{"id":55720,"date":"2024-01-01T22:24:43","date_gmt":"2024-01-01T22:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/dedza-central-by-elections-mec-probing-mcp-candidate-gwengwe-for-campaigning-during-polls"},"modified":"2024-01-01T22:37:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-01T22:37:57","slug":"dedza-central-by-elections-mec-probing-mcp-candidate-gwengwe-for-campaigning-during-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/dedza-central-by-elections-mec-probing-mcp-candidate-gwengwe-for-campaigning-during-polls","title":{"rendered":"Dedza Central By-Elections: MEC probing MCP candidate Gwengwe for campaigning during polls"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Chifundo Kachale is investigating a complaint that Malawi Congress Party (MCP) candidate Willard Gwengwe was going around polling stations during the Dedza Central by-elections.<\/p>\n

Addressing the press in Dedza after the close of voting on Thursday, November 16, 2023, he said MEC will also probe claims of an unregistered person, voting in the same by-election.<\/p>\n

Kachale, a judge of the High Court of Malawi, said MEC has received a complaint from one of the contesting parties about Gwengwe\u2019s conduct. He said MEC will look into the issue and determine whether it has impacted the outcome of the election.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn that incident, we require our presiding officers to give us comprehensive incident reports as part of the final report for the polling.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will assess the evidence on that issue and decide whether that conduct has impacted the result of the poll and that will be determined when we meet as a commission to determine the results tomorrow,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

However as expected, unofficial results in the Dedza central parliamentary by-election show that the MCP candidate has won. The unofficial results show that Willard Gwengwe won with 7988 votes while independent candidate Jacob Kaumphawi amassed 7395 votes and a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Andrew Kowedza got 395 votes.<\/p>\n

The Dedza Central Constituency seat fell vacant after the death of former legislator Daniel Chiwere in July this year. Three candidates, namely Gwengwe, Andrew Kowedza of DPP, and independent Jacob Kaumphawi tussled in the trace. Both Gwengwe and Kaumphawi are MCP members.<\/p>\n

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