MCP convention sees Gotani becoming Veep as Chimwendo is the new SG

By Dean Chisambo

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) elective convention still underway in Lilongwe,  the official results has shown that Richard Chimwendo Banda has won the seat of Secretary general with 570 votes after defeating Simplex Chithyola Banda who got 527 votes, while former Secretary general Eisenhower Mkaka got 61 votes.

However the Catherine Gotani Hara got 438 to claim seat of party first vice president after beating engineer Vitumbiko Mumba who got 313, Ken Zikhale Ng’oma got 93 while Ahmad Datsu 168, Moses Kunkuyu got 106 votes , Kezzie Msukwa 119  got   votes while brown Mpungajira got 81 vote respectively.


On the other hand Jesse Kabwila carried the day with 857 votes while incumbent Ezekiel Ching’oma got  455 votes.


The party’s director of youth seat went to Steven Malondela 523  who beat Lilongwe city center leglastor Alfred Jiya who got 66 votes while Ishmael Onani got 439.

On the seat of treasure general John Paul stun Rhino Chimphiko with 704 to 112 while Jacob Hara got 494.

While the seat of  director of women affairs went to Jean Sendeza who got 479 while Esther Kathumba got 425 votes, Khumbize Kandodo Banda 215 votes , Julian Kaduya got 145 votes,  Dorothy Chirambo got 43 votes and Anne Chibwana got 53 votes.

The elective convention is still proceeding with the party candidates vying for other positions within the party National Executive Committee (NEC).


Reported by Dean Chisambo