Government Drops Case Against Koukou: "President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has taken another major step towards reconciliation in the country. The President on Monday announced that Government will no longer pursue the case against former Speaker George Koukou. By filing a nolle prosequoi, Government enabled him to be released from prison. A nolle prosequoi is a legal notice that a lawsuit has been abandoned."
Nyasa Times "Minister of Women and Child Development Kate Kainja-Kaluluma has passed away in United Kingdom. “Indeed Hon Kate Kainja Kaluluma has died,” confirmed family friends in London. The 57-year-old minister was admitted to a North England hospital – York Hospital. Diplomatic sources at Malawi High Commission in London have said arrangements are being made to send her remains to Malawi. Kainja who was Dedza South West Constituency parliamentarian flew to United Kingdom for medical attention after a long-illness. She is survived by a husband, Emanuel Kaluluma and three children."