Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has sacked his country’s military chief, General Vincent Nundwe.
Mutharika’s action follows his earlier refusal to accept and ratify new changes to electoral laws in his country.
The new laws were passed by his country’s parliament to ensure that fresh elections take place but the president is refusing to accept them.
Malawi’s top court nullified his re-election last year and ordered for fresh election in May.
The court said the previous election was characterized by irregularities, but Mutharika has condemned that ruling and filed an appeal.
President Peter Mutharika and the electoral commission lost the court challenge against the annulment of his re-election.
The Malawian Constitutional Court rejected Mutharika’s appeal but the president the ruling was “a serious subversion of justice, an attack on our democratic systems and an attempt to undermine the will of the people”.
President Peter Mutharika last year was sworn in for a second five-year term, despite the challenge to election results in court.
He took his oath of office at an inauguration ceremony in Blantyre, Malawi’s second largest city, promising to tackle corruption.
But the May 2019 election was characterized by controversy with the opposition challenging the validity of the vote.
Mutharika was declared winner of the election with a 38.57% share of the vote.
Source: Africafeeds.com
