I have lived in the city of Lilongwe for close to three years now, and I have no idea who the MP of my area is. I do not even know the name of my constituency. Whoever is the MP here has never been to this area to talk to us the constituents in the three years […]
The Electoral Harmonization Bill has been differed to next session of Parliament as government reveals it has not yet finalized drafting the bill in readiness for next year’s tripartite elections. Parliament, during recent Mid-Year Budget Review meeting, failed to deliberate and endorse the bill, which seeks to harmonize Parliamentary and Presidential Elections, and Local Government […]
Could smartphones help reduce electoral fraud in Africa and in other regions? At a recent forum hosted by the Brookings Institution on the ways that wireless technologies are affecting politics in various countries, Clark Gibson, a professor at the University of California, San Diego (USCD), presented findings from experiments in Afghanistan and Uganda which suggest […]
Malawi’s former governing United Democratic Front (UDF) has appealed to its members across the country to adopt the new ideas being promoted by its current party leadership. The yellow party believes this is the only way to ensure that it bounces back to power, eight years after unceremoniously and devastatingly paving way to the Democratic […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has expressed disappointment at the low turn-out of Members of Parliament at ward demarcation hearings across the country. Commissioner, Gloria Chingota made the sentiments during a ward demarcation public hearing for Blantyre City on Tuesday at the Civic Centre. “We wonder if MPs are concerned over how their constituencies are […]
In what seems to be a copycat move from the Malawi’s ruling People Party (PP) which recently elected three vice presidents at its convention, the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) is also planning to elect three vice chairpersons during its national conference slated for October 30 in Blantyre. Chairperson of the organizing committee for the […]
One of Malawi’s electoral watchdog, Malawi Electoral Support Network (MESN) has accused Members of Parliament (MPs) for lacking interest and commitment in the tripartite elections. MESN blame comes following government’s announcement that it is shifting the overdue tripartite elections from 2014 to 2019 because it has no funds to finance the polls. But addressing the […]
Malawi former ruling party the United Democratic Front (UDF) is adamant that it will still field a presidential candidate in 2014 despite the uncertainties that follow the appointment of its strongest hopeful Atupele Austin Muluzi into President Joyce Banda’s cabinet. The UDF is also in a working relationship with Banda’s PP with the party now […]
The High Court in Blantyre has thrown out an application by opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) challenging the appointment of Malawi Electoral Commissioners (MEC) by President Joyce Banda. On May 19, President Joyce Banda appointed the 10 commissioners after consulting political parties to nominate candidates to be considered for appointment as MEC Commissioners. The DPP […]
President Joyce Banda has appointed new Malawi Electoral Commission Commissioners. The Office of the President and cabinet (OPC) announced the names on Saturday. The new Commissioners are Reverend Allan Chiphiko, Malawi Congress Party (MCP) spokesperson and former Lilongwe City legislator Nancy Tembo, Bishop Bernard Malango of Anglican Church, Reverend Mezuwa Banda of the Livingstonia Synod […]