Opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) has warned the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) against implementing Biometric voter registration system close to 2019 general elections.
Speaking during a consultative forum on electoral reforms in Blantyre, UDF general secretary Ken Ndanga said much as the system would help to reduce irregularities during elections in the country it has problems that have to be scrutinized by the electoral body.
“It’s a good system, but if you bring a complicated system very late, definitely we will reject it, in Malawi we have a problem of having things that we are not sure of,we bring complicated systems that confuse people,” said Ndanga.
Ndanga further said UDF will support MEC during the electoral reforms process before the 2019 elections .
In an Interview with Malawi24, MEC commissioner Nancy Tembo said the system will wait for National Registration Bureau (NRB).
“A feasibility study by our consultant revealed that the system will have challenges to identity Malawians but we hope that after issuing national identity cards by NRB it will be easy because we will be just swiping the cards to our machines and we will be recording the necessary information for a particular individual,” said Tembo.
MEC abandoned biometric voter registration system during the 2014 tripartite elections due to pressure from donors who objected it’s implementation.
Donors argued that biometric system is complex therefore there should be civic education for the general public to avoid confusions.
Kodi UDF idakalipobe kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Atupele has bn sugarcoated By Dpp.
sometimes let’s try to give positive comments on political matters,let alone our political parties & try to give comments that will develop our country,
sometimes let’s try to give positive comments on political matters
Please take it seriously because MEC is really giving a room to idiots!
Here we go again what a shame to UDF time has come to change the name owners of the name in South ate disgusted
Is UDF, an opposition party?
A tupele has been masticated and has been fully swallowed by DPP and MCP should be fully recognized as the only Opposition party on the land and Lazarus deserves a full support cz he is the only one left in the field of play in as far as opposition matters are concerned in Malawi since Atupele has been coaxed to tie the knot with DPP,,,,,,,,,,, a party which one tym harassed his father and indeed up to this tym ,,,,,,,,,,, Nonsense !!!!
Musiliyeni bwana #SOJA_LUCIUS_BANDA chipanicho cha UDF 2019 akulamulira achikulire woziwa mavuto anthu apa malawi zika ya malawi Lucius osati atupere wadyera ikafika 2019 kt ndikuchoka ku Dpp ndikupita ku UDF Sorry bwanawe uzayambana ndi Soja tikufuna ameyo ife osti machona awo Mr #Bwapini akurephera kuyendesa ziko.
UDF BOMA CHIPANI CHALUSIYASI OBANDA ATUPELE OYIPA IWE ZAKOYO NDI OYIMBA SIWANDALE IYAYI
UDF ili ndi minister mu government iwe kunva kupweteka bwa!
Don’t cause people to panick. This is the way to go. We need to implement a biometric system now. Manual system has been a flop ever since
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never say never
Chipani cha U D F chatsala ndi luscious banda yenkha basi kkkkkk!
Aaaa We dont want Mr mbendela to cry like last time.Manual basi
mbuli kayi ndiwe ulibe kalikonse ife UDF tikusimba lokoma.
galu uyu
Udf chipani cha mbuli
U.D.F. Wawononga ndi atupele kamwana kosapola panchombo. D.P.P 2019 Booooooomaaaaaaa!!
Chinatha chipan cha udf amene anathesa ndi atupele chifukwa chakususuka ndi ndalama
udf = dpp nde musatinamize apa the system is gd!
UDF inatha ngati makatani.
DPP sub party UDF…….. Mudziteroooo…….
Ilike udf than this kaki
Kodi udf ilipobe?
UDF will never ever rule malawi again.
Its a good system but it requires an ample time for adaptation otherwise it will abort again.
Kaya anthu awa afuna adzabenso.
its a good system bt it need much civic education and itmust start now