By Emily M'mangisa

Zomba, November, 5 Mana: Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has called upon traditional and community influential leaders to mobilize subjects to register during second phase of voter registration in Zomba in readiness for the September 16, 2025 General Election.

Commissioner, Francis Kasaila made the call at Senior Chief Chikowi headquarters on Tuesday during an interface meeting the leaders to discuss on the second voter registration exercise scheduled for this week.

“I have observed that most people queue for registration on the last days of the exercise. Let me appeal to you leaders to encourage your people to register. The danger about one not registering is that they won't be eligible to cast their vote,” he added.

During the meeting, the commissioner took the participants that included religious leaders through the process of voter registration to make them conversant with the process.

He assured the leaders that voter registration will consider every eligible voter disregarding any type of disability or levels of literacy.

“We have entrusted the supervisors to handle unique scenarios. People with no hands, those that do not know how to read and write, will be assisted accordingly,” Kasaila said.

Senior Chief Chikowi hailed MEC for organizing the interface meeting and for clarifying on a number of issues making rounds.

The Chief assured the commission that the messages will be disseminated to subject and she assured MEC that there will be a good turn up of people during the voter registration period.

Phase of one of the voter registration ended on November 3 and the second phase begins on November  9 up to  November 22