MEC Rejects Underaged Candidate In Karonga, Vows To Fight On

MEC Rejects Underaged Candidate In Karonga, Vows To Fight On
KAUNDA being briefed
Karonga Northwest parliamentary aspirant Promise Kaunda, has been rejected by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) as his national identity card shows he has not attained the stipulated age of 21.
Kaunda intended to represent Leadership with Compassion Party (LCP) in the impending by-election.
The stunning announcement was made on Thursday at the constituency’s nerve centre, Maghemo Secondary School during the vetting of ballot paper templates by MEC officials and the District Elections’ Supervisory Team (DEST) to ascertain candidates’ eligibility.
According to MEC rejection form going to Kaunda but signed by the Karonga Northwest Constituency Returning Officer (CRO) Janet Chawinga, the below 21 age violets the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections Act (PPEA) 40 section 1.

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