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2, 459 killed on road accident in 2017-Malawi Police

2018-01-02 Special Absalom

LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Inspector General (IG) of Police, Lexten Kachama, on Sunday said 2, 459 people died in road accidents in 2017, which is an increase from the previous year’s 2, 343 fatalities.

Kachama disclosed this during an end of year Malawi Police party held at police headquarters in Lilongwe.

Despite losing 2, 459 lives, Kachama said there was a 37 percent reduction of road accidents in general.

“The main cause of the road accidents were due to over speeding, reckless or inconsiderate driving. I appeal to all traffic officers to give proper and adequate civic education to all road users in 2018. We all need to be extra careful on our roads,” Kachama said.

The police chief further bemoaned the increase in the number of police mobile vehicles involved in road accidents, saying it puts more strain on inadequate vehicles.

“The year was also difficult in terms of public order management. There were violent and unfortunate incidences like mob justice where, for instance, police stations and vehicles were targeted. We lost Chirimba Police Unit and an armoured personnel vehicle at Area 36 in Lilongwe,” he said.

On the other hand, Kachama said he was proud that police managed to reduce the rate of violent crimes by 16 percent, a development which, he said, was possible due to coordination between the law enforcers and the general public.

The IG further said, there was a decrease in murder, robberies and theft of motor vehicle cases because the police had put in place several measures including frequent patrols of different areas and foiling robberies.

“I wish to caution [police officers] that there is no need to relax in 2018. We have to double our efforts so that we continue fulfilling our obligation of protecting lives and property,” Kachama said.

He also took some time to caution his officers against engaging in corrupt practices which, he said, taint the image of the establishment.

Within the year, cases of defilement of girls also increased by five percent while eight people, who included children, died in a stampede at Bingu National Stadium during the 53rd Independent Day celebrations.

Meanwhile, Kachama has also warned police officers against photographing and recording what he calls shameful acts which eventually find themselves on the internet. According to the police chief, this puts the security agency in a tight spot.

Last year, videos and pictures of some officers engaged in sexual acts went viral on the internet after apparently being leaked by their lovers.

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Thugs attack albino man in Chikhwawa

2017-04-03 Maravi Post correspondent

Two unknown thugs on Friday, attacked a 38-year old person with albinism, Gift Notisi, security officials have confirmed.

Chikhwawa police spokesperson Andrew Mayawo, told Maravi Post that the incidence occurred around midnight; and according to Mayawo, the victim sustained serious injuries on his left hand.

“They used panga knives after failing to overcome him. However, the victim rescued himself,” said Mawayo.

The victim hails from village headman Dagalasi in the area of Senior Chief Ngabu in Chikhwawa.

This recent attack of a person with albinism, comes a few weeks after two albino boys of the same family were also attacked by thugs at Labu in the area of Traditional Authority Masache in the same district.

It also comes after Inspector-General of Police, Lexten Kachama promised extensive security support to people with albinism when he visited Chikhwawa district recently.

Meanwhile, traditional leaders in the district have criticized law enforcers for failing to deal with the albino killers and abductors.

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Robert Chasowa brutal death: Malawi govt to hire foreign investigators

2017-01-20 Maravi Post correspondent

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)—As the father of Robert Chasowa, a polytechnic student who was found dead on the campus at the height of anti-government protests during the Bingu Wa Mutharika regime, fears that the culprits may never be brought to justice, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Samuel Tembenu has revealed that the government intends to hire foreign investigators to probe the death.

This was revealed on Thursday when Malawi Human Rights Commission officials presented the state of human rights report to President Peter Mutharika.

The commission of inquiry which was set by Joyce Banda few months after taking over the country’s leadership following the death of Mutharika, found that Chasowa was murdered by Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) officials led by the then Southern region governor Noel Masangwi and some police officers.

But speaking on Thursday, Tembenu trashed the commission’s findings, arguing the investigations were not thoroughly done.

The then police publicist Willie Mwaluka however said Chasowa killed himself as he allegedly jumped from a pavement roof.

Tembenu however has not indicated when the government will hire the investigators and how much it will cost.

On the death of Issah Njauju, the third in command at the graft busting body, the Anti Corruption Bureau, President Mutharika said the staste is doing all it can to bring those who killed him to book.

“I call the Inspector General of Police Mr Lexten Kachama every week to find out the progress on their investigations, you can check phone call logs,” he said.

Njauju was killed two years ago in Lilongwe and the police arrested two people, including a police officer who was overheard boasting at a drinking joint that he knows the killers and someone who was found with the mobile phones of the deceased.

Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC) chairperson Robert Mkwezalamba said the civil society is surprised with government’s disinterest in expediting murder cases of Njaunju and Chasowa.

“The slow pace of these cases [Njaunju and Chasowa] simply tells us that someone somewhere senior enough is part and parcel of these cases,” he said.

DPP has a history of killing and intimidating critics.

Meanwhile, youthful activist Charles Kajoloweka who together with other activists obtained an injunction restraining George Chaponda from discharging ministerial duties paving way for investigations in Zambia maizegate scandal, is receiving death threats from the ruling party zealots.

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Malawi Police officers’ addiction to social networks worries IG

2016-10-27 Maravi Post correspondent 1 Comment

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)—Malawi Police Service (MPS) Inspector General (IG) Lexten Kachama has taken a swipe at police officers who use social network on their phones while on duty, saying the tendency obstructs them from doing the job effectively.

Kachama said this in Mangochi on Tuesday when he presided over the opening of the first Networking Conference for female police officers from the Eastern Region.

While targeting the newly recruited females, the IG said the tendency represents a bad reputation for the law enforcers whom he said instead of protecting people’s lives and property; they spend a lot of time on their phones communicating with friends.

The Police Chief said the female officers when given tasks in strategic places like roadblocks, they disregard their duties and concentrate their efforts on WhatsApp and other games on their phones.

“I am very worried with the young girls we are recruiting nowadays. These girls need to be talked to because some of them spend a lot of time on WhatsApp, thereby exposing themselves and the people they are supposed to protect from attacks by thieves. This must stop forthwith because it is creating a bad image for the service,” Kachama said as quoted by the Daily Times.

He recommended to the senior officers to always make sure that, while embracing change, the MPS is maintaining its core traditional of protecting people’s lives without compromise.

“It is very bad to see police officers busy on their phones while the President is passing by. In our time we used to spend more time on phones when we were off duty. This habit is common among female officers and we will deal with that if it continues,” he said.

Speaking earlier, Commissioner of Police for Eastern Region, Effie Kaitano, asked the Inspector General to consider promoting some women whom she said had stayed on the same rank for over 12 years.

But Kachama said the MPS is currently working on some establishments which he said will pave the way for more promotions once the process is completed.

He further dismissed speculations that promotions within the service were motivated by nepotism and other nonprofessional considerations.

“You should know that we cannot promote everyone at once. Our promotions are based on the available vacancies. So I am urging you to be patient and work hard in order to be considered for promotion,” Kachama said.

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