Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) has urged two Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Commissioners Jean Mathanga and Linda Kunje as well as the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to move the courts in order to clear the current legal quandary the country has found itself in.
Earlier this week State House announced the the firing of Kunje and Mathanga on grounds that the two were found incompetent by the Constitutional Court handling the presidential polls case.
Two days later, the Attorney General Chikosa Silungwe wrote MEC Chairperson Chifundo Kachale to suspend all electoral body activities, saying the current cohorts is illegal.
In a statement on Thursday, CDEDI Executive Director Sylvester Namiwa said only the courts can resolve the current impasse.
“The Centre for Democracy and Economic Development Initiatives (CDEDI) is challenging the immediate past ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and the two commissioners of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) namely; Jean Mathanga and Linda Kunje to move the courts in order to clear the current legal quandary the country has found itself in.
“CDEDI believes that doing so would put the matter to rest, once and for all, since the blame game between the executive arm of government and the office of the Attorney General (AG) has dragged for far too long, without any tangible action,” said Namiwa.
Meanwhile DPP has sued Chakwera and Chief Secretary Zanga-zanga Chikhosi over the matter.
