{The Malawi Police are keeping in custody a Rwandan national 42-year old Donald Dawayezi on allegations that he swindled Malawian farmers produce worth millions of kwacha before fleeing to Zimbabwe. } He was arrested by Zimbabwean Immigration Authorities and was deported to Malawi because he holds a Malawian passport, Nyasa Times can reveal. The arrest […]

{The Human Rights Consultative Committee (HRCC), has welcomed government of Malawi and Rwanda has finally signed the long awaited Extradition Treaty which will pave way for the extradition of suspected Rwandan genocide convict Vincent Murekezi who sought refuge in Malawi since 2003. } Recently, the Lilongwe Principal Resident Magistrate Court dismissed the extradition case against […]

{The Malawi/Rwanda Joint Permanent Commission of Cooperation (JPCC) will among others pave way for Malawi to learn from Rwanda on programmes implementations.} Speaking during the official opening of a three day session, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Francis Kasaila said Malawi as a country has well documented programmes, but lack of commitment to […]

Magistrate Patrick Chirwa has dismissed the case on the grounds that Rwanda is not one of the designated countries that are mentioned in the Extradiction act of Malawi laws. This comes after court last week asked both the defence and State to submit their views on the issue. In its submissions state lawyer Steven Kayira […]

{Dowa Police Relations Officer Richard Kaponda told Mana in a telephone interview on Wednesday that unknown criminals are said to have strangled the deceased with his belt on the night of Monday, January 30, 2017.} “The deceased was last seen on January 30, drawing water from a nearby borehole. When his sister Mrs Nyirahabimana Kasilida […]

{This came barely days after the social media was awash with speculations that he was admitted to a South African hospital with an undisclosed disease.} The Facebook posts claimed senior officers were repramanding law enforcers who were leaking the story. However, police spokesman at Area 30, James Kadadzera refuted the allegations. At the Area 30 […]

{Lilongwe Senior Resident Magistrate Court has adjourned for 21 days the case of Vincent Murekezi, a Rwandan genocide suspect who faces extradition back to his home country to allow communication between Lilongwe and Kigali on removal process. } Magistrate Patrick Chirwa made the ruling when Murekezi appeared before the court on Tuesday following his arrest […]

A renowned business tycoon and preacher Bishop Abraham Simama has cursed Nyasa Times correspondent in Lilongwe, Mundango Nyirenda, over a report he filed that he is sacrificing over K50 million to protect the arrested Rwandan genocide suspect Vincent Murekezi. The story claimed that the man of God was the one paying Murekezi's house rentals in […]

{Rwandan businessman Vincent Murekezi accused of participating in the 1994 genocide against Tutsi has been held in Malawi, Nyasa Times understands.} Murekezi was arrested Thursday after Rwanda National Prosecution spokesman Nkusi Faustin confirmed that they have been asking Malawi for the extradition of Murekezi from 2009. Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Principal Secretary […]

{Now that concerned citizens have petitioned parliament over the extradition of the Rwandan genocide suspect Vincent Murekezi, government should see the seriousness of the issue and act accordingly.} Government risks suffering serious diplomatic repercussion with the Rwandan government and also damage its reputation in the eyes of the international community if it continues to keep […]