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Uziwa-Uzia
Uziwa-Uzia
6 years ago

Apa a Thom Chiumia mwalembako za nzeru zomwe ngati ana a banja limodzi tingakhale pansi ndi kukambilana zothandiza dzikoli , osati nthawi zonse zongonyoza. Keep it Thom

peter
peter
6 years ago

yes why chaponda not charged?

peter
peter
6 years ago

in malawi their no democracy at all

Achi
Achi
6 years ago

In the first place, who authorized the arrest of the 4 MCP leaders, within the police leadership?
Why have the courts left them scot-free, when it is them who triggered wheels of justice on this misfired court battle?
What our law enforcement arm continues to do is too costly and unacceptable at this age, especially when one considers the shape of our economy.

Witchhunting
Witchhunting
6 years ago

1. Why are they charged?

2.Why Chaponda not charged or arrested? Chiumia write another article on this

This is witch hunting.

Yes we do not condone falsehood but let them be charged, release them on bail. This is not treason case but forgery

Achi
Achi
6 years ago

I wish our police would invest more in thorough underground investigatoons before squaring on the potential suspects.
I still feel the police has moved in too early based on political pressure and not dictated by tanginle evidence.
I wish a law was fashioned to hold any authorising officers liable for any misfirings on such half-baked arrests that end up in loss of huge taxpayers money.

santana
santana
6 years ago

You are right Pido. Recent articles from this guy are very balancing as well as informative. He can be a tutor in journalism.

Mika Kumbire
Mika Kumbire
6 years ago

I am not sure whether there is anything the government can do to stop abuse of the social media. It is sad that in Malawi we have a general tendency of focusing on sad and depressing events. We seem more excited and energized when a bad thing happens to someone as opposed to when a positive thing happens. People have posted depressing pictures of dead people even before the relatives have come to hear of the event. We circulate when a rich man has become poor, people have divorced, a minister has been fired; a pastor has committed a scandal… Read more »

ade
ade
6 years ago

HOW MANY PEOPLE SAT DOWN TO WRITE THIS LETTER? I BELIEVE IT WAS JUST AN INDIVIDUAL WHO DIS THIS AND PROBABLY A MAN NOT A WOMAN. THESE WOMEN ARE JUST VICTIMS OF POLITICAL WITCH HUNT.

be humane
be humane
6 years ago

Lets not hide behind social media as regulated. In most countries the foolish things we are doing in Malawi are punishable by Law. Let us not think naively that because its social media then its free from regulation. producing a resignation letter for somebody and forging signature is a serious crime regardless of forum for communication let us accept that. whether we are not happy with government politics but our reactions should mind its legality. The only problem is when the police rush to make arrests and end up finding no case against the accused. they have to first have… Read more »

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