Police in Lilongwe have told organisers of the Monday Land Bill protests to refrain from holding the planned demonstrations arguing that the law enforcers are too engaged to provide security.
The development comes at a time when human rights activist Billy Mayaya organised demonstrations to force President Peter Mutharika not to sign the bill arguing that it will set the country on fire.
Earlier on, Mayaya disclosed that they were to hold the demonstrations despite the police not coming clear to provide security during the march.
“This will not push us back, Police Act demands that we should notify them on any demonstration that has been planned in the country,” said Mayaya.
However, Lilongwe police spokesperson Kingsley Dandaula has told organisers to make a u-turn on the protest on Monday arguing that police officers are “too busy” to provide security.
According to Mayaya, they organised the protests because some sections of society feel the bill should contain a clause which should empower government to take away land snatched by colonialists from locals especially in tea growing areas of Mulanje and Thyolo and give it back to the people.
He also added that the bill has diluted the powers of traditional leaders on land issues, a development that Malawi as a country should not take in the pipeline.
Vindele ivi na Cha pitala chawo…come 2019 musova.
Why then udon’t raise the money for civil servant
But wen they go to demonstrate in the streets the very same policemen who are buzzy will come to disrupt them.
KODI AMAYAYA MUKUFUNA NDALAMA? BILL BOMA ILI LADUTSITSA KALE OSAFUNA KUMVA MAGANIZO AANTHU AWO.
Nanu mantha. Tiye nazo mayaya
Ingogulitsa nyanja pitala upeze khobiri lokasunga ku ulaya ukufunalo poti nzako uja analephera kuligulitsa
Hey peter what did malawians do wrong to you,fees must fall,land bill must fall,hospital fee must fall,walking fee must fall,you will surely follow your brother in ndata
Machende anu!
Now the nations want to know the meaning of the law being past out through parliament hence demonstration
Hey this is too much,why can’t u let them demonstrate
Ma demo Ali sharp a police azi changamuka
kkk,galu amasaka paliponse!!
bill yo president sanayivomereza, dats why de demo so dat he shouldn’t dare
Asova… kkk
Komanso osaiwala magetsi
Zabodza I have just passed there people are demostrating peacefully only that pali anthu ochepa
Kodi anthu inu mukumangoti chilichonse malawi police nde kuti iwowo zikuchitikazo sizikuwakhuza mwachinmtsanzo land bill yo mesa iwoso azizalipira tisaiwale kuti iwowo ndi ntchito yawo kutetedza anthu komanso katundu mong mwa ntchito yawo ine sindikuonapo vuto ayi kwa apolice chifukwa akugwira ntchito yawo
Kupanga ma demo kungofuna kutchukatu. Ku malawi ma demo anayamba apindula?
Malawian common people are now peeping from under the Polician’s stinking armpits, and we will never be allowed to decide our fate. It is so sad that we have accepted to be turned into puppets in this multiparty democracy.
asiyeni azivala jombo zokutha choncho
tikamatche zimenezi
Apolice enjezelani malo osungira anthu chifukwa ndiye mutimanga ambiritu chifukwa sitingalore kt tizigura malo otisiira azigogo athu pokhapo sizitheka,
ADpp angati apangira zimenezo ndicholinga choti ma china apeze mwai opeza malo kuno mosavuta alephera ndipo alemba madzi
Koma police yathu bwanji kodi..kuti ndi ma demo a dpp angawayankhe choncho
man, musamaphatikize zinthu za boma ndi chipani, dpp yalakwanji apa
This Police kma…they are now blocking KCN students to demostrate.
Almost most Malawians are fools.The protest organisers will lead the demos but won’t get hurt,the other protesters or followers are the ones who do most of the action and the ones who get hurt most and still more they know that nothing will change,The big fools are the police,they are not well paid and still more they threaten people all because someone up there who is not concerned with them has forced them to do so and the biggest fools and devils are th people in power,they impose laws yet they know that people cant abide to them.Where do they expect Malawians to get money to pay for their evil imposition if they don’t pay them well……. Malawi wafikadi pauchitsiru bola kumugulitsa……. F***k thepoliticans,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,a
Kha khe khi kho khuuuuu
Land bill,fees hike,payments in hospitals,exercisebooks14%,killings,hunger etc Isawisye pamusi,tulyagane namyaka !!
the bill has already been passed & u r protesting? a mayaya mukungofuna kuphetsa anthu za zii. will your sons.daughters. your mum & dad be there 2? if not guys lets not take part. ive never seen a peaceful demo in Malawi
Do you know the reason why demonstrating?… Have you read bill and its content?
of course I read the bill and it has been in making since 2004 where was he then?
If it was passed by human beings, then it wil be withdrawn as well by human beings. The problem is the leaders who use police to intefeer demotrations. Protesting is part of yo rights to express yo oppinion. Now are they going to use police to force pple to vote for them or rig votes. Shame poor Malawians beaten for their rights.
As far as they r tarnishing the DPP image Im happy dat some other party’s membership is being busted
Kaiser u said “akungofuna kuphetsa anthu zazii” the question is. Who is going to kill them? Or who kills innocent pple when the protest for their rights to be secured? If u have an answer plz let me know. History wil reapeat itself. Mulungu akukuonani ndithu mudzafa imfa yowawa.
kwatsara munthu m’modzi kuti likhare lamuro ndiye nkhani ndiyoti winayo asayerekeze
Anapanga pass bill kwatsala president asainire likhale lamulo thutswhy they are planning mademo kut asasainire.
Anapanga pass bill kwatsala president asainire likhale lamulo thutswhy they are planning mademo kut asasainire.
@mkandawire. di police them selves coz dats their mandate to crush the so called moderate freedom fighters in the name of demon class
Mr Mayaya, I urge u to understand the bill 1st b4 organizing the demos. Do u know why there s a course called Land Admin, Land Economy, Land Mgt etc in the countries universities n colleges? Demonstrate with facts n not just to gain recognition pliz! Kaya, may b,,,,,
Malawi Police now are just a bunch of political puppets, gettin orders and directives from someone somewhere up there, instead of doin their required job
thats how the police are: and ukudziwa? kungopita kumeneko ndiye kumachitika shoot to kill ndiye paja mwezi wake ndiomwe uno wa july anthu 20 adachitindwa chandamale ku mzuzu palibe kompazetion iliyose mpaka lero kumabanja awo tiyeni tizangoona izi, yendani maliseche basi tidzayenda, aliyese asadya basi tidzakhala, nose muzindipatsako ndalama tidzapeleka kufikila mu chigonjetso chomaliza thank you do not fear policeman pachilungamo