Elections case Archives

MEC told to disclose cost of elections case

Feb 19, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

A civil society organization has requested the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) to disclose to Malawians the costs incurred during the elections case. Youth and Society (YAS) which is led by Charles Kajoloweka has written MEC… ...

Kaphale fired from MEC’s legal team

Feb 17, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 1 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has disclosed that Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale will no longer represent the Commission in the elections case. MEC director of Legal affairs David Matumuka Banda has confirmed the development saying… ...

DPP demands ACB to investigate Concourt judges

Feb 17, 2020 Russell Chimbayo 0 &

The ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has demanded the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to investigate the five Constitutional Court judges who nullified the 2019 presidential elections. DPP supporters and National Governing Council members made the demand… ...

Ansah worried about mental trauma of being harassed at court

Feb 13, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah has suggested that she worried that she would have suffered mental trauma from being harassed by protesters at the Lilongwe court had she appeared before the Constitutional Court… ...

Ansah: I am not resigning

Feb 12, 2020 Mike Kalumbi 1 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Chairperson Jane Ansah says she will not resign unless the Supreme Court upholds the decision of the Constitutional Court which nullified the May 21 presidential polls. MEC chairperson was speaking at… ...

Malawi court snubs MEC, Mutharika

Feb 12, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The Constitutional Court has thrown out applications by Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) and President Peter Mutharika’s applications for stay of the 3rd February ruling that nullified the 2019 Presidential Elections. The court delivered its ruling… ...

Mutharika’s lawyers apologise for attacking judges

Feb 12, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Peter Mutharika’s lawyers were forced to apologise to the Constitutional Court for calling the 3 February ruling "an affront to the Constitutional order". Mutharika’s lawyer Charles Mhango apologised to the five judges of the… ...

Nothing wrong with using tippexed result sheets – Commissioner M’madi

Feb 11, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioner Yahaya M’madi has told a parliamentary committee that there was nothing wrong with using tippexed result sheets to determine the results of the May 21 Presidential Elections. M’madi made the… ...

Commissioner Banda refuses to resign

Feb 11, 2020 Daniel Sapuli 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioner, Dr. Moffat Banda, has said that he will not resign even though the Constitutional Court faulted the commission over widespread irregularities in the May 21 elections. Banda said this today… ...

Nkosi says MEC erred in rushing to announce 2019 election results

Feb 10, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Commissioner Bishop Mary Nkosi has admitted that the commission was wrong to announce the results of the May 21 presidential election when the commissioners knew that the elections were affected by… ...

Mgwirizano omwe tikufuna ndi oti Chilima akhale patsogolo – phungu wa UTM

Feb 10, 2020 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

M’modzi mwa aphungu anayi omwe chipani cha United Transformation Movement (UTM) chinapeza pa zisankho chaka chatha, wati akufuna kuti mgwirizano omwe chipani chawo chingalowe, mtsogoleri wawo a Saulos Chilima akhale pamwamba osati wachiwiriso. Izi zikutsatira… ...