Nairobi, Kenya: Former Malawi President Joyce Banda has finally bowed to pressure and conceded defeat, and to have the new President, Peter Mutharika sworn in but not without a fight. In the past weeks, she had attempted to nullify the elections without success.
But the Malawi Electoral Commission remained firm and continued counting the votes despite Joyce Banda nullifying the polls. The courts also remained steadfast, and overturned her ruling. As the counting of votes continued, it became obvious that Malawians were not keen on giving her another chance to lead the one of the poorest Africa nations.