Vigils to move to Ansah houses as protests over disputed elections in Malawi go on

July 5, 2019 Wanga Gwede - Nyasa Times 38 Comments

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) under the banner of Human Rights Defenders Coaliton (HRDC) have said  protests  against the result of the May 21 presidential vote will not end  even if they are oppressed until Justice Jane Ansah  resigns as Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) for allegedly compromising herself and mismanaging the vote results and purportedly favouring President Peter Mutharika.

Thousands of people gathered all night long in thLilongwe on Thursday to demonstrate against the re-election of President Peter Mutharika, which protestors say was due to fraud.

Ansah  has rubbished the calls to resign and  said she is personally alright and leading a normal life.

But organisers of the protests have vowed not to relent.

Addressing thousands of people who  held a night long vigil at Presidential Drive in capital Lilongwe,  HRDC vice chairperson Gift Trapence said:” Vigils will not end until MEC Chairperson Jane Ansah resigns.”

Trapence said they will camp at all residences of Ansah in Malawi to which participants chanted “achoke, achoke, achoke!”

Meanwhile, HRDC Chairperson Timothy Mtambo said there are ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) cadets who have infiltrated the vigils but urged police and Malawi Defence Force (MDF)  to kick out those who want to disrupt the vigils.

He said the HRDC leadership will not relent until Ansah resigns.

Adding his voice, Trapence said: “We are undeterred because we know that this is an attempt to distract us.”

Former legislator Jessie Kabwila accused the DPP regime of its prompesity to discredit critics as non Malawians.

She said even President Peter Mutharika has admitted that elections were rigged therefore the vigil is justified.

Kabwila has urged all Malawians to participate in the vigils without considering political affiliation.

She said this was a national cause.

The election was marred by allegations of fraud, including that many results sheets were altered using white correction fluid called Tippex.

The two main opposition parties have challenged the vote outcome in the court.

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38 replies on “Vigils to move to Ansah houses as protests over disputed elections in Malawi go on”

  2. we also need to conduct vigils at Ntambo and Trepense for disturbing our peace with their useless demonstrations.

  3. Can someone give me a direction to Mtambo’s, Chakwela’s and Chilima’s houses so that as they are going to Ansa’s house, so that we also do our part.

  4. Kkkkkkkk ! There are several ways to kill a cat. Chilima should not think that he is clever

  5. Ansah’s residence should be a no-go zone for political demonstrations, abale inu.
    These idiotic CSO and HRDC leaders are misguided; and their egging on by Chilima and oChakwera is nothing but incendiary. Ill fated leadership, no less.
    Police start honing in your skills of target shooting rubber bullets, and tear gas canisters. And make sure this so-called demo does not occur: all you have to do is nip it in the bud.
    Ban the demo, and detain some of the malova criminal ring leaders.. So that aiwone Bangwe, albeit for one or a few days.
    Asa.

  6. If I were Jane I should have resigned for the love of my country. I would have know that my country comes first than myself.
    How does she feel with all the millions of kwachas getting destroyed because the demand is simple that of her going away not even from the system but from MEC

        1. Not because of her, but because of dyela la Chakwela and foolishness ya Chilima and Mtambo.and also because most of Malawian this everything should come from government. See now people from other countries are busy doing business in our country and make monies while Malawians are busy with government.

    2. she doesnt want to go to Jail on election fraud and also lose pension KKKK she will hang on and Adadi cant fire her to protect his tipexellecy thus why the citizens have to go harder!!

    3. And how does Chakwela, Mtambo and Chilima feel on the same, especially Chakwela. As he claims to be a man of God, is the Holy spirit still with him or is now controlled by evil spirits. When the devil is controlling you just know that you are spiritually dead which is very dangerous for a true christian. For Mtambo, his protection charm he relies on, the bangle he wears on his arm, will no longer protect him because something will happen to him and the bangle will no longer be effective. His witchcraft doctor has seen that he is misusing the charm by destroying the whole nation. Chilima has joined something he does not understand and will regret very soon. You can have a chart with Undule, ask him why is now quiet. You will also be quiet and this will be very soon the moment the charm is deactivated.

  7. Go and vandalise her houses so that she feel the it rather than vandalising peoples shops

    1. AKUTITU NDI MA AMA SPONSORS!!!

      VUTO LAKE SIMUDZIWA, THERE’S ‘A CATCH’ IN JANE ANSAH’S RESIGNATION, ASK THE LAWYERS!!

  8. Free until proved otherwise! This so called emonstaryon has become very personal. When they prove Ansh correct I hope she will sue this people heavily!!! How can the election be about one person?

    ALL PARTIES WHETHER YOU LIKE EACH OTHER OR NOT ! GET TOGETHER AND MAKE SURE YOU TELL EVERYBODY IN MALAWI TO STOP VANDALISING THE COUNTRY. THIS IS NOT GOING TO GET US ANYWHERE. THERE IS A COURT CASE GOING ON WAIT FOR THAT RESULT BUT BE PEACEFUL AND DIGNIFIED PEOPLE NOT SAVAGES!!!

    1. FIRST TELL THE SPONSORS OF THE ILL FATED PARTY TO STOP THIS EVIL ACT IOTHERWISE ASK THEM TO GO!!

  9. No need to resign! Let the courts decide first. If found guilty, she sure should resign but she should not be forced to resign based on allegations. HRDC have given themselves legitimacy and are now trying to take the law into their own hands. Totally unacceptable in a democratic dispensation.

  12. My advice to my fellow Catholics: Lets revisit the prayer by St Francis of Assis. What Chilima, Mtambo, Lucius Banda and other Catholics from St Patrick’s Parish are doing is totally against this prayer. It seems as if our Church is sending them to lead in these violent acts BUT ITS NOT

    1. Focus on your own prayers! aren’t prayers personal kodi? Let others be!! You not the judge God is!!

    2. Yes the church has a responsibility on the members to provide spiritual guidance to the member who is acting outside the will of God or the word of God, If the church is quiet, it means all is well with their member. For Chilima, he was the top man in the Assembly of God, and do you think from their church can come to him. When they were afraid of him in the church, can they approach him with the evil spirits now controlling him?

    1. What bloody nonsense are you talking about. Only proves that you are one of the dpp thugs n part n parcel of MBAVAA club. Jane take it from me….. You better resign and that too….. fast. If you are truly Malawian n you love your country then don’t listen to these idiots or the ill minded inner circle thugs. Lomwes are best known double crossers…. look at what happened to EX HON. AUSTIN ATUPELE MULUZI…. KICKED IN THE ASS… KICKED IN THE FACE…. AND SEE WHERE IS HE NOW… ALL THANKS TO THESE MULTI FACED DPP LOMWES INNER CIRCLE CREW…. AND OF COURSE NOT FORGETTING THE STUPIDITY OF AAM. 🤣😂 Second case… look at your own neighbour…. msinganganga NTABA…also from Kamphata. Also kicked ass n they made him albino-hunter. So amayi Jane…please think with ntima lo fatsaa… all your long earned respect is crumbled all down the drain… just coz MBAVAA was your ex boyfriend n gave you 2B kwacha… n you wanna sell the country to few tribal thugs so that they should continue with MAFIA RULING n LOOTING our nation. Shame on you madam. Ululalani amayi…. God will forgive you.

  14. A MDF penapake mukundidabwitsa koma anyway please protect Justice Ansah. And to you madam Ansah if you feel unsafe please go and take refugee at British Embassy but please don’t resign. We are praying for your safety.
    My fellow Malawians once these political hooligans taste victory in forcing Ansah out their next target will be the president himself and the demos will even be very violent, widespread and tribal in short civil war. Do we want that?
    MDF why are you just watching when this is getting out of hand, I thought the elections issue is in court?
    Can’t anybody move the courts to grant an injunction against the violent demos?

    1. You’re free in your mind but think of hers,friends and relatives.Mind you demos have not even spared BT.Go to hell you dpp cadet if Mai Madandu hardly resign then it will the whole of Malawi as a nation resigning.

    3. Don’t blame MDF.
      Kuteteza JA ndi ntchito ya police
      Our MDF is very professional sangalowelere za usiluzi.

  15. Let her resign, why insisting on clinging to the position?
    To me it means Jane Ansah has something to hide. If she is clean, she can just quit for the mean time and after the Court find her innocent then she can still come back . If she don’t want to leave then it means she is trying to cover up her irregularities and fraud committed .

    It looks like she only depend on this job, if she knows she is innocent and has something to do apart from being MEC Chair then resign.

    Let truth prevail just resign now than later when your houses will be on fire.

  17. kikikikiki akuti I quote ” I am personally alright and leading a normal life” bodza la nkunkhuniza, who can lead a normal life in these circumstances. Sakugona ndipo afera kuturo.

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