By Kondwani Kandiado
NGO-Gender Coordination Network has appealed to delegates of various political parties in Ntchisi District to support women during the primary elections to ensure more women representation during the September 16 General Elections.
The organisation’s chairperson for Women in politics and decision making thematic area Thandizo Mphwiyo made the appeal on Tuesday in Ntchisi during a meeting with delegates of various political parties.
She said: “Primary elections is a platform where we can assure our candidates to be flag carriers of their political parties and make it in parliament. The people that are responsible to select these women aspirants are the delegates so we felt it is important to lobby and advocate for their support for our women candidates.”
Mphwiyo said it was important that delegates were oriented on the new plans on how primaries are conducted to ensure that they know how they are going to select their candidates.
She then asked various political parties to create an enabling environment for women to thrive in their respective political parties.
Speaking during the meeting at Kwezani primary school ground in Ntchisi Central East constituency, one of the delegate Rose Chapita said they will ensure that they elect women in the primaries and general elections.
“We would like to see more women representation in various political parties and as such we will do the needful to see them succeed,” she said.
The meeting was organised with support from UN Women through The Malawi Electoral Support Project under the Basket Fund supported by the EU, FCDO, Govt of UK, Irish Embassy and the Royal Norwegian Embassy.
