Month: February 2023 Posts

Malawi to remove expiry date on IDs

Feb 17, 2023 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

President Lazarus Chakwera says the National Registration Bureau (NRB) is working to remove the restriction of anexpiry date on National ID cards. Speaking today when he delivered his State of the Nation Address at Parliament… ...

Bill on presidential election run-off to be tabled in Parliament in November

Sep 17, 2022 Shorai Mopiwa 0 &

Parliament will discuss three electoral reform bills in November, including the Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Government Elections Bill, 2022 which is providing for the holding of second presidential election in the event that the first… ...

Linda Kunje sentenced to 18 months in prison for obstructing Chakwera’s convoy

Aug 31, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Former commissioner of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Linda Kunje has been sentenced to one-and-a-half years in prison for obstructing the convoy of President Lazarus Chakwera. Zomba Chief Resident Magistrate Austin Banda has handed the… ...

Former electoral commissioner Kunje convicted of obstructing Chakwera’s convoy

Aug 19, 2022 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

Former Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) commissioner Linda Kunje has been found guilty of obstructing President Lazarus Chakwera's convoy. The Chief Resident Magistrate Court in Zomba has since revoked Kunje's bail and she will be prison… ...

New MEC chief elections officer accused of being MCP diehard

Aug 04, 2022 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

Some Malawians have questioned the appointment of Andrew Mpesi as the new Chief Elections officer for Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), alleging that Mpesi is a member of the ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP). The development… ...

MEC under fire for abolishing Chingale Constituency in Zomba

May 11, 2022 Raphael Likaka 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has come under fire from chiefs and politicians in Zomba Chingale over its decision to abolish the Chingale Constituency following the constituency demarcation exercise. Member of Parliament for Zomba Chingale, Lonnie… ...

Stakeholders disagree over constituency name in Balaka

May 06, 2022 Macdonald Kaleso 0 &

In Balaka, stakeholders have disagreed over the name of a new constituency which Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) wants to create in the district. Some people have proposed that the constituency should be named Utale while… ...

MEC final report on boundary review to be ready in October

Jan 03, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says its final report on boundary review will be submitted to the National Assembly for approval in October this year. MEC has been conducting a constituency re-demarcation exercise which seeks to… ...

Grouping wants additional constituencies in North Malawi

Dec 27, 2021 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

A group of concerned citizens in the Northern Region under the tag 'Voice of the North' has petitioned the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) for additional constituencies, saying the number of constituencies in the region should… ...

We have accepted ConCourt ruling – DPP

Nov 29, 2021 Russell Kondowe 0 &

The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) says it will not appeal against the ruling delivered by the Constitutional Courts in the case in which the DPP wanted the 2020 Fresh Presidential Elections nullified. DPP spokesperson Shadric… ...

UDF endorses constituency and ward re-demarcation

Nov 28, 2021 Mike Kalumbi 0 &

United Democratic Front (UDF) has endorsed the Constituency and ward re-demarcation exercise which is being undertaken by Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC). UDF officials led by the Party's President Hon. Atupele Muluzi had an interface meeting… ...

MEC creates 228 constituencies  

Oct 28, 2021 Mwayi Mkandawire 3 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has proposed the creation of 228 constituencies across the country, following the review of boundaries for the current 193 constituencies. This according to a report on the determination of the number… ...

By-elections: MEC hails candidates for maintaining peace

Oct 23, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Emmanuel Chilemba The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has commended the contesting candidates, political parties, and their followers for maintaining peace and order during the campaign period for the forthcoming 26 October by-elections. The Commission’s… ...

Former MEC chairperson Kalaile dies

Oct 14, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Former chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Justice James Kalaile (retired) has died. The commission has confirmed the death of Kalaile who has died this morning. MEC spokesperson Sangwani Mwafulirwa said the commission was… ...

I will be DPP’s candidate in elections next year – Mutharika

Oct 10, 2021 Malawi24 Reporter 3 &

Former President Peter Mutharika has told his supporters that there is a possibility that  presidential elections will be held again next year and he has declared that he will be the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)… ...