Month: March 2020 Posts

Ansah caught pants down: MEC was paying Attorney General extra salary for doing his job

Mar 13, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah has revealed that the commission was paying Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale extra salary for representing the commission in the presidential elections case. Ansah revealed this at the National… ...

 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The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has disclosed that Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale will no longer represent the Commission in the elections case.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… ...

AG Kaphale obtains injunction against truck drivers’ strike

Nov 30, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Government through Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale has obtained an injunction to stop truck drivers from conducting a strike. The High Court granted the AG the injunction on Friday, November 29 stopping the Truck Drivers Association… ...

Nobody cheated in May 21 elections – Kaphale

Nov 28, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale has told the Constitutional Court that no valid votes were compromised in the May 21 Elections and has described the petitioners’ case as a multiplicity of allegations without any evidence. Kaphale… ...

Supreme Court rejects Kaphale’s application to stop Anti-Ansah demos

Sep 20, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 3 &

The Supreme Court of Appeal has today thrown out an application by the Attorney General to stop the Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) from conducting anti-Jane Ansah protests. Justice Lovemore Chikopa rejected AG Kalekeni Kaphale’s… ...

Malawi elections case adjourned to September 30

Sep 20, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Constitutional Court has adjourned the Malawi presidential elections case to September 30. Judge Healey Potani – one of the five judges hearing the case – said when the court resumes hearing will be done… ...

Chakwera takes to witness stand in election case

Sep 19, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) President Lazarus Chakwera has today started giving his testimony in the election case in which he wants the court to nullify the May 21 election results and order for a rerun.… ...

MEC lawyers should not cross-examine other UTM witnesses – UTM lawyer tells court

Sep 06, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Lawyer for UTM president Saulos Chilima in the presidential elections case, Chikosa Silungwe, yesterday told the court that Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) lawyers should not cross-examine other UTM witnesses because they did not express intention… ...

Constitutional court resumes hearing of election case

Sep 03, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Constitutional Court has today resumed hearing the election case in which UTM leader Saulos Chilima and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera are challenging results of the May 21 elections results. Malawi Electoral… ...

Few mistakes should not lead to nullification of election results – Kaphale

Aug 22, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 2 &

Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale says Malawi Electoral Commission’s (MEC) defence in the election case is that the irregularities that happened during the May 21 elections are not enough to lead to nullification of the poll… ...

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,… ...

Attorney General complains over murmuring

Aug 14, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

… Election case hearing to resume Friday Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale today complained over murmuring by the members of the public in court prompting the Constitutional Court to warn that it will kick out anyone… ...

Kaphale to finish cross-examining Chilima tomorrow

Aug 13, 2019 Martha Chikoti 1 &

Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale says he expects to finish cross-examining UTM leader Saulos Chilima tomorrow. Kaphale who is representing Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) in the presidential case started interrogating Chilima on Thursday last week and… ...

AG questions Chilima on claims polls were marred by numerous irregularities

Aug 12, 2019 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale on Monday questioned UTM leader Saulos Chilima on claims that the May 21 presidential elections were marred by a massive number of irregularities. In cross-examining Chilima, the AG who is representing… ...

Malawians weigh in on Chilima’s performance in court

Aug 12, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 3 &

Malawians have weighed in on UTM leader Saulos Chilima’s performance  in court when he was cross-examined by the Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale in the presidential election case. On Thursday and Friday, Kaphale grilled Chilima on… ...