Court settles land wrangle in Lilongwe, locals vow to defy court order
A farm land investor has won a fierce court battle with locals who invaded his 166 hectare of land in Lilongwe.
However, the locals have vowed to continue constructing their structures despite the court ruling.
The High Court in Lilongwe has ruled in favour of Muhammad Manani as a rightful owner of over 166 hectares of land under controversy in Chitipi, Lilongwe.
In a default judgment, Justice Kenyatta Nyirenda has further granted a permanent injunction restraining villagers from entering or trespassing into the land.
Nyirenda has also ordered the police to enforce the court order as the defendants did not show up at the court to defend themselves.
But the villagers are still adamant maintaining they will continue erecting structures on the land in question.
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Shame justice has been served but the question should go to the government to investigate this nature of a foriegners to have that much land and also how he get it pls am not trying to be a natoinalist but villagers shouldn’t suffer in the hands of government
That’s good though lol
This is very unacceptable. A foreigner can not be allowed tobuy just a huge piece of land. Its belongs to Malawian.
This is judge Nyirenda, the good one kkkkkkkkkkk
Poor countries have this constant friction between needing investment in the country, and protecting land and jobs for nationals. Within 5 years Malawi could be a wealthy country: simply allowing whoever wanted to come here to live here and allowing an open market for land purchases and businesses. But then the majority poorly educated low income Malawians would not be able to compete and would leave.
A problem is that low income, low investment communal living cannot compete with capitalism. People in Malawi cannot simultaneously complain of poverty and that their way of life is changing. It’s a choice.. accept capitalism and become richer, or reject it and live a communal life. Doing the latter and then begging for money from foreigners is both degrading and unsustainable.
These questions are tricky, and possibly the slow growth model that Malawi uses is the best route. I guess the villagers in this scenario don’t care about the law, it’s just a question of seeing what they can get whether legally or not.
Agreed we need investment and growth etc but we need to be careful who the investors are and their motives these kind of investors have only invested in that land for their own profit what ever comes out of that land be it a shop or farm the money will be sent back to their own country investing it there while the labourers/employees on that land will be paid peanuts and will never get out of poverty 99% of indians , pakistanis etc are only there to make that money out of poor Malawians and sent to their country of origin and mostly to UK
For those who’ve purchased land so far, what have they done to add to the economic growth, apart from constructing and selling houses or warehouses?
What have Malawians done so far? Show me a wholley owned Malawian company not parastals but a privately owned company that has made a significant difference to this country and the continent as a whole.
It can only be wa diso la ng’ala kenyayya. Some judges are jst a disgrace to the profession
What’s your point? What wrong has the judge committed for you to insult his disability? The People willingly sold him the land and they realize they goofed and now want to get the land back without refunding him his money and you find that normal? The judge just mated out justice according to the law. You are the one who is a disgrace and wa diso lang’ala. Maso ulinawo koma suwona…
what the hell was he purchasing all that land for. Amalawi why do we allow foreigners buy land here
Vuto simmwenyeyu ayi. vuto ndiamene anamugulitsa koyambilirako. Amalawi tikamangogulitsa malo mwachibwana kwa anthu obwelawa tidzalira tsiku lina. Ndi ana athu omwe adzasowa pokhala ndithu.
What ??? Are you joking here ? Some foreigner holds 165 Hect of prime land in Malawi ??? This is reckless as a country… villagers keep on encroaching it is your land..just let him leave within the confines of his estate house if he has any….land to the people and for the people
When it comes to land issues involving foreigners, the courts need to trade carefully. No one adheres to any judgement that is viewed as counter revolutionary. I see the same happening against this judgement.
Courts should not be manipulated into your revolutionary thinking. There is a reason why its called a court because it’s there to provide justice,and just because it has not gone the way you wanted it go don’t play the victim or nationalist card. It’s the same court that earned a globalised praise for serving justice in the election case but however we if we are to taste a sweet beer during happiness then we should also learn to taste a bitter pill and the truth is that.
Bangladeshi owning 166 hectares of land in Malawi, how did he obtain that?? I would be pissed off too if i was staying in that area infact i am pissed off even though i don’t stay there ,Something very fishy going on this needs to be investigated properly but saying that nothing happened in land gate all went dead too much corruption
If i went to Bangladesh they would not sell me an inch of land being a foreigner and come to Malawi they obtain land easily need to change laws on land regarding to foreigners.
Go and ask Vuwa Kaunda and the DPP, they have answers to your all questions.
And your point exactly ??? What do you think their answer will be ? And you think the current party will have a better answer? And i don’t support any party just against corruption and you can not claim the current one is faring any better
I think the villagers should appeal
Have you ever seen any Malawian having 166 Hectares of land? Probably not! Ask yourself why not? Because they don’t have the financial capacity. And if they do then there is no tangible results besides waiting for December for the rains and subsidised fertiliser from the government and growing mazie or tobacco for the last 50 years, no diversity no improvement same old colonial systems. if you want to buy land in Bangladesh go for it all you need is money and bit of research on the Internet and some brains but no you’re just so lazy to do it because it’s easy to blame on the foreigners just the way Zulu’s blame it in Malawians taking their jobs away. so if you don’t have money to go to Bangladesh and the brain to research then shut the hell up and let someone try and create jobs for malawians if you can create jobs for them.you can sit at the comfort of your chair and type your useless comments while others are desperately looking for jobs. Let others develop this country if you can’t.
Must have pinched a raw nerve there easy there don’t blow a vessel
And how many jobs have you created ? Im not even going to go there that im broke and can not afford to go bangladesh and why would i want to go that dump ohhh unless you are one of them hiding behind keyboard and my comments really hurt you
You made me laugh.. “don’t blow a vessel” look man as much as I agree with your pain and sentiments the point I am trying to make is he went through the courts just the way tonse alliance did and he won the case. The court is there for a reason to provide justice and justice has been served. Just because it did not go against a so called foreigner doesn’t mean we have to be like a child whose sweet has been taken away and throwing a tantrum. There is always an option to appeal to the supreme Court if they or you feel the ruling may be compromised. I don’t own that much land as him but I do my part according to my capacity and pay my taxes.
Keep vowing, the court does not play, u will find yourselves mukuphikika mumbawula ya maula
Not on land matters my friend. This judgement will be🚮
This is a common scenario where the villagers especially in Lilongwe sell out the land and later on come back in a dubious way to claim it.
law is over than power just obey the law