Rapper S Khrizzy faces jail threat as lawyer brands attack song on Chawinga “detestful and unpalatable”

A prominent Malawian criminal lawyer has issued an explosive call for young artist S Khrizzy to be arrested and prosecuted, after the rapper released a song reportedly containing vicious attacks and insults directed at football sensation Temwa Chawinga.

Gift Katundu didn’t hold back in his condemnation of the track, branding its contents “detestful and unpalatable” — so much so that he admitted he couldn’t even bring himself to finish listening to it.

“He deserves something more than ridicule”

In a fiery social media post, Katundu insisted that a simple apology from the young artist would fall far short of what the situation demands, arguing instead that S Khrizzy’s conduct could potentially cross the line into criminal territory under Malawi’s cybercrime laws.

Drawing a striking comparison, Katundu recalled a 2018 case in which a university student from Mzuzu was arrested and briefly jailed after producing a song that incited rape against women.

While admitting he wasn’t certain how that earlier case was ultimately resolved, he argued the precedent raised serious questions over how authorities should now respond to the Chawinga controversy.

“An apology from the young man for me is not enough,” Katundu declared bluntly, going even further by suggesting that, were it not for human rights protections, the young artist would arguably deserve physical punishment for his actions.

Cybercrime law could see S Khrizzy jailed for up to FIVE YEARS

Grounding his argument firmly in legislation, Katundu pointed specifically to sections 86 and 87 of Malawi’s Electronic Transactions and Cyber Security Act, provisions designed to tackle cyber harassment and offensive communication — offences that carry the possibility of imprisonment upon conviction.

According to Katundu, a custodial sentence of up to five years could be on the table, depending on the specific circumstances and any mitigating factors considered by the courts.

“Not because Temwa is our top player” — lawyer insists principle applies to everyone

Crucially, Katundu was careful to stress that his call for prosecution wasn’t rooted in Chawinga’s celebrated status as one of Malawi’s finest footballing exports, insisting the same standard should apply regardless of who the victim might be.

“I still feel that this boy deserves something more than a ridicule or admonition. Not because the victim is our top player, but in general,” he said, framing the controversy as a broader test of where Malawian society draws the line between artistic expression and criminal harassment.

The intervention is likely to spark fierce debate over the boundaries of artistic freedom in Malawi’s rapidly digitising society, with Katundu’s argument effectively challenging the idea that creative expression should place potentially harassing or degrading content beyond the reach of the law.

His call now puts significant pressure on law enforcement authorities to determine whether the controversial song meets the legal threshold required to trigger a formal criminal investigation — turning what began as a wave of social media outrage into a genuine test case for how Malawi’s justice system responds to offensive content in the digital age.

For now, S Khrizzy remains the subject of mounting public criticism, with Katundu’s dramatic intervention threatening to escalate the row from online condemnation into a full-blown legal battle.

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