After carrying out a swift investigation, Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has said the 750 voter registration certificates issued at a centre in Lilongwe which were found abandoned in Mangochi.verified that the voter certificates that were abandoned in Mangochi were forgotten by one of its temporary staff member.
According to MEC, the temporary staff member was part of the team that conducted voter verification exercise at Mlare School in Lilongwe and during the exercise the temporary staff in question was erroneously printing the voter certificates for every person who came for voter verification which was against clear instructions that printing should only be done for replacement of lost certificates.
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