitutional Court hearining the May 21 Tripartite Elections presidential poll results dispute on Friday December 6 concluded hearing in Lilongwe earlier than anticipated after petitioners UTM Party and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) lawyers stayed away from cross-examining Malawi Electoral Commission’s Director of ICT, Muhabi Chisi on his sworn statement and simulation of the result […]
UTM Party president Dr Saulos Chilima’s lawyer Bright Theu on Wednesday rounded off cross examining Bob Chimkango, the second witness for President Peter Mutharika who is the first respondent in the case by virtue of being the declared winner of the presidential race in the disputed May 21 Tripartite Elections, by picking holes in his […]
First, let’s commend ourselves for resisting the strong temptation to comment on the proceedings of the ongoing case in the Constitutional Court where Malawi Congress Party (MCP)’s Lazarus Chakwera and United Transformation Movement (UTM)’s Saulos Chilima are forcefully challenging the results of the May 21 elections in which the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) announced Democratic […]
Former president Bakili Muluzi has failed to get back to anti-Jane Ansah protest organisers to brief them on his meeting with President Peter Mutharika as the start of the beginning of what he called dialogue on the heightened political impasse. Muluzi had promised to get back to Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) after seven days […]
Malawi’s major opposition leaders who participated in the last month’s presidential race and they are disputing them results in court on Thursday came together to lead anti-government protests held across the country. The marches, organised by civil action groups, started peacefully in the four major cities of the country as thousands of Malawians are protesting results […]
A legal battle against the outcome of the presidential race in the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections has seen President Peter Mutharika being dragged into the case after the Constitutional Court has included him as the first respondent. Registrar of the High Court of Malawi and Malawi Supreme Court of Appeal, Agness Patemba, confirmed Mutharika […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has said it is will not release the final results of the presidential elections after a court injunction obtained by Malawi Congress Party (MCP) and it’s presidential hopeful Lazarus Chakwera. MEC chairwoman Jane Ansah, a judge of the Malawi Supreme Court, said Saturday evening that the commission will not be in […]
Former president and People’s Party (PP) leader Joyce Banda has said they have agreed to endorse Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential candidate Lazarus Chakwera in the May 21 Tripartite Elections because MCP gives them a better deal than UTM party. Banda in February endorsed UTM Party presidential candidate Saulos Chilima but the outfit unceremoniously pulled […]
Political analysts have tipped Malawi Congress Party (MCP) that it has an upper hand to win the May 21 2019 Tripartite Elections after former president Joyce Banda announced on Thursday that she has withdrawn her presidential bid and endorsed opposition frontrunner Lazarus Chakwera of MCP. MCP, which governed the country in a one-party dictatorship from […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) presidential flag bearer Lazarus Chakwera has laughed at ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) tactics to scare him from holding political meetings in their perceived stronghold, saying he cannot be intimidated. Chakwera said this after DPP operatives blocked his motorcade at Luchenza in Thyolo on Saturday, about 50 metres from Luchenza Police […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) leader Lazarus Chakwera has said his administration will ensure attainment of universal human rights promising to ensure logical conclusion of murder cases of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) official Issa Njaunju and University of Malawi student Robert Chasowa. Chakwera, who is also leader of Opposition in Parliament, said the MCP -led government will ensure to […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) incumbent legislator for Lilongwe Msinja North constituency, Sosten Gwengwe has said the party president Lazarus Chakwera has new policies aimed at making Malawi a better place to live in as he wants to ‘promote development and safeguard democracy and the dignity of Malawians irrespective of origin. Gwengwe and other MPs and senior party members […]
Leader of opposition and presidential candidate of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Lazarus Chakwera on Tuesday travelled to his home village Malembo in Lilongwe where he registered his name with Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) during the ongoing voter registration exercise. MEC is in thethird phase of registration following the expiry of the first phase which took place in […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has disclosed that the party is ready to deal with any post convention conflict that will come on the party’s way. Chakwera said the remarks in an interview after being endorsed as the party president by a convention held after the Supreme Court vacated an injunction restraining MCP from […]
Main opposition Malawi Congress Part (MCP) has downplayed a new country report for Malawi released by London-based Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU) of The Economist Group which says President Peter Mutharika may have an edge over the opposition in 2019 elections, saying it is not reflective of reality on the ground. EIU, an internationally acclaimed risk […]
A faction of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) led by vice-president Richard Msowoya has warned that should the party continue on its current path, it would split or, even more ominously, perform dismally in next year’s elections. Msowoya and other top gurus accusing MCP president Lazarus Chakwera of flouting the party constitution and warning him of taking the […]
“Don’t let a thief into your house three times. The first time was enough. The second time was a chance. The third time means you’re stupid.” –C. JoyBell C- An American Thinker, Writer and Mentor The bottom line to the hard hitting sentiments from Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President Lazarus Chakwera is that this country has […]