Political Scientists, Associate Professor Mustapha Hussein, who is also dean of administrative studies at the Chancellor College, a constituent college of the University of Malawi, has advised organizers of the naked demonstrations to find alternative means of expressing their anger on the killings and maiming of albinos currently happening in the country.
Parliamentarian, Bon Kalindo and Billy Mayaya are Organising naked demonstrations in order to force Parliament pass tough laws on the punishment in relation to albino abduction and killings.
Hussein said naked demonstrations is against the Malawi culture.
“As a Parliamentarian Hon Winiko can lobby enactment of tough laws in Parliament, he is always in Parliament he can initiate good laws, which can help to protect albinos in the country,” Said Hussein.
But in an interview, one of the organizers, Billy Mayaya, says despite the advice from the law scholar, the demonstrations will still take place.
“The demonstrations are still on, naked demonstrations have been very effective in Kenya so we will do the same,” Said Mayaya.
Meanwhile Malawian chiefs have joined calls stopping for naked demonstrations.
Coordinator of Chewa chiefs in Malawi, Zambia and Mozambique, Senior chief Lukwa says, there is need for CSOs and other concerned parties to press for good laws for albinos. Lukwa says to be naked on public is against Malawi culture.
Currently, 18 albinos have been killed in Malawi.
There is a lot of rot within the Malawi laws. Just too many issues are not correct at all and those in the know react after a problem has erupted or is about to erupt. In any case demonstrating whilst having your members exposed, be it male or female is out of this world. Those demonstrating should be arrested and taken to court. Whilst we are still there, this article alone requires good answers. Was permission sought from the parents and/or the albino in that photo to have his picture displayed just like that, and mind you this boy is or was a minor at the time when the photo was taken? According to human rights, the rights of this poor minor should have been protected but those in authority chose to look aside and disregard the statute, in so doing stigmatising the whole matter. Judiciary has a bigger task when it comes to legal matters because most of our laws are archaic and needs revamping.