Malawi: 72 Handouts Cases Dismissed - a Legal System That Protects the Problem?

Malawi: 72 Handouts Cases Dismissed - a Legal System That Protects the Problem?

The dismissal of 172 campaign handouts cases by the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties is more than an administrative failure. It exposes deep legal and institutional weaknesses that continue to protect one of Malawi's most toxic political cultures: vote-buying disguised as generosity.

ANALYSIS | 172 Handouts Cases Dismissed: A Legal System That Protects the Problem? - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi

The dismissal of 172 campaign handouts cases by the Office of the Registrar of Political Parties is more than an administrative failure. It exposes deep legal and institutional weaknesses that continue to protect one of Malawi’s most toxic political cultures: vote-buying disguised as generosity. On paper, Malawi has a strong law. The Political Parties Act […] The post ANALYSIS | 172 Handouts Cases Dismissed: A Legal System That Protects the Prob…

172 campaign handouts cases discarded

Registrar of Political Parties Kizito Tenthani says his office has dismissed 172 cases of campaign handouts in the September 16 2025 General Election due to a lack of evidence and failure to investigate. In an interview yesterday, he said the office has since drawn lessons and experiences that will enable it employ a different strategy in the March 17 2026 parliamentary and local government by-elections to ensure implementation of the Political …