On Malawi voter registration and identity cards

Someone pointed out to me that the higher turnout for voter registration is largely  driven by something less edifying than democratic zeal  and the sense of duty  to fulfill one's obligation as citizen to  vote. Malawi is one of the few countries in Africa with no system of  national identification cards. Registration to vote thus provides the rare opportunity of having an identification card that is widely recognised in the country. Here is as good an example as any of killing  the proverbial two birds with one stone. 

Apparently more women and young men have availaed themselves of this opportunity than older male. The implication of this on potential voters does not seem to have been fully grasped by our political actors, except perhaps (by design  or default) DPP with its choice of Mrs. Banda. . One obvious piece of advice is that targeting women and young people is a winner.