Month: July 2019 Posts

MEC warns public against disrupting meetings with presiding officers

Jul 27, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 0 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has warned members of the general public against disrupting the exercise of collecting statements from presiding officers whose results are being contested in court. This follows a ruling by the… ...

MEC scalds Chakwera with hot water

Jul 14, 2019 Richard Jimu 7 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) led by Lazarus Chakwera who is contesting results of the Presidential poll is inciting hatred towards MEC lawyers and staff that have been going… ...

MEC comes with guns blazing:  Hits out at Malawians accusing it of corruption

Jul 01, 2019 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

 …All our funds are under Chief Elections Officer The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has hit back at claims that its Chief Elections Officer account was used for questionable payments. This follows the leaking of a… ...

K4 billion MEC deposit fills up social media

Jul 01, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Revelations of Malawi Government’s K4 billion payout to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) a day before the May 21 election have filled up social media. Malawians on social media have questioned the deposit after a cheque… ...

MEC deposit: The Daily Times headline is wrong!

Jul 01, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 2 &

Daily Times paper ran a headline that states that "Government sent K4bn to MEC CEO's account". This headline is both wrong and misleading. The headline seeks to create an impression that the government deposited funds… ...

Electoral materials to be sold on auction

Jun 26, 2019 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 1 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) will sell off electoral materials during an auction next month. According to the electoral body, the materials to be sold were not used in the May 21 election and are… ...

Official results may be known by Sunday

May 22, 2019 Richard Jimu 1 &

The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) says official results of the presidential elections will be known by the start of next week. MEC Chief Elections Officer Sammy Alfandika said this in an interview with Times TV… ...