Month: December 2018 Posts

Voter verification exercise attracts new registrants

Dec 27, 2018 Chrissie Mainjeni - MEC Stringer 0 &

As voter verification exercise enters the third phase, it is has been discovered that some people who did not register during voter registration period are now flocking to centres get registered. Such incidences were experienced… ...

Mzuzu voter registration falls below expectations

Nov 14, 2018 Patricia Mtungila - MEC Stringer 0 &

Mzuzu City has recorded a low number of registered voters against the projected statistics for the city in comparison with Zomba and Lilongwe. This is despite an eleventh hour rush by residents of the city… ...

MEC, Police investigating double voter registration

Nov 11, 2018 Patricia Mtungila - MEC Stringer 1 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) and Police in Mzuzu are investigating reports of cases of attempted double registration and attempts to register for relatives at various registration centres  in the city. On Thursday, a Registration Supervisor… ...

Businessman found with MEC generator

Nov 06, 2018 Russell Kondowe 1 &

Police in Mzimba have arrested a businessman for being found with a Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) generator. According to reports, the suspect is Martin Makwakwa who conducts business at Kazuni Trading Centre. Makwakwa told police… ...

Tight security measures in place – MEC

Oct 31, 2018 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah says tight security measures are in place to ensure that voter registration equipment should not be stolen. Ansah said this during the National Elections Consultative Forum (NECOF) conducted… ...

Malawians demand resignation of MEC chair

Oct 27, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 3 &

Malawians on social media are demanding the resignation of Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Jane Ansah following the theft of a biometric registration kit. The biometric kit went missing while being transported in a Office… ...

MEC registration kit found in Mozambique

Oct 26, 2018 Lyonike Mughogho 2 &

As the hype to the 2019 tripartite elections keeps proliferating, a missing Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) voter registration kit has been found in the neighbouring Mozambique. The registration machine went missing when it was being… ...