On February 19 this year, a gun totting police officer shot at Kingsley Kanyenda thrice near Raiply road block in Mzimba district.
To date, three government bullets are lodged in Kanyenda’s upper thigh. He cannot earn bread for his home.
Police claim that Kanyenda was shot trying to steal from a police truck. But Kanyenda tells a different story.
As the saying goes, "a stitch in time saves nine," people in remote and hard-to-reach areas continue to face difficulties in accessing health services from distant facilities. Chronic diseases and preventable deaths are common in such populations due to delayed treatment and a lack of nearby health facilities.
Concerned citizens in the Mzimba Solola constituency have written to the office of the District Commissioner for the Mmbelwa District Council, requesting detailed information on how Constituency Development Fund (CDF) funds have been used in the constituency over the past few years.
United Nations Funds and Population Authorities (UNFPA) has expressed concern at the continued stereotypical reporting on issues of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) by some journalists, saying it has the potential to do more harm than good.
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