By Andrew Gondwe

Chitipa, November 13, Mana: National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) Trust has said that journalists are important in disseminating messages to woo people to participate in electoral processes in readiness for the forthcoming 2025 General Election.

NICE Trust District Manager for Chitipa, Lusako Swira, was speaking on Tuesday during an interface meeting between NICE Trust and Chitipa Media Network.

"If district based journalists can work with our office, we believe that people will get accurate information besides what Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) and other stakeholders are giving out," Swira said.

Swira added that district based media network is vital in disseminating civic education messages on various issues affecting communities.

‘We therefore request journalists to collaborate with us in mobilizing people to get registered during the extension period of voter registration which will be opened after concluding phase three of the exercise," Swira said.

He then appealed to political parties to be mobilizing their followers to participate in all electoral processes to avert voter apathy come 2025 General Election.

One of the journalists, Asimenye Sibale thanked NICE Trust for recognizing the media as another important stakeholder in the electoral process.

"As Chitipa District Based journalists together with NICE Trust, we will make sure that we disseminate accurate information related to electoral processes,” Sibale said.

About 86, 659 against 144, 000 people registered during the initial phase of voter registration exercise in the district.