Two shot as police, MCP supporters clash over electoral results protest: 2 MPs nabbed, more arrests looming

June 6, 2019 Wanga Gwede &Owen Khamula -Nyasa Times 60 Comments

Malawi police have shot and severely wounded a man and a woman in Lilongwe on Thursday as riot officers dispersed stone-throwing opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) supporters protesting the May 21 Tripartite Elections results.

Victim of Malawi election protest: MCP supporter shot
Supporters of the opposition Malawi Congress Party had gathered in the capital Lilongwe in an ongoing protest campaign after the May 21 presidential election, which their leader Lazarus Chakwera narrowly lost.

Two  people shot  in the clashes had yet to be identified.

The man was shot in the face while a  woman is reported to have been shot in the leg.  They have both  since been rushed to Kamuzu Central Hospital .

Nyasa Times is yet to verify whether the MCP supporters have been shot with a rubber bullet or live ammunition.

The law enforcers  have also arrested two Malawi Congress Party (MCP) legislators in Lilongwe suspected to be ring leaders of violent protests the opposition party is holding over the election.

Police have arrested Alfred Jiya, Lilongwe city centre MP and his colleague, Ulemu Msungama, legislator for Lilongwe city south east constituency.

Reports indicate the law enforcers are looking for MCP director for youth Richard Chimwendo Banda on the charges of inciting violence.

There have been running battles between MCP cadres and the police at the city centre in the Capital City as the MCP faithful wanted to make another protest march.

US outgoing ambassador Virginia Palmer and MCP president Lazarus Chakwera were caught in the cross fire as they were locked up in a meeting at the party headquarters building.

Also caught in the cross fire were journalists who went to cover the demonstrations but found themselves making news after they went scampering looking for cover following the spray of tear gas by the police.

The tear gas also affected work in nearby buildings including the US embassy which is very close to the MCP headquarters building.

 

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60 replies on “Two shot as police, MCP supporters clash over electoral results protest: 2 MPs nabbed, more arrests looming”

  1. When Police was just following the MCP Demostrators to the capital hill nobody got hurt but l wonder today u are branding same peaceful demostrators as stone throwers is because DPP Police has been instructed to stop the peaceful movement thats why there is running battles with Police.

  2. CHAKWERA STANDS FOR THE TRUTH , CHAKWERA DONT WANT MALAWIANS BEING OPRESSED BY EVIL PEOPLE LIKE APM WHO ARE ACCUMULATING WEALTHY WHILE MALAWIANS ARE SUFFERING

  3. I am failing to understand what Chakwera and Chilima are saying, they assured me that this elections no one will steal now they are saying, some one did it, how come? What are these two trying to tell Malawi?
    Why do you like provoking others, when they retaliate you start saying this is not human right, what exactly are you trying to mean?
    Those at Capital hill do no have rights, is this what you mean?
    Suppose you loose the case at court what are you going to do?
    Shame on you who are inciting violence.
    You are giving the President 100 days yet so sue his appointment, what do you mean by that.
    Don’t you think that MCP is portraying its past evil doing?
    A person should live politics and joing religion not the opposite that is WHY GOD is punishing Chakwera, for Chilima you are good at insulting others yet you are just one of the biggest thieves thus country has, I don’t mind what you will say the Truth is right told now.

  4. The regime of terror has started to torture, kill, and imprison unarmed innocent Malawians. This has not come as a surprise to the 74% that did not voted for Peter Hitler Mutharika and his killers. The Mulhako wa a Lomwe melitia and the Lomwe police force have been unleashed on Malawians to quash the rebellion. These Mulhako melitia have been armed and dressed in police and military uniforms. Peter Hitler Mutharika and his Thugs anticipated Malawians wouldn’t vote for him, and he should stay in power by arming his tribe to slaughter anyone who challenges him. This is a time for Malawians to reject this dictator that is terrorizing our people. Stay in streets and fight for FEDERALISM and nothing less. Aluta continuaaaaa

  6. Ana a DAD, Zizukulu za DAD, Asibweni A DAD Return Fuel Cards for Parastatal organisations, Tipp-Ex Elections are over, No more special Operations by Ana A Dad. Zisankho tinamaliza why keep Fuel Cards for Governments Departments and Government Organisations using for political gains?????? A Malawi kabwezeni ma card a mafuta a eni.

  7. What a crap MEC we have! Yet one learned justice says she is parting her back for work well done? Sure? By they way how do you part you back? Eeeish? No fear of God. No good conscious! No respect to humanity. It’s work of hatred and evil motives. Selfishness. People having qualities of godliness but denying its power. What a disappointment. People hardening their hearts to suppress justice. The love of money. God certainly is not happy with you! last day indeed.

  8. This Chakwera self Acclaimed pastor is a disgrace to the church and the Malawi nation. He was part of the rigging sadly deal went sour when he met his match in DPP and Chilima. Both Parties rigged. there was serious rigging in central region so for him to cry foul at the expense of poor Malawians is so pathetic.
    let him sort his loans and go back to the drawing board. we cant be held hostage for selfish of one selfish greedy politician. This has just helped to reveal the real MCP,they have so much blood on their hands. the people they killed will haunt them. they will be in the race but wont reach the promised land. that’s their fate.

    iwe Chakwera stop recruiting pipo to help you grieve. carry your own cross

  9. Malova a Yufi: inu mefera za eni izi.
    Mukusowa ngakhale bulangeti mu June muno, kunjenjemela ndi kudzidziraku.
    Mwaonako mwana olo nkadzi wa Chakwera olo wa Mia kumaDemo’ko inu? Bwanji kupusa chocho – ndikumafera za eni; pamene eni eni ake akungodya Pizza, ndikumayenda m’ma Prado, inu mukupondera nyerere pa mseu!
    Aaaah!

  11. Please Abusa can you stop these violences!!!!!! let me tell you Abusa God will never be on your side you are the rejected man of GOD – once again never ever thought of running this country – God has shattered your dreams because of your disodidient and power angry – your heart is totally full of EVIL. You are sending your supporters to the streets to cause violence stone and rob innocent people you are really EVIL the innocent blood of these people will be on your head.

    1. You talk like idiot, these people are protesting because their votes were not counted well! If you really won election, why not nullify it and win again? What are you afraid of? It has never happened in Malawi and you have taken central region as very ignorant people without knowing that we are very peacefull tribe in this country, we are not stopping here, until the truth be revealed, you fool! There is no one who is robbing and breaking people’s shops, it is you and your dpp who have robbed the rights of majority of Malawians, we are coming to you Mr Jamax! We are asking the court order to allow us go through the conversation between your Jane Ansah and the Bubu Tipex called your President, mwatikwana mwaonanga our beautiful Malawi, you wanted to lead Malawians by stealing from them, we are and we are praying until you pack and go!!

      1. Which vote are you talking about, Mesa adali ndi ndi MA party representatives, ndiye amalola bwanji kulephela kuwerenga ma vote mphusi ya munthu

    2. Osaiwala usogoleli wa Mcp ndiwamwadzi moti sakuonapo kanthu mphusi ya munthu chakwera

  12. Imtimidation, angawine kodi a police against mass action, alipo angati? Olo Tear Gas wawoyo atha posachedwa.Apapa ma court ogulidwawa akapanda kunena zomveka tiyeni nazo osafookela, change requires courage. U president samachita force pa anthu. Atiphe tonse tione……..

  13. Zofuna!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Munthu ungalimbane ndi boma. Ndiye waphindulanji???????????????????

  14. Malawi! Where the police and the law protects advantaged…! Mutimaliza! Muntharika, there is nothing I will regret in my life more than voting for you in 2014. Surely I did vote for you to have you and your team slaughtering people including my brother just because they were born with albinism

    1. Pano ndi anthu anyau, mawa lino kodi simufuna anyau amenewa kuti akhome mitsonkho pa zosiyanasiyana zomwe akuchita amenewa kuti mupeze ndalama zoyendetsela dzikoli? Nde muziti anthu amenewa ndi oyipa akamanena kuti mumadana nawo popanda chifukwa chenicheni! Abale uchitsilu ophatikiza ndi umbuli komanso ………………………………………………………. kuchita kuonetsela poyela? My foot!

  16. My question is: Why did MCP go to court? Why are its supporters so impatient to wait for court determination?

    1. @ Patrick Phiri, I much wanted to know you but even if I don’t know personally, it has proved well here that you are a fool, ,our brother’s and sisters whom you are referring here are well known Malawians, they can’t just wake up just like you do by defending what you call dpp as your party and or your Muntharika as your President , these people they went and followed their right to vote, now where the truth is as of now is in what they are doing, so to answer your question in shot, it is because they have lost trust in judicial system since Jane Ansah who is one of them has done this to innocent Malawians,, do you understand you fool? I don’t think so that you understood me since you are idiot.

  17. Ameneyu wakolola pomwe Chakwera anafetsa. Chakwerayo ali phee ndi ana ake ndi mkazi wake kumwa wa mkaka. Winawe uli mbuuuu ku nseu nkumakaomberedwanso. Usiye ana, makolo ndi achibale pa umasiye za ziiiii. Nkhani ili ku khoti so why demosntrate?

  20. Even a rerun will not unite Malawi. The way to go is government of National Unity run by Chilima, Chakwera and APM with APM as president, Chakwera Prime Minister and Chilima Vice President. 30 Cabinet Ministers, 15 DPP, 10 MCP and 5 UTM. All parastals filled be people through competitive interviews. Ambassadors to be filled by existing civil servants. Speaker filled by non Parliamentiarians, such as a Judge excluding Jane Ansah. My opinion

    1. Nonsense and dream on!
      That is partly what progressive Malawians suspected: that MCP wanted to get into government via the back door. Moreover, the Constitution does not accommodate such bs.

  21. Why go to court then go to the streets at the same time? Are they looking for justice or chaos? Let the courts handle this matter to its logical conclusion. Malawi is not a banana republic where one can cause disorder and not be arrested.

    1. Kodi woyenera kugwidya ndi ndani, wakuba kapena wodandaula kuti amubera. Pena pake AMalawi mitu ya izigwira ntchito. Peter waba ndiye ngati dziko tiziyamikira zimenezo, mpaka kuteteza wakuba ndikumamutenga ngati iyeyo ndiye wolungama ena tonse zitsiru. Pali nzeru pamenepa. Dziko lathu lazara nditsiru zambiri

  22. A malawi azanga zisiyeni zimenezi mutaya nazo moyo. Kodi mupindulanji???????????? makolo anu ndi azibale anu ndi amene atavutike.

  23. Jane Ansah is to blame for all this. How could she be so reckless to an extend of taking fotos with DPP cadets when the situation was so volatile? Her actions was beyond gross carelessness. MBC is another culprit. They are masters of hate crime and if Malawi is going burn its gonna be because of MBC. MBC myopically think that they can quell the anger Jane Ansah has brought in peoples hearts by spreading hate speech against Chakwera. MBC need to be disbanded once and for all. MBC is not serving the interests of Malawians but rather the interests of greedy cadets who are bent at destroying our country. May the soul of Jane Ansah burn in hell.

    1. mbc always save the government of rulling. THIS TIME IT IS SAVING DPP GOVMENT, WHEN UTM WINS, IT WILL DO THE SAME,

  24. Tiyeni nawo anthu anyau awa. Zisanhko zinapita awa ndi anthu a upandu. Ask me Chakwera will be with you ku police cell ko. Ku chipatala ko musampatse mankhwala apite kwa chakwera amupititse ku South Africa . Anthu anavota ndipo anasankha boma ndipo mufinyidwa simunati

    1. So you think we are afraid of police cells? Aaaa aa come on! We are ready to save Malawi and the coming generation from this killers and robbers

  25. nyasa yet to find out if it was a live or rubber bullet nde utolankhani otani busy kuposter zosamaliza ngati jane ansa othamangira kulengeza mavot

  26. GOOD!!! SHOOT MORE akuzolowela ma thugs a chakwera kumaseweretsa dzulo lathu. We want peace in this country.Munthu ukaluza kumavomeleza osati kumalira mokweza ndikuphwanya malamulo.

  27. Zikanakhala bhoo mwazi uwu akakhetsa Fake Accent Yona Chakwera kuti aphelezere mau ake. But the coward is getting other people’s kids to get hurt. Shame on you Fake Accent.

  28. Hon Chimwendo Banda, Head Youth Leaguer, kulalata too much. Kadziperekenitu since you are kafanikhale. Ukagone ku cell without your wife in June mulaweko pheni. Osamsngotuma ana a anzsako kumachita uchigawenga. Kalowe ku cell chifukwa Cha Fake Accent ex-reverend.

  29. Lucky guy. Your head escaped to be blown off within inches. I hope your mama and all who love you are happy that you are alive. As a person who has been there before, clashed with police during referendum period, my advice is to stay away from armed people including police and army as trigger happy soldier can destroy destroy a life. It is better to focus on the court battle. As yourself if children of top party officials, including Chakwera, Mia, Mkandawire were party to the demonstration, the answer is know. Take it from me, don’t demonstrate for DPP, MCP, UTM, uzafera zayeni. Believe you me, these MCP, DPP, YUTM, UDF MPs will be sharing allowances, loans,women drinking tea & beer together from next week whilst we supporters are fighting and demonstrating. We better focus on feeding ourselves than fighting for nothing.

    1. Ballot paja imakhalanso ndi tipex eti? Only Jane Ansah and you Tman can have valid answer to this question. You are a Mercenary together with your Madando woman

    4. There was a time Mugabe naye used Police like this but linakwana la 40. Kunali achina Gaddafi. Wina ndi uyu amazunza anthu ku Sudan pano in jail.

  35. looks like a rubber bullet live ammunition sakanamakhala bobo choncho too bad for my malawi

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