A Malawian man who spent seven harrowing years locked up awaiting trial over his own father’s death has finally walked free — after a judge ruled there was simply no case against him. Stevie Kalemba, 37, who suffers from epilepsy, was hauled before Kasungu Police in January 2019 after a night that would upend his […]
A 26-year-old man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for manslaughter, after fatally stabbing a woman with a sharp arrow when she stepped in to defend her friend during a violent confrontation. The High Court, sitting in Chiradzulu District, handed down the sentence to Mtchona Gonjo Macheso following a plea agreement that saw […]
A Dedza-based man has sued Bwaila Hospital, populary known as Bottom, for the death of his wife and his newly born child who died while receiving treatment at the institution. Joseph Chijaza Phiri has said he believes both his “wife and child would be alive today” if staff at the hospital had not slept on […]
Legal Affairs Committee of parliament has asked Treasury to increase resources towards the Legal Aid Fund to allow more Malawians who cannot afford a private lawyer access free legal services. The Legal Aid Bureau was established under Section 3 of the Legal Aid Act of 2010 to provide legal aid services to vulnerable people in need […]
The Malawi Legal Aid Bureau plans to open offices in all the districts to reach out to Malawians from all walks of life. This was revealed by the bureau’s Senior Legal Aid Advocate, Tiwonge Penama on Thursday during a community sensitization meeting that took place at Kunenekude in Senior Chief Kanduku’s area in Mwanza during […]
Legal Aid Bureau says it has reached an advanced stage in its efforts to open district offices in a bid to increase access to free legal services to all people in Malawi. Public Relations Officer for the Bureau, Jacqueline Ngongonda said the district offices have been established and will be operational soon. “We have so […]
In a quest to bring the citizenly closer to justice Legal Aid Bureau is set to establish district offices with Karonga being one of the districts to benefit from the initiative. The Bureau’s Public Relations Officer (PRO) Jacqueline Ngongonda disclosed the plans on the sideline of an awareness campaign that the bureau conducted at one […]
After published report that the Legal Ai Bureau (LAB), a government agency that provides free legal services to people who cannot afford to hire a lawyer, suspended offering the services in February last year due to funding constraints, there has been calls for authorities to empower the bureau with more resources to discharge its function. […]
Poor murder suspects in Malawi will have to spend more time in congested jails as Legal Aid Bureau, a government department which provides free legal services to poor people says it has run out of money for the services. A lawyer in the department confided with Nyasa Times that treasury gives it a little money […]
The Ministry of Justice and Constitution Affairs says plans are at an advanced stage to make the Legal Aid which is one arm of the ministry as an independent entity. Briefing reporters in Lilongwe on Friday, Chief State Advocate in the ministry Pacharo Kayira said the legal aid will soon be an independent entity and […]
By Nyasa Times Reporter The Legal Aid department in Mzuzu has offered to help litigate for free a boy ‘accidentally’ shot when members of the Malawi Police Service and the Department of National Parks and Wildlife were trying to kill an elephant that was terrorising people in Mzuzu last year. A stray bullet shot 15 […]