LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed High Court Judge Annabel Mtalimanja as the new chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC).

This is in accordance with Section 75 of the country’s constitution and Section 4 of the Malawi Electoral Commission Act,

Mtalimanja replaces Justice Chifundo Kachale whose contract expired on June 6, 2024 alongside contracts for two commissioners, Anthony Mukumbwa and Olivia Liwewe.

In a press statement issued on June 20, 2024 and signed by MEC’s director of media and public relations Sangwani Mwafulirwa, Chakwera has also appointed Rev. Phillip Kambulire and Dr. Limbikani Kamlongera as commissioners.

The two commissioners replace Mukumbwa and Liwewe, who were nominated by the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) in 2020.

“The appointments are with effect from 7th June 2024 and fill the vacancies that had arisen in the Commission following the end of tenure for Justice Dr. Chifundo Kachale who was the chairman and Commissioners Dr. Anthony John Mukumbwa and Olivia Mchaju Liwewe on 6th June 2024,” reads the statement.

The three join commissioners Richard Chapweteka, Dr Emmanuel Fabiano, Francis Kasaila and Caroline Mfune.

Malawi goes for general elections in September 2025.