The Malawi Electoral Commission MEC says it will delete from the system all names of new registrants

This follows the Supreme Court ruling that ordered that only those who registered during the May 2019 polls should be allowed to vote in the fresh presidential this July.

There have been growing fears that the voters roll could be manipulated as MEC in conjunction with National Registration Bureau had already registered new voters in the first 2 phases of voter registration exercise.

But in a joint press briefing held in Lilongwe, the two bodies conceded that they are aware of the fears going around but was quick to assure Malawians that no new voter will appear in the system database as all the names will be deleted from the system.

According to MEC Commissioner responsible for Electoral services Dr. Jean Mathanga the Commission respects the Supreme Court’s ruling.