Malawians are urging the State to arrest presidential aide Hetherwick Ntaba following a string of allegations that he is connected to a syndicate that was murdering persons with albinism. Two suspects in the ongoing murder case of Macdonald Masambuka have mentioned Ntaba and as part of the syndicate. Ntaba is yet to make a comment […]
Association of Persons with Albinism in Malawi (Apam) has asked President Peter Mutharika to seize his re-election opportunity to implement a four-year National Action Plan action plan for persons with albinism. Apam deputy secretary general Ian Simbota said the national plan of action would give persons with albinism total protection against attacks and killings of […]
Association of Persons with Albinism in Malawi (Apam) president Overston Kondowe has on Monday left for South Africa. In a one sentence message with him a lady at an airport and a South African airways aircraft on the background, he wrote: “When your country refuses to be a home.” A close friend said he is […]
The Malawi Police Service (MPS) has dsimmised allegations of brutality by its officers deployed to clear and bring sanity on M1 road near Malawi Institute of Management (MIM) in Lilongwe following massive protests by people living with albinism on Saturday March 9 2019 wanting to meet President Peter Mutharika on his way from Mzuzu to […]
People with albinism have suspended a vigil which they have been holding since Wednesday in Lilongwe on what Association of People with Albinism (Apam) officials say safety and security concerns. This follows the violent clashes with the police on Saturday when the police forcibly removed them from the M1 road at MIM in Lilongwe where […]
Malawi government has faulted the Association of People with Albinism (APAM) over Saturday’s clash between police and members of the association who were demonstrating in the capital Lilongwe and blocked the M1 road close to the Malawi Institute of Management (MIM ). Reacting to the development, government said through its spokesman Henry Mussa that it will […]
Vice president Saulos Chilima has angrily reacted to the assault and arrest of people with albinism in Lilongwe, telling the police to stop immediately. Chilima said this at Rumphi boma with where he held a rally after whistle stop tours. “These people already face killings and attacks, this is why they want to meet their […]
Association of People with Albinism (APAM) president Overstone Kondowe is in hospital after he was brutally assaulted by police as the law enforcers were removing people with albinism from M1 road at MIM in Lilongwe. Police tear-gased and dispersed rioting people with albinism who blocked the MI road at MIM demanding to see President Peter […]
Malawi Police in Ntcheu are looking for a trickster who called the law enforcers to arrest a man on allegations that he had a case of killing persons with albinism. Sources say Officer-in-Charge at Sharpvale police post Mrs E.J Buleya received a telephone call from number 0993582334 telling her that he was Inspector Kamanga from […]
Association of People with Albinism in Malawi (APAM) officials are shocked that police on Saturday tear-gased and dispersed rioting people with albinism who blocked the MI road at MIM on the way to Kamuzu International Airport demanding to see president Peter Mutharika who is on his way from Mzuzu. This follows an announcement on Friday […]
President Peter Mutharika has invited members of the Association of Person with Albinims (Apam) who marched to the presidential palace in Lilongwe and are holding a vigil to meet him at Mzuzu State Lodge, Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Cecelia Chazama has told Parliament. The vigils are held following the spate of attacks, […]
UTM Party presidential running mate Dr Michael Usi decried the resurgence of attacks and killings of persons with albinism in the country as a form of “terrorism”. During the political debate held in Lilongwe on Thursday evening, Usi expressed dismay over inaction as persons living with albinism in Malawi are being tormented, hunted down like wild […]
President Peter Mutharika would disregard a 48-hour demand by civil society organisations (CSOs) to return to Lilongwe from his Northern Region tour and meet people with albinism (PWAs) who are holding a vigil and have a face-to-face meeting with the Malawi leader to discuss the continued killings of albinos in the country. PWAs under the […]
President Peter Mutharika has appointed an eight-member commission of inquiry to thoroughly investigate vital information on the attacks to protect persons with albinism (PWAs) which will be chaired by retired Supreme Court judge Robert Chinangw, SC. Association of People with Albinism (Apam) petitioned Mutharika to appoint a commission of inquiry and conduct a comprehensive research […]
Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace (CCJP) has faulted government for not taking interests of persons with albinism (PWAs) at heart as they keep facing injustice including being blocked when they were holding a peaceful march to State House in Lilongwe on Wednesday planned to culminate in three-days of vigils. PWAs under the banner of […]
Malawi Police in Lilongwe have blocked Association of people with albinism (Apam) protests from getting anywhere near the Kamuzu Palace, official residence of the Head of State as the members demanded President Peter Mutharika to take action of their demands contained in the petition. Lilongwe City Council had warned members of the association on Monday aagainst […]
Association of People with Albinism in Malawi (Apam) on Wednesday defiantly marched to Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe despite being denied permission to protest and stage vigils at State House, as they demanded President Peter Mutharika to immediately respond to their calls. Lilongwe City Council had warned members of the association on Monday aagainst holding vigils […]
Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has accused the Police of obstructing the investigations into the abduction and killing of people with albinism , saying suspected connected to the attacks are being “killed” under the law enforcers custody. This was said by MCP representative Edgar Chapalanjira during SDG Question Time debate organised by Nation Publications Limited (NPL), Zodiak […]