Court sends Kamlepo, Makande to jail
Zomba Magistrate Court has given opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) deputy secretary general Hophmally Makande and Malawi Democratic Party (MDP) president Kamlepo Kalua a twenty month prison sentence
Makande was found guilty in an offence of proposing violence whilst Kalua was convicted for uttering seditious words.
The court heard that the offences were committed at the political rally of UDF during the closing of May 19 elections campaign in the lake side district of Mangochi.
Former president Bakili Muluzi addressed the rally.
The court established that the two politicians threatened that UDF would take the law into its own hands if Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) did not rescind its decision to bar Muluzi from the presidential race.
Mec barred Muluzi from contesting on grounds that he already served his maximum two five year consecutive constitutional terms.
Recently, Kamlepo warned the governing Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) that he will call for mass action if it continues to promote tribalism and regionalism.
“Next year (2010) if we see DPP manifesto is not implemented. If we see there is too much tribalism, too much regionalism as we have seen, I will come out and I will tell the people that this is not what we fought for, what we wanted,” said Kalua.
“I am a political heavyweight. I am the only one that can stand up to [President] Bingu wa Mutharika and say that this is nonsense. Nobody can stand up and say this Bingu is nonsense. I am the only one that would go and challenge Bingu,” said the vocal politician who was among pioneers who championed Malawi change from one party dictatorship to democracy.
“I am the only one that challenged Dr Bakili Muluzi. I am the only one that challenged Dr Kamuzu Banda and I marched in Blantyre to Sanjika,” he said.
Very sad. Campaign period is period for free language. Why not arrest those who were insulting violence and uttering seditious language to Muluzi and Tembo, too?
Maliro ku Nkolokosa…Pyooooo!!!!!Taking the law in his own hands heheheheh!!!!Tikukutadi mano kikikiki!!!!!!!Anzawo pakamwa amadyera ndi kumwera…osati kukalowera muchitokosi….bolani kukalowera yoba ndi mfutitu…seweza bwino mwene…cheza bwino ndi sikidzi,nsabwe ndi makoswe…ofunikanso akumenye yakumbuyo kuti ulape…hehehehe!!!!!!!
jangiya wanene zoona mchifukwa chake che Matabwa Mulhakho Mkhwinda zakuwawani mpaka kulemba page yonse. by the way your arguement on kamuzu doesn’t hold any water. if Kamuzu was evil then Bingu and his STINKING Mulhakho are Lusifala (DEVIL).
Pepa dada Kaluwa. Prisons are not hotels and you will see the conditions there. Koma muziyesa kulankhula ngati munthu. Kunene kwa ndithendithe nathambwe anazitengera. Taonani a Muluzi pakali pano akundya 10 course meal inu deya! shame
This is what happens to people who fight injustice with their emotions.
This has nothing to do with Mulakho wa Alhomwe. Tonse tinawamva akuopseza komanso akunyoza.
Atumbukanso pomenya nkhondo ya 1/4 musamale polankhula. Though you may have a good cause you have spoilt it with your emotions.
much as l respect the ruling made by nyakwawa usiwa usiwa.these two gentlemen has said through their lawyer that they will appeal on wednesday.as am going to zomba to see my great grandmother abiti ujeni l will always cheer them up.be strong azibambo.
There is no peace to an evil man, koma 20 months, ukaphunzira lesson, ask Ng’amba zikopa pano he is silent ali mu exile, ntchito zanu zikukutsatani KK & HM, zoziyamba dala. Kapumeni boo!!
Bwana jangiya,
Nyakwawa Usiwa-Usiwa ndi m’bale wanga wa ku Lilongwe, Mchewa. And there is no trace of mlakho in him. Don’t show ignorance here. He is so principled he wants fools to learn. Kamlepo has just had his just desserts for being fooled by Atcheya. Let him rot there.
I don’t see any reason as to why these people from the north any they have done wrong and that govt takes action against such malpractice they politicise those actions taken by govt saying it is regionalism or tribalism, Do they know what leadership is all about . There is nothing political.Do you mean the ruling by the Zomba Magistrate Court Is political I mean you,Kamlepo And Your fellows .Do you mean to say if you were Bingu and one has committed such an offence against you as a head of state you could just sit and watch thinking that if you take an action against such a person people would say your are practicing tribalism/regionalim I mean you people from the north whom claim to be more educated than any other person From other regions.Do you mean Quota System is Tribalism/regionalism/genocide i mean you former DPP regional Govr for the North And I mean You AFORD leader who spoke nonsense on 101 Radio FM Just yesterday . Do You Have Children And what happens when you Have little food at home but still you have children who are older than the others , do you give big share of the little food to those who are older just because they have biger stomarchs than the younger instead of sharing them Equally. Leave Bingu Alone.
Vuto lake Mapwiya kusakhululuka. Eishii. Akatero basi. Mpasu uyo anamuumira mtima. If he could not appreciate anzake oti anampangira kachipani kakeka ka Dipwipwi%quota achina Harry Mkandawire, Zikhale, Gwanda and Ulasi Musi ndiye Kamulepo ndani? Zomwezi mpakana ku ndende. Ndani amene amangidwapo nthawi ya Muluzi chifukwa cha zolankhulidwa pa campain. Liuma mkulu ndiye kaya mumkavoteranu munya muona. Akati quota ndi quota basi mpakana 2014 woooo!