Malawi’s decision to burn a stockpile of ivory worth K5 billion has angered Tanzania who wanted to use the ivory.
The East African country says it is not amused with Malawi’s move to burn the 2.6 tonnes of ivory which it said would have been used to prosecute ivory smugglers.
The Tanzanians say the burning of the ivory will jeopardise a case in which some people are being accused of smuggling the ivory from Malawi.
“Tanzania is not amused with the decision to burn ivory. The problem is that it will affect cases in Tanzania. With the ivory destroyed, the case may be hard to prove,” said lawyer Christon Ghambi.
Ghambi said Malawi should have burned the ivory after the conclusion of the ivory related cases in Tanzania.
Malawi seized the 781 pieces of ivory from smugglers who were travelling from Tanzania, at one of its border posts, in 2013.
Tanzania has since last year claimed that a portion of the ivory was taken from its national parks and game reserves, hence it should have been returned to the East African country.
Malawi burned the ivory after a court ruled that the tusks should be burned by March 14.
Malawians however faulted government for going ahead to burn the ivory arguing that the elephants had already been killed and the country will not gain anything by destroying the tusks.
But Malawi’s director of Parks and Wildlife, Brighton Kumchedwa, said that while the move would not prevent the illegal killing of elephants, it would help prevent smuggling.
“By burning the elephants’ tusks, we actually remove the ivory from the market and that reduces the incentive for people to engage in smuggling,” he said
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Malawi burnt ivory simply bcoz it din’t belong to us. Much of it was believed to have come from TZ and Mozambique
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Amene anagwira ma smugglerwo achita zanzeru osati mbwelera zomangoti boma lalakwisa….kuledzera eti chifukwa choti ndi ma billion nde a security alephere kugwira bwino ntchito yawo….?
I see mbuli ndizambiri Malawi mwathu muno
I see mbuli ndizambiri Malawi mwathu muno
Tanzania know that you can’t tell us what to do,aren’t you the one who want to robe our lake.please leave us alone
Tinkakuyesan Ngati Anthu Anzeru Oti Atha Kutitsogolera Koma Ndinu Agalu Okhaokha.Chikalakwika Nchani Mtagulitsa Minyangayo?Boma Likusowa Ndalama Inu Busy Kuononga Ma Resources Omwe Akanabweretsa Ndalama.Mkuvomereza Mathanyula Kuti Mzipezeramo Ndalama Muli Ndi Nzeru Koma? Zamanyi Basiii
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Kalanga ine, mabilioni yanga yapita pachabe!
I’m very upset with this stupit pitala go to hell we need money you burn money fuck you and your mps
Peter and his govrmnt leaders thy ar fucken guyz
Malawi izafa ndi umphawi wake
there z no legal market for ivory in the world, so where de hell did u get de price?? maybe black market—- unprofessional
Ngati simfuna kuthandiza anthu gulitsani ndalamazo thyolerani mmatumba mwanu or patsani apolice akuba ndi achinyengo aja becoz tinapilira kale ife ili ndi dziko lamisozi chautayo akonza tikudikira nthawi
Government! Sometime I wonder what Government does and where he gets his wisdom. Government does not usually listen to what people are saying, does he really have ears? Government also kills its own people? Government does not know how liaise with his neighbours. Government has just burned K5billion worth of Ivory. Government could not think that the ivory was taken from elephants that were already butchered many eary back. Government closed his ears and burn that huge sum of money. In a triumph look of the rising dark smoke, Government wiped his perspiring forehad as he heaved a sigh of relief. Government! Government! Government!
Mbuzi za mano kusi….!!