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Paramount Chief Kyungu hails Malawi Pres. Mutharika for his plan of dealing with hunger situation in the country

Maravi Post correspondent
Headman Kayuni
Kyungu (Centre): says Mutharika has vision to deal with hunger situation in the country

Paramount Chief Kyungu of Karonga and Chitipa has commended the country’s President Arthur Peter Mutharika for his vision and plan of curbing hunger situation in the country. Kyungu made his speech on Friday during the meeting held at Baka community ground in Karonga which was graced by the President as well as government officials.

Kyungu also commended the President for helping people affected with floods.
“We all agree that hunger has indeed affected us this year due to the floods and drought, but as chiefs
and community of Karonga and Chitipa, we are satisfied with the plan that you have put forward
to deal with the situation and we know that nobody will die of hunger,” said Kyungu.
Kyungu added “donors are also coming up with different donations to compliment your efforts.”
While concurring with Kyungu, Karonga North-West Member of Parliament John Bond Kamwambi asked the President to bring irrigation farming claiming the district has enough water.
Before conducting the rally, President Mutharika visited over 1000 people affected by floods in April this year where he donated K5 million.
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Disgruntled villagers beat senior advisors to Malawi’s top Chief Kyungu, set house ablaze over chieftancy wrangles

Maravi Post correspondent
Chief Kyungu (Centre): His aids were manhandled left right and centre
Chief Kyungu (Centre): His aids were manhandled left right and centre

Chieftancy  wrangles on Wednesday saw a house set on fire leaving four people severely injured in the area of the Group Village Headman Kayuni, Traditional Authority Kyungu in Malawi’s border district of Karonga, Maravi Post has learnt.

Confirming the development to our reporter on the ground, Karonga Police Stations Officer Roderick Mpeta said the four were referred to the district hospital to receive medical treatment.

According to Mpeta, the police managed to cool the situation and rescued the victims.

“Of course, some people have been injured at Lupembe, the area of GVH Kayuni due to chieftaincy wrangle with one house burnt into ashes but as I am talking as police, we cooled the situation,” said Mpeta.

He however disclosed that “no arrests have been made but we are investigating the matter.”

In his remarks, George Kaluwa, one of the eye witness said the four victims are the aids of Chief Kyungu who violated the system of pointing the new GVH Kayuni after the seat fell vacant due to death.

Kaluwa said the development annoyed the villagers who had their own predecessor.

“The community then started beating the four aids with different weapons but they were rescued by the police battalion.”

According to him, the four aids include Simfukwe, Katenga, Mwenifumbo and Mwenitanga.

However, Paramount Chief Kyungu’s Secretary Alexandria Mboma while confirming of having knowledge of the development said “I am not aware if the said victims are part of Kyungu’s aids.”

Issues of chieftaincy wrangles are popular in the district and have cost lives and destroyed properties of people.