Government has been urged to provide adequate resources and support to the office of the Registrar of Political Parties to ensure that it fulfils its mandate. Governance commentator Undule Mwakasungula made the appeal in a statement on Thursday following the confirmation by Public Appointments Committee (PAC) of Parliament of Kizito Tenthani as Registrar of Political
The political and campaign financing regulatory regime has come under scrutiny amid observations that for 30 years there has been zero implementation, making the electoral democracy framework to gravitate towards kleptocracy. In an analysis by governance expert Henry Chingaipe at the recent Malawi Law Society (MLS) conference, it is noted that lack of implementation of
Malawi Electoral Commission chairperson Chifundo Kachale says the issue of compliance to the ban on handouts during election campaign requires complainants to provide evidence to enable duty-bearers act accordingly. His clarification comes against a background of calls for the electoral body and government to seriously look into concerns of handouts, a vice could stir violence