Tonse Alliance torchbearer Dr. Lazarus Chakwera who is also Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is in Dedza campaigning ahead of the fresh Presidential polls scheduled for June 23, 2020.

Speaking at Mwenje primary school grounds Chakwera urged Malawians to come out in large numbers on voting day and vote for him on a journey to transformation.

Chakwera said the Tonse Alliance will address challenges Malawians are facing such as poverty, hunger and unemployment.

MCP President will hold a number of stopovers in the district and the main rally will be held at Mayani in the district.

In a related development, Chakwera’s runningmate, Dr Saulos Chilima is in Mangochi campaigning for Tonse Alliance.

Chilima is franked with United Transformation Movement (UTM) Secretary General Patricia Kaliati and members of the Alliance for Democracy (AFORD).

Chakwera will face President Peter Mutharika who is representing the UDF-DPP alliance in the fresh Presidential polls.

The Constitutional Court nullified the May 21, 2019 Presidential polls and called for the fresh polls within a period of 150 days.