Month: August 2022 Posts

MCP Mayor granted bail in defilement case

Aug 19, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Senior Resident Magistrate Felix Kamtsalira has today granted bail to Mzuzu City Mayor and Malawi Congress Party (MCP) senior member Gift Desire Nyirenda who is answering a charge of defilement. Nyirenda who is Luwinga Ward… ...

Rape suspect Nyirenda to spend four more nights in custody

Aug 15, 2022 Mike Lyson Zgambo 0 &

Rape suspect Gift Nyirenda, who is also Mzuzu City Mayor and a member of the ruling Malawi Congress Party (MCP), will spend four more nights in police custody as the Mzuzu Child Justice Court has… ...

Mzuzu City Council prays for alleged rapist MCP Mayor but not his victim

Aug 15, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Mzuzu City Council has said it is praying for its Mayor Gift Desire Nyirenda who has been arrested for allegedly raping a child. Nyirenda was arrested yesterday following allegations that he raped his 14-year-old niece… ...

Man arrested for raping child in Blantyre

Aug 15, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 1 &

A 34-year-old man identified as Samson Andrea is in Police custody for allegedly raping a 9-year-old girl in Blantyre. Sergeant Aubrey Singanyama, Blantyre Police Deputy Spokesperson, said the suspect is said to have committed the… ...

Man gets 21 years in jail for raping 9 year old child

Jul 31, 2022 Martha Chikoti 0 &

The Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday sentenced 42-year-old Stewart Kalungama to 21 years imprisonment with hard labour for raping his 9-year-old step-daughter. The court through state prosecutors, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Cecilia… ...

Man arrested for indecent assault of a two-year-old child Blantyre

Jul 29, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Police in Blantyre are keeping in custody a 22-year-old man for allegedly indecently assaulting a two-year-old child. Blantyre Police Deputy Spokesperson Sergeant Aubrey said the suspect, Davie Jana, committed the offence on July 26, 2022… ...

Man freed after DNA shows he did not impregnate child

Jul 29, 2022 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Sub-Traditional Authority Chaima of Kasungu has been freed by the Kasungu Magistrate's Court after DNA test showed he did not impregnate his 15-year-old niece. The chief whose real name is RodricK Mwale was arrested last… ...