The governing Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has accused the main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) of bankrolling demonstrations to bring confusion in the country, a claim DPP has dismissed as baseless.
Addressing the press at MCP headquarters in Lilongwe yesterday, spokesperson Jessie Kabwila accused DPP of fighting Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), claiming the opposition party was scared of losing the September 16 General Election.
She said MEC was not a political party and that if DPP wants to fight it should do so through the ballot.
Said Kabwila: “The DPP should reserve its energy to compete with other political parties on the ground. The opposition dug their own grave by discouraging people from registering and their actions are now haunting them.
“MCP is more than ready for the election and we are confident of winning because the MCP government has delivered.”
She claimed that the demonstration that Citizens for Credible Elections held on June 26 2025 were a calculated move aimed to bring down the government.
“The DPP publicly endorsed the demonstrations. It was clear that it was about a political party trying to fight another political party,” said Kabwila.
Chipping in, MCP deputy publicity secretary Ken Msonda also said DPP has already lost the election as Malawians have put their trust in Chakwera.
But DPP spokesperson Shadric Namalomba dismissed the claims and said the former ruling party was “more than ready to meet opponents on the ballot”.
He cautioned MCP against being excited with the number of people that have registered in the Central Region, saying the majority do not want President Lazarus Chakwera because he has failed to run the government, leaving Malawians with many problems.
“If they are bringing Chakwera, let them bring him. We are not afraid of the election,” said Namalomba.
Turning to MEC, he said civil society organisations, DPP and other opposition parties are pushing for an audit of the election management system to ensure transparency.
One of the leaders of the Citizens for Credible Elections Edward Kambanje described the allegations that the demonstrations were politically-sponsored as baseless, adding that MCP is only trying to cover up the atrocities committed during the protests.
MEC has rejected calls for an independent audit of the election management system citing security concerns.
