The Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) has advised its employees to strive for accuracy and professionalism to ensure peaceful, free, fair and credible elections.
Mec Civic Education Manager King Norman Rudi said election-related messages are sensitive, with the potential to affect election processes, hence the need to handle them carefully.
Rudi was speaking during the training of Constituency Civic Education Assistants (CCEA) in Mzuzu in preparation for the voter transfer exercise, which commences on February 25, 2025.
He said people need to decide now where they will cast their vote and that it is the duty of the CCEAs to enlighten the public on the importance of the exercise.
“We are preparing them to do a good job when voter transfers start. They should be able to direct voters effectively, without compromising their professionalism at the centres.
“People need to be informed that if their details are not transferred to the centre where they want to vote, they will be forced to return to the centre where they originally registered,” Rudi said.
Rudi added that Malawians should be reminded that voter transfer is not the same as voter registration and is also distinct from voter roll inspection.
He urged chiefs, political party leaders and other electoral stakeholders to assist in educating the public on the matter.
However, during the training, CCEAs complained about network issues when sending information to their supervisors.
Recently, some female aspiring candidates for Mzuzu City constituencies asked Mec to manage the voter transfer process carefully, alleging that some candidates were transporting voters from one constituency to another for their advantage.
Malawians are set to elect their president, Members of Parliament and ward councillors on September 16, 2025.
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