Police arrest man for likening Malawi First Lady to a cartoon on Facebook

Malawi Police in Blantyre have reportedly arrested a man for “insulting”  First Lady Gertrude Mutharika.

First Lady Mrs Gertrude Mutharika

Nyasa Times understand that that the man identified as Tumpale Mwakibinga was arrested on Tuesday in Ndirande Township after she liked First Lady to a cartoon in his one of the social media posts.

National Police Spokesperson Inspector James Kadadzera asked for more time before commenting on the matter.

The arrest has caused a heated debate on various social media platforms.

Some of the people continue making defamatory and slanderous comments online afainst the First Lady on her fashion sense.

However, the majority are blaming the ruling Democratic  Progressive Party (DPP) of abuse of power and taking Malawians back to one party dictatorial system of government.

Others say the arrest is  draconian and a threat to free speech.

Social media users continue  posting images of the Mrs Mutharika  with texts considered offensive to the first lady.

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62 replies on “Police arrest man for likening Malawi First Lady to a cartoon on Facebook”

  1. What Tumpale Mwakibinga wrote pales to the insults Malawians are subjected to everyday by Mr Mchacha and Jeffrey. What do the Police do? Nothing. What about APM? He smiles as his lieutenants entertain him with their insults. We do not need the kind of police we have today. After May 21, the Police Service should undergo serious cleansing. Get lead of the unqualified DPP stooges masquerading as policemen. This is the most inefficient police, it is more of a DPP Cadet organization and the most corrupt institution in the country when the contrary is expected.

  2. Arresting the little malawians but the big thieves in govt stealing billions are left to enjoy ha MAY 21 muona

  3. Winiko akavala mphete zala zonse ndimamuvetsa chifukwa ndiwa sewero, koma nanga sono amayiwa nchani? Mphete zina nza malemu azimuna awo?

  4. You can take a girl from the ghetto but you can not take the ghetto from the girl……. wachimidzi ndi wachimidzi basi

  5. Only rotten minds will subscribe insults to the looks of a fellow human being who was created in the image of God.I agree with the law that must stop this nonsenses honestly Malawians we have better things to do than insulting others.

  6. Wamwano amangidwe basi. Akanakhala kuti Getrude ndi mayi ake iyeyu akanasangalala nayo pic imeneyo?

  7. mwasowankhani ndi coita,cartoon ya trump munaionako inu apolisi.kkkkkk kodimpakaliti tizapembedza anthuwa?????????????? ulemu opanda nao base. eetu awa akuoneka ngati CLOWN. simple.
    nanga cisoti cija anavala nthawi ijayi conga ngati lettuce cija tikaciika pa social media ndemugwila anthu angati?????/ nanu a polisi stop licking the boses arses.gwilani ncito zooneka kumitu ya wanthu. dziko ndi la la mmalawi aliyesetu, nanga mukati cartoon anthu akumidzi omwe ali osaphuzila azidziwa?????????????????????????? tiyeni tizikamba za mavoti akubwerawa.lekani kulemba mbwerera apa. bolani akanti munthu wankulu akuyenda maliseceamujambula nde bolaq kugwila ojambulayo. pls olemba, ma polisi stop this nonsense

  8. Nthawi ya a Muluzi ndiyetu kundende tikanadzadzako akanati adzitimanga ndi ma cartoon awo ndikunyozedwa amanyozedwa kuja eeeesh! May 21 ikuchedwa bwanji.

    1. Inu social media mwayidziwa liti?
      Simukudziwa za malamulo omwe aphungu anavomeleza za social media

  9. kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk koma dziko ili ndi anthu ake! one of the best selling cartoons so far!!!!

  10. Pepani,, but the First Lady totally lacks fashion sense. She brings these comments upon herself by her clownish dress. Someone needs to advise her on what to wear and what not to wear. Meanwhile, what has happened to free speech?

    1. the sad thing is that there is nobody on her staff that can tell her that she looks awful, ngati asenza dengu lama banzi a blue kikikikikikii

    1. @ Patricia
      Kkkkkkkkkkkk. Please Pat Polani moto inuyo kkkkkk. Simukufuna kufera fungo eti mpakana muone basi

  11. No need to add aword,what aperson can say,only that its not avideo,otherwise children would enjoy by watching that would be video.Ladies when walking out please ask ur spounces to check on you,and tell them to remove their sun gogs inoder to tell u the truth…ndatsamwidwa ndi maungu ine mtangowona mamawa….mtamtamtaaa..mtamtamtaaaaa..!

    1. Does she have a valet?. If she has that valet should be fired. Chilungamo chake dressing ya amai awa Ayi ndithu ndiyosakhala bwino. Nawonso amunawo kukhala ngati siziwakhudza olo. Sikoyamba aka kuvala zopanda pake amayiwa. Mai kazamira chonde titha ndizeni ndithu kuphunzitsa kuvala maiwa. Sakuvala zolongosoka

  12. If you’re a public figure and enjoy the limelight, then you should expect such things as well. Though not right to a certain extent but that’s the way it is all over the world in the likes of Trump, May, Macron etc. So dpp, don’t be silly-just laugh it off, it’s democracy at work and that’s why she luckily became a first lady because of the same work of democracy.

  13. The man did not link the cartoon to Get Rude. All he said was that “That is what happens when the designer watches too much Rango” The focus is in the designer not the wear of his/her costume. Just watch Rango for you to appreciate the fashion faux pas

  14. Nkhani mnjoti mfanayu ndi wa UTM, zinanzo its just a scapegoat koma osadanda aiphula mwansanga tikowa mboma….. Out of all the people who post stupid thingz why this guy, Ralph Mawera etcetra? Tionana pa 21 May

    1. bwanji osapanga cartoon yophunzitsa nkhanza kwa amayi/ana kuti upidule bwanji?
      nanga akazaluza a UTM @ADZONZI

  15. Tawafusani a Policewo ngati Tumpaleyo akunama. Tumpale is saying,,, like,,, not she is a Cartoon. Koma abale

      1. A polisi naonso kodi amayiwo afa mmene awayerekeza ndi katuni? Bwanj mukuononga mphmvu , Nthawi and ndalama pazinthu zachabe ngati izi mmalo mo mafufuza zakupedwa kwa alongo and abale a CHIALUBINO.

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