A file political grouping, African Nyasaland Party (ANP), has asked the authorities Friday to put off tripartite elections scheduled for May 20, citing inconsistencies in voter registration and constitutional issues. ANP president Bishop Kayira Bwanaissa Kaponda Karonga, born Lawrence Sichinga, through lawyers Jivason Kazipatike has written MEC demanding the elections be postponed “to allow for […]
“Voting on 20th May will just be a formality”…Uladi Mussa, (Peoples Party Vice President for the Central Region) Is the opposition already defeated? The answer is yes and this is according to Uladi Mussa. Origin of if wishes were thrushes, then beggars would eat birds. This proverb is recorded in English from quite an early […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) has rescinded its plan to appeal against High Court’s ruling over disqualification of 15 parliamentary candidates and one presidential aspirant, disclosing it has instead reinstated them to contest the May 20 elections. Mec in February this year disqualified some candidates for failing to resign from civil service as public officers at […]
Malawi’s Electoral Commission has officially invited is inviting foreign poll observers to join the local observers to monitor the May 20 presidential, legislative and local elections, a spokesperson for the electoral body has said. MEC spokesman Sangwani Mwafulirwa said foreign poll monitors are being allowed for Malawi’s first ever tripartite election and that advance teams […]
Malawi’s 12 presidential candidates for the May 20 Tripartite Elections will from today start signing the Declaration of 10 Commitments for children and youth in Malawi. Under the theme: “Malawi’s Majority, Their Priority”, the signing of the declaration, which will take two days, will show the presidential candidates’ commitment towards youth empowerment once they go into government. […]
A friend of this author suggested that Malawi was a lost cause and should be left its own devices. The person said there was no justification for leaders of country as poor as Malawi to be living large, riding in luxury cars on potholed roads which lead to hospitals without medicines and schools without […]
Chikhwawa central independent aspiring parliamentarian in the May 20 tripartite elections, Michael Ndaferankhande has promised to work with parents and traditional leaders in his area to promote girls child to attain quality education. Ndaferankhande said in an interview that once he is ushered as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency, he would intensify civic education […]
In the previous week Atupele Muluzi and Joyce Banda, respectively took their respective election campaigns to Mangochi, a traditional stronghold of Mr Muluzi’s United Democratic Front. It is yet to be seen how Mrs Banda’s People’s Party (PP) will do in the district given that this PP’s first electoral contest in the district. What surprised […]
Last Saturday March 29th 2014m Malawians witnessed the spectacular launch of the Peoples’ Party campaign at Civo Stadium where the function lived up to its silver-bullet billing of the best ever staged Campaign Launch in Malawi’s recent history by a political party. This campaign launch will always be regarded as an important moment in Dr. […]
I have found thoughts by some commentators on the “rural” versus “town” interesting. I personally do not believe there is such a thing as an urban versus rural vote in Malawi; I think it is a myth that exist in the minds of politicians and may be academic arguments. Often, the rural populace is premised […]
The road to 2014 tripartite elections seems to be a tough ride to most aspirants as some do not know what their jobs entails. This was evidenced through the recent debates organized by National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) for aspiring Councilors and Members of Parliament for Mzimba East and Mzimba Solora constituencies Most of […]
As Malawi gears up to go to what many are calling the closest electoral race in its history, a new report entitled: “Malawi- Political Participation and Democracy,” has pointed to the missed opportunity for electoral reforms in the country. It states that the First Past The Post (FPTP) electoral system does not appear […]
Two of the country’s main opposition parties, United Democratic Front (UDF) and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) have expressed concern over suspension of Voters Roll inspection exercise by the Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec). Mec on Tuesday suspended inspection exercise a day after it was inaugurated due to logistical challenges and inadequacies in the preliminary voters’ roll. […]
I am definitely hardwired not to believe in conspiracy theories but when certain things just do not add up, I am left wondering what the hell is going on. In two months, Malawi will choose its next leader in what promises to be hotly contested elections. There are four serious contenders — incumbent Joyce Banda, […]
The recent political violence at Goliati, Thyolo has been thoroughly scrutinised and rightly condemned by all sane and peace loving Malawians. But these have not stopped the subsequent blame game between DDP and PP about causes and perpetrators of the violence. The positive thing however is that both DDP and PP are clearly aware that […]
In a landmark ruling, the High Court in Blantyre has ruled that a lecturer at University of Malawi is not a public servant and that Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) erred in barring them from contesting in May 20 elections. In making his determination in a case involving Kamuzu College of Nursing (KCN) lecturer Matthews Ngwale, parliamentary […]
Two things in a space of 24 hours, two bad pieces of news flowing hot on each other’s heels within a day. Yes, you guessed right: the institution involved, the one institution that can manage this feat is the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), the body charged and mandated to conduct free and fair elections in […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has indefinitely suspended the voters’ roll verification exercise which started on Monday citing challenges beyond their control. MEC Chief Elections Officer, Willie Kalonga said on Tuesday that one of the major challenges was impassable roads in most parts of northern region and central regions. “We want the elections to be credible to we have […]