A 32 year old man in Machinga has started serving a six year jail term after he was convicted for sodomising an 11 year old street child in Liwonde. Police prosecutor in Machinga Ezekiel Kalungo told Liwonde First Grade Magistrate Esther Phiri that Madalitso Simbwani, a piece worker at Liwonde, was caught red handed sexually […]
Malawi’s influential and biggest church, the Catholic, has described those engaging in homosexuality as horrible sinners. Bishop Martin Anwell Mtumbuka of Karonga Diocese said this Monday when he opened a catholic women organisation conference in his diocese. “The practice is sinful act, people who engage in this are sinners who need to repent,” said Mtumbuka, […]
Leader of opposition in parliament Lazarus Chakwera has criticised the state for dropping charges against two gays, saying suspension of homosexual laws should be approved by parliament. Chakwera said this after minister of Justice Samuel Tembenu said the state has dropped homosexual charges against Cuthbert Kulemeka, 19 and Kelvin Gonani who were charged with an […]
A Chancellor College law expert has asked the government either to scrap off gay laws or maintain them, saying its lack of decisiveness on the matter is confusing Malawians. Law lecturer Professor Edge Kanyongolo said Malawi cannot rely on a moratorium, a written commitment by the government that it would not arrest and prosecute anyone […]
Religious leaders are expected to speak out against government decision to bow down to donor pressure to allow same sex marriages. Last week, the powerful and vocal religious leaders asked the government not to relent on its crack down on homosexuals despite serious condemnations from donors and international community. Pastor Zacheas Kawalala set the tone […]
Malawi government has dropped all criminal charges against two men who were facing up to 14 years in prison, on allegations that they engaged in homosexuality acts in a suburb of Area 25 in the capital Lilongwe. Malawian police arrested 19-year-old Cuthbert Kulemeka and Kelvin Gonani (37) and were charged with sodomy. Their arrest attracted international […]
German Ambassador to Malawi Peter Woeste has also spoken against discrimination against gays and lesbians, saying he is following with great concern discussions on rights of sexual minorities in the country. Woeste said in a statement made available to Nyasa Times that Germany is passionately committed to human rights, saying “LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender […]
The arrest of two men in Malawi last week on homosexuality charges was raised in UK parliament on Wednesday. Cuthbert Kulemela, 19, and Kelvin Gonani, 39, were arrested Dec. 7 for allegedly having sexual intercourse inside Gonani’s home. They were charged and detained, despite the 2012 decision by Malawi officials to halt such arrests countrywide. […]
Britain through its High Commission in Lilongwe has added its voice against discrimination of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTI) people following arrest of two men based on their sexual orientation. Malawi Police at Kanengo station in the capital Lilongwe on Monday, December 7, 2015 arrested two men on suspicion that they were engaging in homosexual […]
The United States of America government through its embassy in Lilongwe has urged the Malawi authorities to immediately and unconditionally release two Malawian men, Cuthbert Kulemela, 19, and Kelvin Gonani, 39, who were arrested Lilongwe. The two men were arrested on suspicion that they were having “gay sex” act in their bedroom and charged with […]
President Peter Mutharika says he was meeting Home Affairs minister Jean Kalirani to get a briefing of the arrest of two homosexuals. Mutharika said this on Monday during a news briefing at Kamuzu Palace in Lilongwe. “I am aware of the issue, I will be meeting the minister of Home Affairs this afternoon, our position […]
Malawi Police has charged two men arrested in Lilongwe with ‘engaging in unnatural acts’ offence after being allegedly found having sexual romps. The two, Cuthbert Kulemela, 19, and Kelvin Gonani, 39, were reportedly arrested having a gay sex act at Area 25 in the capital city. Gay sex is a crime in Malawi with custodial sentences […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) and local HIV and Aids activist have warned that excluding gay persons from official strategies to combat HIV and Aids pandemic will only expose the nation more to the virus. Malawi is one of the African countries that outlaw homosexuality. According to International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC), […]
Providing prisoners, sex workers, adolescents and men who have sex with men with sexual and reproductive health services has been advocated by the World Health Organisation and the United Nations and several other international bodies. As a result, most national governments have heeded this advice and cater for these groups, known as key populations. One critical part of accessing quality […]
Conservative clerics in Malawi are asking government not to compromise its anti-gay stand, saying they should not be lured by international support to give equal rights to gays under the law. Malawi government requested $388 888 (about K221 million) from Global Fund for HIV and Aids interventions targeting 40 000 men who have sex with […]
Attorney General (AG) Kalekeni Kaphale has said homosexuals will not be discriminated against when accessing healthcare despite the existing anti-gay law. Kaphale said this in defending government’s move to request $388 888 (about K221 million) from Global Fund for HIV and Aids interventions targeting 40 000 men who have sex with fellow men. Lesbians – […]
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe interrupted a talk on economic development at the United Nations (UN) General Assembly to blurt out “we are not gays.” His comments came as he was busy urging nations to invest in the African continent and said that while he was in favour of human rights he would not allow gay marriage. […]
Malawi government has vehemently rejected a push by the UN human rights council to legalise same sex relationships and abolish death penalty in Malawi. Secretary for Justice and Solicitor General Jane Chikaya Banda confirmed the government’s stance on the matter. Banda said legalising same sex would be against the Constitution of the Republic of Malawi […]