Month: June 2021 Posts

MEC confident of delivering credible by-elections

Jun 28, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission – MEC says it is confident of delivering free, fair and credible June 29th by-elections. MEC Chairperson Justice Chifundo Kachale sounded positive when monitoring the opening and pre-checking of polling materials… ...

MEC to conduct research on voter apathy

Jun 09, 2021 Elijah Phompho - MEC Stringer 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has announced plans to conduct research aimed at determining some of the factors that lead to voter apathy particularly during by-elections in the country. Speaking in Nsanje at the end… ...

Uncertainty over June 29 by-elections

Jun 04, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says the June 29 by-elections would be suspended if new commissioners are not appointed before the polls. MEC chairperson Chifundo Kachale said this in a statement today following the High… ...

MEC to spend K1.5 billion on constituency boundary review

May 21, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has embarked on a constituency and ward boundary review and the exercise will lead to an increase in the number of Members of Parliament (MPs). MEC chairperson Chifundo Kachale said yesterday… ...

MHRC commends Judiciary for stiff sentences against rapists

May 04, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) has praised the Judiciary for imposing sentences of 30 years or more against rapists. MHRC has said this in a statement signed by executive secretary Habiba Osman and dated… ...

MEC agrees with AG: We do not have Constitutional mandate

Apr 14, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson, Justice Chifundo Kachale, has said the commission does not have the legal mandate as stipulated under Section 75(1) as advised by the Attorney General, Dr Chikosa Silungwe. Kachale made… ...

MEC to conduct research on null and void votes

Apr 12, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Chifundo Kachale says the commission will conduct research to inform the corrective actions to be undertaken by the commission to reduce the percentage of null and void votes. He made… ...