Aliyekuwa waziri wa serikali za mitaa Malawi
amejiua baada ya kupata taarifa za kushindwa
uchaguzi mkuu.Kifo chake kimetokana na
kujipiga risasi akiwa nyumbani kwake.
HABARI KAMILI.
A Malawian minister has killed
himself, police say, as results are
still awaited from Tuesday's
general elections.
Outgoing deputy Local
Government Minister Godfrey
Kamanya shot himself in his
home, according to police.
His spokesman denied reports
that his suicide was linked to him
apparently losing his
parliamentary seat.
Official results have not yet been
declared in what was expected to
be a tight presidential race.
The BBC's Raphael Tenthani in
Malawi says the electronic
counting system has broken down
in some areas and votes are being
collated manually in these places.
Mr Kamanya left a suicide note at
his home in the capital, Lilongwe,
asking President Joyce Banda to
take care of his daughter and
provide for her education, our
reporter says.
Eleven candidates ran against Mrs
Banda, but her main challenger is
Peter Mutharika, the brother of
former President Bingu wa
Mutharika.
The Malawi Election Commission
(MEC) will announce results
when 30% of votes have been
counted, its chairman Maxon
Mbendera said on Wednesday.
The MEC was "not anywhere in
the neighbourhood" of that figure,
he added.
Counting was being done
manually because the electronic
system was "refusing to take the
information from the ground
where our data clerks are
stationed to send the results,"
chief elections officer Willie
Kalonga told the AFP news
Source:BBC SWAHILI.
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