Malawi police use teargas against ex-first lady Callista to break up protest over ‘Abiti Manice’ arrest

August 21, 2018 Wongani Chiuta -Nyasa Times 57 Comments

Malawi Police fired teargas directed at the former first lady Callista Mutharika  to break up  United  Transformation Movement (UTM) supporters   who  poured at Police headquarters  to hold a  vigil following the arrest of  their member Manice Hale on accusation of falsifying information and insulting the President.

Callista tear gassed
Police stops UTM vigil

Hale, a naturalized American citizen of Malawian dissent – known on Facebook as Manice Abiti William Dawood  was arrested on Tuesday at the Kamuzu International Airport as she was about to board her flight back to her base in United States.

Callista, the incumbent President’s in-law who is a senior UTM member, led the movement supporters to police  to hold the vigil  to force the cops to release Hale. She led the UTM supporters singing “Mukamalimbana naye Chilima, mumumva kuwawa”.

Police told the UTM members to leave the place but they resisted and cops fired teargas directly to Callista who was whisked away by well wishers.

The UTM members have remained defiant and were still at the police station.

One of the UTM members told Nyasa Times from Area 30 police that they have resolved to be camping outside the Police until Hale is released unconditionally.

Police told UTM members to stop protesting, warning them that their conduct was likely to cause breach of peace.

“Ours was supposed to be a peaceful vigil but police always act with a heavy hand,”  said Frank Chirombo a UTM supporter.

UTM members on social media and political rallies have been accused of disrespecting President  Peter Mutharika by calling him ‘mtchona’, a description of someone who has been away from his or her country for long.

Mutharika stayed abroad for decades where he was employed as an academic.

The President warned UTM against attacking him, threatening, if they continue: “I am going to break a tonne of bricks on your heads.”

Mutharika in a highly charged tone  warned to deal with the movement supporters  using Section Four of the Protected Flag, Emblems And Names Act, which provides penalties for anyone who does any act or utters any words or publishes or utters any writing calculated to or liable to insult, ridicule or to show disrespect to or with reference to the President.

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57 replies on “Malawi police use teargas against ex-first lady Callista to break up protest over ‘Abiti Manice’ arrest”

  1. Sitilora satanic UTM with their red blood to rule us. Akulumikizana ndi masataniv Ali America kudzera me a maguru Ali Europe ndi America

  3. Inu apitala kupepelatu kumeneko. Umtchona ndi ulemu wapadera. It means a multiculturally exposed person. Compared to one who hasn’t been exposed to other cultures other than their own, like Mr Trump.

    Kungoti mwina umtchona wainu amudala inu munkangokhalira kuledzera ku flat kwanu in your free time instead of mixing with locals volunteering to even help in small local activities.

  4. UTM members are behaving as if they are already in Government. Mukuwonjeza too much. And even the former first lady is behaving like a cockroach. This is unfounded. We dont need primitive politics. learn something from MCP

  5. WAWONA NKHANGA MAWANGA WATAYA NKHWALI IWE, UKUGANIZA KUTI UNGAPULUMUTSE MTUNDU WA AMALAWI POWATSOGOLERA KU SATANIKI? PEPANI MFUNDO ZANU ZAMBWINO KWAMBIRI, NDINAYAMBA KUKOPEKA NAZO KOMA AAAA MWATCHERA KUMWEZI NKHANGA ZAONA VOTI YANGA MWAILEPHERA AMALAWI MUSANYANGEKE ANGAKUGWETSELENI KUPHOMPHO KUMIDIMA GWIRITSANI CHOMWE MULI NACHO KALE
    HE IS OVERCONFIDENT OF WINNING , WHY? “VUTO LA AMALAWI MUMAIWALA NSANGA” ATCHEYA ADANENA KALE . AMALAWI ANZANGA SAMALANI MUMDZIKO MUNO ASATANIC ASAKUPUSITSENI. ALUMINATI ASAKUNYENGENI MAY THE MIGHTY HOLY SPIRIT COVER MALAWI. HOLY SPIRIT NDI WAMISECHE YABWINO YOWAKONDA AMALAWI. WATIULULIRA ZONSE, MUYALUKA SIMUNATI

  6. koma kufunitsitsa upulezidentko nde mpakana kutaya chikhulupililo chako ndikulowa nazo satanic kuti utchuke? ulape ubwerere ulandiridwa apo bii uzikapemphera ku satanic kwako konko kunonso ayi, mutichititsa manyazi

  7. What crime has this ABITI committed.Is calling someone Mtchona an insult or crime?Go to the NORTHERN part,we have so many people called the Mtchona name.I for one my late father was using the same name because he spent much of his life in Zambia.

  9. Sizoona kuti you shud be calling APM and his party followers apumbwa. Chilima udzipatse ulemu what you should know you were nothing in the political arena until APM picked u to work with him. Udzilemekeze wekha ndipo wena alemekeza iwe. Take a good example of Malewezi he honourable took leave and advanced his agenda to run as an independent presidential candidate, Chilumpha despite being at logger heads with Bingu he did not say anything bad of him as u are doing, came JB she never said anything bad against Bingu and came Khumbo he did the same; why u like this? Watch out what happened to Mzuma he made every effort to oust Thabo Mbeki from govt and Mbeki resigned honourably and he assumed power but what happened? Did he complete his term? the answer is no! Another good example is in Egypt the moslem brothers’ leader ousted Mubarak from presidency but what happened to him? He only ruled for 1 year and him too was ousted from presidency. So the measure you put on someone it is the same measure others will do unto you.

    Simple advice to political leaders. Please STOP taking presidential candidates or running mates outside the parties but rather trust those in the same party. Muluzi took Bingu (who was new in UDF) what happened he quitted it and started his own. Came DPP this time took Chilima what has happened he quitted and started his UTM. MCP watch out for picking Mia you follow suit!!!!!

    1. But some of Malawians really surprises me,how do you support such act who is just exercising her freedom rights.It is very shameful to hear such kind of comment from you young person.Don’t just support useless thing because you are Lhomwe such kind of behaviour is the one killing our Malawi.We don’t want dictators in our country unless if you are not original Malawian,who knows maybe you are from Mozambique.

      1. Democracy, freedom rights they all come with responsibility. We need to respect each other as Malawians

      2. She has been fund ing cadets who tortured pipo with pangas she is getting fruits of her works…Callister anatizu nza 2011 anthu ambiri k umwalira Njaunju. Simunati u will pay according in goo measure. Coz God is fair

    1. WHO SAID WOMEN WERE ALL TO BE PROTECTED JUST LIKE THAT ?IT DEPENDS KUTI KODI WOMAN AMENEYO WAPANGA CHANI,AZIMAYI AKUMAKHALA ZIGAQWENGAWA SIMUKUWAONA ?ARE WE TO PROTECT THEM TOO?

    2. This is not about respecting women madala. would you respect a woman who insults you everyday? Something is wrong with you.

      1. Koma this Chilima who has already started losing the steam is an embarassment to the Malawi politics. Big headed indeed and he thinks he is already the president of Malawi. Timati Chakwera ndi wa mtudzu koma timba uyu finye ali bwino ndithu. Wangosonkhanitsa mahule amene amawakwatawo ndiye akuona ngati angazawine ndi mahule akewo. Nawo a Callista zoti u first lady adaulawapo sizikudziwika. Behaviour yake mahule a pa Ntcheu ali bwino.

    1. Family ukunena this abiti manice? Didn’t you hear her saying that it was her mom who was related to the wife of Bingu? There is no biological relationship. Someone from where my brother “married” is not a relation to me.

    1. all because she is fighting for someone’s right to freedom of expression she is now a vendor? amalawi munazolowera kuchitidwa nkhaza and kumangoyang’anira anzanu akamachitiridwa nkhaza on petty issues. Wake up! Moral respect udzilandira because you have chosen to be a silent dormat on issues that matter? KEEP your moral respect in that regard!

    2. Shame on you if you can’t see what she fighting for. Are you one of the DPP thieves destroying Malawi. Wake up and feel sorry for yourself with all the money you’ve stolen from poor Malawians.

      1. its illegal under Malawi law to posses two passports from different countries more so with different names……

  17. Please WOMEN of Malawi learn to respect your LEADERS as much as you are able to respect your HUSBANDS … Malawi is usually mapped as the WARM heat of Africa but it is changing to the WORSE – we have no respect to our Leaders. Now tell me if we do not respect our current LEADER now, how shall others respect CHILIMA if at all he is granted mandate to rule this Country in 2019? Remember opposition will always be there.
    Don’t you think the same Malawians will also disrespect & utter insults at HIm?? and if this will happen what do you think Chilima’s goverment will do on such people??
    Surely, Malawi is going astray and God can not bless us at ALL, we will change Leaders as much as we can but if the hand of the LORD is not with us we will continue suffering like we are in HELL.
    Let’s seek the kingdom of God first – how? by adhering to GOD’s COMMANDS in Heaven – verily verily I say unto you – there and then shall we see the manifestation of his blessings.
    If we read the bible very carefully there is a story of a young shepherd who was annoited by prophet Samuel to be the next King of Isreal, remember King Saul was still rulling Isreal by then, but even though this young David was intimidated by King Saul he never made any revenge nor disrespect him, infact he worked with HIM untill he run away when he saw that his life was in danger.
    He knew time for him was not yet come – remember he even refused to kill him when he litterly find King Saul sleeping in a Carve, David said, ‘I CAN NOT TAKE AWAY THE LIFE GOD’S CHOSEN LEADER ‘ ….. surely David knew who GOD is, therefore my fellow Malawians let’s change our mindsets and start loving each other. May GOD bless you ALL.

    2. @ Jamax
      Ephisians 5:15-16
      Please don’t talk like a foolish person, leave the scriptures alone. Don’t you see with your very own eyes how DPP has destroyed Malawi. Stealing from the poor…Tell us maybe you’re one of the DDP thieving bastards. You and APM as a leader are a disgrace to the African continent – people who do not love our country…

    3. Kikkkkkk mwabisa mpeni kumphasa inu!! ndani sakukudziwani? ameneyo timati wolotse mkakudye. Za ziii

  18. The best way is to pray ! God answers prayer by fire. ….That their Daddie must die in the state house. while sitting on the sofa.
    inu mukufunila moyo pumbwa wanuyo mukumva kuwawa, ….

    1. You never know that prayer can turn for yourself and die. God does not answer such wreaked prayer. The president is created in the image of God like you. Stop being primitive.

  19. We have a silly president in the statehouse, first he arrests his own niece which will only bring concerns from the US where she is a citizen, and then the police try and kill his own in law with a teargas canister. Bingu must be rolling in his grave. No wonder this clown was recording the arrival and departure times of visitors who came to see the late president in the ICU. So petty.

    Obama used to say “when they go low we go high” in response to his harsh and sometimes racists critics, yet here we have our old mtchona arresting people because they disliked him on facebook?!!!! He has lost whatever little respect he might have had.

    1. No one is above the law including the foul mouthed criminal who has been arrested. So you shut up of you have no facts.

      1. So what about Wa Jeffrey who organised the torching of the UTM cars,why is she not arrested.I think the best person to shut up must be you.

    2. Rubbish, what can she bring to the country. Is she the first Malawian to stay in us. Stop supporting rubbish. She is an American not a Malawian..

  20. This epitome of evil in a woman deserves this. Disgruntled awa. Osowa khalidwe. Kumalimbana ndi alamu awo chifukwa choti anawakaniza kudya cha ana a malemu Bingu. And thats UTM for you.

    2. @ mbuya
      I still can’t believe it that people like you still exist in this modern democratic world…Shame on you…happy at the expense of poor Malawians.

  21. Izi tsopano mukupanga inu a polie sizirthandiza mtundu wa a Malawi. Such things can cause huge unrest.

  23. But Callista , why at your age and stature as former first lady, leading a very unnecessary Vigil? Why not leave it to Mr. Silungwe and the other lawyers to sort out the matter?

    1. Callista ndi mzake wa kwamwa ngati lichero uja Kaliati amazimvatu. Alipo anawanamiza kuti amakoma mnope. Mwina ndi ansembe awowo.

    1. @ Patrick Phiri

      Inu mumatamba inu. China Chilichonse chili ndi nthawi. Time to arrest others and time for others to arrest you. Watch this space

    2. @ Patrick Phiri
      You’re the top foolish person the world has ever known…at times like this how can one stand with DPP and destroy our country. You thieving bastards, you’ll pay for this no sooner or later.

      1. Normally I don’t respond to people who use false names like you. Use your real name so that I can sort you out.

    1. kodi nkulakwa kumutchuka munthu Mtchona.. how many have been called ma tchona? Imagine a pa theba aja simunkwatchula a mtchona. Ine amene amanditchula mtchona for staying in south africa for 10 years ndiye kumati wina wakhala 40 years. ndi mtchonatu basi whether he likes it or not

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