Following the killing of 29 residents of Shehe village in Karatina, police have arrested 62 suspected Mungiki members. The Mungiki adherents are said to have carried out the attacks at night using crude weapons such as pangas and axes. The suspects are now helping the police with useful information about the killings. Internal Security Minister Prof George
Saitoti is expected to visit the area 22nd April 2009 to assess the situation.
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."