Kabwila decries fake news: ‘Reputation damage should be criminalised in Malawi’
Firebrand politician Dr Jessie Kabwila has said ‘fake news’ should be criminalised as it tends to destroy the fabric of Malawi society.
She was reacting to social media stories that she had been beaten up after she collected huge sums of money from State House in Lilongwe on Monday to put spanners in the newly signed UTM, MCP electoral alliance.
Social media was awash with stories that Kabwila was beaten by MCP and UTM loyalists for getting the money from President Peter Mutharika to cause confusion in the alliance.
President Mutharika is currently at Sanjika Palace in Blantyre.
Giving an itinerary of her day, Kabwila said she started her day Monday morning going to city centre for a meeting and had a tyre puncture at Petroda Service Station near Kamuzu Central Hospital in the morning.
“One of my drivers came to pick me up in another car and rushed to attend a meeting at Namwino House around lunch hour.”
“Later we fixed the tyre puncture and went to a bank at city centre to ask for an overdraft facility because am building a security fence around my house in Area 36 after a few suspicious break ins.
“From there I attended another NGO gender coordination network meeting at Gateway Mall. I also wanted to attend the Mgwirizano press briefing but was told that it had been postponed so I came back home,” narrated Kabwila.
“Now where did I get beaten? At what point did I go to State House? I wonder why people would create fake news like this?” wondered Kabwila.
She said it is high time fake news was criminalised in the country.
“Reputation is everything especially for us politicians and even everyone. So it is disappointing to see that people deliberately create fake news to tarnish somebody’s reputation. It’s sad,” said Kabwila.
She said unfortunately most people believe what they read or see on social media as the truth.
“Its high time we kick out this fake news,” bemoaned Kabwila.
“This fake news and attempt to slander my character reminds me of what happened to me when I was in MCP and was the spokesperson.”
“A NEC member actually wrote on NEC forum that he had seen me passing through one of the gates at State House where apparently I had gone to receive money yet at that material time I was in Mangochi attending a CMD meeting where I had been sent by the party president,” recalled Kabwila.
“These lies of me bring bought by DPP were sold widely yet I was not even in Lilongwe and on my way from the Mangochi meeting I met the then MP for Dedza East Juliana Lunguzi at a filling station. Meanwhile people were being told, by NEC members that I’m at State House receiving money.”
“The problem is that in politics character is a big part of a person especially a woman’s political capital. Our country has many people who believe things without checking credibility of the source.”
“This malicious write up was clearly fake. When I checked with my lawyer if I can sue, he was very quick to say this is a fake piece. We need a law to deal with such slander,” bemoaned Kabwila.
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Fake news is synonymous to UTMCP. The biggest and shameless liar in this country is baby chilima and his boys. VP wamuyaya openta ndevuyu alibetu khalidwe.
By the way, why did we register our sim cards when fake news peddlers are being left scot-free? Where is MACRA in all this? Should I sue MACRA for them to realise the amount of damage that is being caused by fake news?
Munali anthu kale inu muli MCP spokesperson. You are slowly being forgotten.
typical MCP/UTM thinking.Awa University sinawathandize.These R pple who have destroyed our country stupid/useless graduates..no inventions..Nothing! Worry about ur character which is the baddest example around because your character is who you are .Your reputation is other people’s opinion about u and u can’t control that..
True, I agree. One’s behavior is what people see to form an opinion. So one should check that their behavior is civil.
@ Zio ine, while you’re blaming her kuti she has a rotten mouth, is what you have said in your script morally right? Who on earth does sex with spectators around? I mean do you have evidence she does have sex with teens? Since you’ve that courage to mention her name in dirty things (sex with teens) do you have the names of the teens who had sex with her!! Abale udaniwo wantundu chani kufikila kulemba zonunkha chonchi zokhudza mzanu?? After all whose life is it that you should be bothering yourself and follow her to the word!! I thought it is her life! Your writing clearly shows you have personal issues with her, kodi anakukaniza china chake? Should that be food for everybody (the public)? Why? Are you holy yourself!! Do we have any perfect person under the sun? Awansoooooooooooooooooooo!
Kabwila, I used to support you but now I’m withdrawing my support. You can’t arrest everybody in social media. Do you understand the meaning of freedom of speech? Are you really going to arrest everybody who says something about the leadership of Malawi? A small thing you want to criminalize it. You’re really living in medieval era.I think you’re a dictator and if the alliance wins the rerun you don’t deserve any ministerial position. You’re really fucked up. I think you’re worse than Peter Hitler Mutharika. You’re fucked up bitch!!!!!!!!
Just get used to fake news.These are your enemies
chabwino izo tamva sanakumenyeni koma tayankhani zoti munakatola chikwama kwa big man…ndi zoona kapena ayi…komanso ati you like sucking dickies kkkkkkk ndizoona koma olo akunene Jessie sucking dikkies mmene zimabebera na mamuna yemwe anayamwidwapo dikie samakuiwala amamva nnonga heavy..
Evidence please, Bolasotu awa koma iwe amako ndi sister wako onse akumapwalidwa ndi mphongo imodzi mwina sukudziwa kkk
Dikira tikuphika zenizeni kuti isakhalenso fake news. kkkkk
Your friends don’t want you in the parry because of your rotten mouth. Kavwira smokes chsmba and she gets bed with teens and those who have had a go at her speak well on how she likes sucking the penis
Rotten brain
How can Kabwira who was labelled nkholokolo go back to MCP? Mpake akukatenga overdraft.
Kabwira is 100% correct, Malawi is on fake news mode, Unfortunately fake news, hatred and jelousies are controlling our Society. The ConCourt Judgement was based on fake news and lies which the Judges used, they ignored the actual things presented in Court and opted to base their Judgement from information which was provided by unqualied IT cheat and people who were lying in Court when they were Physically not present in the voting centres, they just concorted and used the voting Language to convince the judges.
Now this is the evidence that MCP is a PARTY that is so desperate to be in Power, the fake news machinery of MCP lied about you madam last year, they lied and removed Juliana Lunguzi who was such a wonderful lady in her Constituency, they lied against Gustav Kaliwo. They will not stop till they get the power not through votes but by intimidation using lies and fake news to demonise innocent people.
Can you also defend yourself, drinking and being lose to men? Are you married?
What has this got to do with anything. Same applies to Saulos if you use that standard .
Is Lucy Kunje, the loose Commissioner married when she flirts with Standard 8 and secondary school pupils and pays them for that?
Those who are fabricating those fake news are running scared of you.
kabwila vomelani kuti mwatola chikwama ku statehouse, getting overdraft on the same day you are alleged to have come into free money looks suspicious. mufuna amalawi aziti ndrama mwasanjazo zachoka ku OD facility? mupusisa mbuli zokutsatirani za utm koma enafe ayi mwalephela. we can see clearly the audit trail
So, Kabwila was trying to get overdraft? Isn’t this what is driving her political interests. Mungoziyalutsapo a Kabwira.
My lecturer Jessie please re- apply and join UNIMA. Ndale zimasaukitsa anthu. Taona sister. Chakwera analuchotsa mu MCP a year ago and Ife a UTM welcomes you. Unfortunately you lost your seat under Utm ticket . How do you reconcile yourself into MCP/UTM alliance whose torch bearer is likely to be chakwera who fired you from MCP. Will it make sense kuti iwe jessie uzikauza anthu kuvotera chakwera mmalo mwa Saulosi? Chemwali apa game yavuta. My advice to my UTM and it’s top leadership is that let usb think twice . The coming in of Joyce Banda and khumbo kachali- master minders of cashgate makes things worse. I rest my case . Saulosi and chakwera said they want to end corruption . Can they justify their union with cashgate queen
You don’t have to defend yourself. You can be bitten even while coming out from your car at your own garage on your way from asking for money from the President.
Apongizi apa mungovomera kuti mwapsya you need money to finish your fence. Getting overdraft from the Bank. haaaaaa I didnt know. Leave to us malova getting little money to ask for Bank overdraft. What you said about overdraft,to anybody with sound mind can tell for sure that you are broke and you needed money from the Government.
Wagwa, nayo kuno nkunja anabanda kunja kumasintha ngati kumpheto
I would like to defend Kabwira on this issue because I indeed saw her yesterday (Monday) at an open restaurant which is at Anamwino house and I even greeted her although she seemed not interested to respond – obviously she did not know recognize who was greeting her but I know her because she is a politician. I would therefore agree that where deliberate tendencies of wanting to destroy someone is proved beyond any doubt, such people should be arrested and face the arm of law.
I would believe you saw her before being beaten
Spreading rumors on anyone is not right. Kabwira is right. We are cultivating a wrong culture.