Govt challenges Chakwera on albino murders: ‘Offer immediate solutions’
Government has challenged president of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) Lazarus Chakwera, to expose the syndicate he claims is behind the gruesome abductions and murdering of persons with albinism.
At a news conference in Lilongwe on Sunday, Chakwera alleged that there was a syndicate of powerful people in the corridors of power behind the killings and abductions of persons with albinism and that the police were helpless.
He also claimed to have solutions to the killings and abductions but that he would end them within one month if elected as President in the forthcoming tripartite elections.
But Minister of Information and Communications Technology, Henry Mussa, and Minister of Homeland Security, Nicholas Dausi, at a separate news conference on Tuesday took turns branding Chakwera’s claims as unfortunate and politicizing the tragedy that persons with albinism are going through.
Mussa advised Chakwera to give the information he has to the Inspector General of Police or indeed to the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology.
He said the matter is a national concern that demands collective responsibility.
“There are our brothers’ and sisters’ lives at stake here, and we could lose more between now and elections date while he (Chakwera) has solutions to the problem. Why should he wait until he assumes presidency to provide the solutions when he could collaborate with Government to save lives before then,” said Mussa.
Mussa called it a “mockery to a critical situation” that some critics were taking advantage of the dismembering of persons with albinism to gain political mileage.
He said: “Lives of our persons with albinism should not be sacrificed on the altar of politics.”
On his part Dausi also faulted MCP leader Chakwera for saying that that he knows the solutions and that he is going to solve the problem when he gets into government.
Dausi challenged Chakwera to “offer immediate solutions.”
He said: “We cannot wait for people to continue dying because Chakwera wants to get into government; he should just offer the solutions now. That is totally insensitive and unfortunate to say there are solutions but they should wait until a certain period of time.”
Dausi appealed to the public that if someone has information regarding the attackers and killers and where they sell the parts, “they should bring that information and report to the police so that we can put these people behind bars.”
He added: “As a country that prides itself as a God-fearing nation, what is happening is unbelievable. And I would like to assure that government will do all it can by employing all security measures to safeguard our brothers and sisters with albinism.”
Dausi warned politicians not to use other people’s deaths, or those that have lost their loved ones.
Inspector General of police, Rodney Jose, said the Malawi Police Service has made all the necessary interventions to arrest the situation, but has further called on positive minded citizens to help through tip- offs and reporting of suspicious occurrences.
Of the 158 reported cases since 2013, 19 lives of persons with albinism have been killed and 36 cases have successfully been completed in court, 39 still in court while 71 under police investigations according to the inspector general.
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Have you notice how APM and his government are panicking after Chakwera’s press conference on albinos? Jose running this and that way like a headless chicken; Musa trying to earn his salt as a government spokesperson; Dausi spewing rubbish.
All Chakwera is saying is that government should put all the resources available into the albino problem we have.
Donald Trump , the moron declared state of emergency over a border wall….. we are talking about people being killed I Nyasaland and the president is deep in his slumber😫😫😫
Nonse ndinu makape ! We are talking about people losing lives ! Why can’t the government declare a state of emergency and deploy all resources to protect our brothers and sisters????
Useless ministers and useless government what do you expect from someone who has no powers to command the authorities to act, yet the commander in chief ali pwiiiii, mupeleka bwanji chitetezo to someone who is just a mere running mate in the name of …………… yet you’re failing to protect the ones who will vote for you. Zinanazi tsoka mumaliyamba dala, ngati siinuyo ndiye kuti ndi ana anu tidzakumana pa mtengo wa kachere, ndipo mizimu ya abale anthu iziusa mu mtendere, pakuti mwati adikire kaye chitetezo chipezeka koma mulingo omwe mukufuna simunakwanitse, mukakwanitsa muwapatsa chitetezo otsalawo Ambuye akuoneni mwapadera dela. Pempherani molimba kuti bomali muwineso otherwise mudzayenda wa uyo uyo. God bless you.
Ndinu mbuzi zaanthu kwambiri! Mwakwanitsa zomwe mumafuna? If you are really inviting anyone or any group out of good faith would you go for a press, and why today? It was reported some time back Chakwera met the IG on this, and later that he offered some suggestions. Your Maliseche says he sent IG out to learn how other countries sorted this out, what has been done since then? Now talking about your plan because you have hit your targets. Zikutipweteka mwatiphera abale athufe. We stayed with them, ate with them, grew up with them and connected with them emotionally. We had no idea that they would at once be hunted and psychologically tortured by people like you. People who were supposed to protect us all. Mwina mukanachita bwino mukanamudziwako Yudas yekha. We have cried for so long!
DPP should be ashamed. Its not wrong to point fingers at DPP for the killings of Albinos.
The govt wasted money sending a delegation to learn on how to protect the albinos but whatever was learnt has not been implememented, WHY? BECAUSE THEY ARE IN IT TOGETHER.
IF we look at the cases in which the dpp have dirty hands they go tound and round not doing anything. Chasowa Njainju.
How can DPP beef up security for a running mate , wasting tax payers money and cannot deploy Police to guard our brothers in nd sisters.
Albinos live in houses easy to break in and kill them. If DPP has a solution why not re-house these albinos and give them security 24/7.
We are not stupid. DPP knows,if not,by now those police units would be functional.
These albino killers knows they are protected by DPP.
Therefore its unfortunate to attack Chakwera. Chakwera is right
NO,No,No..Don’t blame the government for condemning Chakwera. The mcp leader was insensitive when he said he knows the syndicate behind the killing of albinos and that the knows the solution to the problem but will only reveal it once he is voted to power. If you people, were objective, you could have analysed chakwera’s statement and government’s response to have an understanding of what all of this mean? Much as it is government’s responsibility to provide security to the citizenry, I totally agree with the president’s call for all citizens to take part in helping to stop this shameful act. You may hate the government but the fact remains that issues of security require collective efforts and this rest on all of us as a nation. Remember that killing of albinos is like any crime and you cannot know what lies in other person’s heart until he/ she shows it. Chakwera is trying to gain political score by taking advantage of this situation instead of using his influence to sensitize masses through his rallies on how to support and look after our albino brothers and sisters. Kulankhula kopusa ngati kwa chakwera nkosafuna pa nkhani yaikulu ngati imeneyi
Tell your president Mr. IBU that he’s sleeping on his job. He has the executive powers to command the police to arrest the brutes. But this can’t happen because he’s in a deep slumber instead of doing his job.
zoona zokha zokha
First class idiot! Anthu amene anamangidwa atapezeka ndi ziwalo za anthu, anayamba aulula kumene amagulitsa ziwalozo? That’s where the problem is coming from! Chakwera simply said, when given power, he will deal with those people so that they can reveal where their business takes place which your President and or your Government is failing to do,, this is a serious issue, you can’t take it lightly like what you and your President doing,, you must be mad!!! When did this thing started? Untill now, how many people have we lost? It appears to be your business right?
Chitsirunso iwe eti paja nyama ya ma albino ukumadya nawo ndi Peter wakoyo
Kupusa Boma ili Mussa patsogolo nwalephela tulani pansi maudindo muone Anzanu kuti amatani…. Boma lausatana lopanda nzeru
Its not even only Chakwera who has solutions. Everyone has solutions except APM and DPP government that has the powers to solve the problem.
Mfana uyu Chakwera amayankhula motumbwa. I think chifukwa choti sanakhwime pa ndale. Akuona ngati akayankhula moputsa mmene achitiramu, anthu amusankha kukhala President. Anthu amaene akupha anzathu a Chialubino Boma linawapeza kale panopa ali kupolisi ena mwa iwo ndi a Catholic Father, Police officer, a Health Worker ndi gulu lawo la kumuzi. Panopa anzathu a ku Court akuyenera kufulumizitsa kuti anthu awa aweruzidwe. Apolisi akuyenera kuyamikilidwa chifukwa nthawi zones pamene tamva kuti mmozi waphedwa wa Chialubino, apolisi akumagwira anthuwo kusonyeza kuti boma likuyesetsa ndithu. Tiziyamika pamene ntchito ikugwilika
Kumeneko ndiye kupusako chisangalatsa mnchani kuona anzathu aluza miyoyo anthu anzeru akalankhula nkumati akalankhula motumbwa
Mbuzi ina ndiye iweyoo
Mr.Mussa, both your looks and the response show that you are involves in this mysterious trade. You had four solid years to deal with issue of albinos, what have you done if not benefitting from the syndicate.
It will be a waste of time for Chakwera to provide the solutions to this government because DPP doesn’t have much time remaining to implement the solutions. The best thing DDP can do is to accept that they have failed to deal with the problem because that is where they benefit most. Once you are voted out from the government, it is when Chakwera will direct the police to squeeze the culprits that will include the DPP mafias.
zoona nzoti mussa is also a conduit
thanks mr dausi and mussa for indosing chakwera for presidensey after realising that
apm has to solutions to issues in our country
Why ask for more solutions when you have a booklet [National Plan of Action] on the same and you’ve done nothing!! Implement the plan first and ask for more after that! Koma mbuzi iziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! Kodi dzinduna izi kusukulu zinapitako iziiiiiiiiiiiii!!
Who is the Commander and what has he done with the plan? So mukufuna Chakwera akayamba kunena zofunika kuchita muziti adikile nthawi yake siyinafike, pakadali pano ndi dpp! Izinso zitsiruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu Kodi mukuona ngati anzanuwa ndi zidude ngati inu? Fotsekiiiiiiiiiiii Ntchito kuononga ndalama zathu pa zinthu zopanda pake!! Inu m’malo moti a police should be guarding albinos basi inu nde mwawauza azigada chimulirenjiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Asaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Bomali silinalephere kupeza okupha ma albino, koma kuti bomali ndilimene likupha ma albino wo, ndiye mumati lingatani? A chakwera lowani mu bomamu muthandize mtundu wa amalawi alira mokwana, ukali wa Dpp wu akudziwa kuti boma likasintha pakhala waleche… uyo..uyoooo potuluka mu bomamo.
Mbunzi za Dpp inu,chakwela adati mwafunse anthu aja adagwidwa kale adapezeka ndi mafupa ama albino kuti amatuma ndani?nanga misika yawo ili kuti?osati mbwelera mukunenazi kuti chakwela walowetsapo ndale ayi
Chiladzulu is a district of superstitious people ang I have no doubt Mussa amasamba mizu ina yake. Why should he hit back at Chakwera instead of saying they would do something. These idiots are wasting our money on Chimukurenji. These people line up police from Blantyre to Lilongwe just for an 80 year old APM to pass. Additionally look at the police surrounding APM. This is not a country with armed rebels. Kamuzu didn’t have that despite the threat from exiled leaders like Undule Mwakasungula who lived in USSR that sponsored guerrillas in Mozambique, Angola and South Africa. Who can kill APM? The government is placing traffic officers to steal from motorists every 2-3 km yet it can’t provide security to vulnerable albinos. Place tracking chips in albinos to monitor their movement. It’s possible to track cars these days. Mussa and Dausi ndi mbuzi.
MCP KUTI BUUU
Why divert peoples’ attention to attacking Chakwera instead of fixed the problem at hand. Does this not imply that you are protective? Generally people think that DPP gurus are in this trade, one would conclude that way if the time you have is to address Chakwera than the concerns and suggestions raised. Please learn to act on priorities at hand. Government should be very concerned by loss of anyone life, if it is caring, else quit.
There aren’t enough albinos dead to draw government attention.
May God forgive you!
This must be one of the perpetrators.
This government is really stupid. So they think the police is there to protect them and harass opposition members? I can’t believe this. If they want Chakwera to deal with this issue then Mutharika should cede as a commander in chief of armed forces to Chakwera.
Utsiru sagawanadi ndithu!!. The whole Government Spokes person nkumanena mbwerela ngati zimenezi zoona!!
So stupid of these DPP mafias. Where is Chaponda, Where Karim. You will never arrest one of your own. Even if someone brings 100 pages evidence there is nothing you can do you pigs. This is a simple thing to solve. Only confession can unlock the misty. Munayamba mwawafunsa athu amagwidwa ndi ziwalo kuti amapita nazo kuti. In every transaction there is a debit and a credit. Or may be sumukumva apumbwa inu. Malonda pali wogulitsa ndi wogula. Inu munayamba mwafunsa kuti amakagulitsa kuti??? Mukudziwa kuti mumawatuma ndinu nomwe. Mbuzi
Komadi nkhani iyi zikukhuzana ndi anthu amuboma momwemu. Mmene munayambira kugwira anthu ndi mafupa awanthu mmisewu muja mukamawafunsa amapita nawo kuti? Mukudziwapo kanthu
Samafunsanso amakagulitsa kuti. Amangowamanga basi. Zitsilu izi. Kuwononga ndalama kutumiza IG ku Rwanda ndi TZ for rubbish. Pano ali ndwiii. Athu ndiye akungophedwa daily. The only thing anakaphunzila ndikumanga tima satellite police station for what. APM ku Liwonde akuti this issue is “complex” How can you be a Pilot yet you say fying a plane is complex? Zowona?? So we must have crash landing because it is complex. Why cant you pave the way on people who are capable of flying the palne?? Useless president.
Kulankhula nkophweka akulu koma kuchita. palibe chifukwa chonyozera boma apa. nkhani ndi yoti tipereke maganizo anzeru ngati tili nawo osati kupezerapo mwayi wa campaiqn ngati mmene akuchitira chakwerayu
Vuto lokhala ndi ma ministers osaphunzira – they are simply used. Go listern to Chakweras press conference – the solutions are there thooo….but when the ministers and their president are benefiting from the whole saga what do we expect…delaying tactics to cover up all the evidence. Mulungu akuona. Anthu akuphedwa how can the whole Dausi say “relax”
See now they are blindly following Chimulirenji ……eish koma and urging innocent malawians to vote for him….are we serious as a country munthu wakuti akuchita kuonekeratu kuti alibe nzeru, he is blank, akungofunika kuuidwa zochita…..tili serious a malawi pamenepa?
BWINOTU BWINO… I hope you realise the implication of your calls for Chakwera to come in to offer solutions, namely: ONE: Chakwera would have to give a command (to the police) which must be executed, TWO: Chakwera would have to give an instruction regarding some funding that must be made available.
I hope you are ready to listen to him.
The reason Chakwera cannot execute his solution(s) NOW is because he does not have the powers…
True pump some sense in these senseless DPP guys especially Dausi & Henry. Even Peter know they hopeless not even fit to be runningmates
What we want as concerned citizens is tangible action and not press conferences that you politicians are holding. It is responsibility of govt to ensure that security is provided to all people, more so to those who are being attacked.
Nkhani ya Albino inu a boma musamatisokose vomelezani kuti mwalephera chifukwa mukudziwapo kanthu, mudakakhala muli serious mudakapeza msika koma potima biggy muli involved mmmm koma sibwino nawo alingati inu nomwe… shameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee DPP Gvt shaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame APM
If Chakwera gives you the solution are you going to attribute it to him or you will equally politicize it? Chakwera is not ababy that he can do the job for you. He is right to wait until he assumes presidency, because he and other presidential candidates are a team of a government in waiting. You do not give strong weapons to your enemy otherwise he will use the same weapons to kill you.
Madeya aku DPP , Henry Mussa, Nankhumwa, Mulli, Chaponda, Dausi, Mchacha ndipadeya yemwe sanafike mwina ali pachitosi, kkkkkkk ndiye maguys amenewa akamayankhula mudziwamvetsa pa mlingo omwe APM waika.
Chakwera is not the State President nor the Commander in chief.Wait for his Govt in May
Chakwera adapereka njira zothetsera vuto limeneli koma mwasankha kulankhula zambwelera zanuzo. Mumvetserenso zomwe anayankhula kumapeto kuti azachita akazolowa m’boma ndiye anu a boma mungotenge zomwezo ndikuchita pakali pano basi nkhani yatha. Ndimamva chisoni anthu akulu akulu mkamanama monga momwe mukuchitira inu a Mussa , Dausi ndi APM wanuyo.