Thokozani Banda: Victim of A Social Scourge?
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Nyakuchena Ganda
At the time of his gruesome murder, 12-year-old Thokozani Banda (May his Precious Soul Rest in Peace) was innocently going about his business of enjoying his life with his friends at Mpingu Primary School grounds.
The press friendly Central Region Police Spokesperson John Namalenga said "the deceased died on the spot in full view of his fellow primary school colleagues after he was sliced on the neck like a chicken"—Nyasa Times 28th March 2008.
The point here is that, the innocent boy was killed in full view of his friends who I am sure were very horrified by the whole bizarre incident. And knowing the place where the school is situated it is intriguing that there were no adults in the neighborhood, who could have possibly heard the screaming and shouting of either the victim or his shock stricken friends to intervene.
Nobody came to Thokozani's rescue. This is very puzzling as it is gut wrenching for the whole incident brings to fore the problem and the manifold deficiencies that our Society to quote the well read and traveled Bunda College Lecturer Dr. David Mkwambisi is "Rotten".
Likewise the story received a lukewarm reaction from the very Malawians who claim to be champions and human rights as they were busy discussing mediocre politicians and sewer politics.
One would expect a massive public outcry and a call for stringent measures of dealing with such people. What kind of nation are we turning into if we can be so insensitive and numb to such grotesque loss of life? So this is the "Warm Heart Of Africa?" Oh yea thriving on absurdity!
In the days of yore such things were an abomination for you could never imagine that anybody would be so cruel or crazy as to terminate anybody's life in full view of the public and with such impunity. Selfishness is becoming our major problem not only in politics but in our regular daily lives too.
If the person who committed this crime like many others languishing in jails were clinically diagnosed; brain disorders would not be ruled out. And forensic psychoanalysis would possibly reveal that this man has had a history of aggressive propensities. But nobody bothered to get him help although he was a time bomb--walking.
This may render some credence to the speculation that heredity is the main cause of serial killings among other influences. Looking at our daily reactions to the things that we don't like suggests that most people at one point or another have at least anticipated dealing in a terminal manner with the people they do not like.
Many people nowadys make very strange coments about people, issues and invents. Their notorious comments pass for petty jokes yet they are a sinister sign of fundamental psychological maladies that have to be dealt with immediately by our society and government. Sad the society is just watching.
The economic and political problems many people are reeling under are also contributing to these problems. The profiles of many serial killers in Malawi advance many resemblances with their pasts, and their current inveterate actions become dissonantly plain as the nose on one's face.
These people may have had traumatic experiences in their young lives. They may have been bodily or psychologically harmed.
From this detail, it comes out that all these forms of maltreatment have a very big bearing on the later lives of these serial killers. Most of these murderers confess that they either kill out of personal gain or pleasure in many other forms. Killing can even be a fetish to these people.
While we accept that in the pre-colonial and colonial days there were some rare cases of serial killings, even without the help of the Police, the communities had very vibrant structures that dealt with enormous speed with the perpetrators of such heinous acts.
It is very important therefore for all Malawians to protect the most susceptible beings among us, from the unborn to the harshly immobilized and aged.
We will become a safe and secure nation if our society chooses to preserve the culture of looking out for each other, which has been the fundamental fabric of life in Malawi. This choice will make us stronger, just as definitely as the choice of life urges us to go on living a full life.
Whether these worrying traits of shared aims among murderers make a strong case towards the idea that serial slayings are caused by events, situations and inheritance, is a matter that seeks thorough investigation by our authorities in government and all Malawians.
If serial executioners give the sense of being associated by comparable situations it is because the inherited personalities of murderers more often than not share the same backgrounds. And our society is encouraging these people to commit their murderous acts by falling backwards and wishing away these problems.
Malawians must wake up to this painful and dangerous reality and fight this scourge right at its core. This must be everybody's responsibility and not government's alone. Thokozani Banda, again my heart comes out to you and May Your Soul Rest in Peace!
The press friendly Central Region Police Spokesperson John Namalenga said "the deceased died on the spot in full view of his fellow primary school colleagues after he was sliced on the neck like a chicken"—Nyasa Times 28th March 2008.
The point here is that, the innocent boy was killed in full view of his friends who I am sure were very horrified by the whole bizarre incident. And knowing the place where the school is situated it is intriguing that there were no adults in the neighborhood, who could have possibly heard the screaming and shouting of either the victim or his shock stricken friends to intervene.
Nobody came to Thokozani's rescue. This is very puzzling as it is gut wrenching for the whole incident brings to fore the problem and the manifold deficiencies that our Society to quote the well read and traveled Bunda College Lecturer Dr. David Mkwambisi is "Rotten".
Likewise the story received a lukewarm reaction from the very Malawians who claim to be champions and human rights as they were busy discussing mediocre politicians and sewer politics.
One would expect a massive public outcry and a call for stringent measures of dealing with such people. What kind of nation are we turning into if we can be so insensitive and numb to such grotesque loss of life? So this is the "Warm Heart Of Africa?" Oh yea thriving on absurdity!
In the days of yore such things were an abomination for you could never imagine that anybody would be so cruel or crazy as to terminate anybody's life in full view of the public and with such impunity. Selfishness is becoming our major problem not only in politics but in our regular daily lives too.
If the person who committed this crime like many others languishing in jails were clinically diagnosed; brain disorders would not be ruled out. And forensic psychoanalysis would possibly reveal that this man has had a history of aggressive propensities. But nobody bothered to get him help although he was a time bomb--walking.
This may render some credence to the speculation that heredity is the main cause of serial killings among other influences. Looking at our daily reactions to the things that we don't like suggests that most people at one point or another have at least anticipated dealing in a terminal manner with the people they do not like.
Many people nowadys make very strange coments about people, issues and invents. Their notorious comments pass for petty jokes yet they are a sinister sign of fundamental psychological maladies that have to be dealt with immediately by our society and government. Sad the society is just watching.
The economic and political problems many people are reeling under are also contributing to these problems. The profiles of many serial killers in Malawi advance many resemblances with their pasts, and their current inveterate actions become dissonantly plain as the nose on one's face.
These people may have had traumatic experiences in their young lives. They may have been bodily or psychologically harmed.
From this detail, it comes out that all these forms of maltreatment have a very big bearing on the later lives of these serial killers. Most of these murderers confess that they either kill out of personal gain or pleasure in many other forms. Killing can even be a fetish to these people.
While we accept that in the pre-colonial and colonial days there were some rare cases of serial killings, even without the help of the Police, the communities had very vibrant structures that dealt with enormous speed with the perpetrators of such heinous acts.
It is very important therefore for all Malawians to protect the most susceptible beings among us, from the unborn to the harshly immobilized and aged.
We will become a safe and secure nation if our society chooses to preserve the culture of looking out for each other, which has been the fundamental fabric of life in Malawi. This choice will make us stronger, just as definitely as the choice of life urges us to go on living a full life.
Whether these worrying traits of shared aims among murderers make a strong case towards the idea that serial slayings are caused by events, situations and inheritance, is a matter that seeks thorough investigation by our authorities in government and all Malawians.
If serial executioners give the sense of being associated by comparable situations it is because the inherited personalities of murderers more often than not share the same backgrounds. And our society is encouraging these people to commit their murderous acts by falling backwards and wishing away these problems.
Malawians must wake up to this painful and dangerous reality and fight this scourge right at its core. This must be everybody's responsibility and not government's alone. Thokozani Banda, again my heart comes out to you and May Your Soul Rest in Peace!
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