According to MEC chairperson Jane Ansah the by-elections budget is estimated at K400 million and their source of funding is Treasury. The decision to postpone the by-elections has attracted an editorial comment in an influential daily newspaper, The Nation titled 'By-elections call off thwarting democracy' and Malawi's flagship daily newspaper, The Daily Times . Reads the editorial comment in part: "But then, at the end of the day, it is the people in the areas who will suffer because of lack of representation. Daily Times comment titled 'No honesty in postponing elections' , also argued along the same lines in their editorial comment. The editorial comment of The Nation then concluded that: "Democracy should not be frustrated.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 21, 2017 13:30 UTC