DPP accuses MEC of voter tampering
The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has accused the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) of inflating figures of registered voters at one centre in Mulanje, claiming it is a political ploy to balloon figures on the voters’ roll in other centres.
The party has been lodging complaints with the commission since phase three of voter registration, but there has been no response, according to the party’s national director of elections Kondwani Nankhumwa.
But MEC has disputed this assertion.
In a statement issued on Saturday, the party cited Mulanje Mission Centre in Mulanje Central Constituency where the commission reported 6 502 registered voters against a figure of 5 338 which the party claims was recorded by monitors of political parties and the civil society.
Nankhumwa happens to be member of Parliament of the area.
“We are, therefore, worried of the credibility of the results of next year’s election as this is happening against the background of buying of voter registration cards across the country by the ruling elite.
“One might conclude that these confiscated cards might be used to balloon the voters’ roll in some targeted constituencies and rig the elections,” Nankhumwa said.
The party also demanded an explanation from MEC on the whereabouts of a camera alleged to have been stolen by a registration staff.
“Where is he? What is he doing with the camera? Secretly and illegally registering others?” Nankhumwa queried.
In response, MEC through head of media and public relations Sangwani Mwafulirwa warned stakeholders in the election, especially political parties, to desist from making unverified statements to the public.
“Elections are serious and emotional business and election stakeholders should not be excited at making statements to the public,” he said.
On the allegation of the voters’ roll tampering, Mwafulirwa said Mulanje Central Constituency did not have a centre named Mulanje Mission, but Mulanje CCAP School which he suspected was the one DPP referred to.
Yes this is the world limatha kusintha ngati ku mpheto.sitinkadziwa kuti mungamalire chomwechi lero.
aMandebvu it is not crying but trying to be civilized and allowing people who will win to win genuinely and those losing to lose as gentlemen. How many times have people complained about these irregularities in this exercise? Believe me fellow Malawians, people are very desperate to rule but the final say will be with the Almighty God and can not be manipulated by man. As a matter of fact I thought the spiritual father to JB told her already that she is going to be in power for only two years and she went about celebrating before settling into office to handle people’s requirements? Did she think two years was an eternity? Look now we are talking in terms of months. When are you celebrating for clocking twenty four months in power??? It is high time we experienced a totally different brand of leadership, possibly as Malawians we will be respected not this trash we are going through now. I wouldn’t mind Chakwera, Mutharika or Muluzi as long as it is not Joyce again.
i wonder why an mp for the area would fail to identify a centre.desparency ili ndi a dpp? koma ndi mavutoye.please not that nthawi yanu munali nayo ngati simunagwilitse ntchito izo ndi zanu.azanufe tili wokondwa kwambili ndi boma la amayiwa.boma la phee,mopanda phokoso,zikalakwika zikukonzeka bwinobwino.tikasiyana maganizo tikuwalangiza zikukozedwa bwinobwino motsogozeka ndi mulungu.amayiwa mulungu ali nawodi ndithu ndipo mulungudi sakondera. mphongo izi zinazi izi,mmmmndi zimbalangondo zenizeni.munthu angamulangize pitala angamve?mwina kapena bebe koma ochakwera ndiye vutolo.
With due respect, Mr S. Mwafulirwa did not gave us the information needed from this issue. He has made a correction on the constituency name which in my view is not what the Honourable Member of Parliament was requesting. The said Mulanje CCAP School centre is at Mulanje Mission and Mr. Mwafulirwa should not make a big story about it or run away from answering the questions.
I should as well remind Mr. S. Mwafulirwa and the entire MEC that elections are a serious issue and very sensitive. The honourable MP was requesting on the figures not what the MEC’s Media and Public Officer gave us. This is not an issue of a political party, it is a national issue and has to be handled with sober minds. MEC is at the centre of the elections and it has to handle issues responsibly for us to trust it and that the outcome of the 2014 Tripartite Elections for be free and fair.
This is my prayer for Malawi that we should get out from this partisan politics and have leaders in government that are good stewards of what we have trusted them. Leaders that can have people of Malawi at heart. So Mr. S. Mwafulirwa give us the write answers on the figures: it is 5338 as the Hon. MP is claiming or 6502 as you are claim.
God bless Malawi!!!!
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