DPP Shadow MP Veronica Ndalama rocked in handouts scandal during campaign trail

As the campaign trail is drawing closer to an end this coming Sunday, Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Shadow Member of Parliament for South Lunzu Constituency Veronica Ndalama has defied the Political Parties Act of 2018 banning handouts during the campaign trail.

Section 41 (1) of the Political Parties Act provides that a candidate, political party or body or any person contesting or intending to contest in an election under this Act, shall not at any time issue a handout.

The Act further states that a person contravening the law will be liable to a fine of K10 million and a five-year jail term.

According to information at hand, Ndalama is moving around South Lunzu Constituency disbursing money to voters at night to woe them to vote for her on September 16, 2025.

Ndalama is also on record to have bought over 300 delegates during Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) primaries with money amounting to MK200, 000 each to vote for her.

As this is not enough, Ndalama is alleged to have sponsored the upcoming trip for a group of Machinjiri ladies trip with money amounting to Mk200,000.00 in exchange for votes.

Screenshots of the said payments are currently all over social media.

When contacted for comment on the matter Registrar of Political Parties Kizito Tenthani said his office is yet to receive official complaint on the matter.

“My office is yet to receive an official complaint on the matter and we will act once we receive the official complaint. Let me also take this opportunity to tell all Malawians that as registrar of political parties we cannot be everywhere, we rely on people to inform us on the said malpractice,” said Tenthani.

Tenthani went further to say that his office will release a report on the number of complaint received regarding the handouts once the campaign trail is over.

“At the moment i can’t say how many cases that have been reported to my office as figures skyrocketing each passing day,” added Tenthani.

Effort to talk to Ndalama proved futile as her phone number went unanswered.

Recently, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) cautioned the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) from engaging into the malpractice after it was reported that its torchbearer President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera was disbursing Mk50, 000 to Malawians who were being called to State House.

Faceofmalawi will keep you updated on this matter.