Drama at Samute funeral: Boos as Malawi ex-First Gentleman is ill-treated

August 23, 2015 Nyasa Times Reporter 120 Comments

There was drama at the burial ceremony of deputy chief secretary to the government Willie Samute at his home Songani in Zomba on Sunday when ruling DPP officials annoyed mourners on their conduct to ill-treating retired chief justice Richard Banda (former First Gentleman), snatching away the wreaths he had bought too lay.

Retired chuef justice Richard Banda was humiliated by DPP at Samute funeral
Retired chuef justice Richard Banda was humiliated by DPP at Samute funeral

The former first gentleman had bought three wreaths for himself, Member of Parliament for the area Akajuwe Roy Kachale Banda (People’s Party) and the PP secretary general Ibrahim Matola.

But government officials snatched the wreaths from the women who were keeping them.

Government directed that everyone else should lay their wreaths first with Banda, MP Akajuwe and the PP secretary general be the last.

When the Director of Ceremonies Wokomaatani Malunga called the three at the end of everything, the Mvano women who had the wreaths said that they had been snatched of the wreaths and given to some other people from ruling DPP. The DPP officials came without wreaths.

The former chief justice, the MP and Matola  had to stand on the tomb, pay respects and returned without laying wreaths.

This attracted boos from the mourners targeted at government.

The mourners and bereaved family said they were unhappy with government for politicising the funeral.

Banda was however commended for helping the bereaved family with food and resources to ease their pain during the time.

One of the mourners Mrs Nyambalo said : ” It is not fair because since Thursday, the former president Banda has been sending food, firewood, maize and even bought a cow for the people to use while waiting for the body to arrive from South Africa and all these things from the family of the former President were being delivered by the former First Gentleman who was spending a lot of time with us here in the village during this difficult time.”

PP secretary general Matola said former president Joyce Banda, who appointed Samute to the rank of Deputy Chief Secretary in 2012,  is “deeply shocked” with his death.

Matola said the event was not a political function but a funeral of one of Malawis finest civil servants and one that Banda elevated to the highest position of Deputy Chief Secretary because of his integrity and hard work.

Born on February 18 1958, Samute is survived by a wife and three children.

He joined the service on August 11 1981, serving in various capacities before rising to acting chief secretary to the government and then deputy chief secretary.

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120 replies on “Drama at Samute funeral: Boos as Malawi ex-First Gentleman is ill-treated”

  1. DPP members will never learn a lesson and repent. Why is the party so bent on committing evil acts even when everyone does not expect them to do so? This was not a situation where one could bring in politics at all cost. But well, a hyena remains a hyena no matter where it resides. In fact, as a ruling party, dpp was supposed to be exemplary to other parties in opposition by portraying a spirit of reconciliation, forgiveness and love for every Malawian in times of hardship and merrymaking.
    Look, here in the presence, was a Vice President Dr SK Chilima who for sure got embarrassed by the attitude and deviance of these DPP snakes. We don’t have to live in the archaic politics.

  2. Iwe Clement ukuwopyeza ndani? Ngati ukukomenta mbwerela anthu asakucrashe? Ma temper akowo ife tilibe nawo ntchito!!! School has not pumped some sense in you. We don’t flare with tempers but contribute reasonable facts on this platform.

  5. This is lamentable and shameful if it is really true. Please let us stop this madness. Politics is about difference in ideologies. It is not a war.

  8. We are here in Malawi and haven’t heard of such athing but only to read it on nyasa, where do you get these misleading stories from? comeback home and help to develop this country not zopusa mumapangazi ayi

  9. Pa chichewa pali mwambi oti…………. wayenda ndi mulomwe wayenda yenkha……mulomwe ndi munthu oipa kwambiri,thats z why amadya a nunkha dala

  10. cash gate ndikumanda komwe koma nde eeetu, kungova kuti tili mumasiku osiliza nde mpakana kuba nkhata ku manda

  15. I think the family from this time they should put conditions when it comes to morn their beloved one. People should morn in peace not like a wedding. In some Europen country they put a notice who should come to a funeral. I think this is good. It is very stupid. And very bad to the the family. No respect. Its better the government send condelence than go there and have like that. Now Malawians should know who they had put in power to rule them.

  18. This is Malawi politics. Check MCP, UDF, PP and DPP1. I am sorry for my country. It is full of UBULUTu

  21. inu a DPP, mumadziwa inu ndikuba basi, mpaka kuba nkhata za kumaliro, umfititu umenewu, muli nazo kuti nkhatazo? zamanyazi, nanga atsogoleri a DPP mwachitapo chani kwa anthu amene aba nkhatazo? ngati simuchitapo kanthu ndiye kuti mchitidwe onyansawu ukukusangalatsani, shame on you.

  25. These are the Blunders DPP must avoid, furnerals unite people and what happened is bad and undemocratic.

  27. Madam Joice Banda musabwele kuno eee! adzakuphani anthu a DPP ndiwoipa ndi athakati amatamba masana dzuwa likuswa mtengo please don’t come they are Wicked people and evil sianthu ayi musawawone chochi ndi zirombo.

  29. Ma DPP inu mwatikwana zedi tikupempha Namalenga kuti angopanga zomwezija basi ! zafikapa tivulala kwambiri. Mpaka kuba nkhata za kumaliro? Indeed you are a disgrace to the human kind.

  30. A DPP mukutichititsa manyazi mpakana kuba nkhata, osatenga mahule anuwo akulukireni nkhata za maluwa a Nandolo omangira Gondolosi bwanji?
    Nyansi zimenezi pa Maliro sizifunika, MMayesa amati Maliro mkulilana posayang`ana chipani chomwe munthu ukuchokera.MULUNGU azakukanthani kosalekeza ngati simusintha.
    mawa adzakhala maliro anu , inuyo mutamwalira tiwone ngati mudzalande nkhata muli mtembo .

  32. I can understand Death and Darkness Party government is so broke now; they can’t pay salaries, pensions on time. They can’t even afford wreaths!

  33. Alhomwe ndinu anthu omvetsa chisoni.Mwayiwala kuti posachedwapa munali khuma khuma.Ambuye anakumverani chisoni kuti mukonze zolakwika zimene mumapanga monga K577 Cashgate.Koma mmalo mwake mukukathyola kunyumba ya Germany Diplomat. Apa you have engaged another extra gear that has made you more notorious.Mwaba Nkhata zapamaliro.Amangwetu,ngati mukuba nkhata zamaliro misonkho yathu yipulumuka?

  34. You crocodiot called namazia, frankly speaking am your level you must know that and if you want to know exactly who Clement is you will stop your nonsense. But my msg to that ntonga is loud clear whatever who he was I don’t care
    Had it been him retired judge is strong enough why leave his fucken Joyce alone mongering with black American in USA. Zaugalu basi and namazia you must stop answering my comments.

  35. He desrves the ill-treatment. Why did he come together with PP officials? Was he representing PP? If he wants respect, he must keep away from politics

  36. It is a shame of highest order. Hiding wreaths and embarrass the First Gentleman like that. No I didn’t like that. Don’t forget that the Chief Justice retired is a Malawian just like you. Whoever orchestrated that embarrassing scene, may the Good Lord forgive him/her.

  37. Kaka, Sub wa Bullets, atombolombo mwanva, kaka ulindimphavu, Bingu yemwe uja munaphayi amako nabwerekera mpando. Pano olo mumphe APM amako aja hautenga, azingothawathawa choncho, mwamunake nalandidwa nkhata, ndipo uti matola akadayala ngati ndani? Ngulungufe

  38. MuLUNGU Wonetsani Ukuluwanu chifukwa anthu ena akudzitenga ngati afikapo.Chitani mumene munachitira m’mbuyo

  39. Of all the things basi munthu kumaganiza zoba nkhata pa maliro… Kapena akufuna kuti akadzale mmakomo mwawo… Iyi nde “Nkhata Gate”

  43. Ngati akuba nkhata…kulibwanji ndalama? Amalawi we are in for another cash gate. Party of thugs ……………………..chipani cha Alomwe… chipani chakupha

  44. very sad indeed. Let us learn to respect maliro zimenezo muzipanga mukamamwa ntonjani osati pamaliro. Shame on you.

  45. DPP Musiye umbava 92 billion mube,zisankho mubere mpaka nkhatanso mube.azikazi aini ake mubenso shame on you.Kuyendetsa dziko mukukanikanso mukungoyenera musinthe.

  46. Zakunyasani mwaiwala kuti bakha wanu joice anali busy kugawa ma T-shirt a pp ndi nsalu pa maliro a JUDGE Manyungwa kwa Bvumbwe?

  47. Zimene zinachitika kwa Bvumbwe should not happen in Songani. Never two wrongs make a right. Munaziona kuti. Chitani manyazi mai chelewani and your colleagues. Kodi anthu mpakana aku wowoze pamaliro ndi zabwino? Chikhalidwe chikusowa apa. Hope the HE achitapo kanthu kupepesa zimene zinachitikazi. Ungapite ku maliro ulibe nkhata koma ukufuna kukayika? This is a joke. Shame on whoever did this or authorised anyone to do this. Zinthu zochititsa manyazi zedi!!!!!!! Kikiki!!!!!

  49. HIEHEDE BOMA LA PITALA MUTALIMANJA WAKUBA WAKUPHA ETI MPAKA KUKABA NKHATA ZA MALIRO KALIATI AMENEYO NDI AMENE ANABA NKHATA ZA ENI NDIYE INU MUMENE MUMAPITA KU ZOMBA MANJA LENDEEE KUTI MKUKATANI KAPENA NKHATA ZA MNYAMATA BANDA ZINALI ZOKONGOLA KUPOSA ZANU KKKKKKKKKKKKKKK ABALE KUBA MPAKANA NA NKHATA ZA PAMALIRO MWINI WOGULA ALIPOMWEPO, CHIMUTUNDU CHA ALOMWE CHONYASAchi NAWOONSO A BAKILI KUKATOLA ZIATHU ZOSAZIWIKA UKO , BAKILI NAYENSO MBUZI YACHABECHABE MBAVA NGATI IYO.

  51. Koma petulo amamuopa JB . I know JB has a point by staying away . Am a lomwe too from Thyolo and will vote for chakwela 2019 period . Matchona takutopelani

  52. anthu omwe samavota nawo simusowa,mumakhala ndithawi yotukwana munthu yemwe inu siungafanane naye bwanji umbuli wa anthu enanu chosechi munapita kusukulu bwanji mukupanga ngati mbuli za ku mpoto zophuzira koma mbuli.moti mumalotako kuti mudzalamulirapo dziko linoso aMCP.

  53. We from the Samute family we dint expect this from a party that rigged the elections,the Banda family had been with us since the death of our relative,helping us in various ways,to the Banda family we say sorry for what happened,forgive this devil party.

  54. Comment #50 by “Samute” am sure this is an issue of a mistaken identity .. Willy Samute was a professional Civil Servant, I think you are trying to refer to Christopher Makileni, these are 2 different people.

  55. Will DPP ever learn to separate funerals and state functionss from Party activities? Please DPP , do unto others as you would do to yourself! Its less than 2 years ago that the Lhomwes and DPP were complaining about ill treatment from the PP government, now they are busy practising the same things that they were complaining of!! Verily , verily I say unto all Malawians that Malawi wis heading towards disaster unless there is a drastic change of he system. DPP as a party is not for the good of all Malawians, its so tribalistic!!

  56. Alomwe You snatched Votes. Now you snatch wreaths. hehede koma kumeneko. Dziko lasala njengunje ili. Kaya!

  58. PEOPLE IN MALAWI DO NOT UNDERSTAND THAT INORDER FOR YOU TO LAY A WREATH YOU MUST BRING ONE- IT ANNOYS ME! NDE AKABWERETSA ZA PLASTIC AMASANKHA ZOKONGOLA ZA FRESH ROSES CHONSECHO ANGOBWERA MIMBA TIYE!!! SHAME OF THOSE THAT SNATCHED NKHATA ZA ENI!! BASI KHOSI DENDEKELE KUKAYALA NKHATA YOTI SIMUNABWERETSE!

  60. Clement you are very stupid,idiot ukulimbana ndi a first gentleman yet you are not his type mphawi ngati iwe osaphunzira ngati iwe fuck you.ukungotaya nthawi yako iwe siiwe chief justice ndipo sungakhalenso ngakhale first gentleman shame on you.

  61. please,lets nor despise eachother.dont say alomwe onse ndi amene akuchita zimenezizi.am a lomwe but i dont condone what these stupid dpp people are doing.come 2019 lets kick them out of power.am now wondering why the MCP president is not coming to the southern region to conduct meetings.hes busy doing meetings in the north and central.i really wonder why he doesnt want to come and make inroads here in the south.peopkle are fed up with dpp government.

  62. Alomwe aba nkhata pa Maliro. Koma mlomwe pankhani yakuba pa Malawi pano alibe mzake. Mudakhala bwanji angulu inu mtundu opanda manyazi pakuba. Mpamaliro pomwe kuba kukhala soya alomwe nonse mudakathilidwa pachiwaya.

  65. What else do you expect from these clueless grouping. They have nothing to show to the people. They can even afford a wreath. They have resorted to what they know best, breaching peace.

  68. Samute with Hawa Ndilowe benefitted from cashgate if you do not know. There was no politics here. Remember that Samute used to criss-cross the country with Mtila telling people not to vote for the current DPP administration. In the Police Hdqrs, a certain CID boss, Mkandawire used to get orders from Mtila and Samute to arrest all Lhomwes in the civil service because their time was over. Nzambiri to write about Samute such that he will meet the Creator to answer the charges for the atrocities he committed against Lhomwes when he was DCS. At least poyambira ali napo pa cashgate. Sorry!

  70. This is the reason why Joyce Banda is outside,DPP is a party of thugs,first gentleman also needs to follow her

  72. T/A Bvumbwe uja amayankhula pa zopusa zotere, kodi bwanji mumachita masewera pamaliro amzanu? Mudzipeza malo ake ochitira zopusazo. Onse osekerera zimenezi including alomwe olanda nkhatawo ndi zitsiru zagulukunyinda.

  73. And why should PP Secretary General lay a wreath at the funeral of a civil servant? PP at it again, politicising maliro.

  75. Chipani cha DPP ndichochititsa manyazi, Ndale ndi pa maliro pomwe ,
    ndale za uve sikufunika pa Malawi pano , we will uproot you in 2019 .Bravo the first Gentleman .
    R I P Samute.

  76. Shame on whoever snatched the wreaths. Such acts will lead us nowhere and we will keep being a laughing stock on the world stage

  77. Alomwe nonse tiwonana 2019,,,,,mulibe manyazi kodi??? Munabadwa bwanji athu inu,,,eeeeee mwatilengesha

  78. Alomwenu mwafika ponunkha tsopano ndi khalidwe lanu lozikondali,tizakumana ngati si inu ndi ana anu.

  80. Someone above has just made fun of lhomwes,saying they are “intelligent” people hahahaha,this is a joke of the day!????????????????,i like that,kukhala azeru kani mumakufuna eti? kkkk

  81. iwe johntembo kuffor panyanya ndipa mai akonso nawe nachikwanje satana.mbuli. Ukayang,ane meaning ya dundruff mu dctionery,nnenatu ngati uli nayo aka blue paint pamsonkhano.malipiro hunds heeeede .zikoambiri.ife tiyesesa kuti unduna wazilombo upite pasogolo. Komanso unduna wazakuchipindaa upitiri kuyenda binoo.zikoambiri.

  84. Inu a number 11 mukuti petulo ndi bingu made their giant footprints on the world alomwee they work hard? My foot!!!!! Which bingu which pitala which mu lomwe ??? Anthu okuba otembereredwa inuuuu, pitala ndi osaphunziraaa
    Akanakhala ophunzila Mbamba sakanayima u presidential akanadziwa kuti ndi mbuzi siitha kuyendetsa dziko, a bingu ndiye adalibe chilichonseee model ya lomwe ndi muli kuba basi vultures serving on poor Malawians taxes

  85. iwe amene ukudzitchulakuti johntembo kuffor .your the most stupid person on earth,asatanist ,dpp thug ,unya mwapangabe manyazi.zikoambiri zikoambiri.ife tima msewu kuchoke nmthalire mpaka livistonia zikoambiri.

  88. Vera Chilewani public events,Chris Kandulu aand Diana Nkhulambe plotted the snatching of the wreath.wreath . DPP mbava kuba ku maliro munyamuka 2019

  89. We saw Vera Chilewani deputy director of public event whispering to protocal girls to snatch the wreaths. Zauchitsilu basi

  90. Wina nkumati Bingu and Peter worked hard to put their foot prints on planet earth. What a joke of a comment, what big foot prints did Peter and Bingu leave on this planet? Kuba? Anthu awiri mwatchulawo Mr Johntembo anali zidakwa zoopsa motitu sanabwele ndi kalikonse kuno , Bingu didn’t even have a structure at ndata farm and Peter reached at an extent of jumping and snatching a Malawi Housing Cooperation’s house with a song but after Bingu became the president mupumulo wa mbava was built swiftly raising eye brows and no one I mean no one was allowed to take photos of that place until the thief died. Ndiye tingamanene kuti nzeru zilipo apa? The same with Peter he stole the MHC house wen he realised that he didn’t have anything but soon after becoming the president (though not legitimately) he suddenly put on paper that he was sitting on top of an $8 million and yet he was lying cheating us that he made a handwriting error, really? The truth of the matter is that these two presidents are the worst of all.

  93. Nonse achewa alomwe ayawo zitsiru zaanthu limeneli khalidwe lapa maliro . You are turning Malawi into a circus you disgust me

  100. KOMA YAA NDALAMA ZA CASHGATE MPAKANA KU MARILO. JB should be brought to Malawi to answer questions. Malawians need a big walk at South African Embassy to bring her back. They are deporting and killing poor Malawians in South Africa. Yet keeping Malawi tax payer money because she is rich.

  102. Extending Olive tree, JB is not safe in Malawi. Even first gentleman needs to leave this Nation as its becoming like a mafia place.

  103. Uncivilized people especially pp.Does it mean Joyce left her husband here? Mr Banda,did your wife give you khuzumule? Hope you’re indeed retired in all aspects yooh. Well,pp politicised judge Manyungwa’s funeral distributing your fucken orange shirts and the late chief Bvumbwe openly told you to stop your bulshit behaviour, now you’re still busy doing the same anyapapi inu fuck you. Joyce you’re the bad example to all ladies and you must feel shame on yourself.

  105. From comments (1, 2.3.5,6 and 7 ) you are STUPID FOOLS INDEED. Read comment 5. JB elevated Samute from her home village. Was it not nepotism at its best? She also promoted stupid dundruff HAWA NDILHOWE . All (Secretary to Cabinet and Deputy from Zomba). Yet you dont see nepotism by Mchawa married Mtonga. Whay you openly see is for ahlomwes and not even Achewas when Kamuzu was busy promoting Chewas (Malewezi one of them). What is then wrong to promote Mwanamvekha to Ministerial Post?
    Ahlomwes are very INTELLIGENT people in this country. They work Hard and achieve it, not nepotism ya Kanyama Chiume, Richard Banda / Joyce Banda / Chakufwa Chihana / Kamuzu etc ndi atumbuka nonsenu. Bingu and Peter worked harder to make BIG-FOOT PRINTS on planet Earth. Panyo pa amamu nonse.

    1. You must be a very stupid and mentally handicapped mlhomwe just like your stupid, dull, visionless, headless and evil president.

    2. Umbuli si wa school yokha ai, ukhoza kukhala ophunzila koma kukhalanso mbuli. Amai ena maina anu akuonekela poera, mutsamale. Mulanda bwanji nkhata zapa maliro? Dziwani kuti nanu ndinu maliro mungalemere bwanji!

  106. PASAVUTE MWAIWALA A PP KWA BVUMBWE MUNKAGAWA MA T/SHIRT PA MALIRO NDIYE ANZANU SANAFUNE KUGAWA KOMA KUHASULAPO NKHATAZO KUTI MUSATCHUKE KUTI MUDZIWE NDI ENI AKUSOLOLA AMAKWAKWAZA ZAPAMALIRO ALIBE MANYAZI MPANG’ONO POMWE. KUSOWA ZAKUBA.

  108. Ndikuganiza kuti zikolino anthuwambafe tiyambe kutenga undindo tchito ya andale ndikutukula zikolino osatikukhalandi mphamvu pachilichose.zachambabasi kutitenga kugona.

  111. On short, we don’t have government in Malawi. What is available to others is simply a figurehead that cannot even manage to a wreath. Vindere vyakufikapo

  112. The only time Malawi will ever see sanity and civility again is when people will lay wreaths on APM’s tomb. This man, at the helm of a heinous party called Death and Darkness Party, must go sooner than later, please, please o God. Malawi has had enough of this Lomweish stupidity.

  113. Elevated by Joyce Banda to the role. And coincidentary, they both come from Zomba. I said coincidentary! RIP Samute.

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