Lilongwe City Council blocks HRDC demos: Analysts say open State Houses for vigils
Lilongwe City Council (LCC) has blocked Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) from holding demonstrations in the capital and subsequently presents a petition at the gate of President Peter Mutharika official residence, Kamuzu Palace.
The chief executive officer for LCC, John Chome said in a letter seen by Nyasa Times that the HRDC could not hold protests at State Residence.
“Kamuzu palace is a state residence and therefore a protected area. The council would not allow you to demonstrate to the state residences in violation of section 103 of the Police Act,” says the letter.
HRDC planned to hold protests and vigils at all State House residences in Blantyre, Zomba, Mangochi, Lilongwe and Mzuzu is Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) chairperson Janrs Ansah refuses to step down for allegedly presiding over a flawed election in the May 21 Tripartite Elections.
Meanwhile, political analysts have told State House to open all state residences for peaceful protesters, saying it is not only their right to demonstrate in such places but the residences belong to them.
P political analyst George Phiri of the University of Livingstonia said it was the right thing to demonstrate right away at the home of the president.
“Innocent people have lost property yet the targets are safe,” said Phiri.
Another political analyst Ernest Thindwa from the University of Malawi said Malawians have a right to protest right away in the fence of Kamuzu palace and other state residences.
He said the buildings’ owners are Malawians themselves.
HRDC vice chairperson Gift Trapence said the protesters would ignore the Lilongwe City Council advice on Thursday.
He said the peaceful protests would go right into the fence of Kamuzu palace.
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Both George Phiri and Ernest Thindwa are atumbuka with no substance in the skull.
Ena Ake ATI kunalibewo.Mukumangonena ndi kuchita nchimbulimbuli eti.Constitution ya democrassy 1993 muno analemba ndani?
There is a reason why we are all created in the image of God. But with different levels of criminality.
Info from inside sources, please note that the DPP ( Dausi and Mchancha) have given Cadets 250 guns to fight MDF in the demonstrations tomorrow and disturb demonstrations. And also DPP have paid judicial staff to strike and push for resignation of Chief Justice for siding with opposition parties. They plan to strike and paralyze the courts for 3 weeks so that the electoral case can be delayed and MEC can do their maneuvering. Abale anga a Army and opposition, be on the look out, these thugs will stop at nothing to cling to power.
Let Mtambo, Trapence, Sembereka and Mayaya first organise their wives, brothers, Children and Relatives to go o the State Residences to demonstrate and if succesful then they can take others. State residences,Army Barracks, Hospitals are some of the protected places that one can easily loose his life if you try to harass the security there. Military personnel guarding that place are under strict instructions to protect the Head of State.
Political Analysts fueling demos?
Mtembo is being funded by satanic people to bring chaos in the country and even his face is clearly showing kuti munthuyu ndi wa ku midima
Kkkkk nawoni amene a kukhala ku state residents think they are above the law, they are the one misleading the president.
They need also to feel the heat as well , block them , they mustn’t come out of all state residents for a week. Block all the entry , I really support this idea than just breaking innocent peoples stuff in Towns .
Malawians are appointing authority of those in state houses so if they failed to work according to the requirements Malawians want then evict all of them.
HRDC wants to be the investigator, prosecutor, judge and jury! They have self imposed legitimacy as ‘representatives’ of the people. Their fuel is attention. MSM should turn the cameras elsewhere. We are tired of this addition to attention.
Gender activists wailed and marched saying Jane Ansah is a woman, a mother etc. Where is her mother’s heart then? She can see the peoples anger, the whole country being affected, other mothers’ children being beaten up and yet she is not moved at all. Where is her mother’s heart. ??
Why should Jane Ansah and President Muthalika resign? You seem to have nothing to do. You are fighting a losing battle. You failed to conquer Muthalika at the poll, now you want to use force, ndiye zikuvutanitu!!!
Remember 2011 academic freedom saga when UNIMA lecturers demanded an apology from Mukhito? for close to nine months they didn’t get it. I don’t think Jane Ansah will resign. She could have resigned already by now, but she has made her mind and is being supported by those who put her in that position
Jane Ansah cannot resign, she has Peter Mutharika to protect. If Mutharika had welfare of Malawians not only his tribe and wife , he could have known billions of worthy property are being damaged, economy stand still because of one lady Jane Ansah. Peter Mutharika Professor of Constitutional Law who cannot understand a single thing. Thats what happens when old people lead, they don’t listen to anyone.
That is their stupidity to march and destroy peoples commodities, APM has nothing to do with that and it is so weak to think that he has no concern over the property damages. APM stopped them ,even former President Bakili Muluzi has failed what else do you evil minded people think of????? Go to HELL and got ROTTEN.
Yes, indeed he has nothing to loose because he hasn’t lived in Malawi. He simply doesn’t care. If he cared by now he would have intervened. After Malawi burnt into ashes he will vanish to US where he belongs. But Malawians will have gotten the hard-won freedom back. It’s more precious than being ruled by thieving professors.
Kkkk! zoona Man simukunama.
State House was constructed by the taxpayers money. So Malawians own state residences. Ndipo enawa 1992/93 kunalibeko pamene timapanga ma demo oti m’dziko muno mukhale zipani zandale zambiri. Bravo HRDC