Olemba Burnett Munthali
Gulu la mabungwe a Civil Society (CSOs) lapatutsidwa ndi nkhawa, ndipo lapereka pempho lamphamvu kwa Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) kuti ikhale yowonekera, yodalirika, komanso yotsatira malamulo pa chisankho cha 2025 chomwe chikuyandikira.
CSO zimenezi zati zolinga zawo sizandale ayi, koma kuti akuchita izi chifukwa cha chikondi chawo kwa dziko komanso kuteteza mfundo za demokalase zomwe Malawi idazipeza mwavuto.
Dziko likamayandikira pa tsiku lofunika la 16 September 2025, kuli nkhawa zikuoneka pa mmene ndondomeko ya chisankho ikuyendera.
Mabungwewa awonetsa kusakhutira chifukwa cha mavuto amene akuyamba kuonekera panopa, makamaka pa ntchito yotsimikizira mayina a ovotera yomwe ikuchitika.
Ananenanso kuti Malawi ili pa siteji yofunika kwambiri mu ulendo wake wa demokalase.
Maloto a Malawi wa demokalase omwe adapezeka mwa kudzimana ndi kuyesetsa, akufuna MEC ichite zinthu mwachangu komanso mowonekera kuti zisankho za 2025 zikhale zowona, zachilungamo, komanso zodalirika.
Malipoti aposachedwa a zolakwika pakutsimikizira mayina a ovotera ayambitsa mantha padziko lonse.
Zinthu monga kusowa kwa mayina, kusamuka kwa malo otsimikizira, komanso kuchotsedwa kwa anthu popanda chifukwa, zakweza mikokomo pakati pa ovotera ambiri.
CSO zinatsindika kuti mavutowa siang’ono kapena achabechabe, koma akuwonetsa vuto lalikulu pa mlingo wa dziko lonse lomwe liyenera kuthetsedwa mwamsanga.
Ananenanso kuti mavuto ambiri a m’ndondomeko yotsimikizira ovotera ali m’magulu amene MEC yagwiritsa ntchito makina a Smartmatic.
Iwo adatsutsa cholinga cha MEC chofuna kugwiritsa ntchito Smartmatic pa chisankho cha 2025, ndipo anatsindika kuti aMalawi ambiri sakufuna ntchito ya kampani imeneyi.
Anatchula mikangano ya padziko lonse yomwe Smartmatic yakumanapo nayo m’maiko ena ngati chitsanzo chokwanira chochititsa kukayikira pa kudalirika kwa kampaniyo.
Nkhawa zomwe zatchulidwa zikuphatikiza kusowa kwa zowonekera, kusalowerera ndale, chitetezo cha ukadaulo, komanso kusakhulupirira kwa anthu mu ndondomeko yonse.
CSO zinanena momveka bwino kuti aMalawi ayenera kupatsidwa chisankho chabwino.
Aliyense ayenera kulemekezedwa, voti yake itetezedwe, komanso ikawerengedwe molondola osati moponderezedwa.
Mbungwemu inapereka zofunika zazikulu zomwe MEC iyenera kutsatira mwamsanga.
Choyamba, MEC iyenera kukonza zolakwika zonse pa ntchito yotsimikizira mayina a ovotera.
Anapempha kuti MEC itenge odziwa ntchito okha kuti afufuze bwino ndondomeko yonse ya mndandanda wa ovotera, ndipo zotsatira zifalitsidwe poyera.
Kuphatikiza apo, anapempha kuti anthu omwe mayina awo alibe kapena ali ndi zolakwika apatsidwe nthawi ina yowonjezereka kuti adzitsimikizire.
Chachiwiri, anafuna kuti MEC isagwiritse ntchito Smartmatic pa chisankho cha 2025.
Anati njira zonse zogwiritsa ntchito ukadaulo pa chisankho ziyenera kukhala zotetezeka, zochita verify, komanso zodalirika kwa aliyense.
Chachitatu, anapempha kuti pakhale njira zolimba za kuyang’anira ndikufufuza MEC pa ntchito zake chisankho chisadayambe, chikuchitika, ndi itatha.
Iwo ananena kuti bungweli liyenera kugwiritsa ntchito akatswiri ochokera ku Malawi komanso padziko lonse kuti aziyang’anira ntchito zonse za MEC.
Chachinayi, anafuna kuti aliyense yemwe ali ndi chidwi ndi chisankho apatsidwe mwayi wokwanira kutenga nawo mbali.
Izi zikuphatikiza zipani zandale, mabungwe a civil society, mabungwe achipembedzo, atolankhani, achinyamata, ndi atsogoleri a miyambo.
Chachisanu, anapempha kuti MEC ichite kampeni ya kulimbikitsa anthu kuti adziwe za voti m’zinenero zonse, madera onse, komanso m’mabwalo onse a atolankhani.
Iwo anati izi zithandiza kuthana ndi mphekesera komanso kubwezeretsa chidaliro cha anthu.
Chachisanu ndi chimodzi, mabungwewa atsindika kufunika koti MEC izikhala yodziyimira payokha koma ikhalenso yotengera mawu a anthu komanso malamulo a boma.
Anakumbutsa aMEC kuti iwo ndi osunga cholowa cha demokalase ya Malawi.
Iwo ananenanso kuti chisankho sichangokhala ntchito ya bungwe, koma ndondomeko yofunikira kwambiri yomwe ingasinthe tsogolo la dziko.
Gulu la CSO linauza MEC kuti likonzeka kugwirizana nawo ngati MEC ikadzipereka ku kuwonekera, chowona, ndi chilungamo.
Komatu anachenjeza kuti akana lamulo lililonse kapena ntchito yomwe ikufuna kusokoneza demokalase, adzayankha mowomba mfiti pamene ili kumudzi.
Pomaliza, mabungwewa anapereka masiku asanu ndi awiri kuti MEC ipereke yankho.
Ngati MEC silemekeza nthawi imeneyi, CSO zati zibwerera kwa anthu kuti adziwe zomwe angachite.
Ananena kuti akufuna chisankho cha 2025 chizikumbukiridwa chifukwa cha chitukuko, mgwirizano, komanso chitsimikizo cha demokalase osati mikangano kapena chisokonezo.
Iwo anamaliza powonetsera kuti demokalase ikamapita patsogolo, Malawi imawala pa maso a dziko lonse lapansi.
Kalata yawo inasainidwa ndi anthu osiyanasiyana kuphatikiza Cde. Edwards Kambanje, Evangelist Steve Chimwaza, Joseph Peshi, Prof. Kinka Makoloni, Jonathan Phiri, Kingsley Mpaso, Godfrey Maloya, Abdul Rasheed Dyman Kachemwe, Chrissy Ziba, Patricia C. Banda, Pastor Victor Nyanyaliwa, ndi Mirrium Mzembe.
Makalata omwewo anatumizidwanso ku Malawi Human Rights Commission, zipani zandale, ma embassy, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Homeland Security, United Nations, African Union, SADC Electoral Advisory Council, Chief Justice, Speaker of Parliament, Public Affairs Committee, komanso m’manyuzipepala onse.
M’modzi mwa mawu a bungwe, Joseph Peshi, anapereka zambiri zolumikizana naye, chisonyezo chakuti nkhaniyi akufuna kuiyendetsa ndi mtima wonse.
