As Malawians wait patiently for the official results of Tuesday’s Tripartite Elections, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has appealed to the country’s media to continue preserving peace. MEC Chairman Justice Maxon Mbendera told journalists at the Elections National Tally Center in Blantyre Thursday night it was important for the media to stick to their terms […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says the presidential vote results will be made public when they have tallied 30 percent and then 70 percent but called for patience from stakeholders. MEC chairperson Justice Maxon Mbendera told reporters Wednesday morning that they will not make the results public until they are verified. He said the official […]
Chairperson for Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), Maxon Mbendera SC has urged mainstream journalists in the country to desist from picking up social media allegations that the commission intends to rig the May 20 elections with the ruling party. This comes after opposition party’s raised their fears that the ruling People’s Party (PP) is planning to rig the […]
Chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Justice Maxon Mbendera says ballot papers to be used in Malawi’s first tripartite elections, arrives in the country second week of May. There are growing speculations the ruling party is trying its best to take advantage of anything to rig the elections. “I want you to know that […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has exonerated its chairperson Justice Maxon Mbendera and MEC liaison officer Ellen Kulujili from the bank deposit of K100 000 (about $238) into an opposition MCP bank account. Nyasa Times posted a bank deposit slip which showed that Kalujiri had deposited the money into the party’s account 0070873005015 at NBS Bank. […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has requested President Joyce Banda to ensure that all contestants in the May 20 polls have equal access to the public broadcaster, Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC). MEC Chairperson, Justice Maxon Mbendera, made the appeal Friday when President Banda presented her nomination papers alongside her running mate, Sosten Gwengwe, at the COMESA Hall […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Supreme Court Judge Maxon Mbendera, on Friday took time in his speech to apologise to president of People’s Transformation Party Kamuzu Chibambo over a report on Zodiak Broadcasting Service that he had withdrawn from contesting in the presidential polls as he could not present his nomination papers Wednesday after he […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has urged its District Elections Clerks to be of sober habits and presentable at all times saying booze binging reflects badly not only on them but also on the Commission. Justice Mbendera gave the advise during the opening of an orientation workshop for new District Elections Clerks at Sunbird Lilongwe Hotel on Thursday. […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says the forthcoming fresh voter registration will offer an opportunity for the Commission to have a clean and updated voters roll saying the current one is bloated with dead persons. “At the moment, the nation does not have a systematic means of reporting deaths which could help to have dead persons […]
As preparations for the 2014 Tripartite Elections intensify, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says it is committed to building the capacity of its stakeholders to ensure that they play their rightful role. MEC chairperson, Justice Maxon Mbendera said this on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 in Lilongwe when he jointly opened a two-day conflict management workshop […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on Friday pledged to conduct an election that is both independent and transparent for the country’s 2014 Tripartite Elections. Speaking during the launch of the commission’s Strategic Plan for 2013-2017 and the Voter and Civic Education Strategy at Hotel Victoria in Blantyre, MEC chairperson Maxon Mbendere noted that there need […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has admitted that conducting tripartite elections is a complex venture due to the management of complex logistical demands arising from increased number of candidates, polling centres and votes to be counted. MEC chairperson Justice Maxon Mbendera Sc confessed during the opening ceremony of a briefing meeting for District Commissioners and Chief […]
Malawi President Dr Joyce Banda has sworn-in four new judges at official Sanjika Palace this Thursday and advised them to ensure that they are guardians of the constitutions by upholding the rule of law. Taking oath of office were Justices Maxon Mbendera (SC), Anaclet Chipeta and Lovemore Paul Chikopa as Supreme Court of Appeal Judges […]
Tension is brewing within the Malawi Judiciary following a 14-day ultimatum judges and magistrates have given the Chief Justice, Lovemore Munlo, to force him to either nullify recent appointments of the Justices of Appeal or face unspecified action. The judges and magistrates say the appointments were made illegally because the composition of the Judicial Service […]
Malawian judicial officers have ganged up against the appointment of Justice Maxon Mbendera, SC, as a Justice of Appeal describing it as unmerited, unjustifiable and unreasonable. The officers are claiming that Justice Mbendera was too junior to be appointed as a Justice of Appeal because he has not yet attained the skills and competences required […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has said it is determined and geared to ensure that the 2014 tripartite elections should be a yard stick to other countries. MEC Chairperson, Justice Maxon Mbendera, SC, made the remarks Wednesday in Kasungu during a public hearing on ward demarcation. Parliament last month passed the Tripartite Elections Bill to provide […]