Rain showers on Wednesday morning affected clerks currently engaged in the voter verification exercise ahead of the May19, 2009 parliamentary
and presidential elections.
A visit to the Electoral Commission's (EC) offices by AEP-Malawi established that the clerks are working on an open ground within EC's
premises, a development some of the clerks said was rendering their job difficult.
This became evident when, from around 11:00am to 12:20pm, light showers forced the workers to seek the shelter of a building just
nearby, but even that was not enough for cover since the clerks are many in number.
Already, concerns are growing that the electoral body could miss the May19,2009 elections deadline, assertions EC's chairperson, Justice
Anastasia Msosa, parried aside at a press briefing last Friday.
One of the clerks complained that they were being subjected to an environment that could effectively impair their output and fan fears
the elections date may be shifted to another date.
Msosa has, however, assured voters that, come what may, the elections are on. She said Malawians could as well start preparing for that task
of standing in a queue ready to effect decisions (one of parliamentary candidate, the other for president) that could as well define the
destiny of the Southern African Development Community member state for the next five years.
and presidential elections.
A visit to the Electoral Commission's (EC) offices by AEP-Malawi established that the clerks are working on an open ground within EC's
premises, a development some of the clerks said was rendering their job difficult.
This became evident when, from around 11:00am to 12:20pm, light showers forced the workers to seek the shelter of a building just
nearby, but even that was not enough for cover since the clerks are many in number.
Already, concerns are growing that the electoral body could miss the May19,2009 elections deadline, assertions EC's chairperson, Justice
Anastasia Msosa, parried aside at a press briefing last Friday.
One of the clerks complained that they were being subjected to an environment that could effectively impair their output and fan fears
the elections date may be shifted to another date.
Msosa has, however, assured voters that, come what may, the elections are on. She said Malawians could as well start preparing for that task
of standing in a queue ready to effect decisions (one of parliamentary candidate, the other for president) that could as well define the
destiny of the Southern African Development Community member state for the next five years.
Richard Chirombo/AEP
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