Businessmen of Asian origin in Mzuzu have faulted the Malawi Police for repeatedly failing to control situations that involve angry crowds in the city.
The traders made the remarks on Friday after police tussled with bicycle taxi operators who had refused to stop plying their trade within the city’s central business district (CBD).
According to the shop owners, the police usually fail to control the crowd when there are running battles which they say only worsens the situation and consequently leads to many people getting injured.
“Today, the situation was simple that people wouldn’t have gotten injured. The problem is that our Police always believe in using force to calm situations. Usually this only turns out to worsen the situation,” said Muhammad Patel, owner of PSB containers.
Another business owner, Osman Salim blamed the cops for using teargas in order to calm down every chaotic situation saying that sometimes the gas makes people get violent.
“I remember on 20 July in 2011, people got more violent because the police tried to scare them with the same teargas. The result was that people started to brave the teargas and began breaking into our shops. We believe this wouldn’t have happened if the police were professional.”
“Once people get used to these things they will never fear the police that is why you see them pelting stones at them. Today’s situation was not worthy of teargas,” he said.
The traders also claims that they were tensed up with the situation considering the fact that on 20 July, 2011 another chaotic situation resulted into the looting of their shops.
They urged Malawian cops to use skills they gained during their training in controlling the crowd in times of chaos.
On Friday, part of Mzuzu city turned into a war zone such that one Police officer was reportedly beaten by the angry bicycle taxi operators.
The Kabanza owners went on to disturb business of the day because they blocked most of the roads leading in and outside of the city. As if this was not enough, most shop owners closed their shops fearing that some people will start looting.
In interviews after the riots, the Kabanza operators complained that the cops treat them like animals.
“We don’t know the reason we are being chased like dogs in our own city. We try to operate Kabanza as one way of avoiding to be thieves but when we come in town we are being chased as if we are dogs. That is unacceptable to us as citizens,” said Samuel Jere, one of the Kabanza operators in the city.
Another one, John Zimba, told our reporter that the police are already keeping hundreds of bicycles they seized from other Kabanza operators and they are failing to provide valid reasons for subjecting them to such unfair business environment.
“We thought with the going away of officer Nyondo we would have some relief but they are still on our neck. Why such treatment? Do they want us to turn to thieves? This is unfair,” complained Zimba.
Several attempts to get the other side of the story from police publicist for the northern region Maurice Chapola proved futile because he failed to pick up our calls.
However, calm was restored in the late hours of Friday across the city by fully armed police officers who were seen in their vehicle moving around the city.
Last year, the police were also blamed for failing to control crowd trouble at a football ground where they ended up shooting fans with live bullets.
Mwana akamulanda mpeni amampatsa chidole kuti aziseweletsa, Aganizileni za tsogolo lawo Iwo ama dyera momo
Falken stupid malawians ,vetserani,Malawi ndidziko losauka ndiye sionse amene angakhale ndimagalimoto ai komanso kuli misewu yoti idapita kumamidzi kumaphedi koti galimoto silingapite alekeni anjinga azipeza kangachepe kuthandizira mabanja awo njala yavuta paMalawiyi ,magalimoto apampanje ndinjingazo
City yake ya mzuzu ili ndi mkati komanso kunja.kkkkkkkkmzuzu is a township
Muyisova
Ndie aziwa mochedwatu kuti njinga mu city mayaz.hehehehe kwali mwekha kwenekukoooo
Alekeni apangilengepo yanchere,nanga .
Vuto akumpoto inu umbuli sunakutheleni vomelezani njinga mu town ayi,mataxi ndi minibus basi kodi Mzuzu kukhala city zidacitika mwangozi?.Osamatero tikuchita manyazi muliyendamuno.
Kmakhala nd umunthu
amenyeni amwenyewo azipita
mkut amakuchititsani manyazi mwawachitila chiyani chot azipezela ndalama? kuyendesa njinga ndi maganizo abwino mmafuna akayambe umbava dere z no sweet without sweat akudya thukuta lawo leave dem alone ndife osauka bas even mtawachosa stngalemele
Kkkkkkkkkkkk asaaaaaaaa anjanga nonse musoweeee bax iyaaaaaaa that z a city not town akabaza out
Kukamba mokonda Malawi, tiyeni tiwone maso pa ulimi. Anjinga ambiri nditapanga kafukufuku, amasiya makolo kapena akazi awo womwe sangakwanitse ntchito ya kumunda. Kwacha ikugwa, BWANJI TONSE TIPEZE MPAMBA WOYAMBIRA BIZINESI? Zipindula?
Ku malawi ndiye zilikotu tizingokhalira kunena kuti dziko ndi lathu pomwe tikusaukira saukirabe pomwe obwera akulemera taziwa bizinesi chifukwa cha anthu obwera omwewa chomwe tin’kadziwa ndi ntchito yolembedwa kumalandira salary pa mwezi pa 27 tiziwayamikiraso obwerawa osati kumangonyoza amatukura dziko tikhalira zomwezo.zoti pampanda kukhala grocery mun’kadziwa inu? Koma ma burundi adatiphuzisa pafupi fupi mpanda uliwonse pali grocery kkkkkk ko ku mw.
Kuba basi a police komatsondinu osauka mu manyumba anu asiye awo anjinga akusamala ana awo agalu inu muzaleka liti kubela anthu ku malawi
A police mmalo momathamangitsa njala mukuthamangitsa kabaza hahahaha
Kulintchiti kumuzuzu….z.amama Banda bakati bagabenge mahonda kuti yavwilenge banthu mutawuni namumakomboni.kwali Honda zikuwoneka mumusumba wamuZuzu zakwa mama Banda kwali?
Mukuti njinga mu city ayi,Kodi anthu amenewa muwapasa mpamba kut ayamble business ndi m’mene zavutra zinthumu.
Anthu obwela amatukula dziko koma tima kofunika kutsata malamulo adzikomo. Osamaonjeza kubweletsa utsilu wakwanu
its pathetic a city with kapalasa in CBD
nkhani siya atumbuka.anjinga si atumbuka okha iyai.nkhani ndiyonena kuti:mzuzu ngati city,malamulo acity salola njinga mwachisawawa. zimenezo zimachulukitsa ngozi.azikapangam’maboma osati kunyoza mtundu wina wa anthu ai tonse ndife amalawi plz.
A Malumbo. Chimwemwe Chisomo kunena chilungamo ayi apeze malo awo. anjinga ayi akunyatsitsa town kwambiri
Ndalama ya kwacha ilibe mphamvu as such katundu akudula,ulova ngochuluka ft umphawi anthu kusowa means yopangila ndlama,mukamati njinga m tauni ayi. Mziwonanso ndi tawuni yake,nanga mzuzu ndi tawuni.mziwerengako magazine za mboni muwone matawuni eni eni even pa top 200 lilongwe palibe.ngati mukufuna zimenezo muwapatse ntchito anjingawo kapena mpamba ayambe bussiness ngati malo adzakhale clean.inu mamalandira K46000 koma wanjinga kupanga k60000 ndiye mwayamba nsanje.shame on you amwenye ngati mwatopa zipitani kwanu ku india inunso ma chinese tsamalani kuno si ku hongkong.leave malawi for malawians.ZOPuTSA
A police amasowa chochita malo mokagwila okuba akulimbana ndiathu osalakwa zamkutu
They don’t have resources that’s the bottom line
Njara ikuvuta heavy mdzilko lino bt kuli zzzzz njika ndiymene muzitengerapo ma chance…? Stupid police
Njara ikuvuta heavy mdzilko lino bt kuli zzzzz njika ndiymene muzitengerapo ma chance…? Stupid police ndiamene amakutumani
ndee muwapase chochita akabanza ngati mkuwathamangisa
mbwenu mbwenuz in action kkkk!!!!!
Bama!bama! Anganya, mukhumba kuti wanthu ayambi kuba? Alekeni apalasengi njinga,
Pangani musewu usani aboma.
A beatrice mwati mzuzu ndi city?bola pa tete pa moshko apa
Zayambikapo
Inde njinga mu city ayi, Mzuzu eish mwachita bwino kuwathamangitsa kwachotsa amaonga town kwambiri iwo wokha balala town yonse! ngati akufuna zimene akakhale kutaali ndi town anthu azizasatila konko! Zoona inu town yonse kudzadza ndi ma vinjinga atumbuka yoooo! pezani malo anu kutali ndi town asaaaa
Your from the green pastures and without mercies?
Pple r found in town if these pple go far out of town do u think pple will ride bicycle. And most of them r not Atumbuka as what u claim.
kuli aayao achewa so why yu mad head thinks only tumbuka use yu brain basket head
Iweyo wopeza bwino,ur status is wel to do bt tekcare my frynd, ths world is of ful of ups en down. Kuchita kuti vinjinga? Ops sunagulepo njinga iwe?
Palibe zoti akachite kukhala kutchile kuopa chani ngati boma silikuwaganizila chochita apange chani? Alinso ndi ufulu opanga chilichonse ngati alinawo amzathu amathanyula.
Aunt ndinu otumbwa kwambiri ……matama osakukhalaniwo nkanakupatsani ka phuzo ka,size yanu ikanakhala 2015 ….muli ndi mwayi kut ino ndi 2016
Ntown yake iti tayendani muone ma town mukumvomereza mathanyula mukukana wakabaza fuck u
Akabaza amatchipa ma tax anuwo ndalama tilibe ife
Parking bicycle in town it’s not good! It’s better to find a place outside town. lf some1 is oposing what. you r saying doesn’t mean that is clever or knowing everything butto correct where things are not ok, the problem is tha u hv not visited other countries to see things how they are operating!! Fuck uuuuu…. Wadson Sailosi
so yo comparing malawi with other countrys mind yo words before yu drop it here other wise yu must be very stupid
They suppose to have a parking out side the city not inside otherwise its a mess
Kkkkkkkkkkk vinjinga.
it doesn’t make sense kulanda njinga ndikukango pakila ku police station! it their right to do to any business. why not if it is mlandu kuyendetsa njinga mtauni mupite nawo ku court or fine them so that they should get their bicycles? kodi akuyendera malamulo ati akamalanda njinga za wanthu? kulanda njinga sikungapangitse mzinda kupita chitsogolo….. mukawalanda njingazo alembeni mayina ndipo mukawalembe ntchito
I do know what I mst say….
Akabanza nde mumatibera eti mukudziulura pano zitsiru bwanji .vinjinga bwekabweka vikunanga mzinda mwee katiti uli kut mupulike mkapangirenge ku mzimba , karonga, nkhatabay,rumphi,chitipa, likoma mu city yayi charo chikukhozgeka soni mwapulika. Anzathu mayiko akunja amatitseka wonani zili kumalawi
mmmmm! malawi ukuyiyaniska na chalo ntchi? tilije lammulo lakukanizga njinga kuyenda kweniso tilije misewu yakwendamo njinga pera ungayowoyachi nawe iwe
Akulu ndimwe bankuni apo mukuyoya ngeti ndimwes mwenyeso?
kwamama nkhumpoto kwadada nkhumwera ndine concern citizen of developed malawi. yanga njinga ndinayikanso chintanda chachikulu ndimakanyamulira zakumunda@jim. njinga akukana yaye@ching kweni banabana kujumpha galimoto unandi mu city yayi loud and clear
zomba mangochi have bicycle operators too. kumayenda.
Mzuzu ndi town?ndimaona ngat ndi trading centre
what time is it now simunadzukebe? Ndikut akabanza AWAY kaya ndikumangochi zomba salima everywhere zizikatuta chimanga kuminda
bullshit
Eeeeiiiisssshhh,kukhala Mmalawi ndithu ndikulimba mtima kuyesera ntchito zikusowa,kuyesera uvenda mtaunimu akut ayi,chabwino ndizingopanga kabanza at ayinso,ndiye titan tsopano
Eeeeiiiisssshhh,kukhala Mmalawi ndithu ndikulimba mtima kuyesera ntchito zikusowa,kuyesera uvenda mtaunimu akut ayi,chabwino ndizingopanga kabanza at ayinso,ndiye titan tsopano
Kkkkkkkkk,,Basi,tizingokwapulana ndi a policewa tsopano,kkkkkkk
Kkkkkkkkk,,Basi,tizingokwapulana ndi a policewa tsopano,kkkkkkk
zafika povuta
Et akabaza amathandiza kwambili
There’s no need for the foreigners to break the citizen’s rights. Koyenda tisowe mtendele kwathunso tisowe mtendele kumene tikamasuke ndikuti? Boma lakwathunso ndilogona chifukwa limafuna kupatsachilango anthu ake ndikumaika munkhwapa anthu obwera usaverge
senseless bwanji ndi dziko pansi pano sililanga anthu ake are u seriously reading the story olo ndi direct pandemanga
True bro
Ngati inu mukugwira ntchito ena ndi malova ndiye amadalira njingazo ndiye inu amwenye ngati mukudananazo you better go back to Asia this is our country don’t tell us about our police not operating effectively.don’t think wina aliyense ali ndi galimoto
Komanso Chimwemwe kuonjera apo kuchuluka kwaoyendetsa njingako umbava unachepa chifukwa anthu anapezachochita,akapanga masewera umbava ungayambirenso.
What is the most important between keeping the shanty city clean and thousand of unemployed finding something to leave by?there are beautiful cities in the world but you find the less privilAged cycling for livIngAbusa Peter Banda Egret Kuphundasingapo.so what is so special about this forest you call town.
Eeesh malawi tieni tithanekaye ndinjala
Blame shud go 2 malawi police coz diz pple amatengela malamulo m’manja mwawo.they are 4gtting dat, dey r their coz ov us. They must b sued 2 court.