Road to September 16: MEC to receive Parliamentary ballot papers on Monday

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is expecting to receive ballot papers for Parliamentary aspirants for General Elections on Monday, September 1.

MEC Director of Media Services Sangwani Mwafulirwa told The Maravi Post in an interview on Saturday that the first consignment of Parliamentary ballot papers will land at Kamuzu International Airport (KIA) in Lilongwe.

Mwafulirwa said on September 4 and 15 the commission will receive other consignments of ballot papers for presidential and councilors respectively saying all the ballot papers will be kept at the Airport.

He revealed that MEC has secured a warehouse at the Airport under the guard of Malawi Defense (MDF) and Malawi Police Service (MPS) officers until the day of dispatch to various polling centres across the country.

Mwafulirwa however disclosed that the commission has invited political parties to witness both the arrival of the ballot papers and warehousing.

“All political parties are being asked to nominate two people to witness the arrival and warehousing of the ballot papers as well as dispatch,” said Mwafulirwa.

Lloyd M’bwana

I’m a Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resource (LUANAR)’s Environmental Science graduate (Malawi) and UK’s ICM Journalism and Media studies scholar. Also University of Malawi (UNIMA) Library Science Scholar. I have been The Malawi Country Manager and duty editor for the Maravi Post since 2019. My duty editor’s job is to ensure that the news is covered properly, that it is delivered on time, and that it is created to the standards set out in the editorial guidelines of the Maravi Post.