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UTM ward councillor Kondwani Brian Nyasulu has won the Mzuzu mayoral race, defeating the incumbent mayor Gift Desire Nyirenda of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP).
The election was held at a plenary meeting of the Mzuzu Municipal Council and resulted in Nyasulu getting nine votes and Nyirenda getting seven votes.
The result marks a major shift in the political landscape in Mzuzu, with the UTM party scoring a crucial victory over its coalition partner, the MCP.
Prior to the vote, a point of order was raised against Nyirenda on the grounds that he had an ongoing case for tainting public office before the Mzuzu Magistrates’ Court.
But the ruling held that because Nyirenda had not yet been convicted of a crime, he was eligible to run for mayor.
Related News: Elections were held in Lilongwe and Zomba on Tuesday, with Esther Sagawa of the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) elected as the new mayor of Lilongwe City, defeating Felix Tsokonombwe by 21 votes.
In Zomba, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) councillor Christopher Jana won, replacing United Democratic Front (UDF) councillor Davie Maunde as the new mayor.
Elections were held in Mzuzu, Lilongwe and Zomba after the Blantyre High Court lifted a stay order barring local councils from holding mayoral and deputy mayor elections.
The election results highlight the complex dynamics within Mzuzu’s UTM-MCP alliance, with both parties vying for power in the region.
The victory of UTM’s Nyasulu over MCP’s Nyirenda marks a shift in the balance of political power in Mzuzu municipality.
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