This case has been decided by three independent judges sitting in the Kangaroo Court, viz; LordDenning SC, Sean Mateus and Anord Chimtengo. Therefore, being a panel of three judges a prevailing verdict will be the decision of the majority. BACKGROUND OF THE CASE Somewhere between the years 1995 and 1999, during the Bakili Muluzi era, […]
Introduction The material subject on the plenary is the befuddling rumour of serial vampire syndicate taking root in the southern part of Malawi. Based on definitive independent cases reported by both print and electronic media, blood suckers, hereinafter referred to as Anamapopa (and/or Nampopa for singular denotation), are viciously terrorizing defenceless citizenry in districts of Mulanje, Chikhwawa, Thyolo, Zomba and, lately, Blantyre City. The epicentre of these rumours […]
Miscellaneous matter Introduction This matter involves the purported precautionary steps that the current minister of home affairs and internal security took that resulted in the arrest and subsequent detention of employees of the national registration bureau (NRB). Facts On the 17th of September 2017, the minister of home affairs and internal security, Ms. Grace Chiumia went to Mzuzu Shoprite to eavesdrop […]
This matter concerns the recommendations to dismiss a female police officer from employment in the Malawi Police Service on account that her video clip which suits the description of pornographic material is in circulation in the public domain. Although this Kangaroo Court constructively denied itself the temptation to watch the said clip, claims which have […]
Greetings, it is the pleasure of this Court to welcome you all back after a period of strike. As you may be aware, our support staff were on industrial action demanding an improvement in their conditions of service. Our judicial premises were blocked from our access. Now that they have found their cool, they have […]
In the year 2013, families of victims of the suppression of the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya, received £20m compensation from the UK government for being held accountable for the killings. The compensation was rewarded by Court after lodging complaints to it. “It should also be borne in mind that apart from creating economic and […]
This matter concerns an American immigrant and citizen who was born a Malawian – Foster F. Fundi, who volunteers himself as a mercenary cadet for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) despite lacking practical experience of the political goings-on in his former native country – Malawi. As this matter finds itself in this Kangaroo Court, […]
Few things have the capacity to spring a surprise in Africa, let alone in Southern Africa. From the absurd in South Africa, the despotic in Zambia, the brazen lawlessness in Zimbabwe, the instability in Lesotho, the wanton rule in Angola, nor the civil war that no one wants to recognize in Mozambique. Time after time, […]
In the understanding of this Court, a normal closure of an education institution, as in the sense of a holiday, is the recession that follows completion of learners’ examinations as per scheduled on the guiding tool called ‘academic calendar’. Any sudden closure that comes before the writing of exams, and ahead of, or excessively beyond, […]
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC), through its director of Media and Public Relations Sangwani Mwafulirwa, has stated its intent to use the soon-to-be-issued National Identities in lieu of Voter Registration Certificates for the 2019 Tri-Partite Elections. The exact wording of the statement reads: “For now you are registering as a citizen. At an appropriate time, […]