The United Nations in Malawi has strongly condemned the recent inhuman act against people with albinism that took place on New Year’s Eve in Nkhatabay as Malawi’s estimated 10,000 albinos face “extinction” if they continue to be murdered for their body parts for use in witchcraft. Yasin Phiri, a 54-year-old man with albinism, was brutally murdered on […]
Malawi Police Services have swiftly arrested three people in connection with the death of the 54-year-old person with albinism on New Year eve in Nkhata Bay and laid murder charges but it is reported that the person with the bones is still on the run. Police identified the arrested as Francis Kalua, 37, Ceaser Banda, […]
A psychologist has strongly recommended that a nine-year-year-boy who witnessed the gruesome murder of his father, a person with albinism needs urgent psychological therapy. Unknown assailants on Monday killed 54-year-old Yassin Kwenda Phiri, a person with albinism who was working as a hospital assistant at Kande Health Centre. The assailants cut off Kwenda Phiri’s both […]
State vice-president Saulos Chilima has accused the government of relaxing security in the country, saying this has led to the latest killing of a person with albinism. Chilima, who is also leader of newly registered UTM party, said this at Njewa in Lilongwe on Wednesday when he held a political rally to canvass for votes […]
Inspector General of Police Rodney Jose has said the police have clues as to who killed a person with albinism on Monday in Nkhata Bay and they are following the leads. Unknown assailants on Monday killed 54-year-old Yassin Kwenda Phiri, a person with albinism who was working as a hospital assistant at Kande Health Centre. […]
Human rights groups have ganged up to urge the government to swiftly find the lasting solution to the ongoing butchering of people with albinism as the latest killing in Nkhata Bay has shocked Malawi. This follows the killing of a 54-year-old Yassin Kwenda Phiri, a person with albinism who was working as a hospital assistant […]
A dark crowd has engulfed Kande area in Nkhata Bay after a person with albinism was hacked to death in his house around 10pm when he was in bed with his seven-year-old son. Police spokesperson in Nkhata Bay Peter Kalaya identified the victim as 54-year-old Yassin Kwenda Phiri who was working as a hospital attendant […]
Justice and Constitutional Affairs minister Samuel Tembenu has told courts to speed up hearing cases involving persons with albinism just as they do with the infamous cashgate cases, the plunder of public moneyat Capital Hill, the seat of government in Lilongwe. Tembenu said this on Monday at Thondwe in Zomba during the commemoration of Human […]
High Court Judge Zione Ntaba has adjourned a case in which 12 suspects including a Catholic priest, a clinician and police officer are accused of killing a person with albinism in Machinga to January when they will know whether they have a case to answer or not. Ntaba said this on Tuesday after the 13th […]
The High Court in Lilongwe has started hearing a high profile murder case of a person with albinism Macdonald Masambuka involving a catholic priest, a clinician and a police officer as suspects. Judge Zione Ntaba is also expected to rule on the request by the Catholic priest Thomas Mahusha and clinician Lumbani Kamanga that their […]
The missing and eventual death of Mc Donald Masambuka, a young man with albinism, remains a gloomy and troubling thought to people in Machinga, a district in the eastern part of Malawi. In May this year, the 22-year-old man went missing from his home in Makawa in Traditional Authority (T/A) Mkowola in Machinga. His body […]
High Court in Zomba has discharged 10 men from a case related to murder of a person with albinism, Mac Donald Masambuka due to insufficient and delayed evidence against the seven counts they were answering. After dismissing the 10 accused persons the Court is remaining with 12 people that continue to answer seven charges ranging […]
Two brothers living with albinism under Group Village Headman Namkumba in Sub Traditional Authority (STA) Masache in Chikwawa have commended President Peter Mutharika for providing them with decent houses. The two, Alfred and Yohane Misoya expressed their gratitude on Wednesday during the visit by Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Anna Kachikho to the […]
High Court judge Zione Ntaba has sent a suspect in the murder of a 22- year-old person with albinism to Zomba Mental Hospital for examination after he shocked a packed court room by pleading guilty to the murder of Macdonald Masambuka. This was on Thursday in Zomba after 21 of the 22 suspects pleaded not […]
The High Court in Zomba has denied bail to a Catholic priest who was arrested some months ago for the murder of Machinga-based man with albinism, Macdonald Masambuka, 22. In his bail bid, Father Thomas Muhosha of Mulombozi Parish in Zomba asked to be released saying he is not a flight risk. The State however objected to […]
Malawi Police in Rumphi are hunting for unknown people who attempted to exhume the remains of an 11 year old boy at Mlongoti Village, in the area of TA Chikulamayembe in the district. According to the district police spokesperson Tupeliwe Kabwilo, the development occured during the night of Friday and was discovered by passers-by the […]
Zomba Senior Resident Magistrate’s Court Friday sentenced a 36 year old, Mwishi Msosa to six years imprisonment upon being found guilty of offering to sale human bones believed to be those of a person with albinism. The crime is contrary to Section 224 of the Penal Code which is against dealing in human tissues, according […]
A high profile murder case of 21 year old person with albinism including a Catholic priest, a medical officer and a police officer starts in the High Court in Zomba on August 23. Ministry of Justice spokesperson Pilirani Masanjala said the State is ready with the case of the killing of Macdonald Masambuka from Machinga who […]