INVITED—Mutharika, Muluzi, Chakwera and Chilima
Ndanga said they have sent invitation letters to eight presidential candidates.
She said they have written Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) leader Peter Mutharika, Malawi Congress Party’s Lazarus Chakwera, Saulos Chilima (UTM) and United Democratic Front’s Atupele Muluzi.
“These leaders are yet to hand over the signed agreements regarding their conduct at the debate. The agreements, among others, are that their supporters will not incite violence as there would be people of different political views,” she said as quoted in The Daily Times.
A few weeks ago, DPP issued a statement indicating that Mutharika and his running mate Everton Chimulirenji would not attend the presidential and running mate debates, but Ndanga said her team has engaged the governing party’s leaders to participate in the event.
The second half of the presidential candidates’ debate would involve John Chisi of Umodzi Party, Peter Kuwani of Mbakuwaku Movement for development, Cassim Chilumpha of Tikonze Movement and Reverend Kaliya, an independent candidate.
Another debate that will involve all the presidential candidates will follow later. A debate modeled on the same concept took place in 2014.
