MBC boss Sumbuleta sent on forced leave over sexual coercion allegations

Government has sent on forced leave Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) director-general Aubrey Sumbuleta who is facing allegations of sexual coercion at the  public broadcaster.

MBC’s Director General Aubrey Sumbuleta sent on forced leave

Minister of Information Gospel Kazako has confirmed that Sumbuleta has been sent on forced leave following complaints lodged by some members of staff at MBC.

Kazako, who once worked at MBC, said the forced leave is meant to allow smooth investigations into the allegations of sexual misconduct.

“Yes, I can confirm Sumbuleta has been  placed on leave  until the investigation into the allegations has concluded,” said Kazako.

This comes hot on the heels of an inquest by the Malawi Human Rights Commission (MHRC) into alleged sexual abuse tendencies by top managers at the parastatal, including Sumbuleta.

He recently appeared before MHRC on the same.

Kazako said the force leave was appropriate “given the seriousness of the allegations” of sexual misconduct.

Some female workers, including Catherine Kunje are believed to have lodged complaints to  authorities, including the Ombudsman, Martha Chizuma.

The Coalition for the Empowerment of Women and Girls (CEWAG) executive director, Beatrice Mateyo said cases of sexual harassment are rampant especially in government offices including the recent allegations at MBC which need to be duly addressed.

She petitioned the office of the  ombudsman to investigate the allegations/

“We want the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate the sexual misconduct allegations, so that at the end of the day the victims should receive justice and if the perpetrators are identified, they should be punished in accordance with the law,” explained Mateyo.

Mateyo said they have been assured by the Office of the Ombudsman that they will work together with  Malawi Human Rights Resources Centre (MHRRC)  to ensure that the issues are resolved accordingly.

Ombudsman Martha Chizuma  said: “There is a lot of harm that happens because of sexual assault.

“The cultural context that we operate in is conducive to promoting sexual abuses, so every intervention pertaining to this issue has to keep in account of the cultural context in order to make the perpetrators understand that the cycle of sexual abuse might affect even their own daughter or relatives in the long run,” stated Chizuma.

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36 replies on “MBC boss Sumbuleta sent on forced leave over sexual coercion allegations”

  1. Wezi Sitolo i feel sorry for u. What a respected woman u were but the trap of being promoted to MBC4 has shamed u!

    1. kodi its true azimai mmagonedwa for promotion, shame. ine ndine nzimayi nzanu. Never believed that such things could happen.

  2. Koma Catherine Kunje, bodza bwanji? mmayesa munayamba kuswana kalekale? Komanso Aubrey, Catherine Kunje siwabo, kapena amatsekemera ngati Ceres juice?

  3. Lero Sumbuleta ali pa nyasatimes? Mphamvu zatha, kuhonga atolankhani kwakanika? Koma akazi ako alolera kumavula pant. Ine ayi

  4. This bastard will never find peace. Not only for lying canaly with numerous female employees but for unfair dismissal of innocent people at MBC and transfering several others maliciously. Welcome to the real world Sumbuleta. Welcome to the world without DPP to cushion you. Life without St Andrews or Phoenix for your children, galu iwe. Pananyongo pako. You behaved as though the whole country was in your hands. You never had any mercy for your subordinates. Remember, Ian Simbota, Carim Mpaweni, the drivers you fired just to mention a few. Those who left voluntarily because you gave them pressure. Moto uli pansi pomwe pano mbwiyanga.

  5. Komatu azimayi ambiri amafunanso azibambo koterokuti bamboyo amango malizitsa. Minyengo pamtunda timaseda iti ta Uhule samalani azibambo. Ulemu waboza koma uhule mkati timaseda phwi!!!

  6. Sumbuleta has fucked almost every woman you see at MBC and we can tell you their and many of put on rings to deceive people. But what should be known is that its not only MBC but a lot of offices women sleep on the carpet for promotion.This time kukwaiwa, kapena education are out of fashion but legs of a woman are mostly important. If you pay a visit to banks,Macra,Escom , banks around 7pm you will see it yourself the woman coming out of the offices akuti ntchito inachuluka. These days the woman is been fucked during working hours akuti eti wapita ku hospital ZABODZA ZIMENEZO. I am sorry that some of you have been injured by allowing your wife to work in banks which is food for others. Koma nanga akagwira kuti, leave her akagwire kochindidwako.

  7. If you talk of sexual conduct it means that many offices are practicing the same up to now. You cannot talk about MBC alone but also talk of banks and other private sectors.Every time the boss gives more work to any woman he wants.Go to banks and see Azimai abvulidwa kwambiri and yet their husbands are bosses somewhere.Waiting at down stairs and yet wakazi alinawo busy bwana up stairs wakweredwe and tomorrow oversudden she is a boss. Radio broadcastings, banks musachite kunena azimai kukweredwa kwambiri. Daily kutsalira afuna ndalama pakuti yavutapo pa town pa. Kupereka mimba aziti ndiyanu bambo hede! azanu ku office atotopa naye.

  8. Gospel don’t forget how you have also undressed and bedded zodiak ladies up to and including treze temweka ndanga.

  9. The viper, the devil has finally fallen. How great thou art the Lord. This devil traumatised employees, victimised families.

  10. Haha a Kadzako Lero mukuyimba mlandu wachigololo a Sumbuleta? Kodi inu simunagwide mchimbuzi Ku MBC konko mukupanga chigololo? Azimayi sadamenyane kumeneko chifukwa cha nkhani ya chigololo chanu? Nanga Ku Zodiak? Mwana Sumbuleta nzoyamwila

    1. I don’t think you’re describing sexual abuse here, unless Kazako used his position to do all that. Definitely he has extremely poor judgment to be doing those things in workplace toilets!

      1. Ku Zodiak he was the boss. Anyone the point here is that Kazako has no moral standing pa nkhani zokwera akazizi. It should have been someone.

    2. U am.surprised gospel is in the fore front pointing fingers at sumbuleta because he is the master of prostitution..but I saw this coming for sumbuleta because they had to find reasons to frustrate his contract.

    3. Ndizoona, man. Kazako adagwidwa n’chigololo but it was consensual, in fact, the women were the initiators most of the time. Koma as for Sumbuleta, it was in effect rape.

    4. Zovuta izi chochi mkumati matenda AEDZI azatha bwanji? nanga azimayi inu ku ma office mulibe azimuna mukufuna ma promotion or mukudwala ziganizireni moyo wathanzi ndi ciyambi chatsogolo labwino abwanawo akufuna kuwononga mmawofesi .

    5. let the bitches who were fucked for favours come forward. they should also return whatever good came their way thru fucking

    6. Zoona, this is hyppocricy motivated by political persecution. Gospel is one of the worst womanisers and abusers Malawi has ever had. We all know he was fired from this very media house chifukwa chomenyanitsa two women that were his fellow members of staff. Let those with clean hands and high moral standing rebuke this, not most these scandalous NOKHA Chabechabe Alliance punks

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