Malawi President Mutharika dissolves cabinet ahead of fresh elections

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)– President Peter Mutharika has on Friday, March 13, 2020 dissolved cabinet with immediate effect.

In statement signed by Chief Secretary to Malawi Government Lloyd Muhara says all ministerial functions will be performed by the Office of the President until a new cabinet is put in place.

The development comes a day after Malawi Supreme Court rejected President Mutharika and Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC)’s stay order application on nullified May 21, 2019 presidential elections.

The Constitutional Court (ConCourt) on February 3, 2020 also ordered fresh presidential elections in 150 days.

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.