By Jones Gadama
A shocking revelation has emerged from Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) sources, confirming that the name of Commissioner Francis Kasaila and his spouse are missing from the MEC database.
This anomaly was discovered when the couple attempted to transfer their voter registration to Mpatsa Community Day School in Blantyre.
According to sources at Mpatsa Community Day School, Commissioner Kasaila and his spouse had registered at Ngumbe in Blantyre and sought to transfer their registration to the new location.
However, when officials tried to scan their National Identity cards and voter’s certificates, their names could not be traced in the database.
In a surprising twist, the couple’s children were able to access transfers without any issues, as their names were found in the database.
Commissioner Kasaila’s response to the anomaly was cryptic, stating only that “the Commission will issue a statement on the same.”
The MEC Director of Media and Public Relations, Sangwani Mwafulirwa, issued a statement. In the statement it said MEC has received reports of missing records in the preliminary voters’ register in some centres.
“The Commission has immediately commenced a process of establishing the cause of the missing records and how this will be rectified. The Commission wishes to emphasize that the voter registration data remains preliminary until it has been provided to voters, political parties, candidates, civil society organizations, and other observers for inspection to verify all entries in the Voters’ Register. Inspection and verification is the next activity in the electoral calendar. Therefore, the Commission assures the public that there is no cause for alarm, as the inspection and verification stage is meant to address cases like these. The Commission will ensure that the final Voters’ Register contains all records” read part of the statement
