UDF Candidate Appears in Court Over Fake Certificate

A disqualified United Democratic Front (UDF) parliamentary candidate for Blantyre North Bakali Osman is set to appear in court on Tuesday to answer charges of uttering a false document.

Malawi National Examination Board (Maneb) spokesperson Mayamiko Chiwaya has confirmed the development.

Chiwaya said they received the certificate from Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) which was found fake after examining the document.

“After examining the MSCE certificate which MEC presented to us, we discovered that it was fake, it was forged,” he said.

He added that the certificate will be used in the court.

 “The certificate will be provided in the court as evidence,” he said.

According to Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) spokesperson Sangwani Mwafulirwa, said they received complaints that Osman is using a fake certificate.

“We received complaints that Mr. Osman presented a fake certificate so we presented the certificate to Maneb who confirmed that the certificate was indeed fake,” Mwafulirwa said.

When asked to comment on the matter UDF spokesperson Ken Ndanga said he could not comment on the matter because the party has not been officially communicated. i