By KONDWANI KANDIADO– CONTRIBUTOR
Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has trained Electoral Management Device operators(EMD) and Constituency Civic and Voter Education Assistants (CCVEA) on the nomination process ahead of the September 16 Elections.
MEC’s regional election manager for central region Esmie Chisepeya said the training was crucial as it will help bring to rest some unanswered questions they encountered.
She said: “We thought that we should equip them with the knowledge and skills so that we carry the same message during the nomination process by taking them through the process.”
She then appealed to the EMD operators and CCVEA to continue exercising professionalism in the discharge of duties.
“They should carry themselves the way they are supposed to. As MEC we do not want to be compromised on some issues. We really want them to be attentive,” said Chisepeya.
Chimwemwe Banda a CCVEA for Dedza-Golomoti constituency said the training has helped enlighten them on some of the areas they did not know.
“We have been receiving a lot of questions from candidates and this training has helped us get know the responses to give them,” she said.
Henry Limited an EMD operator from Mulanje said the training will help them as they assist candidates and facilitate the nomination process.
“We are ready to deliver as this is just a refresher training as we already had one and we are just being reminded of what is expected of us,” he said.
Aspiring candidates will start presenting their nomination papers from July 24 to 30.
Local government and parliamentary election aspirants will present their animations papers returning officers at constituency tally centers.
Prior to presentation, MEC will from July 16 open for pre-checking of nomination papers by different aspiring candidates so that they do not have issues when the come for presentation of the papers.
Pic: Chisepeya – these trainings are very crucial
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