The four day Malawi Council of Churches (MCC) conference is scheduled to start today in Mangochi aiming at consolidating Democratic Governance and Electoral process ahead of May 20 tripartite election.
The conference has been arrived at after the grouping noted that the country is facing political and electoral challenges.
The aim of the conference which will start today (Tuesday 22) and end on 25th April, is to find ways and means on how the churches and Political parties can exercises their duties in the best interest of Malawians and preserve the country’s democratic governance.
MCC General Secretary, Rev. Dr. Osborne Joda -Mbewe said:
“In particular, the conference aims at scoring four objectives, which are : to share political democratic governance information on experiences from other countries and debate the potential of the same in Malawi; define and re-assert the role of the church in an electoral process; consolidate intra-party relations and initiatives within and outside electoral processes; and develop and commit to the roadmap for initiating sound inter and intra-party politics towards good democratic governance and acceptable conduct of electoral process in Malawi.
“At the end of the conference a communiqué committing to the adherence of democratic governance by all stakeholders and to a peaceful conduct in the electoral process will be developed and signed by those present”.
The conference will bring together about four religious grouping which include the Episcopal Conference of Malawi (ECM), the Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM), the Quadria Moslem Association in Malawi (QMAM) and the Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM).
