For the first time since Malawi adopted multiparty democracy, government will fund the general elections without donor support.
Minister of Finance Goodall Gondwe revealed this when presenting the K1.5 trillion 2018/19 national budget in Lilongwe on Friday.
He said government will provide the K31.5 billion budget for the 2019 tripartite elections without donor support.
The election budget will cover voter registration and verification, education and outreach, election materials, vehicles and polling services.
“This represents the total budget for the general elections that MEC [Malawi Electoral Commission] will require for the Tripartite Elections. Thus this time Malawi will pay for its Election without donor support,” said Gondwe.
During the elections next year Malawians will choose councillors, Members of Parliament and President.
Munthu umamuyamikira amene anakuchitirako zabwino.ndawonela awo mmene akuchitira, u president ndi wanu monga mmene mulili m’banja mwanu muyanjanitse mpaka adzasowe olamulira
Good start but at very very high cost where by our form two student never sit for their JCE exams. To me educaction must be the first,for that mr president you disappointed me.
That is what we need in Malawi and we know that our money will also get powerful
Bravo Malawi, we can do it. With the kind of leadership that we have, we can do the impossibles pamene otsutsa boma ali busy kuuza anthu with their negative minds kuti zomwe boma likuchita plan kuti lichitile anthu ake sizitheka. Yes Bingu anali mtsogoleri wa maso mphenya ndipo anthu anamupatsa nazo ulemu. Tiyeninso tipatsa ulemu atate Peter pokhala mtsogoleri wa zatheka bwanji ndi zochitika zimene zikuoneka ndi maso ma donor atatha kutisiya. Banja ili la a Mutharika, ndalitayila ka mtengo ndithu.