Month: February 2019 Posts

APAM stops govt from burying Buleya

Feb 22, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Association of People with Albinism in Malawi (APAM) has obtained an injunction restraining government from burying Buleya Lule who died in mysterious circumstances while in police custody. APAM wants a postmortem to be done by… ...

Death of key suspect a setback in quest for justice – APAM

Feb 22, 2019 Richard Jimu 1 &

…MCP demands probe The Association of Persons with Albinism (APAM) says the death of a key suspect in the abduction of a 14-year-old boy with albinism is a setback in their quest for justice. APAM… ...

Stepfather admits abducting boy with albinism

Feb 21, 2019 Russell Kondowe 4 &

Two people including a stepfather to 14-year-old Goodson Makanjira have pleaded guilty to charges of abducting the boy with albinism. The stepfather Sainess Kalekeni and the other suspect Kambiloni Patson appeared before the Lilongwe principal… ...

APAM quits Mutharika’s taskforce: Says Govt not serious

Feb 20, 2019 Bright Malenga 2 &

The Association of Persons with Albinism in Malawi (APAM) has withdrawn from the Presidential Taskforce on Persons with Albinism with immediate effect. According to a statement issued by APAM and signed by it's Chairperson Overstone… ...

Dausi tells persons with albinism to be patient

Feb 20, 2019 Richard Jimu 2 &

Government has asked persons with albinism to be patient following a planned vigil organised in the wake of the increase in attacks on the persons with albinism. Association of People with Albinism in Malawi (APAM)… ...

I will end attacks on persons with albinism within one month – Chakwera

Feb 15, 2019 Russell Kondowe 1 &

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) president Lazarus Chakwera has vowed to end killings of persons with albinism within one month if he becomes president after the May 21 elections. Speaking at a press briefing on Thursday,… ...

14-year-old boy with albinism abducted in Dedza

Feb 13, 2019 Russell Kondowe 0 &

Thugs have abducted a 14-year-old boy with albinism in the area of chief Chilikumwendo in Dedza. The boy, Goodson Makanjira, was abducted in the early hours of Wednesday. His relatives said six masked men took… ...