Mulanje supports amendment of witchcraft act
Mulanje supports amendment of witchcraft act
Chiefs, religious leaders and other stakeholders in Mulanje Thursday agreed that the current Witchcraft Act be amended so that perpetrators of witchcraft get punished.
The suggestions for amendment of the act follow a consultative meeting held at Mulanje organized by the Malawi Law Commission to solicit ideas from the public on how to address the witchcraft problem.
Stakeholders commended government through the Malawi Law Commission for the consultative meetings, saying stories about witchcraft were widespread and endangered people’s lives.
In his remarks, Senior Chief Malemia of Nsanje, who is one of the commissioners, said the issue of witchcraft could not be left to the Law Commission alone to decide on how to curb it.
An official at Malawi Law Commission, Isaac Songeya, said the current witchcraft act was instituted on May 12, 1911 adding that due to increasing witchcraft related incidences the commission had been getting calls for the amendment of the act since 1996.
At the meeting stakeholders agreed that witchcraft existed and that the act be amended to punish the culprits. The meeting also agreed that civic education be conducted to sensitise people to avoid victimizing innocent people especially the elderly.
It was also agreed that matters of witchcraft be settled in traditional courts comprising of a magistrate, traditional leaders as well as herbalists who would determine whether witchcraft took place or not.
Songeya said all the views that were suggested at the meeting would be discussed at a regional meeting to be held after the district consultative meetings.
Malawi is really f**ked up. I can not believe the law society is busy with this rubbish. This law will never work. I do not believe in witchcraft because with all the stories I have heard about witchcraft, Africa could have been very rich by now if it is really that helpful to defeat the enemy. We couldn’t be slaves for 400 years in USA and Asia if we were able to fight back with witchcraft. Why do we have the army or police in the first place, waste a lot of money in investigations when so called witch doctors can do wonders? Let just give an example that I have overwhelming evidence that Bingu is a witch without any doubt and I have full support from witch doctors will you allow me to kill him. Bingu is just blood sucker like Kangame and can not wait to suck our blood. That face on the news looks like Bingu. Once this law is voted I am taking Bingu in for the very first case. He is a witch. I have full evidence. I can even bring the witch doctors to prove it. Many witch doctors need Bingu to be taken to court to answer the strange deaths of Rodwell Munyenyembe and Chakufa Chihana whom I know Bingu did it when he was nearly impeached. This law is targeting Bingu believe me. People are tired of this man.
a Kandu mwasowa mfundo zokwanira ndipo simumaganiza. Ufiti kwanu uliponso and Law imasintha motsatana ndi nthawi imene tikukhala. Ngati panopa ufiti watenga malo and our law is silent on such issue, then the authorities have to put in our laws of Malawi.
WAKE UP KANDU!!!!!!!!!! Why ukunyoza president? How much do you know in this world.
Nanunso afiti mwanyanyira kulodza chisawawa. ngati malamulo angasinthedi tawaloleni afitiwa kukhazikitsa transport association azitenga matola bwenzi sitikubvutika ndi fuel problem koma ntchito yao ndikuchita zinthu mwakabisibisi kutenga miyoyo ya anzawo basi tiyenaoni.Azungu ali ndi technology imene ikupindulira maiko ao ndi dziko lonse nanga ife ma Africans tatani kodi osachita develop matsenga athu koma tingokhalira kupha kapena kulodza anzathu basi.No no let afiti come open we are tired of dangerous attitudes.
change the act as soon as possible. consultation should not take for ever
Nyasa times chithuzi chanucho muchoyse chikundipanga irritate iya. Anakuwuzani kuti ufiti umakhaa wachoncho ndi ndani ? This is Africa put something to portray African. Pliz remove it pliz
Elo Fiti zidziphedwa, kungogwidwa tiyeni tidziipheratu zamnkitsa mudzitambitsa ana anu anzanu muwasiye
Tutaunane, tukwasulane,kuguluche,tuwine but remember there is judgement at the end of the journey. Ntchito zanu zizakutsatani.
Kodi ku Mulanje ndi camp kwa a fiti!? Kodi ndi kufupi ndi ku Thyolo kwa Bingu? Kodi moya ndi mfiti – chairman!? Sono ufitiwo a mulakho osapanga quota system bwanji!? Nyamayo mukufuna muzidya nokha, ambombo! Mukafuna kulemba minister wa ufiti ine ndilipo!
EHE NYONGANI FWITI IZO .We don’t want to be troubled by these poepls.Koma a Nyasa mwaipeza kuti fwiti yonga chidole chaplastic cho!!
Kodi enanu simutha kufupikitsa nkhani? Kungotibowa ndi ma short story anu apa basi!!! Ufiti ulipo – munfunse Lijenda. Anachita kuulula pa TVM.
What a nose,is it true when people are practising witch craft they change their form?Can someone tell me how to join I am interested.