DPP politician beaten to death by MDF soldiers


Mulanje MT

A Democratic Progressive Party politician in Mulanje was tortured to death by Malawi Defence Force (MDF) soldiers who are protecting Mulanje Mountain.

The DPP youth leader from Chibade in Limbuli area in Mulanje Alick Kambewa died last week and legislator for the area Daudi Chida said he was killed by soldiers.

Mulanje MTAccording to local media, Chida told mourners that the soldiers tortured 31-year-old Kambewa after finding him with timber sourced from Mulanje Mountain.

According to Chida, Kambewa refused to hand over the planks of timber to the soldiers who then tortured him to death.

“He had planks and when the soldiers ordered him to surrender them, he refused because he argued they did not belong to him, this is when the beating and torture started,” he said.

On their part, the soldiers claimed that Kambewa was killed by a speeding vehicle.
However, villagers said marks on Kambewa’s body are evidence that he was tortured to death.

Kambewa is survived by a wife and three children.

According to reports, Kambewa is the second person to be killed by soldiers in the past two months.

276 thoughts on “DPP politician beaten to death by MDF soldiers

  1. better that way coz we can’t survive without vegetation so destroying it is same as destroying lives its better to destroy one & save many

  2. Hahaha manyaka ama comment…kuteteza nkhalango ndi ntchito yama game rangers….nyanja nkhani ya ndale ndpo it belongs to malawi…munthu odelera alandire zilango baxi….osalowetsa ndale zilizonse ndipo military operation has nothing to do with lazy n crazy politics. This killing z fake and exagerrated cholinga asilikali aope dzina la chipani….palibe wamuyaya ndipo palibe zogawa ma sweet when it comes to military operation apo bii asiyeni amalize nkhalango or police ndi game rangers apilitize kugwira ntchito yawo mwa mantha ndi katangale yong’anira nkhalango…avoid manyaka ankhani amalawi.

  3. Anamenyedwayo anali wamwano popeza asilikali athu ndi anthu aulemu akanakhala anzathu enawa tikanati mwina Poti Anazowera kuphepha anawamana k50 yogulira jumbo

  4. WE ALL MALAWIAN LET US NOT LOOSE OUR LOVE TO WARDS ONE ANOTHER,SOLDIERS WE LOVE YOU,WE ALWAYS NEEDS YOU BY OUR SIDE.BUT KILLING IS WRONG.STOP THIS PLEASE! YOU NEED TO PAY FOR THIS.

  5. A silikali ali ndi lamulo lao …… Akudziwa ntchito yao…… Ndi chomwe akuchita ……….. Inu mungokamba Zambiri…..

  6. Ngati anthu akuphedwa m’malo otetezedwa, anthu ndikumapangabe makani kumapitabe momwemo nanga anakakhala kuti chitetezo chokhwima mulibemo simukuona kuti pano anthu atasakaza ?

  7. Zikugwirana pati DPP supporter ndi nkhalango ndiye mkukokomeza MDF zazii amamenyedwa ndamene waswa lamuro …. Pusaaa fokofo shupit bladishit shatapu mutiyakhulitsa pakhundu ana amphaka mfiti inu iwe admin….

  8. Oh politicians when will learn nothing is permanent on this earth. Tides changes with time no matter how long it takes the opposition will come to power and u will see how miserable life would be for you. Stop doing evil and when out of power u would have nothing to fear. The evil I are doing now will surely come after u

  9. To avoid such incidents, the govt must replant trees all over our hills,valleys and mountains even plains. That will increase the vegetative cover and reduce the consumption of the so called trees. Besides that improve on many other areas and create a lot of jobs

    1. They could do that. The only problem would be resources. Besides if the govt does that , it would be easy to protect the trees cos the department of forestry will be reboosted unlike when the citizens do that. I think you can understand what I mean

    2. If you may recall the viphya plantation was a govt owned thing and individuals never dared destroy it up until the govt itself started destroying it. So they need to replace the destroyed plantations eg dzalanyama dedza viphya and many more

  10. It’s the hand work of opposition being taken over by soldier. Africans too like to eliminate vocal critics / oppositions

  11. Dingiswayo Chimseu panyapako,,,amene ukuti asilikaliwo panyapawo,,,angochinda mahule mmatalavenmu,,,ntchto yake it akuidzwayo,,,?amadzwa kukwata kokha awa,,,

  12. How did you malawi24 know that he belong ti Dpp? On other hand,was he there bcos he belongs to the rulling party?what connection is there between the party nd deciesed one? MHSRIP

    1. Pearson, ask that question to Paul Elias Khalika coz he is the one who has said truely that the deceased was a diehard supporter of dpp and a close friend of Mp for Mulanje limbuli check the comments of this story u ‘ll get the answer b4 provoking the admin.

  13. Kaya walakwa kaya sunalakwe asilikali ankhondo usalimbane nawo they are hostile licenced to kill and they don’t use chalkboards and ballpens during their military training only tankers,ammunitions,machine guns, bombs,physical exercises are their food chonde kusawaseweretsa RIP

  14. MDF,GWILANI NTCHITOYANU MOSAMALA,ANDALE MAKA DPP MWATISAUSA KWAMBILI MUNO M’MALAWI M’MAONANGATI CHINACHILICHONSE ANZELU NDINU MUZIONA.MISONKHANO IMENE AZANU ASACHITE MULIKONKO NDI MINYALALA PAMAPETO MUKUVUTIKA NDINU NOKHA A DPP ZAUSILU BASI / UCHINDELE UZELEZA. BETER MDF THAN POLICE

  15. Vuto kuno nkhondo kulibe thus wy mukupezeka mukulondera mibawa , magwafa,masuku a ntchire end result kuganiza ngati mbewa kupha munthu over mitengo kikikikiki

  16. In Villages like Kalozwa, Sagawa…they threatened innocent citizens to an extent of abandoning their homes to the hiding place to mountains. Those unfortunate were forced to load the TATA with planks. It was sweating task. Those that refused were beaten mercilessly. The lone houses were brocked in search for the valuable planks. In case of Kambewa, the planks were not his, bt the problem was his refusal to work the timber into the vehicle. My plea to MDF soldiers, mumatiimirira. But find legal punishments to the victims. The freedom is meant for every Malawian. Sob Sob sob Rest In Eternal Peace Kambewa.

  17. ananu ine msilikali kulondera nkhalongo? maiko anzanu amaika ma game ranger not a soja.kodi Inu mudamvako kuti msilikali kulondera mitengo? nkhani imeneyi sidziwika kutha kwake angoiponda basi believe me Malawians.

  18. Ok.Nonse Mwalemba Macomment Pakhaniyi zikomo Bcaz Ine Zomwe Ndimafuna Ndilembe Mwalemba Kale .NDATHA INE WANU ZIKOMO. Sopano Moyo Wamunthu NdioDula.ASILIKALI Gwilani Ntchito Moyenera Timakunyadilani

  19. How did malawians start putting thi nudes photos in a public place like this. Did they forget that our counrty we

  20. A protected area is protected to all, let’s avoid going into the protected areas like game reserves, national parks and forest reserves to avoid this!
    Its simple osawayamba dala aailikaliwa akakhala pa duty.

  21. Mumalandidwa nyanja yathu ndi dziko la Tanzania simunaphe munthu oro mmodzi koma mukupha munthu mdziko lake kodi ntchito ya makhothi ndichiani. Amene amakonza malamulo Agwire ntchito yao mosakondela kapena kuopa. ngati simupanga kanthu uzani bwngwe la humanrights akuthandizeni.

  22. anaika asitikali chifukwa chamakani awanthu, chimenecho ndichitetezo chomaliza. Kumbali yanyanja asitikali amadikila lamuro sangapite opanda lamuro,uzani president alamule

  23. Soldiers are just doing what they are best at. Monga owayikawo samadziwa kuti asilikali ntcthito yawo ndiimeneyo. Misuse of resources. Akalanditse nyanja yathu uko.

  24. Ine kwathu ndi komko komwe kwachitika zimenezi nachi chilungamo cha nkhaniyi: asilikariwa adabwela utsiku lachisanu pomwe adapeza anthu akukweza mitengo mgalimoto ,koma mitengoyo sadakadule kuphiri ayi koma kumunda kwawo, ndipo atangofika anthu ena ndi driver adathawa koma bambo mmodzi adabisala pansi pa galimoto apatu asilikari adaliza galimoto atayenda pang’ono adaima mkuunika pansi ndipo munthu uja adapezeka mtembo. ndiye apa apha munthuyi ndi iwowa? koma nkhaniyi sikugwirizana ndi chipani koma chomwe ndikudziwa ndi chakuti malemuwo adali chairman wa chipan china chake. true story

  25. Koma inuyo zandikhudza magufuli anayika kale asilikali marire amalawi ndi Tanzania pomwe asilikali athu akulimbana ndi athu mpira.nawonso andare akulimbana ndi kuti azalea let president azizaba ndalama Koma kumalawi eti akulimbana ndindare uku nyanja ikupita

  26. Why are soldiers ruthless and heartless? The life they have taken away was more precious than Cinderella, bluegums, pine, m’bawa…you name it. Sometimes soldiers aren’t friendly as to compare with police officers. Even the time they invaded Dzalanyama forest people suffered a lot. Those who were found with indigenous timber were brutally harassed. Charcoal burners down Khwekhwerere, in Dedza faced same harassment. Early this year soldiers invaded Bembeke market and went away with several bags of charcoal and the owners were taken on board to appear before the court of laws. Sometimes people themselves provoke the situations deliberately. Some other things can be avoided. But soldiers need to protect lives of people as well.

    1. Gift Jusab, I think yiu know nithing about duties of the soldiers. Soldiers do not work as thieves.
      Ngati ukuwona kuti akulephera why don’t you go yourself to protect it?
      You had to think before puting your comment here

    2. Pempho langa kwa anthu wambafe tiyeni tiziopa malamulo,khwangwala wamatha adafa ndi ukalamba,nanu amalamulo moyo ndiwantengo wapatali,aMalawi tilemekezane pachina chili chonse.Walupanga salizemba.

    3. kkkkkkk!!!!only saying things you don’t know?koma mulayila ndiovuta heavy!!!!!! Iweyo lamula tilipo tipita pa nyanja pompo…

  27. As they are busy protecting trees to the point of killing a human being hope they are doing the same with our lake which Tanzania is claiming ownership.

    1. Just take fn or r4,brother if you can manage,go and fight so that the world will know you better.palibe angayambe nkhondo opanda olamula mind you!!!!!

    2. Kikkkkk! Akuti “Mr JC level man”, ndiyeno umuwone profile yakeyo tsopano yemwe akudzitchula wophunzirayo. Koma ndaseeeeka! Moron

  28. Asilikali akumalawi mukuopa kukangana ndi anthu alanda nyanja yathu aja lero mukupha munthu woti amasaka bwampini ndiwo zamuvuta eeeeeeee kuopa basi nyanja mulandidwa mukuona iyo

  29. Sizabwino enafe timadalila zomwezo inuyo mukudyabwino uko nkumamenya athu ovutika matabwa amene anatenga munthuyo angafananendisalaleyanu

  30. Kupusa anthu aku Mulanje kuona mfuti basi osathawa zoona? Paja mmadalira nyanga zakukanika akupha usanawatambire. RIP

  31. zaziiii mukatero mwamenya nkhondo, kufufuzanso munali gulu stupid simungamuone msilikali kujoni kuno akuopseza or kumenya anthu

    1. choka galu, panya pako unamva kuti ntchito yasilikali ndikuteteza mitengo? Kapena kuteteza ziko lomwe ndimunthu amuphayo? Pamsandu panyoko mbuzi

    2. akut kaya ashey .adha xul ndiyofunika wamva ubuelere ku xul akachose umbuli wako uli mmutumo hahahahaha ati kutukwana thats y munathawa kuno kupita ku jon kukataniko tamabuelani atsegula ma technical college kuno muzaphunzire za manja osamakhara busy kukolopa mnyumba za anthu

    3. Iweyo Ndiwe Mbuzi Yeniyeni, Komanso Mbuzi Ikanakhala Yodziwa Kulemba Ikanalemba Za Nzeru, Kuno Ku America Munthu Wa Ndale Saphatikiza Malamulo A Chipani Ndi A Dziko,

  32. Kumenyedwa ndi Asilikali depends ndi mwano omwe unawachitira. I like our Soldiers. Ndi anthu odzichepetsa kwambiri, odziwa bwino ntchito yawo and olimbikira. Don’t provoke them bcoz of our Political Party relationship

    1. Then u don’t know what you r talking mudziyenda mudziona atsilirikali anzathu m maiko ena nyanja tikulandidwa atsilirikali alipompo lero mkumapha munthu odula mtengo wata fucker z that?Thats bullsh**t man.

    2. Ndipo kulankhula kopanda mzeru, dziko ndi anthu. Ndizowonadi Nyalugwe nchepsa cha mzake iye akapha chiwala achita chokoka, ukufaka comment yakoyi chifukwa zagwela awoo! Zikanakhala pakhomo pako sibwez ukukamba choncho. MULUNGU akuwone ndithu

    3. Am sorry, I wasn’t born in Malawi that I can have time travelling abroad to monitor what you r saying. I know Africa in general

    4. You’re 100% Right!
      Malawian Soldiers are Humble Warriors who Loves Peace,,, but if You provoke Dem,,, Passop,,, they’ll set You as an Example to de Society!

      I grew Up in Zomba and I’ve seen the goodness of Our Battalion!
      They know what’s best for de Society of Malawians!

    5. Neniwo shaa I wasn’t born here but most people here are shallow minded and chikoro chishoma so vanonetsa kudealer navo anyway cutting trees is not allowed and killing is not allowed too they where not supposed to take the law into their own hands cz no one is above the law even the president

    6. Clever Masache, you are very stupid and shallow minded person,we are talking of a soul created by and in the image of Our Heavenly God killed by brutal soldiers who are safeguarding a tree instead of a human being shame!!

    7. Hamusati mayiwona hondo. And hamuzivi munhu anondzi Soldier. Just go to our neighbouring country, Mozambique or Zambia and try your nosense you does here by insulting a Soldier bcoz of your political affiliation, and c the consequences. Am stupid Blessing Robert but I know what happened beside your baseless comments

  33. Amazitama kuti ndi wa DPP amawona ngati ndi a police amawasewelesa aja mtengeleni chikwanje chake si cardet ameneyo nthawi yakwana ukayankhe milandu anthu wakapha aja agalu amenewa akakhala zipani zolamula amalitenga dzikoli ngati ndilaoka kuteroko amaganiza ngati ammanga akapita kupolice achipani akamutuluse awo ndi asilikari aise sayenda ndi unyolo amayenda ndi mfuti

    1. Kkkkkkkkk amalawi tulo inu zoti nyanja Tz ikulanda simukudziwa mwinanso sindinu amalawi kkkkkkk Dzuka malawi dzuka

    2. aliyense ndi mbuli pa chinachake,, and it seems mbuli kwambiri ndi zomwe zikuti asilikali akateteze nyanja.. where is the analogy,, pliz tel me the link between the lake conflict and death of this man..? fools

    3. aliyense ndi mbuli pa chinachake,, and it seems mbuli kwambiri ndi zomwe zikuti asilikali akateteze nyanja.. where is the analogy,, pliz tel me the link between the lake conflict and death of this man..? fools

    4. Kkkkk zoti asilikali aTz akulondela usiku ndi usana nyanja yomwe akufuna kulandayi simukuziwa ndinkhulupilile tsopano enanu muli ku mozambique

    5. hahahahahahaha kma apa anthu enanu kaya muzatani kut muzakonzedwe ya silikari a TZ ayenera kulondera kumene cos malire a MW nd TZ nd nyanjayo nde ukut buanj pamenepa akulondera boarder ka iweso nde kaya ndithu munthu wafayo mwina amakura mtima basi nde enanu mudziwe kut malawi siwa dpp mdf nde eni dziko

    6. dont conclude on things u dont hve solid details.. i think U shud b consistency in your argument otherwise i sugest u dont even know what u are comenting on..

    7. Kkkkk inu ngati asodzi a malawi sakuloledwa kukapha msomba Mbali imene atamzaniawo akufuna kulandauyo chifukwa cha asilikali a Tz N diye mukandiuze kuti akupanga chitetexo border yawo? Kkkkk kodi chitetezo umakapanga Malo amene sali ako?kkkkkkkkkkDzuka malawi dzuka

  34. attention please:this is a true story and pple here are furious coz of that and mr president must know this.the guy ERIC KAMBEWA (mhsrp) was wth friends sowing their residencial tree and not from mj forest but upon arrival of those soldiers he produced documents but the soldiers did not listen and they ended up beating severely then left him unconscious until he was pronounced dead in hospital.furthermore he was one of dpp diehard supporter and a close friend to Mp Daud Chida of mulanje limbuli.

  35. Be professional just say ppo from Mulanje have been tortured by the MDF. Don’t politicise everything would u say mcp members if this happen in lilongwe?

    1. you say don’t politise then why r mentioning centre and MCP? isn’t that politising? get off! ngati amamuza kuti asiye zimakungwazo, bwanji sanamve? mwina amawapangira mwano? vuto lomadzimva kuti ankolo anga ndi a……. But sorry may his soul rest in peace.

    2. If didn’t read clearly then u are out of point dude. Use ur little brain please also me am from central region bt this way of reporting is unprofessional

    3. In writing, categories mean specification and generalising mean fallacy. I don’t know what type of professional are you talking about?. ethical I can understand but writing it’s okay. It depends on the state of a person, belonging, how s/he loves the party and position s/he holds in the party

  36. Life of a human being is more important than trees. If it is true, ndibwino kuika lamulo loti odula mitengo azizengedwa mlandu than kuphedwa.

    MDF ikanamatelo kwa anthu okuba ndi mfutiwa bwezi Malawi ilibho.

    We can replace trees by planting them but life cannot be restored

    1. Useless solders; Mupite ku DRC Akakunyenyenyenyeni. Kodi chimene mumapanga ku Malawiko ndiChani? Usilikali ogwiranawo zitete

    2. Not good at all,,,a soldier attackng a civilian nzochitisa manyaz all days of training bas zazii usilikali wa mw,,,,mundidikile ndzakunyenyan kuma camp anu komweko

    3. Malawi as a civilised state ili ndi makhoti amene amazenga ndikumupeza kuti munthu ngolakwa. Sindikudziwa kuti lamulo lochotsa moyo wa munthu lachokera kuti?
      Nzomvetsanso Chisoni kuti anthu ena a Nzeru zawo akuyankhula ngati oduka mutu ati kamba kosiyana zipani. Abale tonse ndife A Malawi. Kusiyana zipani kusapangitse imfa kukhala yopepuka. Waphedwayi ndi munthu amene anali ndi wanthu omwe amadalira wophedwayi. A Malawi tigwirizane. A person is proven guilt at the court of law and not this barbaric act displayed.

    4. Sosolani ana a mwano big up mdf Kumenyedwa ndi Asilikali depends ndi mwano omwe unawachitira. I like our Soldiers. Ndi anthu odzichepetsa kwambiri, odziwa bwino ntchito yawo and olimbikira. Don’t provoke them bcoz of our Political Party relationship

    5. ena amafufuta malamalo a dziko kudzera muchipani, nde ameneyo amuchita bwino & linali tsiku lake MHSRIP. enanu mutengerepo phunziro, mumatinyansa kwambiri ikakhala nthawi ya njala ku ADMARC mumangodutsa osakhala pa line, mumagwiritsa ntchito timphamvu ta kachipani kanuko poti kakulamula

    6. Dont blame MDF soldiers kusamala mitengo ndi ntchito yathu tonse amalawi kma kamba ka kusavera kwanthu ndizomwe zikupangisa kt tigwire ntchito yoteteza nkhalango siku mulanje kokha kunoso ku chikangawa tiliso ndi ntchito yomweyi yoteteza nkhalango …..

    7. wen soldiers bit ppo on dzalanyama forest u were allover criticising them.pano apha wakumwera mukuombera mmanja.the lightening that will strike u is still in the factory

  37. Inu amene mukutsutsa za nkhani iyi chonde inuyo tayankhulani zoona coz tonse sizingatheke kukhala malo amodzi kut tionele limodzi. So you better wtite the difference than kunyoza munthu you know some by now are in North some in Central even here in South too koma sitimamva kapena kuona zofanana ok?

    1. No braz, yawo ntchito ndi kuteteza wosati kupha mu njila ngati imeneyi. Akanakhala kuti naye wophedwa anali ndi nzelu za nkhondo bola

    2. kodi nsilikali ntchito yake mkuteteza mitengo Kapen dziko zikuchitikazi mzolakwika Kuza la nyama mbusa wind anaphedwa chifukwa change mini just magn

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  39. Vuto lomadelera kuti mitengo tisadule ndilimenelo chidule chimaphetsa. Tiphunzile kusunga mitengo chonde. Asilikali gwilani owononga osapa.

    1. Tikuti mitengo mdziko ikule paliponse dziko likuchititsa manyazi ili fumbi tolo ndi mtaun momwe anthu kumaoneka ngati nyau asaaa asilikali! Kwapulani owononga osaopaso kkkkkkkk

    1. Nthawi zina muziikira macomment zomwe muli nazo umboni, chifukwa enanu mungoti ati ati. Koma mukafunse achipatala kapena apolisi. Chifukwa ngakhale a MP mukuwanenawo anapeza mabalawo atamangidwa kale sanaone kuti anali otani. Iwonso anamvera muwanthu sanamve kwa mwini wake. Perekani umboni owona kuti tsiku lina zidzakuchitireni ubwino.

    1. Noel, u should learn to respect others don’t always say ‘admin is stupid’coz he writes what has happened and dis story has really happened so what iz his stupidness? tell me forthwith

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