Sumbuleta found guilty of sexual abuse at MBC: MHRC probe calls for  prosecution

March 30, 2021 Green Muheya -Nyasa Times 59 Comments

Malawi Human Rights  Commission (MHRC) has released the findings of their investigations on allegations lodged against former Malawi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) director general Aubrey Sumbuleta on sexual harassment of female employers and found him in the wrong, saying he should be prosecuted for indecent assault.

Former MBC director general Aubrey Sumbuleta: Asked an employee in his office to bend over and pull the dress to satisfy himself by seeing her nudiness

The body has also recommended compensation for victims. At least eight women were allegedly sexually abused by Sumbuleta at the time he was boss at the national broadcaster.

The investigations were instigated by Human Rights Defenders Coalition (HRDC) after it petitioned Ombudsman Martha Chizuma in July this year to investigate sexual harassment allegations at MBC and other parastatals, government ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs).

MHRC took up the probe and Ombudsman Chizuma is part of the commission.

Presenting the findings of the report  at Amaryllis Hotel in Blantyre on Monday, MHRC  chairperson  for gender and women’s rights committee, Stella  Twea said Sumbuleta should be prosecuted under the Gender Equality Act (GEA).

Twea said 10 witnesses including former and current employees of MBC were interviewed.

Sumbuleta was also given the right to be heard and was legally represented.

“The Commission funds that the four female employees  were sexually harassed by Mr Sumbuleta at different occasions and places. During all these occasions, the sexual harassment happened in his office,” said Twea reading the report.

She said Sumbuleta violated Section 6 of the GEA.

Some of the sexually abused women were married and coy to testify.

Sumbuleta used to either inappropriately touch them and the investigation report cites an incident in which he asked one of the female employees in his office to “bend over and pull up her dress” so that he could masturbate and ejaculate while seeing her nudes.

The woman refused and Sumbuleta moved her from television to the radio.

MHRC has recommended police to make their own probe and if they  establish criminal liability against Sumbuleta,  the Director of Public Prosecution should commence criminal proceedings in court.

Twea said during  investigations hearings, Sumbuleta denied all allegations against him.

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59 replies on “Sumbuleta found guilty of sexual abuse at MBC: MHRC probe calls for  prosecution”

  3. What evidence will be used in this case? Just these narratives? Again, why has it taken this long to complain?

  4. All those women who were sumbuletised are not saints at all. Why did they choose to remain quite all these years? Should we be wrong to conclude that they were benefiting from being in an affair with the boss? Did they tell their husbands about the sex they were having with their boss? These women at MBC are useless prostitutes. Paja azimayi apamalawi ndichoncho. Instead of working hard with their heads they use their bottoms. Fotseki.

    2. These women were abused. Silence doesn’t mean that they enjoyed being harassed. It is exactly your kind of sentiments that kept them silent.

  5. These ladies were just used to destroy Sumbuleta. That aside they are saying George Kasakula will now head MBC. Chenjelani chifukwa oyipayo akubwera kumeneko. George is worse in office sex just like Gospel Kadzako

  6. I doubt very much if this will be proved to be true even if it happened. Material evidence matter most not conjectures and emperism as Dausi says

  7. I remember in bt at Delamere House the land lord had to call a meeting because of condoms blocking the sewage system

  8. Aubrey
    Uyambise association ya uhule…ukhale president
    Amuna Ambiri will join you for sure.
    Uhule is everywhere,started long time.
    Ma judge nanu,consider this Sumbuleta wasn’t raping those female mbc employees,he was requesting them,those simple accepted&the opposite….it was a total agreement not rape / force as such….
    Many men&women,nd mahule,without doubts,only few of us,we rely on our own spouse(s)
    Or ku ma courts,ma church konse konse,uhule uliko without doubts.

    UHULE,KIkikiki

    Regards,
    DURBAN
    KwaZulu NaTaL.

    +27724922299
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    1. Keep this mentality up and one of these days u will find yourself in jail. Educate yourself my guy

    1. I know of the Catholic University which offers Ethics classes in most of its programs. These managers need to take ethics classes so that they should be reconsidering their choices.

      1. These so called ethics have long been known and practiced as part of African cultural values. People were born into these values and lived then throughout their lives. Now they are coming in a white man’s language and suddenly its something you have to learn in class. What a shame! You have to go in class to learn that sleeping around is bad, much less sleeping with your juniors or other peoples spouses using your influence and power? Give me a break!

  14. Azimai aziwanda zisiru zaanthu inu. Playing victim whilst you Corner these weak men. Mu
    Azimai oteronu seek divine deliverance ndithudi. People may sympathize with you. Enafe we can see through you.
    Aati compensation, zopusa zokhazokha zauchigaru!

  15. Amai amene amakna zimenezi ndi iutright MAHULE. Ladies with no self esteem at all. A lady’s disposition can warn a guy or give me a green light. Aati ma diva, mkazi ealabanjanso ndiye ukakhale DIVA. A china Monica Lewinsky kumachita kupanga strategy kuti mukamugwesa bwanji bambo was banja lake…muli ndi soka losasimbika mahule nonse…
    Acting like a dog because of money? Ladies, where is your decency, dignity and integrity? SMH!!!!

  16. These ar situation where we say power corrupts absolutely. He though with DPP in power he was a sacrcired cow and nothing would catch up with his careless sexual excesses. How could one a Sumbulete be so board to sexually abuse almost everyone around? This vampire needs the to be punished and get it rot in jail without payroll

  18. Women in Malawi go through so much in the workplaces of Malawi. I see it all the time. Unwelcome advances. Unacceptable sexual language. Even being touched at random. ETC. It is a problem.

  19. Can you give me a list of women that were employed or promoted at MBC during Sumbuleta’s reign? I just need to check something real quick

  20. Nothing will come out of this. This is Malawi, a country full of good for nothing leaders who are only interested in lining up their pockets. Nsundwe girls and women reloaded….

  22. I don’t support sexual abuse /harassment. But is this evidence enough? I doubt. Some of this just hearsay evidence and can’t be admitted in court. Don’t you have footage from cctv cameras or phone recordings or any other thing tangible.

  23. MBC and OPC were notified of these atrocities but they did nothing. They should be deemed as being complicit should Sumbuleta be found guilty in a court of law. MBC and OPC should compensate the victims just like Mota Engil has been ordered to pay for the sins of its manager.

    A 100 million Kwacha anybody?

    1. Atuganire, that’s very stupid calling women mahule, they are your mother’s. When you see those women, whether old or young look at them as your mother, the fact that they complained does not make them mahule, respect women, if some one sexually harassed these women, they have a right to complain women are not your toys, they are mother’s, sisters, and aunt’s. Kodi ulemu unapita kuti. This is what I miss with Dr Banda, adzimayi timapatsidwa ulemu. Stop calling women mahule.

  25. Galu wamunthu. Kutichititsa manyazi Ife amuna . Arrest the idiot! Nyele zotani? Osakalipira mahule kapena kusamba madzi odzidzila.

  26. Let us be very thorough and careful as we write our stories or articles, in this story, it is said that the HRDC sought the intervention of the office of Ombudsman in July, are we sure we have already gone past July of 2021? kkkkkkkkkkkkkk

  27. Be careful…. MA banja anthu akhoza kutha so ndi nkhani zimenezi. Azimayi amenewa anakanena kkwa azimuna awo?????? Muthesesa ma banja ndithu

    1. My fear too.
      No wonder the number of witnesses reduced from almost a dozen to four, I think. And you can’t guarantee tumours won’t make rounds; much to the discomfort of the victims

  29. I can’t believe in this organisation now. It seems its doing the vendetta for mcp. At the end of the day it will be her against him in court kumeneko nde akapeleke umboni weniweni

  31. Hmm. It was painful to listen to the litany of atrocities this guy perpetrated on his victims. He should never be anywhere close to power. As a matter of fact, this thug should be locked up for good.

    This is the problem with corrupt systems. Just because he was politically well-connected, he was able to get away with this shit for years. And it doesn’t matter which political party is in power; this shit keeps on happening all the time. That’s why we need powerful women like Ms. Chizuma to drain the swamp.

    1. don’t rush into judgement this is not a court of law dikilani these are mercenary women in offices ndipo alipo ochuluka

  32. ooo mpaka kupempha masturbation mothandizidwa ndi officer?
    osapanga wekha bwanji?

    chirombo cha munthu.

    kodi simungapiteko ku MAZM mukafufuzeso?
    kuli bwana wina amapempha azimayi kuti amubereke mu office kumeneko. Ndipo sundukayika kuti bwana ameneyu adaphuzitsa amzake chikhalidwe choipachi no wonder one of their staff amadya mwana wa sister wake mpaka kumpaka matenda.

    2. Ukuyenda Siya phazi ukasiya mlomo udzakutsata. Lero ndi izi.palibe ndale apa. Tanganizani mkazi wanu kugonedwa kamba Ka ntchito. Zimenezo mungamve bwanji?

    5. You must be a brother in Sex Abuse. Sumbuleta looks every inch a sex maniac and he must have been doing what was doing thinking some idiot would shield him for years.

  37. So shameful and disgraceful. Please finish the probe and prosecute accordingly.

    However this is common in most working places. Our women are being forced to have sex with bosses, failing which they would lose jobs.

    HRDC kindly come up with a systems where all women from different work paces would privately report this vice. This should end.

    Azibambo tikulela ana oti siathu unknowingly in our homes.

    1. Common in many organizations. Shallow minded women seek promotions and other incentives from bosses.

    2. eh koma nde kulela ana a zibambo ena. zoonadi. komaso amai amazaziwa kuti abambo anabeleka kwina mai osaziwa zimazaziwika bomba likagwa
      mwanayo olo kudwala akamwalila
      mai ake akamwalila
      azako kumuona mamunako ku graduation yamwanayo
      msg yopempha cithandizo .
      mavuto pa malawi.
      awa laci 40 basi. koma nde azimai kufera udindi ndi ndalama.

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