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Malawi

Malawi sports minister Ulemu Msungama clears the mist

Maneno Chimulala

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)—Minister of Sports Ulemu Msungama has categorically refuted allegations that he went to India to undergo hair transplant as a remedy for baldness and that the government paid the bills.

Msungama told media yesterday that he did not have any hair transplant in India as being speculated on social media.

Msungama said while serving as member of parliament he was playing soccer and sustained knee injury in the year 2019.

Maravi Post understands that Members of Parliament periodically hold social football matches and on 30th August 2019, according to Msungama, there was such social soccer game at the State House soccer premises in Lilongwe.

According to Msungama, it was during the said game when he sustained a leg injury around the knee region.

He was immediately taken to Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) where he was given painkiller prescription.

Msungama told the journalists that his problem persisted such that he later visited African Bible College (ABC) hospital in Lilongwe where he was attended to by Dr. Maina, a specialist doctor from Beit Cure hospital in Blantyre and was a visiting specialist at ABC hospital.

After assessing his problem, Dr. Maina referred the case to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital (QECH) in Blantyre for scanning.

When he went to QECH, the scanning was done and the Doctor eventually recommended that he should seek treatment from either India or South Africa.

As a Member of Parliament then, Msungama was on a MASM VIP Medical Scheme but after his appointment as cabinet minister the issue was transferred to Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) as per protocol.

Msungama said the ministry only paid for his air ticket and lodging while the medical bills were squared by MASM.

On the picture showing his head bandaged around, Msungama said he had to take the chance while in India to undergo further surgeries, and in exhibit, the Minister showed the stitches of the operation on the said head area thereby dismissing allegations that he did hair transplant.

He even demonstrated to journalists the way he uses hair fibre for his bald not to be seen.

He also exposed his bald after removing the hair fibre.

Law and order, Malawi, Top News

Malawi police chase away former MYPs camping at a memorial tower in Lilongwe

Maravi Post Reporter
LILONGWE-(MaraviPost)-Former officers of the defunct Malawi Young Pioneers (MYP) were on Wednesday night forced out of their makeshift houses at the memorial tower in Lilongwe.
Ex-MYP leader Franco Chilemba confirmed of the development saying a team of senior police officers went to the place to tell them to move out.
Chilemba expressed shock over the matter, saying using intimidation to silence them will just worsen matters.
He said the grouping is planning to storm the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) at the Capital Hill to demand their dues any day this week.
Faceofmalawi reporter who visited the site on Thursday saw only heavily armed police officers patrolling the place.
The people have been camping at the place since last year with the aim of forcing government to pay them MK1.6 billion.
They were initially about 2 800 but some of them already received their dues after being forcibly retired.
Malawi, Top News

MEC says missing registration kit is not for voter registration

Lloyd M’bwana
The Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) on Friday attempted to clarify issues surrounding the recovery of a Biometric Registration Kit (BRK), which was recovered in Mozambique.
Mec Commissioner Responsible for Electoral Services, Jean Mathanga told the news conference that the machine in question went missing as it was being taken to Mwanza.
Mathanga said the machine was used in Kasungu in the first phase of voter registration, in Ntchisi in the second phase and Lilongwe in third phase.
“The machine was used to conduct civil registration and not voter registration. We wanted to use it in Mwanza in the fourth phase but it did not arrive. At first it was not alarming. We thought it was just misplaced somewhere and we would find it. The team was just allocated another kit so that it could be used in Mwanza,” Mathanga said.
She said the kits are normally transported in locked vans but the missing kit was transported in an open vehicle (a Tata) from the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC).
She said while Mec was looking for the kit, on September 29, the electoral body received information from Vale Logistics that the kit was found in Mozambique.
“When our technician checked the machine, we discovered that it did not have a laptop and a printer,” she said.
When asked what took the Commission long to make public the issue of the missing kit, Mathanga said the issue was reported to police.
 “The police are still conducting their investigations. We will communicate to stakeholders after getting the outcome of the investigations,” Mathanga said.
She said Mec is currently treating the issue as a case of theft.
According to the Commission, although the kit is similar to the ones used in voter registration, they
Malawi, Obituaries

Chakuamba’s wife body fails to jet in; burial day shifted

Special Absalom

BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-The body of late Mrs. Raima Chakuamba, wife to late Gwanda Chakuamba is yet to arrive in the country from United States of America, Maravi Post has established.

The body of Chakuamba’s wife failed to arrive in the country on Wednesday as earlier announced to flight problems.

The Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) confirmed of the development in a statement released on Wednesday.

“The Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) has indicated that the body of the Late Mrs. Raima Chakuamba, will not arrive today in the country from the United States of America (USA) as previously announced.

“As per communication from family members, this is due to challenges with flights from the USA,” reads in part the statement.

Added the statement: “Ethiopian Airlines who are expected to carry the body are yet to confirm new flight details that when confirmed will be communicated to the public.”

Mrs. Chakuamba passed away on Sunday, 10th December 2017 in the USA.