The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) is seeking the court’s interpretation of President Peter Mutharika’s October 10 2025 Executive order to relocate the electoral body to Blantyre from Lilongwe. Mtalimanja (C), flanked by Commissioner Limbikani Kamlongera (L) and chief elections officer Andrew MpesiWhile Macra and the other institutions have moved, MEC has stayed put in Lilongwe. “Any directive that potentially affects MEC’s operational independence—especially so close to an electoral cycle— must be subjected to strict constitutional scrutiny. “The relocation shall commence immediately upon issuance of this order and be completed within three months from the date of this order,” read the order in part. MEC moved its head offices from Blantyre to Lilongwe in June 2023 while Malawi Prisons relocated its headquarters from Zomba in January 2024 followed by Macra in March 2024 alongside MHC.