Malawi leader gives ‘Christmas Clemency’ to 644 prisoners: First Couple hosts children’s Christmas party in Mzuzu - Malawi Nyasa Times

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koma abale inu eeh

7 years ago

Good for APM and the other presidents who pardoned prisoners. Continuing to put to shame Kamuzu for not only filling our prisons with political prisoners, executing many among whom were innocent individuals. Sure, MCP can try to disown that record, saying it was a different party, it was Kamuzu not MCP, and that the current MCP is reformed. Bite me! Kamuzu never pardoned anyone, except maybe a political crony just to show him/her how low he/she was. Demeaning was his m. o., that Kamuzu. It is pathetic to state here that due to our justice system, those 644 “vacancies” will… Read more »

Chambe

7 years ago

Reply to koma abale inu eeh

Can’t agree more. Indeed prisons a filled with people that have committed petty crimes ; stealing a chicken as for example. Most of the reasons are none other than poverty due to joblessness, lack of skills and drugs amongst the youth. Yes we need a bill to transform these places to become correctional centers. They should be revamped and equipped with training facilities such technical colleges, theological colleges, primary and secondary schools etc. This is where Obama Chiumia has to work very hard to achieve this goal. These places if turned around can become production centers. They can produce high… Read more »