Opposition leader Nankhumwa visits Jomo, Viola in police cells: Condemns ‘political persecution’
Leader of opposition and Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Vice-President for the Southern Region, Kondwani Nankhumwa on Saturday morning paid a surprise visit to DPP ward councilor for Bangwe-M’thandizi Isaac Jomo Osman at Limbe Police Cell in Blantyre.
Nankhumwa, further, drove to Chikwawa to visit another DPP sympathizer Gerald Viola who has been arrested for pawning government on a loan shark.
Osman, who is also owner for Super League side Ntopwa Football Club, was arrested on Friday evening the southern region police for assault and breach of peace.
According to Police Spokesperson for the region, Ramsey Nhlane, the suspect Osman will appear in court soon to be formally charged.
No statement has been recorded from him yet but according to Nankhumwa, the police have verbally accused Jomo Osman of assaulting gospel musician and politician, Allan Ngumuya in 2017.
Ngumuya is on record to have ‘forgiven’ Jomo and never reported the matter to police.
The arrest came barely days after the court granted him bail for theft and malicious damage accounts.
Osman and Viola are expected to appear in court on Monday to be formally charged.
It is unlikely that they would be released on police bail before Monday because of “orders from above”, according to unidentified officers at the two stations.
Viola, who stood on the DPP ticket in the May 2019 parliamentary elections in Chikwawa South was arrested at midnight and detained at Ngabu Police Station, before being transferred to Chikwawa Police Station, amidst protests by sympathisers.
No statement has been recorded from him yet but he informed Nankhumwa that his arrest was in connection with a government vehicle that he was allegedly still keeping months after he resigned from the Office of President and Cabinet (OPC).
DPP officials have complained that the new administration under the leadership of Lazarus Chakwera is planning to arrest senior members of the party and claimed it is political persecution aimed at killing the party which is now in opposition.
In a brief interview in Chikwawa, Nankhumwa told reporters that the charges being mentioned sound “flimsy”.
“As DPP, we do not condone criminality and that anyone who breaks the law must face the law. However, we are against politically-motivated arrests; political witch-hunting and persecution. I expected the new President Reverend Dr. (Lazarus) Chakwera to be a unifying figure, especially this time that the nation is just smarting from political unrest and an election where people voted on regional and tribal lines,” he said.
Nankhumwa said as Leader of Opposition in Malawi and DPP VP South, he strongly condemns the political persecution campaign that the new MCP government seems to have waged against former governing DPP officials and members.
“Such arbitrary arrests are an affront to core democratic values that Malawians gallantly fought for in 1993 and 1994. My strong appeal goes to the President, Reverend Chakwera and his government to release immediately and unconditionally Jomo Osman and Gerald Viola.
“Instead of arresting DPP members, President Chakwera should be seriously working towards improving the social and economic status of Malawians, especially in the light of many challenges brought about by the global Covid-19 pandemic,” said Nankhumwa.
Some DPP members have been arrested since Chakwera came into power, but police have defended the arrests, saying those arrested had criminal cases.
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All the DPP thieves should go to prison, and new blood to rebrand the party.
Next will be you, FAT Nankhumwa.
The law will soon catch up with Namkhumwa, how he donated those ambulances to his constituents: MRA bouty is on his head as well.
The people who have been arrested are aleged to have committed crimes and until the courts prove otherwise, they are criminals and I shudder to think respectable Nankhumwa can be associated with criminal activities.
It’s people like Jomo who contributed to the downfall of DPP because they thought the party was to rule in perpetuity.
This is laughable. Where were the police all these years when it is allegedly to have committee crimes and you effect arrests today? This is politically motivated arrests and don’t cheat Malawians. A Congrats mudzasintha liti? Mukufunanso operations chotsa nyansi eti?
These thugs were being shielded by stinking dpp regime, and you know that. Expect no MERCY.
Let’s just pray for our nation
That is not how you begin to rebuild the party, those people are partly responsible for the downfall of DPP
Foseki
Next it will be Mpingsnjira and I wonder that bag full of Money who gave him?
Thanks AKHOO !!! we are behind you
these people think being quite and watching we are doin is that we are panicking …..
Sorry to say we SOUTHENERS do know how to revolt …..time is ticking when we explode
You will see the reality …….
Police watch out work towards peace enviroment ..
unlike instilling Anger in people’s minds.
How can you Arrest a person on charges of saying He/she pulled off a certain Political part flag …
Is it a Malawi flag that appears under protected emblems by the Malawi Constitution .?
Dont create problems for yourselves with people who surounds you and your families as neighbours ..
EG :THYOLO BVUMBWE POLICE STATION ..
you arrested those guyz …ok fine
IN DOWA /IN Mchinji /Kasungu same scenario has been happening ….Did those station in those areas Arrested any one on this same issue ….?
NO !!!!Y?
coz with comon sence and love for peace every one knew that those are MCP strong holds Areas .since
1993 …their choices and MPs .fine and let there be peace in those areas and police community prevails .and Orde at Large ….
Do the OC Bvumbwe needed to be taught by us on whats best for peace ?
WHO EVER SENT /ORDERED YOU FROM ABOVE
akuphweteketsani inuyo ndi mabanja anu ….
What exactly are you talking about? Can’t make head or tail what you mean.
Ma whistle stop tours muwakwanitsa? Mawa mukamuone James Erastus Chuma ku Mchinji? Nanga Jappie akamutenga ndi Mzomera?
Nankhumwa just shut up.We are coming after you .all you stole got to be returned
These are the indicators that this government has nothing to offer apart from destroying other political parties. In 1993 we voted for multi party system of government and as malawians we will never accept any party which would want to bring one party system of government by trying to weaken the opposition. Malawians needs social development in their areas. Youths needs jobs and farmers needs universal fertiliser subsidy and good prices for their crops. No one wants your politics of witch hunting. MCP take note UTM is not your friend but your rival. UTM will try as much as possible to mess the image of MCP so that come 2025 people should say MCP has failed. MCP be careful with your bed fellow.
Kulira kwa mbava ndi Chigawenga
Next Mr Nankhumwa will visit Mr Arthur Peter Mutharika and Gertrude Mutharika at Chichiri maximum security prison. He has his itinerary cut out!
Wait a minute,What did you just say? Ukamava kuti service ndi imeneyo, kulongosola Dziko ndikumeneko ndipo lilongosoka heavy, kuchotsa gaga uchotsa nankafumbwe kuti tikhale ndi chakudya chokwanila bwino.
Nankhumwayo kulibe malo oti mungamusunge ku Ndalapako? Zikuwoneka nayenso kwawo ndikomwekotu. Bwanji akuyankhula mbwerera ngati si lawmaker?
Mr Nankhumwa I admire you and every time you speak, your speech has substance. Now that you are in opposition I hope you will inspire a lot of your followers and those that deserted your party. it is good to visit your members in police cell but I feel it’s better not to comment.. if you didn’t know hear or see what Jomo was doing that is reason why I say please do not comment..,,Jomo’s actions and the alike are some of the reasons you lost votes in Blantyre… Their behaviour stunk.,,
On Gerald let the wheels of justice roll.., How can he pawn government vehicle? And why was he involved in politics while he was a civil servant…,
Last you created a state where people were not following the law. Your cadets were above the law..All these arrests are your making.., You slept when you were in government and this the consequences
Lastly but not least you are only man to steer this party back in government. I hope you end up be to a leader outside Parliament also
Mwanena zowona m’mbale. A Nankhumwa ananena tsiku lina lake kuti akufuna kukambirana ndi anzawo muchipani kuti awone zimene analakwitsa kuti DPP isapange bwino pachisankho kuti akonze abwerere m’boma. Akanafatsa kaye chifukwa mwazina anthu ngati Jomo ndiamene awaluzitsa, ayenera kudziwa msanga zimenezi.
It is a huge surprise that the DPP is now against what it is usually known for… I wish to remind DPP that arresting them over the felonies that they committed is not a political gimmick, it’s all about accountability and answerability which are core pillar stones of democracy
kukasiya galimoto ya boma ku ngongole ndiye akumange basi uziti political witch hunt? nanunso anankhumwa mma police mukuyendamo kwina mukapeza kuli file yanu,,
Kkkkkkkkk
The arrest of Viola leaves many questions unanswered wondering why it was really necessary. There was no change of ownership to the vehicle in question and the fact that it was found in a non government property is a non issue for there is no law prohibiting this.What was necessary was to just get a collection order for the vehicle from the ” matshonisa”( loan shark). The matshonisa has no legal right to hold the government vehicle and his reason for doing so does not hold. He is the one deserving for the arrest than Viola.
Wasuta fodya wanji?
Uja amakupengetsa uja.
Koma Jomo akuwonekatu munthu wa ulemu nkhopeyo. 🤣😂😂🤣
Nankhumwa! Nankhumwa! Nankhumwa! Don’t pretend to be good on stupid things! Have you ever read what APM wrote about the same in 2003? In his paper titled “Accountability for Political Abuses in PreDemocratic Malawi: The Primacy of Truth” published in 2003, which can be found on “https://scholar.valpo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1010&context=twls” your APM wrote and I quote: punishment of perpetrators is one of the approaches to accountability. APM further states that; “Criminal and civil liability of perpetrators may provide a sense of “real” justice for the victims, deter future governments from behaving similarly, and restore faith in a government that people know is accountable for its actions.” This well explains the importance of implementing the same by Chakwera and Chilima. Your boys are being taken to task for accountability, as the title of the paper suggest. Why is this important its because as said by APM “Accountability is a fundamental principle of good governance.” Osakhala za nkutu zakozo zoikila kumbuyo za utsiru ngati zimenezi!!
Shame on you Nankhumwa, you mean it is now that you realise people voted on regional and tribal lines?
Shame on you again for implying that those dpp people who abused and plundered govt coffers including other criminals acts should be left free. That is why you were voted out until you realise your mistakes.
Can somebody educate me pls , how is getting arrested for pawning assets that doesn’t belong to you a political prosecution ?
I have respect for Nankhumwa but his siding with croocks and thieves irks me. Nankhumwa should differentiate between political persecution and political hooliganism. The majority of Malawians know that Jomo and Viola are croocks who ought to have been apprehended long time ago but survived simply because DPP gurus would simply order police to release a cadet whatever crime committed.
“As DPP, we do not condone criminality and that anyone who breaks the law must face the law” Nankhumwa’s own words.
Kupusa, political persecution chani? Mbava ndi chigawenga. No more impunity, mutha nonse. NYEKHWE ndiyimeneyo, simunati. Timalizira ndi agogo anu omwewo.
Tamudziwa yemwe amawa tuma! 😂😂
When the hunter is being hunted he cries round
Kodi a Viola wa ndi okonda mahule eti… ndalama akupanga nazo chani munthu anali Deputy Director?? Mpaka kupinyoletsa galimoti ya boma zoona?? ufiti! chani??
Mkaziyo asakhale waJomo timupanga zopanga enafe! Mamuna wapita basi kuMaula nanga mkazi wabwino ngati uyu azifa ndinjala?
Well, you can arrest jomo’s body but can not arrest his spirit. A government that ill treat citizens never last long
Who wanted to arrest his spirit? 🙄
Hon Nankhumwa please learn to say the truth. People never voted along regional, ethnic or tribal lines during the FPE. Blantyre a city in the South voted for Chakwera as did Mzuzu from the North. To say we voted along regional lines is still living in the past. Dpp wanted that voting pattern but Malawians of good faith didn’t want that.
Simutikwanitsa muonanso ma cadet tuli ponse ponse even pa convoy ya,Chilima.
Nankhumwa sindimadziwa kuti ndiwe woganiza mopusa chonchi, anthu amenewa mwawateteza kwambiri akuthemulitsa anthu wosalakwa, just wait for ur time, Dausi alikuti kodi?
very unfortunate statement coming from Nankhuma where was he? when DPP thugs were terrorizing the country and nobody could touch them, where people’s houses we’re being petrol bombed cars bombed, people bombed, albino killed and today you are saying it’s a witch-hunt? please be serious about your allegations. This kind of politics is criminal in nature and whoever was involved should be brought to book.
Nakhumwa was behind the actions of these people. Akuthandiza mabanja awathuwa and trying to help kuti asaulure
that he is the Mafioso Godfather.
Who still cares about what Nankhumwa says anyway ? As a matter of fact 💯 this shouldn’t be news worth Nyasa Times publication.if DPP doesn’t see anything wrong when someone pawns a government property then not only did they lose the elections but lost their minds too.
Mukalowa inuyo ndipamene musiye kulankhula zopusazo.mwazunza anthu ambiri inu, the best is you seek forgiveness from God.
So munkuona kwa DPP thugs like Nankhumwa kugulitsa galimoto yaboma ndi flimsy reason yomumangira munthu? No wonder DPP thugs amaba zinthu zaboma mosamva chisoni chifukwa chakuti monga wanenera Nankhumwa kuti kuba chinthu chaboma ndikulakwa. Inu Hon Nankhumwa anakupatsani dubious contract a MRA kupanga transfer nsalu zachipani cha DPP from Blantyre to Lilongwe ndiye ngati simukabweza ndalama zimene munalandira nokha akakumangani muziti ndi witch-hunting? Do the right thing and dont side with criminals. Amene samadziwa kuti Jomo anali known DPP thug ndi ndani? Did you, Nankhumwa condemn him when he was beating people left and right? How about those thugs from Mangochi?
Jomo …. he seems to be in so much “phain”. If ever there was poetic justice in this world, this is as close as we will find it. Gimme champagne and wine ….
Simply put, wich hunting is the hunt for witches. If you are not a witch, you are safe! All people bein arrested are those who committed crimes but were being shielded by your DPP. So Nankhumwa please save the respect that people have for you. Are you saying that Commissioner Chisale and other eleven and Mbiliza are being politically persecuted? The former team has a case to answer on Lure’s death while the latter has the abuse of office issues.
Ask Muluzi during his time. He spent his time arresting MCP gurus then and ended failure to develop the country thats why he asked for third term bid and eventually open term. So if Lazaro sasamala zaka zimuthera akumangolota zomanga ena mmalo mokweza dzikoli, Shaaaaaame!!!
Mbava izi inu awona nyekhwete chaka chake ndichino
DPP gvnt was full of criminals and thieves. Viola case, zochititsa manyazi. Munthu kukapinuolitsa galimoto yaboma. A Momo zaku izi. Mimbayo iphwera mpakana. Ikungokhala munthu wa nkhanza basi.
By the way alipo ambiri. Kuba. Tieni Naoni. Mukawamanga ma key mukatae ku Lake Malawi
Jomo kupusa
Angomusaukitsa nkumusiya padzuwa
Anzawo amakhala tchelu
Chipani chkamaluza
amangosowa
ngati momwe wasowela wakuti wakuti
I used to hold Nankhumwa in High Esteem but am Now having doubts on his Integrity ….Mr Nankhumwa if Tonse People start taking Government Property .. .How are you Going to Condemn….If Tonse people start behaving like Osman are you going to Condemn? Rebranding ya Chipani ichi Yivuta koopsa because well known Criminals are in the Forefront ….And the Leadership is Politicising Criminality ….Ameneyo milandu yake ndie ndi yambiri….
A Nankhumwa seriously you can say that??? Please do not encourage hooliganisim and vagabond in your party, this will take you no where
A Viola kuteloko Mulibe galimoto yanu yanu kapena mumafuna kuba
This police is a laughing stock, it only arrests someone if told by ruling party. Its like now is mcp turn to abuse police officers.
Nankhumwa u are a respected politician among DPP. But hiw could you talk that nonses. U mean like Tonse is in govet then anyamata awo azizuza anthu? Y is police arresting these people of all DPP supporters. They have cases to answer. Didn’t u see Osman akumenya mnyamata wa MCP ku limbe judt bcoz he wore mcp cloths? Amangidwe and this should be a lesson kwa achinyamata omwe ali mu boma pano.
Nankhumwa is visiting DPP thugs! you need to rebuild your party by disassociating with people who give DPP a bad time
Kodi a Nankhumwa,
Inuyo mmene munabela ndalama ndi katundu waboma Muja mukamangidwa muzitiso political persecution?
U oppressed citizens, n prevented them from their right to access of better social services, of which some died
U heartless morons don’t even care about this….akunjateni mudziwe town. Malawi is not a lawless society that u were grooming t to be..it’s just the law taking its course..
U can’t fool all the people all the time
One of the many things DPP should do in its drive to revamp the party is to find out through local intelligence how some members of its party like Jomo Osman dented its image by hurting some innocent Malawians through various means. The first place to gather such intelligence is the Limbe market area. Otherwise these folks and their past actions should not be allowed to drag the party to its grave. DPP has got a lot of clean and somber minded supporters whose goodwill can be lost along the way. This is the right time to throw away bad apples from the DPP camp.
Come on please. Why did he not condemn the reign of terror the cadets unleashed or has he only just learnt the meaning of condemn.
Arresting is following the law and letting the law take its course. Beating up people and wielding pangas in full view of authorities is the height of impunity. If your people are innocent they will be set free. It would be wise if on your visits you would advise them not to repeat these things and make them see their mistakes. Tell them to always remember there is a tomorrow.
Mr Nankhumwa please don’t let us lose the respect we have for you.
Nankhumwa went to pressurize Jomo not to spill beans to the police about who was sending him to commit those crimes. The good thing is that the police themselves know from whence the orders were coming to provide impunity to the likes of Jomo.
Arrest them,why Jomo was not arrested during DPP reign even though evidence was everywhere for him to be arrested, destroying people’s property is bad.Mr Nankumwa you are lying.You should also go and visit those police officers arrested for the killing of Mr Buleya.Nakumwa why u didn’t not arrest those people who were buying alubino bones like Mr Herthiwick Ntaba? These arrest are not political.Then who should be arrested in Malawi? Poor Malawians only?If DPP didn’t not act ,we got new leaders now these will act.Dpp abused their powers.Police was turned to merely cadets.These people are well trained professionals who knows their job.Malaw police do your job of arresting law breakers.
One has got every right to visit one’s mates in prison, but when those mates are documented ( i.e., not yet proven) murderers, one has to tread carefully lest one is perceived to be the erstwhile mastermind of the murders.
Iwe Nankhumwa nde mbuzi yeni yeni. Wangokula mimba koma no nzeru. Visiting criminals zoona? Did you ever visit the victims terrorised by this fat savage despite being evidenced elsewhere? Where next? Mbilizi? Thanks God you idiots are out of government, and for good I believe.
Nankhumwa should ask himself hy why it’s not him in police custody?
Very good & wise point. Why not him in the cooler?
Anthu amanenatu osakakamula zinazi! Now thugs are claiming they are being persecuted. Nankhumwa you know you were playing a smart game
He is next. We have a fat file for him.
Arrest ALL the DPP criminals! Stupid Nankhumwa is siding with Osman, a known thug and criminal who assaulted people and stole from at will – under the protection of the DPP regime! And here is Viola, another criminal who pawns a government vehicle as collateral to get a loan from a loan shark and Nankhumwa calls this a flimsy excuse for the police to arrest him! Let us wait and see how Nankhumwa will be criss-crossing the country visiting the DPP criminals in the country’s prisons. This is just the beginning as we await the arrest of All criminals in DPP. Sit tight Nankhumwa!
Tell them!!
I agree cadet Nankhumwa should ask for names of all victims of cadets across the country (from every cadet in the hands of law enforcement) and visit all of them!!!
Nankhumwa akuti bwanji kodi?
ankhumwa ndinu munthu wabwino zisiyeni zigawenga azimange.musaipitse dzina lanu chifukwa cha zigandanga.Mukufuna u presdent wa DPP kapena?.Ndiye campain yanu mukupangira ndi anthu olakwika.watsala ndi Dausi kenako pitala.inu khalani pansi simuzitha.sumumadziwa kuti kuphwanya lamulo umamangidwa.paja inu simumalemekeza ma coat.Please Mr.Nankhumwa stop visting these criminals.Pitani kunyumba muzikacheza ndi Banja lanu.
by the way is jomo a cousin to nabkhumwa? onwtsetsani anthunu. kungoti wina ndi odengula khaya titi sopo hetini. atofanatu
Nankumwa akudabwa kuti bwanji a dad akulephera kuteteza ma cadets ulendo uno? Akudabwanso kuti bwanji a Chakwera akulephera kuteteza ana a dad! Ndipo kudabwa ukuko ndi chiyambi chabe angokobzekera kudabwa kosatha mpakana a dad akazatenganso mpando wa u President 2024 then ana awo wonse akundende azatulutsidwa by Presidential pardon. 2024 sikutali kwambiri!