Waves of violence mar voter registration exercise as DPP complains to MEC

Waves of bloody violence have erupted in some areas triggering fears this could mar the ongoing voter registration exercise.

Monitor for opposition UTM hacked in Mulanje

In Dowa, ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) monitors were beaten up and the party district governor was injured by suspected Malawi Congress Party (MCP) assailants.

This happened on Saturday on Dowa central after some people, believed to be DPP members, went to a registration centre and told all DPP supporters to withdraw.

MCP supporters suspected that the ruling party was withdrawing its monitors in preparation for an attack on the registration centres.

The suspected MCP followers then descended on the DPP monitors, beating them and extensively damaged the vehicle.

UTM party has also condemned the beating of its monitors on Friday in Thyolo, Phalombe and Mulanje districts during the second phase of the voter registration exercise.

The party is requesting Malawi Police Service to deploy its officers to registration centres for security.

UTM says the withdrawal of police officers has given chance to other people to disrupt the registration exercise.

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nafundo zalo
nafundo zalo
3 years ago

JEAN ANSAAH anangoti plesdent akhale pitala. ma vote asamalize kuwerenga. violence instigated by the MEC COMMISIONRES.

Jamax
Jamax
3 years ago

A Gang’a alusa – Abale aku Central Region chonde samalani MCP siinasinthe akufuna kusokoneza Central Region yonse – Mbusa wawo Chakwera anathawa kutumikira ntchito ya Ambuye ndipo ali wotembereredwa ndichifukwa chake akufuna kuti atenge mpando wa Presisident pochita nkhondo – but come may what he is NOT going to be successeful God denied him long time ago.

Omex70
Omex70
3 years ago
Reply to  Jamax

Iwenso ndi munthu opusa kwambiri. Sunawerenge kuti ma kadeti anzko ndiwo anayambitsa zimenezo? Enanu sapoti yanu mwafika popera nawo kwambiri.

Chimbiya
3 years ago

Nyekhwe

Kandulu
Kandulu
3 years ago

Stop the war. Malawi should always be one and inclusive. Tribalism has no future in Malawi. Some one could easily end up in Hague at International Criminal Court for war crimes. Peace be with you.

Joloza
3 years ago

Sometimes tit for tat is a fair game. MCP has caused too much havoc in the centre since last year after elections. The South was quite. Now that the South is reteriating the opposition is crying. The opposition is just reaping what they are sowing in their stronghold of Nyau belt.

Omex70
Omex70
3 years ago
Reply to  Joloza

It seems your brain stopped working many years ago when you became a cadet.

wakalekale
3 years ago

nanga ku Mulanje ikumenya anthu ndi MCP?

Chimbiya
3 years ago
Reply to  wakalekale

Tikuswani simunati

Chiombagaga
Chiombagaga
3 years ago

Blood is on MCP regalia, without blood it can cease to be MCP. When you see MCP you see bloodshed. MCP has never changed and will never Change. Throughout the democratic err in Malawi, MCP has only managed to achieve bloodshed. This Party will never rule Malawi again. No reasonable Malawian can vote for MCP. In short MCP is Ng’ona party.

Nepotism
3 years ago
Reply to  Chiombagaga

Chitsiru iwe

Dad
Dad
3 years ago
Reply to  Chiombagaga

I am a reasonable Malawian. Far much better than you but I will vote for MCP. Thugs are in DPP. They were ruining MCP. Check at Dausi, Ntaba and many others who are holding high positiions in DPP. Time will tell and you will see while you are living.

Chriss
Chriss
3 years ago

The making of DPP a d MEC, the reason MEC has not deployed police to provide security

Juma
Juma
3 years ago

That is the reason why we do not need another election.

Chilelawalanda mwenikombe

Malawians when it comes to freedom it is not up to date, this shows that the country and its people is far from civillased , ihave seen country like South Africa they practice their freedom very comfortably even when it come to voting people can wear clothes of their party they represent peacefully no threatening of each other, no body has the right to confront with ones rights, no intervation in that regard, but Malawian we are always too much jealous of one another, why can’t we learn from others please .

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