Malawi court clears way for ICT association elections
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Malawi Voice
Malawi’s High Court has lifted the injunction that prevented the ICT Association of Malawi from holding its 2026 elections. Judge Jack N’riva found that candidate Moses Dossi had omitted important information from his application, according to the ruling issued on 2 November.
The High Court of Malawi has lifted the injunction suspending elections for the ICTAM board, the Malawian association for information and communication technology, following a legal challenge by Moses Dossi, a candidate for the presidency. In an order dated 2 November 2026, Judge Jack N’riva ruled that the candidate had failed to disclose essential facts to the court, according to Malawi Voice.
Moses Dossi had presented his disqualification as based solely on his status as a politically exposed person, although the case file also cited non-payment of his 2025 membership fee. The ICTAM independent electoral committee had disqualified him on both grounds, and the ethics and compliance committee upheld the decision on 20 October, Malawi Voice reports.
ICTAM Director General Andrew Kamwendo said constitutional and electoral reforms had been adopted at the 2025 annual general meeting, following a process begun in 2024. The revised constitution requires, among other things, 24 months of membership in good standing for candidates for executive posts, while the electoral code sets restrictions on politically exposed persons, according to Malawi Voice.
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