2 Rwandese repatriated for illegal stay
Mangochi First Grade Magistrate Court on Monday May 10, 2021 ordered two Rwandan nationals Ufitese Celistin, 27, and Kacyatwa Sector ,35, to be sent back to their country for staying in Malawi without proper documentations contrary to Section 5(b) of the Immigration Act.
During court proceedings, Mangochi Police Station Prosecution Officer Assistant Superintendent Davie Banda told the court that, the foreign nationals who operate businesses at Makawa Trading Centre were arrested on the morning of May 5, 2021 after they failed to produce passports and other relevant documents.
Banda added that investigations also revealed that the duo illegally entered into the country from Zambia in January 2021.
Appearing in court the accused persons pleaded guilty to the charge.
In mitigation the two asked court to reverse the repatriation order but Prosecutor Banda quashed their plea while justifying that the duo did not follow proper procedures since every nation has laws everyone must abide to.
First Grade Magistrate Mtunduwatha Mpasu concurred with the state for a stiff penalty.
In the meantime, the accused are in prison waiting for arrangements from lmmigration office to process their repatriation.
Both Ufitese Celistin and Kacyatwa Sector hail from Kigali City, in the Eastern Province of Rwanda.
Sub Inspector Amina Tepani Daudi
Deputy PRO- Mangochi Police Station
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