1 Police officer confirmed killed in Lilongwe violence ahead of Mutharika rally

October 8, 2019 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 105 Comments

Malawi police has confirmed that one cop has been killed  in Lilongwe’s Msundwe Trading Centers where there were reported clashes between locals and the law enforcers  after residents rose up against President Peter Mutharika’s political rally in the capital city.

Malawi police officer who was injured in clashes between police and locals in Lilongwe has died. Police did not give identity of the deceased officer who has died in the line of duty

The social media is awash with the picture of the police officer lying on the ground in full police uniform.

National Police spokesperson James Kadadzera has confirmed that the police officer who was severely beaten by the residents has died of head injuries.

Kadadzera, however, could not give more details.

The violence comes barely days after political commentators asked Mutharika to suspend the political rally in view of the political instability in the central region following the highly disputed elections.

A journalist who is currently at Nsundwe says the irate people have blocked the road from Lilongwe to Mchinjiforcing road users especially Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) supporters from traveling to Lilongwe where President Mutharika is expected to hold a rally in Kawale Township.

“They say they have blocked the road to prevent people from travelling to the rally venue,” said the journalist.

Police had to chase the rioters to nearby villages while firing teargas cannisters but the youthful protesters kept regrouping and fought back with stones, saying chanting  “revolution time”.

Mutharika will hold the political rally at Kamuzu Institute for Youth in Kawale after launching the construction of US funded 250 secondary schools.

The government and the DPP  are going ahead with the preparations for the rally this afternoon despite the violence at Nsundwe.

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105 replies on “1 Police officer confirmed killed in Lilongwe violence ahead of Mutharika rally”

  2. This in not okay, some of these police officers we are vandalizing, they are not in support of the Government. but they just trying to deliver their job, so in my view i think those in position of this case, they also face the serious charge.

  3. Where is PAC Rev Chingota and group, you spoke when Mayaya was injured and now an innocent Policeman BRUTALLY murdered by those you defend, you are quite.

  4. God is not human that he should lie. He said in “Psalms 37. Vs 14and 15. The wicked have drawn out the sword and have bent their bow to cast down the poor and needy and to slay such as be of upright conversation. Their sword shall enter into their own heart and their bows shall be broken ” Those of you who think you can silence the poor and needy through force and intimidation be warned God’s words are spirit and spirit is stronger than material.

    1. Please go and study your Bible, The same Bible says people should respect those in Authority because they are approved by God. So dont involve GOD and Bible in petty Political and Regional differences. Go and read Romans 13v1-4

  5. You hacked Billy Mayaya and celebrated commenting that Ntopya 1 and Cadet police officers should have killed Mayaya et al. Rolling the reverse, boom! you are whining like British people. Hello no all Cadets from Lhomwe belt you wanted this. So this is a warm up. You have not seen the best or I should say the worse. You will go back to Milanje. We know that you are not Malawians. You are Mozambicans. You came to Malawi as refugees and have never gone back to Mozambique.

    2. No tribe is from Malawi. Chewas are from Zaire, Tumbukas from Zaire, Ngoni from South Africa, Sena, Yao and Lhomwe from Mozambique. So taking distance of origin into consideration, then the Yao, Sena and Lhomwe can be the owners of Malawi.Please stop these tribalistic comments they are bad.

  6. I DEMAND THAT THESE MURDERERS ARE ALL PUT TO DEATH. ANYONE THAT HAD A HAND IN HIS DEATH.

    Declare HRDC illegal in Malawi.

    This has never been the value system of Malawi.

    This madness cannot go on.

    Killing an innocent officer of the law in cold blood. Our officers are already underpaid, and now they are no longer respected.

    TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE.

    ARMY YOU HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO ASSIST THE POLICE FORCE TO BRING SANITY TO OUR LAND.

    1. Mtambo is very happy with this,this was his motive,he has longed for this everysince he started those unrest.bravo Mtambo.finally you have succeeded.Shame.leave our Malawi,go back to burundi

    2. You go declared HRDC illegal cause the AG has failed you seem smarter lol and with your comment I think you should contest in the coming by-elections so you could fight for salary increment for the underpaid and bring MPS to its deserved reputation.

  7. This is an called for.Everybody has the right to move freely without being hindered..You have been demonstrating with lorries coming all the way from Mchinji..Others shouldn’t be able to assembly and have a political rally splh because sanavinidwe nyau.. You have poked into security apparatus now..

  8. It was a young democrat masquerading as a police officer who has been killed at nsundwe today.

    Things will never be the same again in this country, what we need now is federal system of government.

    Alomwe anapatsidwa Malo ndi achewa ku mulanje akuthawa apwitikizi ku Mozambique. Lero alomwe amanyoza achewa amene anawapatsa Malowo kuti ndi anthu osaphumzira, anyawu komaso wosasamba.

    Ndechilipo apa alomwe ndi achewa akambirane chifukwa alomwe Sazasiya kubera mavoti chifukwa alipo ochepa.

  9. Rip police on duty , but this time they must deny they know the truth why protecting thieves . That’s the pay

  11. Chakwela must be very happy to so bloodshed. This is his commitment to get power. I am sure Chakwela and his family will never have peace of mind just like John Tembo until death. He will one day leap what he is sawing. It could be him direct or his children.

  12. A certain vampire is obviously now very happy. That vampire preached about blood shed if he lost elections and his agents are perfectly implementing that. Very sad. By the way, had it been that this officer shot in self defence, you could have heard the noise from stinking mouth partisan CSOs.

  13. You reap what you sow DPP. Things will only get worse. Dont pretend to care about this police officer… you have been using him just like you have been using the others to repress and oppress people….

  14. This country needs a President, a leader who can navigate us through the current impasse. APM clearly cannot.

  15. Don’t blame Nyasa times here. Expose all what is happening why hiding. Uchitsiruwo uwonekere. Kulolera mwazi ukhetsedwe chifukwa chonena Kuti term yako yatha sudzalamuliranso. Shame on you Man of God. Ukonzekere mwezi unonso angongole akubwera kudzatenga zawo.

  16. WE NEED PEACE MORE THAN EVER BEFORE AND WE CAN ONLY HAVE PEACE WHEN OUR LEADERS CAN LISTEN FOR ONCE. KUSANVERA KUKAKAMIRA MIPANDO KUPHETSA INNOCENT SOULS KU MALAWI.

    THE WORST SCENARIO IS THAT POLICE HAVE BEEN EXPOSED AS IN ALLIANCE WITH THE DPP TO THWART PEOPLE’S WILL. ZAVUTA ZEDI KODI MAYI ANSAH MUKUNVA BWANJI IZI MUKAMAONA..

    PLEASE RESIGN AND RUN AWAY IF YOU ARE SCARED KUTI PETER AKUPHANI

  18. Politics aside, this is bad. This is evil. No human being deserves this. May God have mercy on the people that have a hand in this officer’s death. He has a family for crying out loud!

  19. Anyone with a hand in the death of this innocent person should earn curse. May the killers be haunted and suffer for the rest of their lives. Mwazi wa munthu!!? God is Watching

  20. The President has allowed this rowdy behaviour in pretence of democracy, people are getting killed, injured and maimed because we have let certain elements who are not civilised to take control, and are the same group of people who want to impose their will on of head of Police. Mr President dont be weak on such things, you must now order arrests
    of Ring leaders no body is above the Law. Army stop protecting HRDC Leaders they are a rogue group if they are good Demo organisers they are supposed to advise their followers to act humanely According to our Constitution chapter IV Human Rights, Section 38, Every person shall have the right to assemble and demonstrate with others peacefully and unarmed. Now if people are armed with sticks and stones to oppose something then its no longer a demonstration but a Riot. Policemen have right to life as any other person and its not a light thing to shed blood of a Military officer, The Village and the people sorrounding that area must be arrested, this is the signature of Youth Leagers of MCP

  21. The police has been totally politicised, in the eyes of the public the police will always side with the ruling party. That’s why they are so much hated…….. It is only the police itself and the ruling part that can correct this sad situation . It is very sad that innocent lives can be lost in this manner. On the other hand let it be a work up call to the authorities. The authorities should not end at just investigating and bringing the culprits to book. Start doing something to reverse the situation.

  22. May be this time Peter will come to his senses that his leadership is not welcomed in this country. Uchitsiru omayankhula motumbwa ndi choncho, kuphetsa nazo anthu osalakwa. Dausi and your friends you will haunted by these innocent souls!!!!

  23. i totally blame the presdent for provoking this tension, why invading lilongwe with a rally yet we are in political turmoil ..

    May the soul of the cop RIP

  24. This is not Malawian…….nobody deserves this kind of death whether police or not. Whether one is MDF, POLICE, HRDC, and CITIZEN we all have the right to life. None of us is a second class citizen we are all the same regardless of those groups let alone the tribal groups of chewa lomwe or tumbuka. Unless we intentionally choose to see ourselves as malawians deserving equal access to opportunities the struggle will carry on. Good will must overtake the evil ways!!
    And please nyasa times act as professionals by giving respect to the dead by putting a less graphic picture.
    How come some photos you show blurred picture and some you don’t?

  25. I have been preaching peace on this forum and I have stated that civil war does not need someone to announce it for you.it is we ourselves the so called warm heart of Africa that are making this country another Somalia. I had a chance to attend a class in managing peace and security in Africa. One thing came clearly is that our politicians and those in leadership do not take heed of political and security advices.my call to Malawians please let us stop violence today is the death of this innocent officer he has a family children and wife what do you make of him and the bereaved family is this the way to go Malawians. I condemn any violence by anybody.

    My call to security agents especially police please intelligence collection is very important as far as your operations are concerned. Study your community profile and make decision basing on facts and information on the ground where you are going to work. Thus weapons to use number of men and the situation you are going to encounter. If the situation is beyond your level let it go to the other level.

    My appeal to our leaders govt and opposition. Do not blame each other we are going to hold you all accountable for the destruction bloodshed in Malawi. You are busy doing things that will not assist my children instead of coming together and resolve this issue completely. unfortunately you think the court ruling will do you better. My warning what so ever the court will rule will not do good to all of you will be ashamed and leave a legacy that people will never respect you for ever I being one. How can you let Malawi be destroyed under your noses. please Malawi is waiting for you. If today you meet and hold your hands for peace and give the country direction what is wrong in this. This is my prayer for the Nation Malawi. Do not wait for the worse to come to the worst.AMEN

  26. Right to Life surpases all other rights for deprivation of it,all others are inexistence. Justice must prevail noone deserve to die because of political indifference ,ideology or tribe. The Malawi Kamuzu fought for is one where all tribes co-habitate and there is no Lomwe,Tonga, Chewa or Yao. This primitive mind-set is one keeping Malawi under-developed. Tiyeni tizikonda a Malawi anzathu Moyo ndi ofunika kuposa zonse tiyeni tizilingalira zinazi osamangomvera andale ofuna kukhutitsa mimba zawo.

  27. So sad, I don’t think any reasonable person can condone this whether MCP or DPP. The deceased is sombody’s father, brother, husband e.t.c A lot of people will suffer because of this. What if police starts using force what about if other stakeholders follow suit? Let’s avoid being used by andale friends. They are children of same mother and none of them is trustworthy.

  28. Nyasatimes should have a censorship policy, photos of people that have died / injured need to be treated with dignity.

    2. Same spot on. I even failed to read the story because of the glaring graphic picture. Shame on you Nyasatimes. The deceased is someone’s father, son, brother, uncle etc

  30. That is what happens when you live in a,, is it true or not,, Leadership. Last week people in Mzuzu/ Mzimba were crying for their son who was in custody and died because he was severely harmed by the security urgent, the same people who are here on this platform they said, apolice mwachita bwino kuphako mmodzi so that HRDC and other people who are against of what happened during election atengepo phunziro, now i ask you, who has taken a lesson here? Who is a teacher? Teaching who? When people are angry they don’t afraid of nothing! These young men of Nsundwe if you ask them the question why, the answer they will tell you is simple,,,,, they were dealing with DPP,,,,,, police is over used by the party and or it has become the party youth! Police has to be reformed! Failing which you are near by villages and it will be you and villagers not DPP party that is using you for nothing! This is just the begging!!!!

  31. It the loss of life of innocent Malawians worth you Peter Arthur Mutharika still clinging on to the Presidency worth it? No APM its time you packed your bags and leave.

  32. Koma a Malawi ukudziwa kut nkhondoyi akuyambitsa ndi achakwera …..?a busa,a pastor,mmmmmmm za manyazi kupha oteteza iweyo ,abale lemekezani lanulo

  33. YOU HAVE KILLED SOMEONE’S UNCLE, FATHER, SON, BREAD WINNER AND HUSBAND.

    HIS SPIRIT WILL BE UPON YOU WHILE HERE ON EARTH, AND YOU WILL REGRET THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

  34. This is too bad. RIP!
    This this area must not benefit from this USAID secondary school program.

  35. This is bad and it does not desrve a place in our society. The police must also learn to work profesionaly, Last week they shot a civilian who was unarmed, today the civilians have retaliated.

  36. Killing of law enforcement officers or any person for that matter is behaviour that is contrary to the values that we as Malawians hold. This violence will not resolve the real problem; maladministration by the current political establishment.

    1. Peter Mutharika should be held directly responsible for the loss of lives resulting from his lust for holding on to power. The President is aware that he direct a well trained rigger to return from his diplomatic posting to rig the elections and should instead of being the cause of the demos, lootings and now killings should be leaving power before further loss of lives and bankrupting the nation.

  37. AWACHITA BWINO MUYESELE KUWAMANGA WE WILL TAKE YOU BACK TO LATE BINGU WA MUNTHARIKA REGIME TIOTCHA NYUMBA YA ALIYESE WA DPP AND POLICE OFFICER BIG UP LILONGWE

    1. You are stupid if that Police officer was your father you would not say what you have said ukumveka ngati wopanda nzeru kapunzireni sukulu

      1. And the boy in Mzuzu. You think we will watch Police killing our own you are wrong. Any death by police will be avenged. Be assured of that. Even chasing you cockroaches from our region if need be.

    2. These are not professional Policemen, professionals can not and will never be used as party youth! Zisamakomele mbuzi kugunda galu, one of the comment posted here during the funeral of the guy who died after being harassed by the cop in Mzimba.

  38. Kod ku training anakuphunzisan only teargas no calate to defend yourself in case u run out of tear gas???

      1. He went their to kill he took a chance and lost end of story. Those who live by the sword will die of the sword. Read your bible.

    1. Tell your Peter to go to the northern Malawi too are hungry and thirsty for his rallies he’s will warmly welcomed blv me or not. Or else asked the other party in past year’s welcomed by a pig itavala nSaul ya chipani. Am very sad about the deaths due to 21 tripartite elections may God intervien our beloved country Malawi in the past year’s was warm heart of Africa milk ‘n’ honey I heard so 😥😢😡

  41. It is a worrying thing that people are dying for what? for Ansah, DPP, Chakwera, Chilima. These people are not worthy to die for

  43. Last week hrdc used to give very negative speeches condemning the police and the police were even chased from demos. That condemnation of the police by opposition leadership is what contributes to these kind of deaths because people have unwelcoming attitude towards officers. Let us stop demonising the police naonso ndi anthu. U beat police day and night hiding behind your allegations that they are cadets. The police protect protect us and we all have a duty to protect them including lett3them do their duty. Govt please arm the police

    2. The solution is for the police to stop from being biased towards the ruling parties. There is a need for them to be nuetral in discharging their duties. Tikuwapweteketsa a police pa za ziiiii.

      1. Poor you munamvapo kuti a DPP aseka nseu kuti ena asapite kunsokhano? As a police officer amachita zokhazikisa bata mwancthito yake osati amagwirila ntchito DPP ayi if those Nyau cadets didn’t block the road this couldn’t happen. Keep in mind those voted for DPP & UTM (almost 70%) didn’t won’t MCP nde sizoti zinthuzi muzizionela one side ayi. That organization HRDC should be revamped otherwise it’s killing us slowly one by one. Open up your eyes Malawi look at Libya look at Zimbabwe, they wanted change, where is the change now? War,famine,drought? Was that the change they was looking at? Remember the late Matafale in his lyrics “Chenjera Malawi nyama yako itha kukhala nyambo” now the opposition + HRDC are using my fellow Malawians as NYAMBO just to achieve their personal agendas. Feeling sorry for where we are heading to with out Distruction boys “Cloud☁️ + Climbed🚵🏾‍♀️”.

        1. Why should be poor be peaceful when you are killing them by denying them the basic necessities of life. Mukunamatu inu. If the police defend the thieves we will deal with them. Why should we look at Libya while these thies are stealing our taxes. We deal with them first death or no death then we can look at Libya if it will be necessary.

  44. Police do your investigations and arrest the killers to rot in jail. No bail application to be heard for them. Malawi is one and there is no ways some people from central region should block peaceful travelers . The one addressing the rally is the head of state and not a leader of a political party. Those that have killed this innocent cop will be cornered and when you arrest them muwamenye ndi shambook

    2. Tragic and regrettable indeed. Our leaders can do better to unite us, both ruling and opposition but as others and Major 1 has said, this has been ticking bomb waiting to explode. When DPP cadets thinks Blantyre is their hotbed and slash in the head innocent protesters like Billy, opposition diehards also think their district is their party’s hotbed. In the end we all lose.

      1. Gays must be slashed this ain’t Europe wamva. Sanaone anzake achina Tionge Mhango mxiew atumbuka mxiew chilichonse criticizing? Mulanditsa nazo dzikoli kwa Satana

  45. Why have the police all over sudden become our enemies. This is they questions politicians should be asking. The police has been too much politicized. I hope Jane Ansah will find time to attend the funeral of this officer. Her defiance and that of Peter has brought us this far.

    1. Police in this country is trash of the highest order. Either on the road trying to solicit bribes or doing DIPHWIPHWI errands, or teargas. All the much toughted police reforms was waste of time. Lawlessness can’t be tolerated but when systems become dysfunctional like the police, people react sadly in inappropriate ways sometimes

    2. You are on point. Let them do the soul searching and be professional when handling the people. A few weeks ago same police had to run away in Blantyre just to pave way for the Cadets to beat the HRDC peaceful demonstrators. Today people at Nsundwe misbehave they rush to teargas them. The police must at all costs be seen to neutral in discharging their duties. Otherwise the current status will always make them enemies of the people.

    3. This has nothing to do with JANE ANSA. CHAKWERA AND MTAMBO the blood of the Police officer is in their hands, kodi konseku kufuna u President?

    2. Kkkkk our police is very incapacitated. Mwapasa and his political cronies budget for supplies on paper but siphon the money into their pockets. In the end police go to do policing work ill-equipped.

      The solution is not to give the police on the streets guns but to address underlying issues and earn public trust. A police amakhala mma location where they can easily be targeted

  47. Kodi tikamatele ndiye Re-run izathekha bwanji . Anthu azapanga bwanji kapeni kapena wina aliyese azavotela pa phone nyumba mwake

  48. boma likuyenera kupeleka mi futi kwa apolisi ndikuthana ndi anthu otelewa………kodi mfuti ntchito yake ndichani….? please a boma muchite kathu apa …powaganizila anzanthu apolisiwa…aziyenda ndi mfuti please

    1. The solution is not kugawa mifuti ayi. Pafika oro mutapha anthu onse kukhala m’modzi azakuvutanibeni basi. Look just today there were demonstrations at BBS, Machinga Teachers training college, Limbe. It shows that something is wrong with the leadership.

      1. It’s not about leadership it’s about how Mtambo(DarkCloud) has brainwashed Malawians thinking that if everything went wrong people should go to the streets and burn some tires and loot some shops instead of resolving the matter peacefully.

  50. I hope he was a cadet but if he was an innocent man taking orders from Mwapase then im sorry! Other learn if I was an officer I would refuse such duties not worthy dying for this shit! Life is precious.

    1. Unfortunately he was a good man and not a cadet. This is very unfortunate some of us we know this man as he was discharging his duties in Mzuzu.

  52. You just do not kill a law officer, the culprits deserve death penalty. This cannot be condoned. And to those who encourage demos can you think again? you have stirred up the people to riot look at the first fruits of your demos. They say war has its own momentum once started it grows on its own. I beg HRDC please stop because now two lives have been taken directly linked to demos.

    1. ACHISILU INU NDI NDANI AMENE WAPANGA ORGANISE MA DEMO TODAY?? THESE PEOPLE ARE PROTESTING IN THEIR OWN THINKING NOT THAT SOMEONE HAS ORGANISED THIS.KODI UMBULIWU MUNAPITA SUKULU ZAKE ZITI??

      1. mbuzi ya munthu iwe osakamba maganizo ako bwanji .. u want everyone to be thinking idiotically like you stupid GANGWAYI ,,,,

    3. This has nothing to do with demos. If anything go and tear out that page in the constitution. Demos will continue

  53. There is no go zone anywhere in Malawi for whoever matters..This is uncalled for..You are inviting the wrath of the Police..Be ready.. You have been treated with KO’d groves for so long..Rest in Peace

    1. If you saw the pomp with which the police approached Nsundwe some of us were sure death was unavoidable except that it was civilians we thought would die but read Psalms 37 verse 14 and 15 you will know God is not a person that he should lie. What ever he says shall come to pass.

  54. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk died in the line of duty!!!!!!! Defending the MK80,000 yomwe yalowa posachedwapa!!!!

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