Malawi: No More Dirty Tricks - Mumba Defeats MCP Plot to Sneak Mkandawire In

Malawi: No More Dirty Tricks - Mumba Defeats MCP Plot to Sneak Mkandawire in

In a dramatic twist of political strategy and legal muscle, Vitumbiko Mumba has outmaneuvered the Malawi Congress Party (MCP)'s alleged scheme to field Adamson Kuseli Mkandawire as its sole candidate for the September 16 parliamentary elections in Mzimba Central.

MCP candidates to go solo in Mzimba Central

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has resolved not to field any parliamentary candidate in Mzimba Central Constituency, setting free the party’s two hopefuls to face off as independents in the September 16 General Election. The decision follows the controversy over primary elections held on May 11 that Minister of Industry and Trade Vitumbiko Mumba disputed. In the disputed election, presidential adviser on rural development Adamson Kuseri Mkandawire …

MCP pulls out of Mzimba Central race, Mumba, Mkandawire to battle as independents Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has announced that it will not field a candidate in the upcoming parliamentary race for Mzimba Central Constituency, following unresolved internal disputes over the legitimacy of its primary elections. The development comes in the wake of a recent Mzuzu High Court ruling that nullified the party’s earlier primaries due to […] The post MCP pulls out of Mzimba Central race, Mumba, Mkandawire to battle as independent…

MCP Pulls Out of Mzimba Central Race, Urges Disputed Aspirants to Run Independently

The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has bowed out of the race for Mzimba Central Constituency in the upcoming parliamentary elections, directing both Vitumbiko Mumba and Adamson Mkandawire to contest as independent candidates. This follows a legal battle sparked by disputes in the party’s primary elections, which Mumba challenged in the Mzuzu High Court. Judge Justus Kashindo had ordered MCP to rerun the primaries by July 27—a directive the party ha…