Kalilani said this Thursday at Chiwembu community ground in Mwanza during this year’s national commemoration of the Day of African Child.
She said every Malawian has the responsibility of ensuring that people with albinism, especially children, are protected from abduction and killings.
“Creating a safer environment for people with albinism requires a concerted effort. While government has set up measures of stopping this malpractice communities too need to play their rightful roles in promoting and protecting the rights of people with albinism,” she explained.
Dr Kalilani said it is very sad to note that despite various efforts to stop the malpractice people with albinism are still facing challenges of being abducted and killed.
The minister however, said government has put in place effective and efficient measures that would stop perpetrators from abducting and killing albinos in the country.
Among others, she said government has strengthened its judicial system such that cases related to albino abduction and killing would be handled faster and those found guilty would be given stiffer punishment.
At this point, Kalilani commended the high court in Mzuzu for passing a life imprisonment sentence to one of the perpetrators. Continue reading Malawi commemorates African Child Day with call to stop albino killings