By Durell Namasani
Lilongwe city council has today elected a new mayor. Councillor Richard Banda has emerged winner in a contest that saw former mayor councillor Juliana Kaduya failing to retain the seat .
In an election that took place at Civic Offices in Lilongwe, Richard Banda won by 13 votes out of 30. The deputy mayorship has gone to Esther Sagawa who got a total of 17 votes, beating six contenders. Former Mayor Kaduya amassed six votes against Banda’s 13.
The breakdownof the contest was as follows. The mayor outclassed others by 13 votes out of a total of 30 seconded by cllr Tsokonombwe with 9 votes followed by Cllr Juliana Kaduya with 6 votes. The rest got one vote each.
Lilongwe City has 27 ward councillors and 4 MPs making it 31 votes. Honourable Msungama who was eligible to vote did not vote as he is out of the country for other duties.
