Malawian man arrested for selling ‘dog meat’

November 18, 2015 Green Muheya -Nyasa Times 154 Comments

Police at Balaka district eastern Malawi is keeping in custody a 31-year-old man for allegedly selling dog meat.

Ishmael Jumbe; arrested for selling dog meat 'mang'ina'
Ishmael Jumbe; arrested for selling dog meat ‘mang’ina’

The suspect Ishmael Jumbe was arrested following a complaint that he was seen selling cooked dog meat at Njerenje Trading Centre in the district.

The issue came to light after the son of one of the man who ate the meat told his father that he saw the suspect skinning a dog at his home and when asked of what he did with the meat, he revealed to have cooked it and sold it as “mang’ina” (dog feet) at the Trading Centre.

The suspect told police that he started selling dog meat “long time ago” when he was living at Mbayani in Blantyre and said he used to sell it at the tavern during night time.

Balaka Police spokesperson Inspector Joseph Sauka says the suspect told the police that he bought the dog at the price of K1000.00 at Njerenje Trading Centre pretending as if he wanted to tame it.

“He confessed that he used to sell ‘mang’ina’ of dog meat at Shire railway station and Njerenje Trading Centre and he also said he eats dog meat.”

Following the revelation all everyone who eat the dog meat was referred to Phimbi Health Centre where they were treated as outpatients.

Meanwhile, the suspect Ishmael Jumbe is still in Police custody and is to appear before court soon where he will answer a case of conduct likely to cause a breach of peace which is contrary to section 181 of the Penal code.

Ishmael Jumbe comes from Kangaude village, Traditional Authority Nkaya in the same district of Balaka.

 

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154 replies on “Malawian man arrested for selling ‘dog meat’”

  1. too much mphakana kugulitsa galu ngati nyama? Ameneyo alangidwe kuti anthu amene ali ndi maganizo amenewo atengelepn phunziro

  4. Ndiye mumumange?? Sakukumvetsani chisoni ameneyo??? Mumuleke,,anthu amadya amphaka,,agalu,nkhumba..zimasiyana chani??? Vuto ndi anthu ankhwiluwo.akafuna zabwino akagule ku cold storage.,.iya

  8. kodi ndi angati adwalapo atadya nyamayo? Musiyeni munthuyo bola anthu adziwa kuti mkuluyo amagulitsa galu

  9. Breach of peace, when actually it brought peace after kukhuta. Wasowa mlandu apa, mtsyeni basi. Revise our laws to be relevant to certain cases

  10. Anthu amadya FISI Ndiye mukati GALU,chiweto.Bleach of peace? Apa Ndiye sizikuigwirizana ndi nkhaniyi.Bolani adakati malonda oletsedwa.Komanso chinyengo pa malonda mmalawi muno chafikapo.

  14. What breach of peace could happen by selling dog meat? Does our constitution or any Act of Parliament prohibits people from selling dog meat. If the people weren’t harmed in anyway by eating the meat, then he has caused no harm to them.in my opinion, the guy needs not to be charged. He was only exercising his right to earn a living in a harmless manner

  19. sichina capital yavuta pa malawi. chilembwe chasowa ichi. munthuyu anakana kuba. anayesesa. its like anapha chifuyo chake ndikugulitsa kufuna kuthaniza banja lake walakwa pati

  20. If all of us had entrepreneurial skills like that of Ishmael Jumbe, am sure Malawi would have been somewhere in terms of development. By the way Ishmael, which University in the world did you learn entrepreneurship? Do you have a Master degree? You have really inspired me with your entrepreneurial skills!!!!!!

  21. The parliament needs to revise some laws. He is helping people in need of meat. Pano nyama zatsala ndi agalu. Nde ife titani.

  22. Guys let’s explore this delicacy. The guy started a long time ago in Blantyre and nobody got sick nor complained. let him come back here. We need him. mangina analitu an go no abwana.

  24. What’s wrong with dog meat? Did anyone have to go to hospital for ‘treatment’ after partaking of the delicacy? Our newly-found friends, the Chinese, make savoury dishes from dog meat. Let’s just learn some recipes and enjoy the meat. No issue here!

  26. Olo mmene akuonekera man wa, zoona munthu mpakana ku gather courage nkumugula nyama zoona?? some people have total disregard of their health ndithu! I FOR ONE CANT BUY ANY FOOD FROM THIS DIRTY LOOKING GUY IN THE FIRST PLACE!

  32. Nanga mbale ameneyu bwanji sanawadziwitse makasitomala kuti mang’inawo ndi nyama ya galu? Zinthu ngati izi ndi zomwe zikubweretsa matemberero pakati pa ife a Malawi.

  38. breech of peace!!!! I don’t think so sanakakamize munthu. “safusa Anadya phula. “tikamagula timafunsa kaye, beef, pork, dogmeat.koma nkhuli dovu chuchu mukaona nyama.ine vegetarian kaya zanu izo.

  41. This is what Mutharika and his DPP have reduced Malawians to doing – eating Dog meat. Poverty is the mother of this.

  44. You will be punished Balaka man for selling dogs meat in a country where taking dogs meat is a taboo. Protein is same same though, dont waste your time going to the hospital.

  45. Isn’t section 181 of the penal code not in contradiction with the right to economic activity as provided for in the consistitution?
    Can’t you find a suitable charge maybe to do with health act where such sale of meat puts people’s lives in great risk. Something like license to sell dog meat. Hence charge him of selling dog meat without a license and hence putting people’s lives at risk and probably finish him off with attempted murder for selling this potentially harmful meat?
    Lawyers are you there!!??

  46. Help me out people to understand the charges “Conduct likely to cause a breach of peace contrary to section 181 of penal code”. Please release the poor dude. He doesn’t have the case to answer. Selling dog meat has got nothing to do with a breach of peace. Police must not waste their resources on these issues, rather focus your energy on important issues like cash gate, albino body parts hunters etc.

  47. This man must be commended for his creativity. Dog meat is a delicacy in many countries. Malawians are good at copying foreign lifestyles which is exactly what this respected man did. There is no Law in this country that prevents eating of dog meat hence this guy has no case to answer. He should be tried for concealing the identity of meat he sold. He is free to continue selling dog meat to his customers but he should always declare it to the customers.

  48. The Analyst wandisangalatsa kwambiri wayankhula ngati walowa m’maganizo anga. Zoonadi zabwino kudyedwa ndi a pumbwa. Nkhuthekanso ali pamitala but can you see the way he is looking. Someone is a handsome man koma akusowa banja. Analyst, kutereko m’mene alilimo utha kumva kuti akazi amam’menyanirana BUT you will never see akazi akum’menyanirana Peter Muntharika:? Zoonadi chimalora opada mano.

  52. Sanalakwe munthuyu, nanga alipo amene wafa ngati? If nobody was suspicious of the meat when eating, then let’s just promote it.

  54. coment 25(Analyst) mind your comment, I never knew you are such a dunderhead when it comes to the respect about humanity, no 1 chooses his/her looks when is born, anything can happen right now to you and deforms your face completely, osamayankhula ngati chitsiru, i respect you with ur good comments here but not this stupid one!

    the suspect will answer a case which is likely to cause breach of peace, really? Poor Malawian laws!

    1. I can assure you that the beastly and dingy looks are not because he was born like that noooo but because he fails to groom himself. Men are generally average-looking but with proper grooming – taking a bath, washing clothes, a a little hair-do e.t.c., amaoneka bwinobwino. On the other hand, a man can be born with looks beyond average yet look beastly coz of Chamba, kusasamba and alike.

      I think you misunderstood me! Buts its fine coz even Galiei Galileo was misunderstood, as was Socrates, Nicolas Corpenicus, Jesus, e.t.c

  56. There is no issue here just free the man. Some eat dogs and there is no law in Malawi that prohits eating dog “MEAT” after all it is meat!

  57. Mutati mufufuze munva kuti ambiri amene adya nyamayi ndi amuna a umbombo okonda kukhuta before kupita kunyumba…….mwazionera

  58. A Malawi mchifukwa chiyani a polisi amanga munthu ogulitsa nyama ya galu,anakuuzani ndani kuti galu sadya. Nanga anthu ambirimbiriwa akudya mbewa ndi nkhumba sikuwamanga. Chifukwa amene anazilenga nyama ndachula apazi anati zisamadyedwe. A Polisi musamakondere.

  60. We are leaving in a free market economy. Everyone has a right to produce and sell what they want so long they have customers for their products

  62. “Conduct likely to breach peace” how? So who is causuing havoc here, the seller, the police, the news writer or us who are commenting? The man is free and can go because he did not force anybody to buy meet from him. Only if one asked the kind of meat and said it’s something else then that would be a case. So police! Release the guy, or you may pay him a lot for keeping him from his business, and customers are worrying.

  63. Is eating dog meat unconstitutional? Under which laws are you arresting this man. Mesa mukulimbikisa entrepreneurship? Ndi zimenezo tu.. Mtuluseni munthu.. Hehe

  64. I believe the guy is supposed to be judged accordingly.The main problem comes especially with rights conceipts.I see rights not being respected.The seller went beyond rights conceipts shrined in our constution but this I can forsee will end like how homosexual issues have been resolved in Malawi.We nid wisdom in this because it might end up being legalised.

  68. Mukaona anthu aku balaka onenepawa achina ujeni ndi ujeni uyu ndi nyama ya agalu, ujeni uyu simwamudziwa uyu mp yu kikikiki ee zomwezo agalu basi

  69. Really,have Malawians reached that level of earning a living? Personally,I do not condemn our brother for selling dog meat to make ends meet,but deep in my heart,I sympathise with him for the ordeal.Malawians would also not condemn him,but the government that has failed him.While one of us could not manage somehow a normal life,millions if not,billions of Kwacha is tragically spent by govt to satisfy the interests of the chosen few.This is not the Malawi we grew up,something is wrong somewhere and that is,frankly speaking,the fault of leadership which has created in our country,a man eat man society.

  70. We need just experience from those who ate ;if it was good then its okay.Ena mumadya mphemvu,achule,mphaka.So eating a dog should not give us headache here

  71. Am residing in eastern region kudya nyama ya galu kuno sinkhani ameneyo musiyeni alibe mulandu adadyawo adali ndinkhuli ndiye nkhuliyo idawathera panopa kkkkkkkm

  74. My appeal is to Members of Parliament (MPs) during this August house to pass the bill legalizing eating this delicious tamed animal. Guys lets be honest… tadya idya izi ma tavern mu!!!!! kkkkkkk

  75. Jumbeyu ndiwachangu pa town.Akanatani pa town ndimene economy mmene yavutira pa Malawi?Mijomba yadyetsedwa agalu pa Balaka.Balaka very good at making headlines in a wrong way.Ndichifukwa chiwerengero cha agalu chinanayamba kuchepa pa Balaka eti.

  76. Pa Naija dog meat amaitcha kalabor.You fail to buy meat for kids in your homes but you are good at ordering platefuls of mang’inas in drinking places azibambo achimalawi.He has taught you a lesson.We were wondering why many Malawian men who frequent drinking places have big tummies like pregnant women.Just keep eating dogs like in South Korea,China,Vietnam.Beef is too costly for many to afford.Problems make people to be very creative.Chamiyendo four chidyedwe basi.As longer as simunadwale Palibe Vuto.

  80. Kugwa kwa mphamvu kwa ndalama ya kwacha kwapangisa a Malawi ayambe kupha agalu.UDF ndi DPP yayamba kudya agalu

  83. Why were those who ate the dog meat referred to hospital? Do we now agree with Adventists that only what God says is food is what we have to eat?

  84. Thus Self Employment! Just Help The Man With Enough Capital To Buy More.. Osamadalira Beef Or Chicken Yokha Kumayesako Zachilendo!!

  85. Dog ???? meat ???? is as good as any other meat!! Don’t waste time goin to hospital.

    Conduct likely to cause breach of peace…. Hmmm why not charge with failure to disclose his merchandise?

  87. Getting treated as out-patients because of eating di meat? That’s abuse of health system. Dog is as good as any animal….by the way the man has no case to answer unless somebody tells me that our laws prohibit eating of dog MEAT…. may be they can charge him with cases related to cheating in business as I am sure he sold the meat as beef or goat meat

  88. palibe vuto apa galu ndi ndiwo yabwino kwabasi, ambilinu mwadyapo chabe kuti simumazindikila kuti ndi nyama yanji.

  90. Tidya ife zimenezo. Nanga mmene mbuzi zakwelera mtengomu tizivutika agalu alipo? Sitisiya kugula akanyenya mma tarven, ndi shauwa imeneyo kuchosa dalazi

  93. Achewa ndichoncho thats what they know best.
    I have said this bcz if this case was reported 4rm North bwenzi anzathunu mukunyoza atumbuka.
    Ambewa zanga inu,umve basi.

  96. Munthu wotumikira satana sasowadi!!!MKULUYU AKUCHITA KUWONEKELATU PAMASO.NKHANI NDICHIMANGAFISI DOLA!!!MALAWI WANUKHA ZEDI.

  100. Agalu anga 6 Ali kale ku mpanda ndikudikira kude ndimuzinge ndizikaotcha kanyenya apa pa Lunzu trading .uthenga kwa ma nurse a pa mlambe hospital
    Lero kukhala nyama yabwino mubwere

  101. Ofcourse old habits die hard but we people have a problem. Some of these things we eat have along-term effect on our health. Consider the following: Can this man afford to buy Kazinga cooking oil or any sensible cooking oil for his trade? The answer is a resounding NO. Now for such people to maximise profits, they resort to using some other oils e.g. transformer oil. Are we doing good to our health? Are we surprised that we have a lot of sudden and very unlikely deaths nowadays? How come am not! Coz these things have a long-term effect on our bodies. We are being killed slowly, trust me!

    Further, are we not being hypocritical when some of us avoid smoking for fear of lung cancer yet gladly partake on such delicacies? Are we not contradicting ourselves when we avoid whores and beer and gladly eat transformer oil via such kanyenya? Let us be consistent with our choices!

    Also, just by looking at how dingy and malodorous this person looks, are we sure that one can have the appetite to buy some food from him and gladly eat with peace of stomach? Unless one is non compos mentis, maybe! Man is the only animal with ability to distinguish between right and wrong, yet we seem not to appreciate this gift? Strange!

    Let us love ourselves, our health and our families and most importantly our country.

  102. Ndiye kuti ma member a pa mbayani okonda kudya mang’ina ndi nyama ya pa chiwaya anakhwasulatu nyamayi kwa ka nthawi

  106. Business without morality. This is a social ill. I wonder if this guy has economically improved by his clandestine business especially going by his dressing in the picture. Besides, why were people taken to hospital as if eating dog meat has pathological effects. This is just a psychosocial crime.

  110. Anthu a chakumwafe timazidyeratu moyendamu. Mang’ina agalu omwewo tikunenepa nawo masaya. Koma chinanchina, this criminal looks older than his age. At 31 he looks 45. Kodi umphawi umakalambitsatu. Mpake kugulitsa nyama ya galu.

  111. Such things happen in poorest countries like Malawi. So Malawians get used. Zonsezi ndi chifukwa chosowa zi ntchito. Tsiku lina muzamva kuti anthu ayamba kugulitsa nyama ya anthu. Umphawi too much.

  113. Kodi pamene alilipo ndipa Den yake kapena pa Police? if it is his Den atleast he tried koma ngait ndimalo a Boma kikkkkkkk amumasule nkuluyu akapitilize kumezetsa anthu nthumbwana, kikkkkkkk koma abale olo mupise kukhosi simukwanisa kusaza eish ndikutha kuona anthu akutenga katsabola kakambuzi mthumba ulendo wokakwapula mangína,tinyimbo ta che Thomas Chibade tikunveka chapansi pansi avekele KOMA ASOWE ASOWE AMENEYU Kikkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

  115. Koreans eat dogs you know. You can even choose the dog you want to have cooked at certain restaurants.Let the man go free. Those who eat meat at dubious places deserve what they get

  117. ndalama zavuta kumalawiko ameneyo musamumange . mukamumanga ife tipanga zionetselo ndivuto lawelesike amene tidaika pampando kamuzu adakhalitsa kunja koma adasintha zinthu osati kudyetsa anthu mango ndiwo ndi agalu

  120. He sold it secretely without disclosing it. That’s where the chinyengo is.
    Arrest him because he has offended some Christians who do not eat what is not allowed in the bible.
    Some don’t eat pork,nsomba za milamba a mphaka, agalu ndi zina nyama zoletsedwa mu baibulo.

  121. Mwanya azibambo kudya zootchedwa kumowa kunyumba kuli nkhwani. To me the best meat is bought at Sana and prepared by my wife at home. Its too much for Balaka.

  122. I hear dog meat is not harmful, is as good as any meat. In fact people in China regard it as one of their best delicacies. Its a taboo here in Malawi to eat dog meat but what else do we do, the suspect has admitted that he has been in this dog meat business for a long time, meaning lots of people have eaten dog meat administered by him in his dog meat business but nobody has died from eating dog meat . Shouldn’t we say that dog meat is in the same category of meat as a crocodile’s meat which is a big delicacy to some people in this country? I would love to hear from the Vet Experts about any harmful effects of eating dog meat.

  123. Mzimu wa umunthu alibe ameneyi akufunika mamasulidwe, mudzina la yesu. Munthuyo akhoza kumangidwa komabe ichi ndichiwanda akufunika mamasulidwe

  127. Some women are born unlucky. Imagine as fierce and beastly as this man looks; some woman calls him “darling”.

  128. Why waste time to go to the hospital for tests? Does dog meat cause any illnesses? It’s tamed and eaten openly in many Far Eastern countries just does snake meat. Those who have traveled to China and Japan will attest to this. You find rare breeds of live small dogs or snakes in cages in Chinese open markets just like we do for goats or chickens.

    As long as the dog did not have any disease that can be transmitted to humans, just like Mad Cow Disease, TB or other diseases that animals can pass to humans, then I can’t worry about seeing a doctor. Beef is becoming expensive and I am thinking going the cheap Chinese way, tidye agalu basi.

  131. Ngati ogulayo samafunsa kuti ndi nyama yanji palibe vuto and free this creative man, ndalama vavuta pa malawitu.

  133. Munthuyu alibe mulandu coz a galu amadibwa. Ngati anthu akumadya njoka, what about galu? Koma anayenela kumawawuza ogulawo kuti nyamayi ndi ya galu kuti achite okha chisankho. Mwadyanu bwanji kukoma?

  142. KOMA AMENEYU UMUNTHU ALIBE, CHABWINO POMVA WAMANGIDWA TIONA MMENE CHILUNGAMU CHIYENDERE. IWE WHY SELLING DOG MEAT TO HUMAN BEINGS, NDAKWIYA NAWE KWAMBIRI.

  146. Blame it all on the economy. But if people can eat rats, monkeys, snakes,pork, octopus and free range chickens why is it an issue if he decides to feed the nation will a char grilled dog meat? It should be equally nutritious so let the poor guy push his luck. You can’t say it’s better to eat crabs or prawns that a well cooked dog meat ( though I will not come to such a party myself)

  148. being treated as outpatient for eating dog meat?……….yet you said the man confessed to have stated selling the dog meat long time ago!!…..were they treated then?..and why now?……….amalawi kukokomeza zinthu!……….people eat dog meat and i have never heard that someone has died from it….ask Chinese people!!!!!!……….kungofuna kuononga mankhwala mzipatala basi!…mxiewwwww

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