Gospel Singer Estiner Katengeza has released an emotional song titled “Why”, a tribute to her late sister ‘Agnes’ who was killed by unknown people in Lilongwe a month ago.
The song which has been produced by OBK Beats expresses the singer’s love on her sister and seeks to find answers from God on why her sister was killed.
“Achotsa m’bale wanga, Why Why Why…// Amupha m’bale wanga, Why Why Why…..” Goes the chorus of the song in part.
The Katengeza sisters
However, the ‘Ziribwino’ hitmaker who also works as a lecturer at MUBAS, says she still trust in God, who never sleeps nor slumbers, for justice.
Agnes Katengeza, an employee of the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) was found dead and bundled in the trunk of her car on September 24, 2023, after she was reported missing on the previous day.
Meanwhile police, have arrested a Nigerian woman Annie Nwozuzu Chinyere in connection with Agnes’ murder.
Below is the link to Estiner Katengeza’s new song “Why”.
The Financial Crimes Court is today expected to make a ruling on whether two witnesses associated with the UK’s National Crime Agency(NCA) can testify in the case involving the former Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Director General Reyneck Matemba who is accused of accepting $10,000 in relation to the evaluation of a food rations contract awarded to businessman Zuneth Sattar, who was to supply 350,000 food ration packs worth $7,875,000 to the Malawi Police Service(MPS).
Matemba, accused
On Monday, the ACB brought two officials from the National Crime Agency as witness, a move that was objected by the accused.
In an interview with local media, the accused, Matemba, sought the court’s guidance on the proper handling of evidence and the inclusion of witnesses adhering to the procedure outlined in the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act.
“According to section 6 of the Act which I have mentioned, they cannot use that evidence they have to formally request it using the office of the attorney general and not to the Nation Crimes Agency, that’s the central authority for mutual legal assistance” said Matemba.
He raised concerns that the ACB was not following the act’s provisions in this case, leading him to question the disregard for certain legal requirements in the pursuit of due process.
On the other hand, Golda Rapozo, Principal Legal and Prosecution Officer at the ACB, emphasized that, in accordance with the criminal procedure and evidence code, anyone can serve as a witness.
“It is our argument that the Act does not prevent us, it is there to be used in times when we cannot use informal channels, so we were able to get these two people here using informal channels that was possible, if we needed to use formal channels we could have done that” said Rapozo.
Rapozo further explained that the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act does not prohibit law enforcement agencies from utilizing informal methods to gather evidence, secure witnesses, or present witnesses.
The ruling is expected to be delivered by High Court Judge Justice Violet Chipawo in Lilongwe.
Matemba is also allegedly accused of failing to declare his interest in a board meeting that reviewed and granted a no objection for the Malawi Police Service’s food ration contract despite knowing that the Director of Xavier Limited was Zuneth Sattar.
The Magistrate Court in Lilongwe through Senior Resident Magistrate Wanangwa Nyirenda has on Monday committed the Murder Case involving Lester Maganga to the High Court.
Maganga, 29, is suspected to have killed Allam Witika, a former Sales Manager for Coca-Cola Beverages Company.
Speaking when the accused, appeared in court, Senior Resident Magistrate Wanangwa Nyirenda said the High Court will hear the case and other applications since the lower court has no such powers.
Maganga being taken to Court
On his part, State Prosecutor, Davison Banda, asked the court to keep the accused on remand for 90 days to allow thorough investigations.
But Innocent Kubwalo, lawyer representing the accused, told the court that he will file an application for bail at the High Court and it will be the court’s discretion whether to keep the accused on remand for 90 days or not.
Maganga was arrested on Sunday by the police after preliminary investigations revealed that he quarrelled with the deceased after discovering that they were dating the same woman.
The late Wittika, was found dead in the backseat of his motor vehicle in Area 15, Lilongwe on Wednesday, September 20, 2023.
Police say he had cuts in the head and his body was covered with the vehicle’s floor mats.
Malawi Police Service (MPS) says it does not have any evidence connecting Minister of Information and Digitalization Moses Kunkuyu to any of the cases that it is investigating.
The statement is coming after a clip in circulation on social media over the weekend alleged that Lester Maganga, a key suspect in the murder of Allan Witika, Sales Manager of Coca-Cola Beverages Company, revealed that the minister was behind the killing.
Maganga who is currently in police hands is personal assistant to the minister.
Maganga appeared in court on Monday
A statement from National Police Headquarters released on Monday 23rd October 2023, said MPS is currently following up on those behind the malicious audio clips and when arrested, they will be charged and prosecuted accordingly as per the Electronic Transactions and Cyber – Security Act.
Wittika’s body was found dumped in the backseat of his car in Area 15 residential estate in Lilongwe on 20th September, 2023.
Malawi leader President Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera on Friday (20th October, 2023) through Commissioner for Disaster Management Affairs Charles Kalemba and officials from Nsanje District Council handed over a newly constructed evacuation centre to communities in Mchacha James Village, TA Mlolo.
The President, while visiting people affected by Tropical Cyclone Freddy (TCF), promised some additional reforms towards people affected by the natural disasters.
Kalemba called upon the communities to take good care of the K367 million worth facility and fully utilize it in implementing small scale disaster risk management programmes.
In her remarks, Acting Senior Chief Mlolo said for a long time, communities in flood prone areas have been having challenges in accessing shelter when floods wreak havoc.
In the meantime, the centre has been earmarked for use (as classroom and administration blocks) by Makhanga Community Day Secondary School following ongoing relocation exercise of over 5,000 households from the flood-prone Makhanga area to upper and safer places in TA Mlolo.
Constructed with funding from the African Development Bank under the Post Cyclone Idai Emergency Recovery and Resilience Project (PCIREP), the centre will ease pressure on education facilities as most displaced communities in the surrounding areas seek refuge in educational facilities (mostly in primary schools) during emergencies.
Among others, PCIREP aims at restoring and improving sustainable livelihoods, enhance disaster risk reduction and early warning preparedness, support inclusive socio-economic recovery empowerment and enhance post recovery adaptive capacity for people who were affected by Cyclone Idai.
