Malawi police transfers officers from State House

Malawi Police Service has transferred 14 of its officers from State House amid concerns of security lapses for President Peter Mutharika after his convoy was stoned on Thursday in the volatile Ndirande township in Blantyre.

Presidenrial guard

Those affected have been sent to rural areas.

According to a memo which Nyasa Times has seen, those transferred are from Kamuzu Palace, Mtunthama and Sanjika palace.

Police spokesperson James Kadadzera said the transfers were normal.

“Every police officer gets transferred. This is for administrative purposes, this is normal. Police officers who work at State House are not exceptional,” said Kadadzera.

The transfers come barely days after state vice president Saulos Chilima made a serious allegation that at a Cabinet meeting at Sanjika palace, government  agreed to assassinate Dr Lazarus Chakwera, Timothy Mtambo, Gift Trapence and himself, a claim which has since been denied by the government.

Political tension is high as the country goes for a Constitutional Court sanctioned election on July 2.

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nafundo zalo
nafundo zalo
4 years ago

musatinyase inu. kadziko kammanjamu zocita kuuuuu .
pitala amafuna kuziyenda cokwawa ngati ndi mulungu.
waste of resources. kutha mwambo mukangopita kunyumba kukatsitsila stress. dude you are not looking after yourself. umaineka otopa pa landrover paja. ANAKOZA
BBC
CNN
ALJAZEEEA
KUTIONETSA MU ZIKO LONSE UBULUTU WATHU FROM 2014.KKK MALAWI WAKE UP.
PA 2 JULY TU.

GAME INAKULA MPAKA MASIKU 40 MUSANAULUTSE MA RESULT KULI KUJUDULA!!!!!!!

Malawi belong to the citizens

Ndichiti chomwe munavokerapo a dpp? Zikakhala zaku ndix no one could stopped it to happen, DPP leaders and cadets were supposed to find out if it was ok for Munthalika to visit the township.Remember there were protests when the president and his ministers wanted to impose lockdown without giving food and money to the poor.U can not ignore that, this is the job for intelligence agency to find out before president visit a place.It looks like someone is sleeping at work.Or those who are working at the intelligence agency in Malawi, they don’t know their job or maybe their job… Read more »

Keen Observer
Keen Observer
4 years ago

I totally agree wiyh you & I wish if they could gavevread your comment it is wise & on point.

Mangochi Kabwafu
Mangochi Kabwafu
4 years ago

I hope we won’t see such savagely presidential guard (like nyau standing there) once the new government comes in after July 2nd elections. You don’t see such stupidity any where in the world. Look at the US presidential security, UKs PM security, South Africa’s presidential security, etc etc, you don’t see any nyau type of security. This just shows how UBULUTU we really are.

Mlomwe weni weni
Mlomwe weni weni
4 years ago

Next to be transfered will be Nalikukuti himself. Karma is near! Gona mkuphe salipatali baba.

Ndikhetsamwazi Chakwera

Part of the job, you get transferred always especially after fuckups. You cant allow thugs to stone a Presidential motorcade (whether the president is Sosten Gwengwe,Chilima, or Manganya).The office has to be respected. In other countries they would be court martialed or Dishonorably discharged. You are lucky you still have jobs. Go give thanks and remember to pay your tithes.

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