Catholic priest, four others die in road accidents
Five people died in two separate road accidents on Saturday evening and Monday morning in Lilongwe and Mchinji respectively, police have confirmed.
Central Region Police Spokesperson John Namalenga said three women died on the spot on Monday along the Lilongwe-Kasungu road while two others- a Catholic Priest and a parish secretary- died at hospital after they were also involved in a car accident along the Lilongwe-Mchinji road.
According to Namalenga, the priest was identified as Father Gerald Loti, 33, of Chief Zulu in Mchinji and the parish secretary was Maltida Mtambalika, 28, of Kameza village in Chief Lundu in Blantyre.
The two were driving in a Nissan half-tone registration number BP 8093 which was hit at the rear by another vehicle at Mikayeli Turn-off in Mchinji. The accident occurred at about 8 o’clock in the evening.
Both the Priest and the parish secretary were pronounced dead on arrival at Mchinji District Hospital due to multiple injuries in the head sustained during the clash.
Father Loti, who was until his death Parish Priest for Maula Parish, was laid to rest on Monday afternoon at Likuni Cemetery. He was ordained to Priesthood on July 22, 2006. He also served Guilleme and Mtengowanthenga Parishes respectively during his pastoral work.
In another accident, Namalenga said three women traveling in an Isuzu vehicle died after a vehicle they were traveling in was involved in a head-on collision along the Lilongwe-Kasungu road. Three others were rushed to Kamuzu Central Hospital after sustaining serious injuries.
“The accident happened around 10.00am on Monday. Their vehicle was being driven by Gracian Chisale, 38, while the other one was being driven by Wezi Kalua, 34, who was coming from South Africa,” said Namalenga.
The police PRO said the three women were Ruth Chisale, Mary Sozapanja and Grace Chimphambana but did not have their full details.
Akamzangaza,neyenso anali munthu ngati inu nomwe ndiye musanyoze mchoncho.Titero kuti inu ndinu orungama moti simumazembera amkazi anu ndikumanyenga kwina? Kumasiya mkazi myumba mkumakanyenga mahule.Choti mudziwe nachi palibe ndimodzi yemwe orungama ngati Chauta atapanda kutimphululukila machimo athu,komanso dziwani kuti aliyese adzapita ndi ntchito mzake.Kozani wanu moyo poti moto umapita kwatsala ntchile.
kuyankhula koti anthu akutame, umayaluka nazo, ngati mwasowa chokamba akamzangaza, better to keep quite, otherwise, i dont know!!!!!
May their Soul Rest In Peace.
Anthu inu mumakonda kuloza loza anzanu. All i can say to you is DON’T JUDGE BECAUSE WILL BE JUDGED
It is very sad that we are trying to defend bad things or practises that are being done by our priest. Akumaula parsh and the priest, don’t cheat God. Pachilonwe pali mawu oti AVITEVITE YAKOMANA NELOPWELOPWE,OR CHOZEMBA CHIDAKOMANA NDI CHOKWA. The priest that we have now don’t have models like Chiona , kalilombe Mkhori, Changwera,Ziyaye Asolari ndi ena omwe anachita ntchito zabwino. Sitikana munthu amalakwa nchifukwa chake kuli mwambo wolapa, koma pano half a asembe athu ali ndi mabanja a mseri ena titha kuchula ndi maina a ana omwe. Anthu opita ku seminare akapezeka ali ndi chibwenzi, zonse zimathera pompo, taona abale ahtu zitawachitikira. Sikuti kuzuzula zolakwika ndi kupanga judge ai. Kodi sinaesa inu paguwa mumasuzula akilisitu kuti aleke zoipa, nanga ndi judgement kodi. If so please stop saying akristu asamachimwe, muchose sacrament la kulapa chifukwa ndi Mulungu amaweluza. Munthu polandira usembe amalumbira kuti sazakwatira, kusonyeza kuti sangachite chiwelewele, koma izi sizikuchitika ai. If you want to marry resign and become a catchest, not a priest. You are portaying bad picture or image of the church of the church. BAIBULO LIMATI USALUMBIRE ZABOZA, then what is this. How did the two things cet collided. Kunalibe a st patricks, likuni, mtimawoyera ku guilimeko. Shame on you. Ku airport munapezeka, ku area18 munasiya misa, kusalima ziwelewele zokhazokha mpaka ankhristu eni ake kuthamangisa wasembe uyo ali pamaula. Wina wanena ku area 3 mpaka pano muli pafupi ndi nyumba za pa feresh air timakuonanidi. Repent for the rough of the Lord will be upon you. What you confess is what your spirit will say against you before the Lord. Timachikonda chikatolikachi, koma izi mukupanga sizabwino. amino dominos.
I am a strong catholic by religion, but what Mkatolika wakale has said zamveka. In this column, I do not want to comment on this road accident ” may thier souls rest in peace, GOD forgive them”.
What I want my fellow catholics to help me commenting is the MUA PARISH thing! The prayers that were shown on TVM dzana news held by a Mua parish priest did not
go well with me. Much as the roman catholic church is moving towards enculturation/African synod, the Mua parish priest is going beyond. That was typical of ‘tchalitchi cha makolo’ and am not proud of that.
May I therefore, ask the ECM chair to comment on this please or issue a press release.
Am concerned! If this is where my loving church is taking us to, then am lost.
Khilisitu weniweni wachikatolika.
I am not a Catholic. But I also saw our Ngoni dances like Ngoma, which is ok because the dance is a war dance and it can be used to symbolise the war between Jesus and satan and celebrating the victory of Jesus. But I hear they also showed nyau and Malewezi (the head of the Chewa heritage Faundation) was there. I don’t like this because Nyau and Christianity are incompatible. We can’t incoporate every culture into the Church. Ndiye kenaka tichitanso incoporate Kuchotsa fumbi, chokolo, fisi, etc.
Mbuzi ndi a Bakha eni eni m,malawi muno ndi Kamzangaza ndi Shasha.How can you condemn a dead person by giving a stupid comment like that.Who do you think,you are? Inuyo machimo ali THOooooo! ndi mumakutu momwe but you are busy judging dead people as if you are God.The Priest went for Tomb Unveiling in Mchinji and Parish Clerk went for Jubille in Mchinji.These are Church functions which ended very late,as a result,they were to come late to Lilongwe.Please if you don’t have anything wise to comment,is better to keep quite and Malawi will respect You otherwise you are a shame to Malawi and to your Families.Fotseki!!!!
May Almighty the Lord be with the two and welcome them unto your hands as judgement is for yourself
A Thoko, mwachita bwino mwaatero.
Zikomo mwatimasura. Kungoti makhalidwe a ansembe athuwa in general leave a lot to be desired. Akumakhala ngati ndi makondakitala a minibasi.
Ine ndingithokoza Mr. Mathews Banda kuti izi zachitika usanamange ukwati ndi namwali osakhulupilikayo. Mulungu pena amatsogolela. Pemphera umpeza wina wokhulupirika osati zomazemba ndi ansembezo.