Malawi Police arrest 50 car wash operators in Lilongwe

Malawi Police in Lilongwe have arrested 50 car wash operators for what council officials say is for operating from illegal premises.

Car wash business
Car wash business

Lilongwe City Council publicist Tamara Chafunya said the operators were given a month long notice to vacate the premises they are operating from but decided to ignore the warnings.

“We were in newspapers, on radios, on tvs warning them the police would arrest them, we would confisticate their equipment but they ignored us. We had to do what our bylaws tell us,” she said.

She said all car wash operators, most of them who operate from drinking joints, needed to register with the council and they would be allocated designated places for their lucrative businesses.

“This process started on Tuesday, we have arrested lots of them, we have seized lots of their equipment. We want them to follow procedures. We want them to be given proper guidance on how to go about their business,” Chafunya said.

She said the exercise continues until there is sanity in the Capital City.

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International Observer
International Observer
7 years ago

What the Council through police have done is temporal. As long as you don’t put up structures for these poor souls to operate from, after some time they will get back to business as usual. Construct shelters where they will call their work places then ask them to pay a small fee. Those you are arresting are the same youths government and the private sector can’t manage to employ. Now to day they want to earn a cheap livelihood but the same system that is failing to cater for them posses a stumbling block; do you want them to continue… Read more »

Mayor 2
Mayor 2
7 years ago

This is a welcome development. Blantyre should also emulate because it is becoming a nuisance to see how these car washers are doing their businesses. Let the City Councils bring order to the cities. Car washers are contributing to the damage of the roads in our cities, let alone hygiene. we indeed need to develop a culture of having to do things at the right place and in accordance with the laws!! Bravo Lilongwe City Council!!!

Chagada
Chagada
7 years ago

My take is that alimi a mu LLs ukhondo njeeee. Look at what Noel Chalamanda is doing in BT. Ma city ena kutalitali kukanika kuchita chitukuko ndi ukhondo. City kumaoneka bwino anthu akenso odziwa kulumikiza ulusi osati zopalasa fumbi za mu LLs.

chonchobe
7 years ago

koma okuba anapha Dexter Kanike olo mmodzi omangidwa, busy kulimbana ndi anthu opanga ma business ang’ono ang’ono.

kenken
kenken
7 years ago

KOma adzidya chani plis chifukwa eni magalimoto amafuna malo oti iwo ali pafupi adziona. Mukulakwa, malawi watentha uyu.

kkilembe
kkilembe
7 years ago
Reply to  kenken

So this City Council thinks arresting them is the solution? How much did those adverts on TV and radio cost? Malawi is a failed state indeed. Release them and provide the facilities for them. Take the lesson from Bakili who had a human face and did not arrest or evict illegal squatters in Dubai. Bwanji nkhanza chonchi? This is cruelty.

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