By Zenak Matekenya

Dedza, September 15, Mana: Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) Director of Electoral Services Hastings Botha has hailed people of Dedza for their active participation in the 2025 Tripartite Election pilot registration phase declaring it a success.

Speaking in an interview Sunday, Botha commended political parties and all stakeholders that played a role in mobilizing people to participate.

“What we can tell people of Dedza and all Malawians is that the exercise has gone on well. Through this pilot phase people have shown interest that they want to participate in the forthcoming elections,” he said.

He said the pilot registration was key to assessing the effectiveness of new equipment and processes.

Botha added that information from all eight districts in the pilot phase will be consolidated to have an overall picture.

In Dedza the pilot phase took place in 12 centers.

National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) volunteer Sevelia Manuel at Kalinyeke Primary School centre said the process went on well.

She however observed that besides radio, more people needed to be reached using traditional means of communication.