Court blocks State bid to halt MEC relocation case

Court blocks State bid to halt MEC relocation case

Government has suffered another setback in its bid to relocate the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) headquarters from Lilongwe to Blantyre after High Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda dismissed an application to lift a stay on judicial review proceedings. The dismissal blocks the State from immediately seeking to have the judicial review case thrown out. The State, through Attorney General Frank Mbeta, representing Chief Secretary Justin Saidi and …

Judge Kenyatta dismisses bid to lift stay on MEC relocation case - Featured News Malawi

The government has suffered another setback in its bid to relocate the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) headquarters from Lilongwe to Blantyre, after High Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda dismissed an application to lift a stay on judicial review proceedings. The dismissal blocks the State from immediately seeking to have the judicial review case thrown out – […] The post Judge Kenyatta dismisses bid to lift stay on MEC relocation case appeared fi…

Court dismisses government’s application on Mec’s relocation to Blantyre case

By Mercy Matonga: The High Court in Lilongwe has rejected a government application seeking to lift a stay of proceedings in a case challenging the proposed relocation of the Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) from Lilongwe to Blantyre. This is according to a ruling by Justice Kenyatta Nyirenda dated 20 August 2026. The ruling follows an application by the defendants to set aside the stay of proceedings. Read more click:- https://times.mw/etimes/