Chakwera’s guard arrested over trade in body parts of people with albinism

March 28, 2019 Nyasa Times Reporter 74 Comments

Weeks after Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president, Lazarus Chakwera dared that once voted into power, he will end the abductions and killings of persons with albinism within a month, his personal guard has been arrested for attempting to sell albino bones and a human uterus.

Chakwera: I know buyers of body parts for people with albinism are there

Dekhani Kamphamtengo, 41, from Kasinje village in the area of chief Kalumbu, Lilongwe was arrested on 20 March in what unfolds like a Hollywood movie.

According to a police report seen by Nyasa Times, Kaphamtengo approached someone that he was looking for a buyer of albino human parts. But the person instead tipped police believing that he would receive the K5 million government  reward which President Peter Mutharika announced.

“They agreed to meet the suspect at city centre Golden Peacock Hotel with the officers who posed as buyers and offered to buy the said human tissues at K5 million,” reads the confidential police situation report dated March 27, 2019.

Having received the tip, Sub-inspector  R. Kalawire and other officers mounted a smart operation and posed themselves as possible buyers. They met Chakwera’s guard at Golden Peacock in the City Centre of Lilongwe. The seller told them that he would take them to his home where the parts were not knowing that he was being secretly recorded.
On record, Kamphamtengo, who comes fro, Kasinje Village, Traditional Authority Kalumbu in Lilongwe, assured the police officer that the bones and womb were available at his house in Kawale.

However, according to the report, the Police officers who posed as buyers did not find the alleged body parts when they went to the house of the suspect after arresting him.

National Police spokesperson James Kadadzera confirmed the arrest adding that the suspect works as a security guard at Chakwera’s Area 10 residence according to the recorded statement.

Police also noted that Chakwera tried to secure an expensive lawyer  Donvan  Silungwe to defend the guard.
He appeared before the Lilongwe Magistrate’s Court on the same Wednesday, 27 March when the lawyer  came in company  of Nick Chakwera who is the son to MCP President.
Police  pressed a  charge of  “publication of false news likely to cause fear and alarm to the public; that’s Section 60 of the penal code”.

Chakwera recently has challenged President Peter Mutharika to put an end to killings and abductions of persons with albinism in the country.

Since November 2014, the number of reported crimes against people with albinism in Malawi has risen to 152, including 25 murders and more than 10 people missing, according to Association of People with Albinism (Apam).

As part of the National Action Plan (NAP)  to protect those living with albinism, government is on a crackdown on perpetrators and according to police sources, more arrests are looming.

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74 replies on “Chakwera’s guard arrested over trade in body parts of people with albinism”

  2. This is totally DPP propaganda,can someone be arrested and given bail on the same day with this issue at hand, next you will hear its a SKC`s body guard. DPPHiiii zigonani tulo mukadzukira ku Maula ndi ku Chichiri

    1. Ng’ona zachabechabe inu mukuti chani! Guard yo anamutuma ndi a DPP, simukumva kuti Police confirmed kuti munthuyo anavomera atamupeza! Agalu! Inu kwanu kunatha basi! No more ng’ona paMalawi Pano! Never again!

  4. It was really a hollywood movie, nice setting and script. Please hire the actors to do another one on cash gate!
    -They went to the sellers house to ‘buy’, they ended up searching, why not wait for the seller to show what he is selling
    -Nice that the suspect comes from kasinje, lilongwe, two birds with one stone!
    -Police ‘noted’ that an expensive lawyer was hired, whats ‘expensive’ doing in a police report? Whats police business if the legal representative was a paralegal or Barry Roux?
    -Suspect appears before magistrate same day? why the hurry?
    -Suspect granted bail so fast, why? when another died misteriously in prison without hope of bail
    -Now the movie starts with suspect as a ‘personal bodyguard’ to presidential candidate, and ends with suspect as a ‘mere security guard’ at presidential candidates area 10 residence.

    Thats why bingu insisted of hunting down and closing nyasatimes’ domains, you need to publish a well researched story not this kind of nosense.this is not professional journalism, this is politics.

    And malawians lets be fair to one another, At the end of the day we are all malawians! politicians come and go. dpp. mcp, udf are just party affiliations according to each one of us liking. but in the end we all malawians holding one passport!!!!!!

  5. Nyasa times, anzanu tu apepesa and apanga withdraw nkhani yi. Inu mwati bwanji ndi bodza li

  7. TEAM IKAMALUZA IMAMENYA MPIRA OPONDA CHOLINGA KUTI YOWINAYO IKHUMUDWE NDIZIMEN DPP IKUPANGA MCP BOMAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  9. Busy denting the image of Chakwera Sorry holding an elephant’s tail doesn’t amount to stopping the from its forward sauntering. So the spellings in the article aren’t to the standards of a journo.

  11. The story is work of Dausi. Mine is a wuestion to MEC

    Are you ready to defend hacking of lines between tally centres, constituency to district to main tally centre.

    Plz more on this as well.

  12. ALLIANCE IMENEYI NEBA IKUMUWOPSA WHETHER HE LIKE IT OR CHAKWERA IS THE PRESIDENT IN 55 DAY COMING

  13. I cant go down osapanga comment. Malawians are the Best Judges!
    1. Dekhani was recorded as having the Bones
    2. The Police went to his house and searched but did not find the stuff
    3. Dekhani has been given the quickest bail ever possible despite gravity of the Matter at hand
    4. Dekhani works for Chakwera
    5.Chakwera is competing with ,i dont know koma amalawi tisapusepo apa!

  14. DPP u are more than confused….this propaganda won’t work…..a sinking titanic.
    Chakwera is becoming State President of the republic of Makawi come May 21, 2019….whether one likes it or not.

  16. Malawi police is a disgrace of all time.
    working for personalities not the nation
    Ndiye bwanji Ntaba nd APM osawanga instead you are busy arresting the whistle blower.
    Oh paja president is immune even atapha. Dziko likumvetsa chisoni ili. Desperate to get poor for ill motives. Shame Peter. Paja He also cooked kuti Bingu was Daniel Phiri – he can do anything as far as power is concerned. shame

  17. Cheap Politics ANA ADADITU IYI….. Bwanji osamutchaja mulandu wa za ma Albino koma mukukamutchaja mulandu ofalitsa nkhani zabodza likely to cause fear and alarm to the public????? Apolisi chonde siyani to be used as tissue yosetera anthu a DPP…. Maintain your PROFESSIONALISM AND INTEGRITY! Suja mumati simukuiwopa alliance ya MCP & PP Koma a Dausi?????? Kkkkkkkkk

  18. Pls DPP stop this idiotic plans. Muli nazo ndalama . K120 milion kuzika cipukwano ca BINGU. Ncacani koma? Bwanji tidzaike pa 25 May ndi patumba 3 cement ,wilibala 15 ncega, 50kg terazo bwa!
    Mungodzuka lelo basi tipanga ici. Did we agree on the statue? Kaikeni pagate ya ku ndata olo mu sitroom mwake.
    After spending on ndata, museoleium yake, ma villa ku beira you still want to loot another bundle? Mxiiiii.munya muona. Ndipo mucotse miyala munazika ija. Sikuubereka kanthu.
    Mtengo osabereka uduludwe before 21 may azanu apdale mitengo yobereka zipatso.

  20. looking at the heading itself is misleading which reveals that this is a propaganda. it would have been better if the title of the story coming from the case charge against the guard by the police rather than misleading the people. please would wish if provide the best and relevant information for the good of all of us.

  21. Very big embarrassment to DPP, they did not stage it properly. Consolation is APM was not part of this plan by his party operatives

  23. malembedwe okha a nkhani akuonetseratu kuti walemba nkhaniyi ndi mtolankhani wa DPP,Komaso anthu onse womangidwa pa nkhani za alibino ali kundende osapatsidwa belo,uyu zatheka bwanji kuti mumupatse belo….shame on you the DPP fAMILY

  24. That a nice spin, unfortunately not coherent. The charge: ‘publication of false news………..’, ‘tried to secure an expensive lawyer’

  25. first its the guard who is not chakwera not even related to him. secondly ho w was it posible for the police to release someone hours latter in a serious issue like this. DPP GULUS STILL TRYING TO TURNISH MY PRESSIDENT IMAGE

  27. Albinism can only be identified through the skin not uterus and bones. Bones of a person with albinism are not different from any other person. Umbuli pa Malawi wavuta. Melanin is what is responsible for the skin colour. Lack of genes that are responsible for melanin leads to this condition.

  29. What a Boring Movie.Mesa Actor anakapita ndi ndalamazo Ku Den kwa Chigawengacho.Kenako Chigawengacho kuzatulusa ma Body Parts….FBI ! ayi paja ndi DPP Police ! You are under arrest? Unless we have Very Dumb Policemen ndie mwatokochana yosagwiratu!

  30. Koma a Police zoona izi. Kufuna kuipitsa mbiri ya Chakwera mwalemba mmadzi a dpp Chauta namalenga wakana inu kwanu nkutuluka m’boma pa 21 May, 2019 pano.

  31. comments are confused here because of the writer, he rushed to report before he fully understood the whole issue. Hope somebody will give us the correct version. But certainly something must have happened.

  32. Absolutely right sizowona they are dpp pple who just want to dent image of our president chakwera though dpp can play dirty tricks we still rally behind Chakwera mia and masten MCP BOMAAAAAA whether they like it or not alliancce imeneyi ikumuopsa neba

  33. Paja mumati muzathesa kuphedwa kwa anthu a chialubino within a month, kani mumaziwa kuti mukupanga ndi inu nomwe .God should forgive you

  34. Mutapeza kanthaw mucheze nae Dekhan’u,pali chinachake chikuchitika,why given bail just within hours on this serious issue,These DPP guys r crooks they can do this to tarnish Chakwera’s image and give this guy something and believe me this case will varnish in thin air,while this Dekhan will walk with afat pocket,”proppaganda”.

  36. Very interesting… “police pressed a charge of publication of false news to cause fear and alarm to the public”. Police should not victimize innocent people in the name of politics. The only sin or crime this fellow Malawian seems to have committed is to work at the Chakweras’ residence. Very sad. Reporter/Police siyanisani ‘mlonda’ ndi personal guard.

  38. Koma ndale zavuta nkhani iyi sikumveka mpang’onong’ono pomwe. Tatiuzani yemwe amutchaja mlandu wa publication of false news likely to cause fear and alarm to the public ndi ndani ndipo zikugwirizana bwanji ndi nkhani yopezeka ndi mafupa , Nanga yemwe wapatsidwa bail ndi uti pamenepa?

    Chonde A nyasatimes tamakhalani serious polemba nkhani siife ana chonde.

  39. Koma DPP SIMUNAPHIKETU BWINO TRICK YANUYI APA SHAAAAAAA ZAMANYAZITU IZI NANGA MUNTHU OLAKWA ZA ALUMBINO AMAPANGIDWA TREAT CHOMWECHI KOMANSO A POLICE BWANJI KODI MUKUONONGA INTEGRITY YANU NDI ZINTHU ZA NDALE

    1. Tisiyileni President wathu , Mulungu akalemba walemba Chakwera pa 21 May pano President wa Malawi.God protect our President from these wolves!

  40. Kodi police inu akukugwiritsani ntchito ngati tisue ya DDP, boma likasintha muzagwirabwanji ntchito

  42. Mmmh to me it seems a totally staged operation by DPP operative in order to turnish Chakwera’s name.

    There is no merit in this staged propaganda after feeding the said Security with Chibadzi. U are just afraid of Chakwera after realising that he is getting popular day in and day out though you try to decampaign him on MBC TV and Radio station.

    It seems DPP with the leadership of DAUSI and Mchacha at Police/ Immigration departments , Malawi has been hackered by these guys.

    They use Police as if it is their personal Estate. Am totally UTM supporter and no one will change that even how hard u can try to change my mind but still won’t work as am in for SKC..

    Nonetheless, this is a well organised operation by Dausi to appease his boss that something is working out.

  43. This is a clear set up to tarnish Chakwera’s image. Chakwera’s team must be on alert, particularly with any person having links to Chakwera or his close relatives. It is clear this guard got cash to do what he did. The case is similar to the recording that implicated Peter Mutharika. Chilima is the first suspect here though you can’t rule out DPP operatives.

  46. There seems to be something fishy about this story. For example, why is he being charged for publication of “false news”. Shouldn’t the charges be a lot more serious than this? I am no fan of the notorious MCP, but this suspiciously sounds like a cheap hit job by police.

  48. Alliance ya mcp ndi pp yakuzunguzani mitu ma cadet eti?olo mufalitse nkhani zonama zamtundu wanji kuti muipitse mbiri yachakwera,mwagwa nayo,amalawi tidachangamuka,pa 21st may 2019 mukutuluka m”boma basi

  51. Cooked story, not clear! u say the items were not found at the guard’s house, what sort of trading was he doing without items? the work of DPP, smear campaign!!!

  52. is this true?????? Fake News. where you in court when this happened and you claim the man has since been given bail on a sensitive issue like this on when we know that others who are answering similar charges have remained in custody? It is sad that these days any idiot can call himself a reporter.

  53. Ndalama za kampeni zavutadi. This reminds Malawians of the Chilobwe murders way back where MCP was killing people in Chilobwe in order to discredit other politicians. The same party is now killing albinos in order to discredit other parties. Malawi is a God fearing nation, even though some politicians deserted God and started illegal water connection, ndi izi ayamba kugwidwa.
    If the recorded speech is his, then the main seller must be the one who rushed to acquire the services of the expensive lawyer in order to hide the truth.

  54. Publication of false news likely to cause alarm? Which news paper did he publish the news in?

  55. NDEMWATI GUARD WA A CHAKWERA UYU A KAPHAMTENGO ANAPATSIDWA COURT BAIL MSANGAMSANGA PA MLANDU WA WUKULU NGATI UWU
    CHIFUKWA CHANI???????

    A SUB INSPECTOR R. KALAWIRE NDI ANZAWO KU POLICEKO NDI A MAGISTRATE AMENE ANATHAMANGIRA KUPLEKA BAIL PA MLANDU WUMENEWU ACHOSEDWE NTHITO BASI CHIFUKWA AKUGANIZA MOPEPELA NDIPONSO MWACHIBWANA??????

  56. Let me start by saying I don’t know whether both the reporter and the police are idiots or talented idiots .How a professional reporter write such a silly report which even a grade 1 pupil Will definitely rubbish it .Loool and the whole sub inspector arrest some one in connection with selling albino parts but suddenly the charge sheet shows a different case.Oh !sorry Mr police I don’t blame you it’s a code of conduct I remember I once visited your headquarters u guys it’s always YES SIR Lol You are stupid =Yes sir!!! I will fuck your wife= Yes sir and your daughter=Yes Sir. .Mxxxxxm! Stupid police man

  57. Readers should know that within MPS there is a Department/Section called DPP Police which specialises in cooking up stories against political enemies. This is one of their works. This story does not add up. The suspect told DPP police that he had bones at home and when they searched the home they could not find them. Secondly no sane person would go out and tell police that he has human bones when he doesnt more especially a body guard of the President in waiting. Police should be very professional on this matter. They should not be moved by rubbish and dirty politics because here we have human lives at stake. DPP Police should stand above 2019 General Elections. Lastly Lawyer Silungwe is not expensive. His fees are poor Malawians’ pocket friendly.

  58. Am not sure of this story.I sense sth bad here.Bwanji alemphera kupeza ziwalozo then charged with publication of false news???Haaaaa malawi why??

  59. Phuma a police. Munafulumira kumanga chigawengachi ndi chifukwa chake simunapeze kanthu. Mukanapita ndindalama kunyumba kwako musanammange ndikukhulupilira akanakupasani. Mumpane ameneyu aulura. Please do not hurry up when you are conducting such operations. Now I am vindicated. I said it that pamaliro mfiti imalira kwambiri. Still praying for more exposure ndipo apezeka anthu amenewa basi. mfinyeni aulura. You have press a weak charge why? Please do further investigation and for sure you will get a breakthrough.

    1. Kukhala mayeso mwambwitatu apa o Samuel! !kikkkkkkk this is false news according to the same Police you are asking them to do more investigation,you mean they should do more on this fake and or false news?

    1. First class idiots. The DPP the police and the nyasatimes reporter first class idiots.
      Kkklkkk ndiye how is it feeling now? The whole country thinks you are 100% stupid coz your story is not making sense at all its clearly poorly fabricated uuuummmm ndiponso kuchititsa manyazi kwakekooo!!!!
      Chakwera and MCP have the last lough
      DPP mchacha Dausi nyasatimes reporter and the police have eggs all over their faces for this propaganda has boomeranged on them biiiiiig time!!!!

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