The Malawi electoral commission invited election observer mission from Electoral Institute of Southern Africa EISA.
EISA's executive director Mr Dennis Kadima disclosed this on Thursday upon the arrival of its election observer Mission to the 2009 Malawi Presidential and parliamentary elections slated for 19 may 2009.
According to the executive director, members of the mission began arriving in Malawi on 10th may and will remain in the country until 22nd may.
The observers who have already been briefed by various electoral stakeholders, will on Friday be deployed to central, Northern and southern regions of Malawi, where they continue to meet with electoral officials, civil society organizations and representatives of political parties and media as well as attending campaign rallies.
The deployment of the mission is among other things aimed at promoting effective citizen participation in democratic process to strengthen institutional accountability and responsiveness and also promoting principles and practices that lead to a culture of democracy and human rights.
The mission consists of 10 members drawn from civil society organizations (CSOs) and election management bodies in the following countries: DRC, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone, south Africa, Sudan and Zimbabwe.
AEP /Wesysylas Chirwa
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