Malawians are angry! Covid-19 preventive measures enforcement fails in Limbe, Police chased

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)—Police in Limbe had a bad day on Thursday as their planned operation to enforce the wearing of masks in public places in Limbe market met the wrath of vendors who reacted by stoning and chasing the police officers.

The enforcement of Covid-19 preventive measures has gained momentum across the country leading to arrest of hundreds of people for failure to wear face masks.

But according to a clip circulating on social media, vendors in Limbe did not cooperate with the police from Kanjedza Police Mobile Services B Company as they resorted to stoning and chasing the police officers on duty.

The development comes at a time Malawians continue to blame the Tonse Alliance government for selective justice in enforcing the Covid-19 rules, arguing politicians are left to do their activities without hindrance.

In response to increase in number of cases of Covid-19, the government has funded Malawi Police Services with about K8 million to enforce preventive measures as prescribed by the health act.

Maneno Chimulala

I am a journalist, educator, and activist with passion for telling stories about social justice, sports and political issues. I graduated from Mzuzu University. I started my career at the Maravi Post online publication in 2012 as an intern while in college. Upon graduating from Mzuzu University I was offered a job as Sports Reporter because of my background as a goalkeeper and rose to the position of sub editor. I also had a short stint with Nyasatimes, Malawi Punch and Malawi Digest. Over the past seven years, I have worked intimately with rural organizations and communities in Malawi on human rights, girl child education and grassroots development projects. With an academic background in education, I also volunteer as male champion for girls’ education under Girls Empowerment Networks (GENET) in Malawi’s South West Education Division (SWED).