Malawi activist, lawyer receive death threats for seeking court order to suspend minister Chaponda over ‘maizegate’
Human rights campaigners have called for the protection of activists Charles Kajoloweka and private practice lawyer Wesley Mwafulirwa who have received death threats.
It is believed regime thugs have sent the threats after they applied for a judicial review of President Peter Mutharika’s decision not to suspend Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development George Chaponda amid a probe into the Zambia maize import transaction.
Kajoloweka confirmed they have received a series of anonymous SMS messages, phone calls threatening their lives.
He said one of the phone numbers used was 0886029732.
They are now taking precautions for their safety.
The human rights campaigners meannwhile calls on the Malawi government to ensure the safety and protection of all human rights activists and that it must investigate the threats and bring those found responsible to justice.
Minister of Information Nicholous Dausi said the threats are not coming from regime thugs, saying the e government will continue to create “ an entente cordiale to everybody.”
Dausi, who is government spokesman, said DPP government is “one of the most tolerant government.”
But Dausi said government will not sit back when people go about making “wild , unsubstantitied allegations; lies, conjectures and innuendos.”
Kajoloweka led the CSOs’ seeking court injunction after Mutharika’s appointment of a commission of inquiry into allegations of corruption and malpractices in the maize import deal between State produce trader Agricultural Development and Marketing Corporation (Admarc) and a Zambian company.
The CSOs—Youth and Society (YAS), Church and Society Programme of the CCAP Synod of Livingstonia and Centre for Development of People (Cedep)— applied for an injunction restraining Chaponda from discharging his duties as a Cabinet minister pending a further order of the court.
Chaponda, Attorney General Kalekeni Kaphale and Mutharika are first, second and third respondents respectively in the Civil Case No. 1 of 2017 filed at the Mzuzu Registry of the High Court of Malawi. The case is before High Court judge John Chirwa.
They are also questioning Mutharika’s decision to include in the commission of inquiry on the maize saga some civil servants, whom they argue are subordinates to Chaponda.
Two members of the probe team—Socilitor General and Principal Secretary of Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Dr. Janet Banda and Law Commission deputy chief law reform officer Mike Chinoko—are civil servants. The commission is chaired by retired Chief Justice Anastazia Msosa and certified public auditor Isaac Kaira completes the set.
In their plea, the CSOs want the court to, among others, to declare that Mutharika erred in his choice of members of the commission of inquiry.
Documents show that Admarc may have used a private Zambian company, Kaloswe Commuter and Courier Limited that may have been more expensive instead of Zambian government agency ZCF.
But both Chaponda and Admarc CEO Foster Mlumbe claim they used government agency and not middleman. They also say no money has been paid for the maize import until a threshold of 10,000 metric tonnes is reached. So far, it is said only 5,000 metric tonnes have been delivered.
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Just try to hurt our youngnand brilliant lawyer……tithamangapo pa Malawi pano!!!!
It is of huge surprise that the presilent of our country is not practically trustworthy. This can be seen thru his approach in this hot issue.
Malawians should be clear that the president has a hand in the saga hence maintaining the crooked minister.
Wake up people..
the good thing is that chances are high that APM himself will not live longer in this world and after he is gone malawi will be liberated. Its only God who will fight war for Malawians.
u dnt cntribute any in malawi and who gonner protect u are those who are fool aandno one dead for politics in malawi ,who are two parties can fyt in malawi MCP & DPP and thy know what they app to,ur useless fuck u
TUmbukas are useless.Yoou were quite when PP ws ruling because you were eating with JB. Now the government has sealed all the doors used by these useless Tumbukas then they are mammuring. Please slaughter them immediately.
if you cant change anything now…prepare your tommorrow,whats the reason behind the failure of suspending Chaponda? tiziti Presdent akuopa kut chaponda akanchitsa asowa replacement? if its that how many people are there with same qualifications like that of Chapondayo? dont fool us with experience staff he was once an amatuare…..zinthu zavuta tavomeleza,koma what do you call a woman who keeps his son who steal money to buy food to provide the famly? you cant punish him for your favor then whats for the rest of the people? what kind of favor are you giving them? ndizonvetsa chisoni ndizokhudza komaso zopanda nzeru.we need to change before it change us.
Stupid person like Dausi what can he say he is most stupid person Mw and sbig killer.
I’ve trust in the God I serve the challenge is that politicians are surrounded by men that don’t tell them the truth.Do you remember Evison Matafale?Who killed him?What has happen to the family of the man who ordered or let others use his name to kill Matafale?Remember Robert Chasowa?Who else big followed him?God is still speaking this day n if somebody dare touch these guys my Gods thunder n lightining shall cross the touted highly protected areas n take this god you’re busy praising .You can undermine the God of Abraham but he doesn’t fail.Those that are hungry for others lives shall only live to see their own sons n daughters going
The nuse is getting tight on the rattle snake
Next escom deals and foreign affairs by the same rattle snake
Tumbukas going to a Tumbuka court in a Tumbuka capital to get an injunction to remove a Lhomwe!!! However when a Tumbuka government led by JB was stealing money and Tumbukas were benefitting they didn’t take an injunction!!! Pali chilungamo apa? For Tumbukas it is only wrong if they are not the ones benefitting!!! These are not CSOs but hate filled Tumbukas who are used to pondereza anthu ena!!!!
You are a Fool. A person of this modern time cannot be tribalistic as you are. You must be a DPP Thug
Empty statement there “nguluya”: Many northerners spew out hatred too. In the same modern era of yours. The northern wall is now crumbling, as we can tell from the blow back on this forum and elsewhere. Other tribes, and regions, do have well educated men and women who can defend an argument Days of domination are gone, and will never come back!
Inuyo Alhomwe panthawi ya JB atumbuka akuba ndalama ma court kunalibe? Mwabwi simunapite ku khoti nanu kukatenga ma injunction? Sukulu ndiyofunika bwana. it takes an educated person to know all avenues of where to seek remedy.
Those issuing these threats should ensure that they also discard their handsets after use. Just know that the number and message will and can be traced to your handset and the vice versa. You are not clever. We will not allow useless and lawless morons like you to take us back to the dark days. We fought for this freedom in 1992 in case you were not there like the matchona’s who are sending you to do this.
You are playing with tatthle snake, it can be dangerous if irritated.
Government Henchmen to protect Kajoloweka and other activists? Really? How can go to a lion to prosecute a hyena eaten a got? Will there be justice? Guys lets not fool ourselves!
Hahaha munthu WA serious ndi kupha munthu samanena maganizo ake kapena kuchenjeza..hahaha get a life you.eish….
Malawians without human rights u will be treated worse than now. Government can not protect this young man. Please Malawi need young people. Malawian young people are passive that is why there will not be any young leader in Malawi.
Ma CSO naonso. Why should we spend more money trying to protect useless activists like Kajoloweka. Munthu ofuna kukuphani sanganene kuti akubwera kudzakuphani. CSOs please do not take us Malawians for granted. Why should the same government that’s trying to kill you also provide protection to the same person they are trying to kill. Please include personal protection in the funding proposals that you do to organizations like DanChurch Aid and Norwegian aid, as well as Irish Aid. The donors that are funding the activism should also be funding your protection. That Makes sense. He who invites the piper calls the tune.
U are rights. U can not ask the enemies tog protect u. Human rights are funded by those mentioned and they should know that these people are tagent of Government. Its a pity those organisation which fund them dont protect these people. Thats why I say aid is not good ro us. Its only controll. My dear young man ask Norwagian to give u protection or have one yourself. DDP is mafia u come on there way they kill. U are ruled by killers this what Malawi democracy means. Munabwelesa chinjonka.
Yes, do not expect to be protected by this Demonic Decorated Party. Report to Foreign embassies if they may help, but for sure take their messages seriously. These people are worse than the old MCP, they will kill you like Chasowa.
Galu wachabechabe iwe Kumbire. Protection is a right for every citizen and regime thugs do not own Malawi
How important is Chaponda to Malawi? Peter without Chaponda is nothing. Chaponda gone Peter gone. Both are thieves. U see Malawians people u call Dr and prof are just thieves and greedy. U need a person Who have and knows How it feels to have nothing. These is not a government but a.bunch of thugs
Dausi sangalankhule zanzeru nayeso ndi crook akumana okuba okhaokha ndi chaponda wakeyo munthu akuchokera ku NIB angakhale imformation minister? Uyuso ndi katangale winaso
Now, according to the second paragraph from the end, the actions of Chaponnda et. al. might have (only) jeopardized the country’s finances by purchasing the maize at a more expensive price! Backtracking on the corruption charges, are we? I guess we didn’t do our due diligence, did we?
If these CSOs are getting threatened, that’s serious and unacceptable. Then get the Police involved!
Otherwise, it is fair to conclude those claiming their lives are at risk, are classic sympathy and attention seekers. No less.
Panali anzanu…. samalani. Asiileni ufulu wao ma CSO……tamangobani basi. Moyo musawachotsere. Inu a fiti opemphera
Wopemphera ndani? Anfitiwa? Ngakhale a mipingo amene amalankhula zabwino za DPP ndianfiti nawoso. Kodi pali chani chasintha pa DPP iyi ndi ya Bingu? Panopo DPP ilupumila m’phanthi, mantha kuti kodi zitithera bwanji, nthawi ikutha, milandu yachuluka tidzatani? Silencing the opposing views though very helpful to Malawians. DPP is only looking at udindo basi osati anthu a dziko lino. Kunena zoona chingakhale ambiri amene 2014 adavotera DPP panopo alulanguluka kuti adalakwitsa zedi. Chipani choipa ichi, chipani cha matchona, chipani cha alhomwe, anthu panda khalidwe, amwano, andeu, otukwana, anyanga. 2019 ikuchedwa, tifuna kukuchotsani, chifukwa ulendo uno simubelanso. Chilima ndi nzeru zako zobela zisankho tikukuyang’anitsitsa.
Jowel Masina, please respect the Lhomwe tribe. It is unfair to say all those bad words to any tribe. If you are not happy with the Lhomwe leaders, it will be fair to expresss your displeasure to them not the entire tribe. But the choice is yours.