Thugs gun down Gulewamkulu: Malawi police say ‘investigating’

Unknown assailants have gun down Gulewamkulu the Chewa traditional masked dancer at Nathanje in Lilongwe, raising fears that the current political crisis might be turning worse.

Gule Wamkulu dancer shot

Lilongwe police station spokesperson Kingsley Dandaula has confirmed the incident, saying the gule wamkulu dancer, is currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital.

“The assailants came in a vehicle without a registration number, shot the gule wamkulu and sped away,” said Dandaula.

He said the incident has shocked village elders and people surrounding the area.

Dandaula said the police have intensified investigations on the issue.

He said the law enforcers are yet to establish the shooting of the gulewamkulu.

Gulewamkulu is a protected tradition and culture under Unicef.

Due to the overlapping trends and challenges in the social realm, dances like gule wamkulu are being used as weapon for social change which is helping to disseminate critical messages and change people’s behavioural attitudes towards different issues.

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Phwiti
Phwiti
5 years ago

I am to believe that any motorist causing harm to any road user thus a criminal act. Gulewamkulu if turned wild and cause havoc to the general public then it was better to report to the authorities and not the action taken by the gunmen. In normal circumstances any Gulewamkulu moves along with guards for various reasons of course not for public domain.We hear that even the guards were short down thereafter attacking the actual Gulewankulu. It is also reported that the gun men clearly shouted that and I quote” INUYO NDINU MUMAYAMBITSA ZISOKONEZO DZIKO MUNO NDI MA PRESIDENT ANUWO”… Read more »

Mesimadzi
Mesimadzi
5 years ago

Very sad incident. On a critical analysis between the gunned and the gunner, who is a thug? Gulen wamkulu amakhala ku dambwe. Does it mean development in central region has reached such unprecedented level that miseu ya kudabwe kumadutsa magalimoto?
Ngati Gule wamkuluyu anakanthidwa ku mseu, wolakwa ndi guleyo. Anayenera kuvula zakezo ndi kutchena civilian popita ku mseu.
Mchitidwe oseweletsa gule wabwera ndi Chakwera. Posachedwapa taona Chakwera atatenga gule kupita naye kukhoti. Chakwera analankhula kuti akhetsa mwazi, kodi mwazi wake amanena wa gule?

Mwini. Dimba
Mwini. Dimba
5 years ago

Kkkkkkkk How can a how can a human being investigate an issue involving a beast ?

Kayombe
Kayombe
5 years ago

Nkutheka chilombo cha mizimuchi chimazunguza mmudzimo kapena amadyerana mkazi ndi wachiwemuyi, ife sitingaziwe ndipo tilibe nazo attend

Machiavelli
Machiavelli
5 years ago

Mongokuchenjezani, inu mwapanga izi kapepeseni ndithu, seriously. Anthu anyawu si amasewera, yemwe wapanga apita ndipo athetsaso mtundu wake. Ndakulira ku central region and ndaona zomwe anthu amenewa amapanga. Apa mwapalamula chitedze

Iantana
Iantana
5 years ago

sha!

Gule wa soopa
Gule wa soopa
5 years ago

if gule wamkulu aka chilombo is shot, is it a criminal act?

UTM
UTM
5 years ago
Reply to  Gule wa soopa

Nkhani imeneyi yofunika a ‘Game Reserve’ mogwilizana ndi a ‘Veterinary department’ alowelerepo poti iwowa ndi omwe amayang’anira zilombo ngati zimenezi.

mkandawir
mkandawir
5 years ago

zotsatila za chipongwe chipongwe chija mumachita anthu magalimoti awathu zija ndi zimenezi,simunati

Khudze mkuyabwe
Khudze mkuyabwe
5 years ago

Mwayamba kupasa mfuti ma cadet

Khudze mkuyabwe
Khudze mkuyabwe
5 years ago

Mwayamba kupasa mfiti ma cadet

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