Johannesburg, South Africa (ADV) – Malawi has continuously shown its determination in initiating peace strategies in a bid to prevent political-related violence from occurring as the country gears up for elections set for 21 May.
This comes as the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is set to officially open the campaign period for this year’s polls on the 19 March.
Malawi’s official, Aaron Mwenelupembe, told the Maravi Post that they are initiating peace related strategies around communities to make sure that the campaign period runs smoothly.
“Historically we know that in some constituency’s things can be volatile during campaign periods and we have already received reports in some constituency’s where certain candidates are being barred from certain areas but we can’t wait for them to escalate to violence hence we have put forward interventions to meet all political leaders in the district,” he said.
He added that the committee has already engaged traditional leaders and the youths who are often used by “selfish politicians to stir up violence in the district.”
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