Anti- Ansah protesters, police clash as Malawi army soldiers now protect demonstrators

October 1, 2019 Owen Khamula - Nyasa Times 51 Comments

Malawi Police fired tear-gas as anti-Jane Ansah protesters pelted the law enforcers with stones, chasing them away from the demonstrations in Lilongwe prompting Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers to come in and the protests proceeded peacefully.

MDF soldiers protecting the protesters
Demos in Lilongwe

The Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) sanctioned highly patronized protests started with the clash between the police and the demonstrators because the protesters protested against having the police protect them following their failure to do so last week in Blantyre.

The protesters accused the police of being ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) cadets and chased them with stones at the start of the protest march.

However, after the police retaliated the pelting of the stones with teargas, the protesters run away and scattered only to regroup later at Lilongwe CCAP church.

The Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers then came and an agreement was hammered for the soldiers to protect the protesters during the march to Capital Hill through parliament.

HRDC chairperson Timothy Mtambo said he was happy that the protest was going on peacefully, saying he could not cancel the demos because of the police indiscipline.

The soldiers are protecting the protestors with armoured vehicles as well, vehicle that usually escort President Peter Mutharika these days when entering the Capital City.

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51 replies on “Anti- Ansah protesters, police clash as Malawi army soldiers now protect demonstrators”

  1. Justice , justice justice what we need it’s justice no matter how those thugs trying to killing us but we will fight for justice till our last blood drop

  4. I was expecting DPP cadets to Block the Road …Panja ati ndi ntchito yao kulesa ma Demo ….Munali kwayani ?

  5. I was listening to the demo additional demands and they included protesting against police actions in Blantyre last week who allegedly fired teargas at QECH and beating of Billy Mayaya by allegedly DPP cadets.
    Surprisingly missing on the demands is the arrest of MDF soldiers who beat to death an HRDC demo participator last week in Karonga. I tell you if the police had done it sakanamwa madzi.
    Mukuaopa masoja. Nde poti mmati mademo sinjira yamtanda masojawo azakulorani kuyenda njira yachisokonezo? Kkkk.
    Guys vomerani kugonja basi timange Malawi watsopano. Its true the elections had some minor shortfalls but instead of pulverising all public infrastructure in the north let us swallow our pride, perfect the election mistakes that were encountered and start preparing for 2024 elections..

    1. NO way man if we do not change things here its going to be the same come 2024, so lets continue until the truth is known to every one. If we are destrying structures in the North why should this be your problem after all you have calling Northerners all sorts of names and you want us to move on NO WAY MAN. After the Demos and Elections case we are moving forward with Feudalism if this fail let the South be its on country we shall not miss you. If this fails again civil war we are ready this time around no going back

      1. This is funny chat. Do you know civil war. The problem with those born in Nyasaland with their half-bake Presidents think civil war is an animal to play with. Ask us who were born in war zone and survived bullets and bombs. Most Malawians do not think because Hasting Kasungu Boy Banda fooled you.

    2. This is one of the weak minded people we have in this country. We treat a patient with drugs and injections. Have you ever enjoyed injection???????? The ansah is obvious NO! but eventually you are healed. Mafinyawa achoke Malawi achire!!!!!!!!!!

  6. WITH OR WITHOUT GUNS GUNS,CADETS OR NO CADETS ,WITH OR WITHOUT TERRITORIES, MAFIA TYPE OF RULING WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED IN OUR DEMOCRATIC MALAWI.FRAUDULENT WINING OF PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS WILL ONLY BRING SOMEONE ANOTHER CARDIAC ARREST.

    1. Very true no more MAFIA in this country I am sick and tired of corrupt TIPEX leadership in this country.

  8. The kicks of a dying horse .These Demos are nothing but useless.The police have been castigated by the protesters.MDF IS NOT SUPPOSED TO PLAY AROUND TOWNS.iTS NOT THEIR DUTY TO ESCORT DEMONSTRATORS.WE CAN EASILY BE ATTACKED BY FOREIGN BODIES YET OUR MDF IS BUSY WITH PETTY ISSUES.THEIR REAL JOB IS TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS FROM THE FOREIGN BODIES.WE NNEED TO BE CAREFULLY.TANZANIA ID CLAPPING HANDS ON THE OTHER SIDE SAYING THAT WE ARE QUERRELLING INTERNALLY YET THEY ARE ENJOYING OUR LAKE MALAWI THEY TOOK AWAY FROM US.

    THE RULLING GOVERNMENT WILL STILL BE THERE TILL 2024 WOOOO.

    2. We have a well disorganized corrupt and incompetent police and its good for nothing. WHo needs them by them wa may be all cadets and tipex leadership. If some one robbed me today I can not dare taking him to Police coz I am not sure I will a genuine police officer if we have one or a cadets putting a police Uniform. TO HELL WITH POLICE in this country. As for foreign forces attacking this country forget nobody will attack this country its going to destroy itself and it has started. The main agent of self destruction is the clueless mafia corrupt and tipex president.

    3. FOOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If Cinkhalambachi chikuyenda ndi akasinja ndiye mmati ife asayende nafe. Do you think MDF ili mbali Nkhalambayi????????????ANYERATU AGOGOWA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  12. Mtambo, Trapence Sembereka, Chakwera and Chilima, please don’t waste your time with Demos. I can assure you that you will achieve nothing in the end. All in all, people are already tired with your stupid behavior. Jane Ansah is not resigning because she has not been proven guilty. If indeed your demos are meant to defend human rights of the people of Malawi, why did you not demonstrate to ask the Catholic church for taking hand in the killing of our innocent Masambuka? Why didn’t you call for Msusa’s resignation?? Or why didn’t you call for Muhosha’s dismissal. You guys are a bunch of idiots and you think like a chicken. To prove your stupidity, Chakwera and Chilima are now friends because they all failed from the presidential election. Yet they were enemies during campaign to the extent that Chilima was accused of being DPP accomplice aimed at dividing votes for Chakwera. Very stupid dissidents.

    4. I am not HRDC but achievement is recorded here…our president moves in Akasinja and he cant talk to us..sorry Peter…God should help you..

    5. Akatolika ta asiya.. Sizikupindulira izi.. Wupezelapo tsoka.. Kuli ngati kunena kapena kumuyikila kumbuyo Yudas Iscariot, kuti Yesu ndiwolakwa

  14. Bola musawayambe dala ma soja wo other wise muchoka chothawa mufuse kalonga district wina ayika mmanda dzana anakozedwaso ndi ma soja womwewo

  16. Police ya malawi ndi deal. Kungopanga retaliate anthu onse kuti balala. A MDF chitani manyazi mukuposedwa ndi polisitu kkkkkkk

    1. MDF AMBIRI ADAPITA KU SCHOOL AND FOR YOUR INFORMATION THE TICK OF POLICE IS THAT BEFORE DEMOS THEY CONVENE A MEETING WITH DDP CADETS AND SEEN THEM WITH DAUSI AND ONCE DEMOS START THEY DISPATCH THEIR CADETS AND IN A MOMENT THEY START STONING THE POLICE AND THE POLICE SAY CAN YOU SEE WE ALREADY SAID THE DEMOS DESTROY PEOPLES PROPERTY AND START TEARGAS. MALAWIANS BETTER GET THE TRUTH FROM THAT WHATEVER DAUSI AND MCHANCHA SAY TO THE NATION ABOUT PEACE ITS ALL LIES. IN BLANTYRE I ONCE ATTENDED ONE MEETING AT DDP HQs WHERE NANKUMBWA CLEARLY DECLARED THAT HE WILL KILL ALL HRDC LEADERS AND FINISH WITH MCP AND UTM. POLICE SENIOR OFFICERS ATTENDED THE MEETING AND ALL OF US WERE GIVEN K5,000.00 EACH WHILE POLICE OFFICERS HAD FAT ENVELOPES .

  19. Be wasting your time you have forgotten what the MDF did in Karonga? It is just a matter of time. Everyone is your enemy until Timothy Mtambo is gunned down shortly.

    1. Who will not die? It is just a matter of when, death the necessary end will come to all and Timothy knows that so don’t worry Mr Truth

    3. Mr truth if you have not found anything so dear to die for you are already dead the cessation of breathing which you will have will only be a berated announcement of your early death. Apparently with you stealing corruption killings indeed you should be afraid because the devil is waiting for you in hell.

    4. Me ,you and everyone will die one day.So nothing scaring here.We will continue having opposing views always.Let us continue to coexist with the ones we hate.

    1. Eyaaaaa. Loza zaakooo, udziwanso not just UK but USA as well, while your foolishly following Trepence who has house in South Africa using money given to mobillise foolish demonstrators……..exploiting the poor, unemployed and malnoutritioned big time…

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