Malawi: Mwanza Council Fails to Elect Chairperson and Vice

Mwanza — Mwanza District Council has failed to elect new chairperson and his vice for the current financial year as requirement by local council act that office bearers for the two offices be replaced annually.

In an interview with Malawi News Agency, District Commissioner for Mwanza, Michael Chimbalanga said that the members failed to reach consensus because there were ties twice during the election conducted during the council's quarter meeting on Thursday to replace the outgoing office bearers whose tenure of office expired on June 29.

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