Month: January 2020 Posts

ACB staff warned against working at night

Jan 14, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has advised employees to knock off by 5:30pm and alert their bosses about any threats they receive. ACBd Director General, Reyneck Matemba, issued the alert in a memo on Monday. Matemba… ...

Malawians eager to know politicians who attempted to bribe judges

Jan 13, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

Malawians are expressing eagerness to know politicians who attempted to bribe judges for a favourable outcome in the presidential elections case. Chief justice Andrew Nyirenda has reported to the Anti-corruption Bureau to investigate the bribery… ...

Kabwila denies intimidating judges

Jan 13, 2020 Russell Kondowe 0 &

…. Bail ruling set for Tuesday UTM member Jessie Kabwila has denied threatening Constitutional Court judges presiding over the presidential elections case. Kabwila appeared at Lilongwe Magistrate’s Court today where she was charged with proposing… ...

ACB investigates efforts to bribe judges

Jan 13, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) is investigating claims that there are attempts to bribe the Constitutional Court Judges presiding over the presidential elections case. Chief Justice Andrew Nyirenda asked the bureau to investigate claims by the… ...

Let’s place our trust in Jesus Christ – Chakwera

Dec 25, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President Lazarus Chakwera has urged his followers to place their trust in Jesus Christ as they await for judgment from the Constitutional Court in the presidential elections case. Chakwera said this… ...

Politicians urged to reject political violence

Dec 24, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has asked politicians to put aside their partisan interests and denounce politically sponsored violence. Sylvester Namiwa who is the grouping's Interim Executive Director said this during a… ...

Presidential elections case interpreters recognized

Dec 21, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Office of the Ombudsman has given the Ombudsman Excellence award to the interpreters in the presidential elections case. Five interpreters from the Judiciary have received the award which is given to public officers who… ...

Women lawyers ask court to recommend electoral reforms

Dec 19, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Women Lawyers Association (WLA) Malawi has asked the Constitutional Court to recommend changes in electoral laws so that presidential elections petitions should be concluded before the president-elect is sworn-in. Lawyer for WLAM Dr Benadetta… ...

Malawi Law Society is ‘blue league’ in disguise – Social commentator

Dec 19, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 2 &

A social commentator says the Malawi Law Society (MLS) is backing one party in the Malawi elections case despite presenting itself as a friend of the court. The commentator, Onjezani Kenani, has suggested that the… ...

Court plans to conclude elections case hearing by Dec 6

Nov 14, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

The Constitutional Court says it plans to conclude hearing of the presidential elections case by 6 December. One of the five judges hearing the case, Justice Healey Potani, said this in court at the end… ...

Chakwera says elections in his constituency were credible

Sep 30, 2019 Russell Kondowe 5 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera says he took oath of office as Member of Parliament (MP) because he believes Parliamentary results for his constituency were correct. He said this in court today when… ...

Malawi presidential election case adjourned to next month

Aug 23, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

The Constitutional Court has adjourned hearing of the presidential elections case to Tuesday, 3rd September, 2019. One of the five judges hearing the case, Justice Healy Potani, noted that the court planned to hear the… ...

Chilima re-examined

Aug 21, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

UTM leader Saulos Chilima’s lawyers yesterday began re-examining their client in the presidential election case. Chilima is first petitioner in the case and over the past days he was cross-examined by lawyers for Malawi Electoral… ...

Chilima insists two pre-marked ballots affected election

Aug 19, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 3 &

Former Vice President Saulos Chilima has told the Constitutional Court that two pre-marked ballots found in Mzimba affected the May 21 elections. Frank Mbeta, lawyer for President Peter Mutharika who is first respondent in the… ...

Chilima insists MEC used fake result sheets

Aug 14, 2019 Macmillan Mhone 2 &

UTM president Saulos Chilima has told the Constitutional Court that some result sheets used in the May 21 presidential elections are fake hence figures on such sheets cannot be valid. Chilima was on Wednesday afternoon,… ...