Elections Archives

DPP fails to pay IT expert hired to rig 2014 Elections

Dec 21, 2015 Happy Arnold Soko 108 &

Malawi's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is failing to pay an Information Technology (IT) expert, Christopher Aublic Ligomeka, millions of Kwacha for hacking a Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) system used for counting votes during the 2014… ...

Let us not over-praise Magufuli, at least not yet!

Dec 11, 2015 Lyson Sibande* 109 &

Lately, the newly elected President of Tanzania, John Magufuli, who was sworn in early last month, has received a lot of praises. In most cases, I am sure the praises have been exaggeratedly heaped on… ...

MEC drilled on constituencies slicing

Nov 30, 2015 Victoria Milanzi 12 &

As there are reports that the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) will delimit constituencies in the country, a political commentator has asked the electoral body to consider economic issues before doing the exercise. Currently, Malawi has… ...

Chakwera wants to ‘impeach’ Mutharika

Nov 10, 2015 Kondwani Mkhalipi-Manyungwa 455 &

…says Mutharika is a problem to Malawi Malawi Congress Party leader Lazarus Chakwera who is also Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly says he is puzzled that President Peter Mutharika is clinging on to… ...

Mutharika shuns Tanzania new President inauguration

Nov 03, 2015 Aubrey Makina 47 &

Malawi President Prof. Arthur Mutharika has shunned the inauguration of Tanzania President elect John Magufuli. In a statement released by the office of the President, the Malawi leader will not be in Tanzania on Thursday… ...

Malawi parliament told to reject MEC’s obnoxious pay rise

Oct 18, 2015 Hajira Halilu 18 &

Activists have all ganged up in calling on the Malawi parliament not to accept a whooping 170 percent pay rise that commissioners at the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) are demanding. This follows a proposal the commissioners submitted, to… ...

MEC rolls out constituency demarcation exercise

Oct 05, 2015 Hajira Halilu 10 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is to start constituency demarcation exercise this month. According to MEC Chief Elections Officer, Willie Karonga the electoral body has in this years strategic plan that it conduct the exercise… ...