Judge Nyakwawa Usiwausiwa killed in car accident
High Court judge Nyakwawa Usiwausiwa reported dead following a traffic accident in Lilongwe.
It has been confirmed by the Registrar of the High Court and Supreme Court of Appeal, Jack N’riva that indeed Justice Usiwausiwa has passed on.
He was involved in an accident on the bypass road in Lilongwe.
N’riva said he died at around 3 o’clock in the afternoon at Kamuzu Central Hospital where he was rushed to following the accident.
Before being appointed judge, Usiwa-Usiwa was serving as Registrar of the High Court and Supreme Court of Malawi in Blantyre.
He was promoted after serving as Chief Resident Magistrate Court in Blantyre where he was famed for passing lengthy deterrent sentences to convicts including the 14 years jail term for a gay couple Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga. The two were given presidential pardon,
Usiwa-Usiwa a graduate of the University of Malawi had joined media profession after he first graduated at Chancellor College. He worked with Times Group (formerly Blantyre Newspapers Limited) for s short stint before he enrolled back at Chancellor College for a law degree.
He then joined the judiciary starting as a Magistrate before rising through the ranks.
Recently, he has put his demands to Judiciary to allocate him a new official car.
In October last year, President Peter Mutharika appointed four new judges Joseph Chigona, Ruth Chinangwa, Dorothy De Gabrielle and George Bakuwa who died suddenly during a tour of duty in Lusaka, Zambia barely a month after his appointment.
Details of his burial are not yet known.
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Very brilliant young man from old goods in both at primary and secondary school. He was even helping those detained (rotting) in prison without trial, speaking for the speechless souls. Oh God have mercy to the beleaved family
My best judge and only the best gone so soon. May his soul rest in peace.
Am shocked.Cant believe the man is no more heishh.RIP
Indeed a great loss not only in the Judicially but to the entire nation. RIP!
RIP
Reminds me of our good o’le days when you were at Nyambadwe Lions Primary School then to Chichiri Secondary School before going to Chancellor College and then became a Secondary school teacher went back to Chancellor College to study Law and became a Magistrate, Registrar of High Court and then Supreme Court and finally a High Court Judge…..What an inspiring journey but was this to be your end a ‘mfumu’ as we used to mockyour name at Nyambadwe Primary as small kids not knowing that you will be a judge .
Pride of our generation
Best products of Ndirande
A model of the younger generation
Rest in Peace Nyakwawa ‘amfumu’
RIP Judge. My thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved family.
May his soul rest in peace.
Rest In Eternal Peace Big Man. You will be missed by many Malawians though they just heard your name on the radio. I hope the reporter will come back and furnish us with more information on where he was going to, what really happened, the deceased’s home and a lot more
Rest In Eternal Peace Big Man. You will be missed by many Malawian though they just heard your name on the radio. I hope the reporter will come back and furnish us with more information on where he was going to, what really happened, the deceased’s home and a lot more
Foolish Reporter indeed!!! Why not tell us in details what happened! Ma Reporter apa Malawi, (Half Baked Reporters)
Indeed half reporting. Any RIP
RIP my teacher I will always miss you
RIP
A great loss to the nation may the soul of nyakwawa usiwausiwa RIP
THE WORK OF DPP CADETS
Another car accident, another high profile person gone in Malawi.
Foolish reporter. What happebed for him to be involved in accident
Sorry Justice Nyetenda
May his soul rest in peace.
No! Nyakwawa, Teacher now Judge! Hard to believe that you are gone. RIP.
SO SAD, MAY HE REST IN PEACE. HE WAS WORKING VERY HARD. AMAMANGASO MOSANYENGELELA.
He was my mentor May his soul rest in peace.
dzina lake limandisangalatsa. i will miss him.
rest in peace though it pains for elder pipo to live us in this way
May his soul RIP
MHSREP
RIP
UFITI 2MUCH PA
NYASALAND !
KUTSEMERANA VINYAU
RIP MAN
Rest in peace my former English teacher.
I am saddened at the passing on of this learned son of Malawi. May God comfort all the bereaved family members.
May his soul rest in peace
mwati he was demanding a car?is this the one which has took his life? very sad we miss u UsiwaUsiwa
My English Teacher who taught me Mac berth & Diary of Annie Frank, may your soul RIP, Sir
Very sad.
MHSRIP
Very very sad indeed.
My condolences to the bereaved families.
This is too bad thoigh I don’t know him
Please tell us more about the cause of the acvudent.
Too bad indeed.
Rip