Police investigate ‘theft’ of Mtambo official vehicle

February 25, 2021 Nyasa Times Reporter 32 Comments

Malawi Police say they have upped investigations into the theft of Minister of National Unity and Civic Education minister Timothy Mtambo official vehicle.

Mtambo’s car

Mtambo’s driver was  allegedly kidnapped in an attempted car theft case.

This happened Wednesday night.

According to Mtambo, his driver was kidnapped around 8 pm last night between Daeyang and MIM junction in Lilongwe by four people who were armed and in police uniform.

Mtambo said he suspects the carjackers wanted to attack him.

The vehicle was later found abandoned at Bwengu in Rumphi after it was involved in a road accident midnight, where surrounding communities managed to rescue the driver who had his arms and legs tied.

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32 replies on “Police investigate ‘theft’ of Mtambo official vehicle”

  1. Shame Malawi is in the hands of thugs beleave me is going to happen so many times 2025 is very far and his ministry nothing is coming out that can help the country

  4. Malawians have a problem thus what I can say as of now.I dont think that Mtambo can act in any way. What I seeing now is jealousy as why Mtambo is a Minister. You wanted AMANU to be a Minister? For your information Mtambo’s department has done so well in terms of Civic education and we now people there who are not doing badly but the President will make his assessment in March and this not an issue and the President has to do it. A Malawi bvuto lanu ndi chiyani kodi?

  5. You can tell the story doest add up.

    8 pm to midnight is 4 hours a very well trained driver takes 3 hours to Mzuzu during the day.

    This car was “hijacked” at night and they went Mzuzu to Bwengu in,4 hours?

    Even if the car was full tank which it can’t be at that hour,they needed to refuel either within Lilongwe,Mponela Madisi or Kasungu and no one suspected something was wrong?

    These must have been well prepared hijackers with enough cash for fuel to take them to Tanzania.

    Carjacking is a crime of opportunity,jackers are opportunists.

    This was no carjack but a planned thieving gone wrong.

    1. Can you please correct your ‘mask’. It’s m’samaonetsa and NOT ‘nsamaonetsa’. Mukufuna kutukwanitsa atumbukafetu apa, nzeru n’zabwino koma galamala wochewa odakuvutanitu apa. Awa!

  6. All he wants is to get sympathy from the president because he knows that cabinet assessment is coming up soon and he really hasn’t performed well besides “making frameworks” and no tangible results. His ministry is tasked to educate people but how many actually wear masks to fight the pandemic in villages.. Zero!

  7. Seems there is something fishy. Probably the vehicle carried prohibited items hence the staged drama.The ministerial cars are tinted and cannot be searched more especially when the flag is raised.

  8. Mtambo’s is just trying to test the professionalism of our police. Remember that during his demos he used to disrespect and disregard the police. He did the same twice during his demonstration time and to his word the police really failed to investigate. This is reason good enough for Chakwera to drop him. Ma road block onsewa at night and the police just saluting the car.

  9. So the vehicle was actually heading to the minister’s home village in Chitipa. Is this carjacking or theft by servant? What is there to investigate?
    By the end of five years there will be more drama in this country than we ever imagined. Kenako timva kuti Lexus ya mkango yabedwa ndipo a police akufufuza

  10. What a joke, but the daughter of that fake prophet she couldn’t pass not even one police man. But this big time criminal managed to pass all the road blocks. Zowonadi Malawi wa lelo anything is possible,a pastor turn politician now a clueless president,surely we’re in for it.

  11. This is exactly what happens when you appease a thug with ministerial position. Theatrics and nothing else.

    1. Go to hell with your selfish mentality. this is the same Honorable Timothy Pagonanji Mtambo, son of a Chitipa Chief. The same Mtambo you turned into a Burundian and miserably failed.

      The same Mtambo who successfully campaigned so hard for Chakwera to win the presidency and later for MCP Candidate in the Karonga Central by elections.

      And you call him a thug?????? NO NO NO!!!!! Honorable Mtambo is one of the modern Malawi Politicians whether you like it or not ???

  13. Ah zabodza this Mtambo guy is a thug, he planned to steal and sell his own official vehicle. Akutiyesa Ife ana. The problem is the car happened to be involved in an accident.

  16. He is just a drama king. Trying to make himself relevant. Do So by doing something beneficial to your home village or country. Not such tomfoolery

  20. Nkhaniyi sikumveka bwino, all the roadblocks from LL to Rumphi galimoto osagwidwa ? Amayenda miseu yake ya kuti? Where’s the security in MW?

    1. Did he try to call his driver kuti ali kuti? If he did, surely the phone went unanswered or was off since anagwidwa according to Mtambo. Then, did bwana Mtambo report to any police about the whereabouts of his driver and his vehicle or he became aware after the Bwengu incident? More questions than answers honestly

    2. Police sleeping on the job. They always open boom gate for free passage when they see a posh vehicle. Mbuzi zenizeni! No security in this country

  21. This is sad. Whoever is responsible should be apprehended. We cant have Mr Mtambo fearing for his life again after all that battle he fought. On the other hand, what a way to make headlines. The honourable minister has been quite for some time and one wonders what they are really doing. Next time let’s make headlines as a minister with milestones achieved in your ministry. As it is now any honest person will question the relevance of that ministry.

  23. Mukutiyesa an ife eti? First was Chilima saying his office was robbed? Now mtambo? Who robes a Vice President munamvako kuti? A minister? zinachitikako kuti? Just sell the car quietly a mtambo musatinyasepo apa. This Tonse is full of thieves. La 40 lizakwana

  24. This story is not making sense.if the thugs really wanted Mtambo why would they waist their time travel over 400km to abardon the vehicle ataona kuti iye mulibe ?
    Driver has a story to tell

  25. What was he doing at 8pm? Was this overtime or what. Zachitika izi chifukwa chokonda ma allowances ndi ma overtime.

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