Inspector General of Malawi Police Service, Lexten Kachama has told a news conference that there is no evidence to press treason charges against three Malawi Congress Party (MCP) officials, contradicting police spokesman Nicholas Gondwa. Police arrested MCP executive member Ulemu Msungama on Sunday, publicity secretary Jessie Kabwila on Monday and party legal director Peter Chakhwantha on Tuesday […]
The main opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) has called for independent bodies to carry out special investigations over the fire which gutted Malawi Electoral Commission warehouse in Lilongwe in 2014 just a day before recounting of votes for the Lilongwe City South East constituency where the ruling DPP Bentry Namasasu was controversially declared winner against the MCP’s candidate […]
Inspector General of Police Lexon Kachama has ruled out arson in the fire that gutted Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) warehouse in 2014. Ballot papers and other crucial voting materials used in the May 2014 general election were burnt to ashes in a suspicious fire amid a court battle over parliamentary results in a constituency in […]
Inspector General of Malawi Police Service, Lexten Kachama has said law enforcers in country are well trained to take on terrorists should they dare strike Malawi. Kachama said this Tuesday during a send off parade of 19 police officers who will be joining the UN mission in South Sudan for peace keeping. “Soon after the […]
Amid a cacophony of “Yes Sirs” Malawi’s top Cop Lexten Kachama has ordered his charges to wage a vicious battle against criminals until the last Cop in the service is dead. The Inspector General said this during an interface meeting the Malawi Police Service had with the Business Community in Mzuzu at Mphatso Motel on […]
Police Inspector General Lesten Kachama has said there is no objective evidence to conclude that Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldier assaulted Godfrey Mwale, who was a 24-year-old college student, in post-match violence that led to his after succumbing to serious head injuries. On what was meant to be a news conference on the violent robbery […]
Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security Atupele Muluzi has signalled government’s action on gun crime, saying they are putting strong measures at every single level to tackle crime and providing security for people to enable them to get on with their lives. Muluzi was speaking a news conference he held together with Inspector General of […]
Malawi has ordered police to shoot “dangerous criminals” who attack albinos in order to sell their body parts for witchcraft. “Shoot every criminal who is violent when caught red-handed abducting people with albinism,” the country’s police chief Lexen Kachama told officers at the weekend, according to local media. Six albinos have been killed in the […]
Malawi Parliament has approved the appointment of Lexten Kachama as new Inspector General of Police. Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister Paul Chibingu proposed that Parliament confirms Kanyama as the Police Inspector General. President Peter Mutharika appointed Kachama, to the position of IG after Paul Kanyama resigned. Balaka North member of Parliament (MP) Lucius Banda, […]
Malawi’s newly appointed police Inspector General (IG) Lexten Kachama, has spoken of several new developments to be undertaken as part of his vision to improve professionalism among police officers which will result in improving security in the country. Kachama, who has just been appointed to the position of IG, pending Parliamentary approval after Paul Kanyama […]
Malawian President Peter Mutharika Tuesday appointed Lexten Kachama as new Police Inspector General following the resignation of Paul Kanyama Friday on health grounds. Government chief secretary George Mkondiwa said Kachama’s appointments is “with immediate effect.” Kachama was Deputy Inspector General of Malawi Police Service before his appointment. His nomination will be presented to the 193-seat […]
Malawi Police Service (MPS) National Headquarters says journalists are free to take pictures of any dramatic scenes during police operations without seeking permission from the police officers on site. MPS Deputy Inspector General (DIG) – Administration, Lexten Kachama, said this Tuesday at the Police Headquarters in Area 30, Lilongwe, during a special interface between the […]