Mumias Member of Parliament Ben Washiali suffered a broken arm during confrontation with police officers who had stormed a cane farmers meeting declaring it illegal. Washiali, who was accompanied by mps Wakoli Bifwoli, bonny Khalwale and Alfred Odhiambo, protested the cancellation of the meeting, leading to the fracas. Washiali was rushed to the Mumias missionary hospital for treatment.
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."