By Rahim Abdul
It was a typical Monday morning in Blantyre when Hon. Sameer Suleman, the Member of Parliament for Blantyre City South East Constituency, received a letter from Jivason and Company, a law firm representing Hon. Dr. Jessie Kabwila.
The letter was dated June 23, 2025, and demanded MK500 million in compensation for defamation.
According to the letter, Hon. Sameer Suleman had allegedly defamed Hon. Dr. Jessie Kabwila during a Democratic Progressive Party rally held in Blantyre on June 8, 2025.
The rally was broadcast on Times Television, and Hon. Sameer Suleman had twisted a joke about Hon. Vitumbiko Mumba cracking jokes about many issues.
The letter stated that Hon. Dr. Jessie Kabwila was humiliated and verbally attacked by Hon. Sameer Suleman’s remarks, which were broadcast on television and social media.
The law firm cited a criminal offense under section 6 of the Gender Equality Act of the Laws of Malawi and demanded damages for defamation in the sum of MK500 million.
