Civil right groups in Malawi are commending parliamentarians for voting a bill which if assented to by the Head of State will enable Malawi hold tripartite elections in 2014. The parliamentarians voted the long awaited tripartite bill on Wednesday during their sitting in the capital Lilongwe. It will enable Malawians vote for the President, members […]
Malawian controversial legislator for Thyolo Thava, Lifred Nawena, underlined his divisiveness last Friday when he plainly declared his dislike for constituency councillors. This came to light during a survey conducted by the Media Task Force on 2014 Elections among Members of Parliament to find out how many of them would support the Tripartite Elections Bill […]
Malawi Electoral Support Network (MESN) Chairperson Aloisious Nthenda has officially resigned from the position, which has been filled by his deputy Undule Mwakasungula. Mwakasungula, a vibrant rights campaigner, will assume the leadership until MESN holds its elections in September. “MESN is kindly informing you that Mr. Aloisious Nthenda voluntarily resigned as Chairperson of MESN on Sunday […]
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 […]