NICE launches female Parliamentarians calendars to raise profile
Malawi’s female lawmakers’ profiles are expected to be raised and promoted following National Initiative for Civil Education (NICE) launch of calendars.
The calendars launch is a response to the worrying trend over recent studies that representation of women in Parliament remains very low.
For instance the recent studies titled, “Women and Power, Representation and Influence in Malawi’s Parliament” attests to this and goes on to recommendation a number of interventions for addressing this unacceptable situation.
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Malewezi hails NICE election role
Malawi’s former Vice President, Right Honourable Justice Chimera Malewezi has praised the national Initiative for Civic Education NICE for the role it is playing in proving civic education in the country.
Right Honorable Malewezi was speaking when he presided over the launch a book co-published by NICE and the Institute for Policy Interaction (IPI).
The book, titled "The Malawi 2014 Tripartite Elections - Is Democracy Maturing?” is an analysis of the May 2014 Tripartite election. It was co-edited by Nandini Patel and Michael Wahman and published with financial support from the European Union and the Government of Malawi.
NICE welcomes new MEC Commissioners, urges them to serve with utmost impartiality and patriotism
National Initiative for Civic Education (NICE) has welcomed the appointment of new Commissioners of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC).
Section 6(2) of the Electoral Commission Act no. 11 of 1998 as amended provides for appointment Commissioners of the Malawi Electoral Commission by the State President.
President Peter Mutharika recently appointed a new set of commissioners to replace commissioners who oversaw Malawi’s first ever Tri-partite Elections in May 2014 after their term of office expired on May 19 this year.
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