Malawi Legal Aid Bureau

10/08/2026

Sabata lapitali pa 5 August, tinali pa Mlimi Radio kufotokoza zambiri zokhudza lamulo la banja. Senior Legal Aid Advocate Nema Mkandawire anakhazikika pokambaponso za ndondomeko zofunika kutsata pomwe anthu akufuna kuti banja lawo alithetse.

Ngati munasemphana nayo program yi, mukhonza kuitsatira pa YouTube: https://bit.ly/4wWMaSw

10/08/2026

07/08/2026

Pomwe abale kapena anzanu akusungidwa mchitokosi kapena ku ndende mosatsata lamulo, chonde athandizeni pobwera ndi nkhani yawo ku Legal Aid Bureau.

06/08/2026

𝐁𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐨 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐚 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐀𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐀𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐨

Bwalo lalikulu la milandu ku Zomba lachotsa chigamulo ndi chilango zomwe Francis Elesson Chakana anapatsidwa pomwe tsopano wathandizidwa ndi Legal Aid Bureau kuchita apilo mlandu womwe ankati iyeyu anagona ndi mwana wamkazi wachichepere.

Chakana yemwe ndi wa zaka 25 zakubadwa amachokela mmudzi wa Kalinde, T/A Lamusi ku Zomba ndipo anamangidwa pa mlanduwu womwe ndi wosemphana ndi gawo 138(1) la malamulo adziko (Pena Code).

Pa nthawi yomwe mlanduwu unali kubwalo la Principal Resident Magistrate ku Zomba, apolisi anabwera ndi mboni zinayi pomwe Chakana anasankha ufulu wokhala chete ndi kusalankhulapo kalikonse.

Pa nthawiyi, Chakana analibe loya womuimilira pa mlandu. Pa 10 October 2025, bwaloli linamupeza wolakwa ndipo linati akakhale ku ndende ya Zomba kwa zaka zisanu ndi chimodzi.

Patatha masiku asanu ndi limodzi chimupatsileni chilango, mayi ake a Chakana anafika ku ofesi ya Legal Aid Bureau kukapempha kuti achite apilo mlanduwu. Iwo analoledwa kutero ndipo loya yemwe anayendetsa apilo anali Senior Legal Aid Advocate Colleen Nyirenda mothandizidwa ndi Assistant Director Zaheed Ndeketa.

Pounikanso mlanduwu pa apilo, zinadziwika kuti umboni womwe mtsikana wodandaulayo anapereka unali wakuti iyeyo anali wa zaka 17 pa nthawiyo. Mayi ake amtsikanayu anauza bwalo kuti mwanayo anabadwa pa 8 July 2006. Ngakhale panali izi, chiphaso chotsimikiza zaka sichinabweretsedwe kubwalo laling’ono.

Legal Aid Bureau inafotokoza kuti popeza Chakana analibe loya pa nthawiyo, iye sakanadziwa kuti akhonza kutsutsapo pa umboni wa zaka. Chiphaso cha unzika cha mtsikanayu chitaonedwa, chinasonyeza kuti anali wa zaka 18. Izi malingana ndi Legal Aid Bureau, zinali umboni wothandiza kuti usinthe kanthu pa kuweluza kwa mlanduwo.

Pa apilo, mfundo zomwe zinabweretsedwa zinali zakuti Chakana amasulidwe chifukwa bwalo laling’ono linalakwitsa. Mfundo zonse zokwanila sizinatsimikizike, oweluza anapereka chilango pomwe mlandu unali ndi umboni wosakwanila, komanso kunali kotheka kuchepetsa chilangocho.

Ambali ya boma nawonso anagwirizana ndi mfundo za Legal Aid Bureau pa apilo chifukwa nawo sadanene tsiku lenileni lomwe Chakana anapalamula mlandu mu 2024 komanso kuti chiphaso cha unzika cha mtsikanayo chimatsimikiza kuti anali wa zaka 18.

Pogamula, woweluza ku bwalo lalikulu lamilandu Justice Dick Sankhulani anagwirizana ndi mfundo za Legal Aid Bureau ndipo anamasula Chakana kukhala mfulu.

05/08/2026

Masana ano nthawi ya 13:30, mverani program ya Lamulo pa Mlimi Radio pomwe mmodzi mwa maloya a Legal Aid Bureau, Nema Mkandawire, afotokoze zambiri zokhudza malamulo a banja ndi kutha kwa banja.

Pali zambiri zomwe mungaphunzire. Program yi isakudutseni.

Tcherani wailesi yanu pa 98.4FM kapena 98.6FM kuti mutsatire zonse.

04/08/2026

𝟒𝟑 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐬

Camp Courts recently conducted in Blantyre, Chikwawa and Nsanje with High Court Judge Justice Kamowa have resulted in 43 people being granted bail.

The 43 individuals had been on remand on suspicion of having committed homicide-related offences. Some had remained in custody for more than two years without their cases progressing to the High Court.

Among those granted bail was Frank Njanji from Nsanje, who had been on remand since March 2024. During this period, his case had not been committed to the High Court, and he had not been brought before the Court to apply for bail or have his case formally commence.

Njanji was accused of causing the death of a man following an altercation at a drinking joint. According to the information presented to the Court, the two men became involved in a dispute after one of them allegedly became upset over spilt beer. During the ensuing altercation, the man later died.

Following his arrest, Njanji's case remained before the Magistrate's Court and was not committed to the High Court. As a result, he was unable to apply for bail because the Magistrate's Court did not have jurisdiction to try the matter.

“If it wasn’t for this Camp Court, I was not sure when my case would be handled because I didn’t have a lawyer and I had no idea when I would appear before the Court,” said Njanji.

During the Camp Court proceedings, Principal Legal Aid Advocate Doreen Kawisa applied for the committal of Njanji's case to the High Court and subsequently applied for bail on his behalf. Justice Kamowa granted the application.
The Camp Court proceedings revealed that many of the cases involved individuals who had spent extended periods on remand without being brought before the High Court or having their matters progress through the justice system.

Principal Legal Aid Advocates Tiwonge Penama, and Patricia Chimbalame, Senior Legal Aid Advocates Marion Gondwe, Chipiliro Mafuta and the late Ishmael Masiyano, Legal Aid Officer Effort Kusakala, and Senior Clerical Officer Julius Salim joined Kawisa in making the Camp Court sessions a success.

31/07/2026

Counsel Masiyano was working with the Bureau as a Senior Legal Aid Advocate.

May his gentle soul rest in eternal peace.

31/07/2026

Munthu akamangidwa, amakhala akumuganizila kuti wapalamula mlandu. Kupita naye kubwalo la milandu kumakhala kukatsimikiza ngati anali wolakwadi.

Malamulo adziko lino amamulola munthuyu kukhala ndi loya womuthandizila pa mlandu wake. Pomwe munthu wakanika kupeza loya koma amafunika kuti akhale naye ndithu, maloya aboma omwe ndi a Legal Aid Bureau, amaimilira woganizilidwayo.

Ufulu wa woganizilidwa umakhala ukutetezedwa, komanso chilungamo chimayenda ngati madzi.

29/07/2026

Thandizo pa nkhani za m'banja limapezeka ku Legal Aid Bureau. Chofunika kuchita ndi kutipeza ku ofesi yathu yomwe yakuyandikilani, chiphaso chanu cha unzika chili m'manja.

Tipezeni, mupepukidwe.