Interdominational prayers for free and fair elections in Malawi

Liwonde Pastors Fraternity over the weekend organized interdominational prayers for free and fair elections at Liwonde Zambezi Evangelical Church where five out of thirty four candidates turned up.Liwonde Pastors Fraternity Chairperson Pastor Yotam Tembo said the prayers were held to ask divine intervention in the May 19^th parliamentary and presidential elections.

 

He however said the special prayers organizing committee invited all the 34 parliamentary candidates in Machinga.

 

The United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate for Machinga North East Atupele Muluzi gave an apology to say he would not make it due to other engagements, Tembo said adding, "The rest did not give apology."

 

Present at the interdominational special prayers were UDF candidate for Machinga Likwenu, Mwalone Jangiya, independent candidates for Machinga Likwenu Davie Chitedze, Borgstein Chidumu, Mary Mthepeya and Malawi Congress Party candidate for Machinga East, Ruth Muhiyo. 

 

During the prayers several pastors for non violence campaign in the district, informed decision by the voters in choosing right candidates, non violence cerebration after poll results and a "mature" parliament thereafter.

 

Machinga has seven constituencies with six women and 28 men competing for the parliamentary seat.

 

Sixteen candidates are representing their parties thus seven for Democratic Progressive Party, seven for UDF and two for MCP.

 

Liwonde Town Assembly Chief Executive Titus Muluwaza commended the Pastors Fraternity for the prayers thereby expressing hope prayers will lead to political tolerance plus free and fair elections.

 

Police in Machinga recorded six politically related chaos between March and April this year, according to Machinga police Public Relations Officer Sergeant Joseph Sauka.

 

Sauka said property damage and assaults were also recorded during the chaos in the district.

 

He said the six political related chaos occurred in the course of political campaigning in Machinga East, Central and Central East among campaigning political parties.

 

DPP, UDF, MCP have their candidates campaigning in the district apart from many independent candidates.

MANA