Court Slams Brakes: MCP Secures Injunction to Halt Mutharika’s MEC Relocation Order

Collision Course: Judiciary Frustrates Mutharika’s MEC Relocation, Triggering Constitutional Showdown - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi

The battle for the soul of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is far from over. In fact, it has just entered its most explosive chapter yet. In a dramatic twist that exposes deep fractures within the country’s political and legal landscape, two seismic developments unfolded today, confirming that President Peter Mutharika’s executive order to uproot […] The post Collision Course: Judiciary Frustrates Mutharika’s MEC Relocation, Triggering Con…

Court Halts MEC Relocation To Blantyre In Major Legal Setback For Government

By Suleman Chitera The High Court has temporarily stopped plans to relocate the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) from Lilongwe to Blantyre, dealing a significant legal blow to the government’s decentralisation agenda. In a ruling delivered by High Court Judge Kenyatta Nyirenda, the court granted an interlocutory injunction sought by three applicants — Emmanuel Chambulanyina Jere, Abraham Mwakhwawa, and Daniel Mwanyongo Chitonya — together with …

Court Slams Brakes: MCP Secures Injunction to Halt Mutharika’s MEC Relocation Order

By Durell Namasani In a significant setback for President Peter Mutharika’s executive agenda, the High Court of Malawi has issued an injunction blocking the controversial relocation of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) from Lilongwe to Blantyre. The ruling, handed down on June 5, 2026, follows a last-ditch legal challenge by the opposition Malawi Congress Party […] The post Court Slams Brakes: MCP Secures Injunction to Halt Mutharika’s MEC R…

MCP triumphs over Mutharika as court blocks MEC relocation

This article was originally published on Malawi24, Malawi's #1 independent news platform. The High Court has stopped the planned relocation of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) from Lilongwe to Blantyre, handing the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) a significant legal victory against President Peter Mutharika’s controversial Executive Order issued in October 2025. Justice Kenyatta Nyirenda granted an interlocutory injunction restrainin…