Outgoing Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioner has expressed worry that the commissioners are leaving behind a K8 billion deficit for the elections when their term of office expires on Friday. Commissioner Moffat Banda said this on Thursday in Blantyre when he opened a workshop. The election budget has been revised to K42 million to cover […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has expressed higher hopes that the ongoing second phase of voter registration in readiness for the 2020 Fresh Presidential Election will be carried out without interruptions. Commissioner Moffat Banda made the remarks on Sunday during one of the public outreach meetings with chiefs in Traditional Authority (TA) Kaledzera in Phalombe […]
Chiefs from Traditional Authorities across Chitipa district have applauded the initiative taken by Malawi Electoral commission (MEC) for engaging them to be on the forefront encouraging people to go and register ahead of July 2 presidential elections. Sub Traditional Authority Mwakabanga said that Chiefs have significant role when it comes to hooking registrants since they […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) said that they will include sensitization messages pertaining to Coronavirus (Covid-19) in regard for preparations for the fresh presidential polls. MEC Commissioner Moffat Banda made the remarks on Sunday when the Commission conducted a day long training of 66 Constituency Civic and Voter Education Assistants (CCVEAs) from across the country in […]
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah has contradicted fellow commissioner Moffat Banda on the status of preparations of fresh Constitutional Court instituted fresh elections. Earlier on, Commissioner Banda told the Pablic Appointments Committee (PAC) ) inquiry that they are yet to start preparing for the fresh elections because they are waiting for the outcome […]
Beleaguered Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioner Moffat Banda has told Public Appointments Committee (PAC) of Parliament that he will not resign despite accepting a compromised electoral system which the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) found when it annulled the 2019 ppresidential elections. Banda was appearing before PAC inquiry on Tuesday at Parliament Building in Lilongwe, broadcast live […]
A commissioner at the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has said the pollster has not yet started preparations for the Constitutional Court sanctioned fresh presidential election preparations because the commissioners job hangs in the balance. Moffat Banda told parliament’s Public Appointments Committee (PAC) incompetency hearing on Tuesday in Lilongwe that the job of the commissioners depends […]
Two Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioners are holding two public offices in essence getting two public salaries a month from the same government account number one and an expert says the situation is confusing but should be rectified. Commissioner for Elections Jean Mathanga is also chairman of power utility provider Escom whilst another commissioner Moffat […]
resident Peter Mutharika continues to plant his allies in strategic positions in readiness for 2019 Tripartite Elections with an appointment of current State-owned Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) Chairperson Moffat Banda as one of new Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioners. The move has raised eyebrows among opposition political parties, with the former ruling Peoples Party (PP) […]