| Witchcraft plane crashes in LL |
| Written by Suzgo Khunga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monday, 22 February 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A winnower (lichelo) decorated with black and red striped paint and porcupine thorns fell outside the house of an Area 12 resident in Lilongwe in the wee hours of Thursday to the puzzlement of the owners.
A witchdoctor, who was called to the scene, Thunyako Kafumbata, declared that the “plane” was lost and its occupants have vanished into thin air upon realising that they had landed at the wrong destination. An occupant of the house, who only introduced herself as Mrs Kaselo, said the lichelo was sighted by their security guard who allegedly saw a bright light at the corner of the fence before seeing something drop to the ground. The guard, who had returned to his home at the time the interview, apparently screamed in flight and woke up the owners of the house to inform them of the strange occurrence. She said the families were Assemblies of God faithful and had since asked for special prayers asking for God’s protection over the house. “We don't know why it fell here but we just want it removed,” she said. In describing the appearance of the “plane,” Kafumbata said the porcupine thorns and black and red paint was a sign that its occupants were very dangerous witches. The “plane” had five amulets (zithumwa) placed on the black stripe of the paint with one resting in the middle, pierced with a sewing needle. On the edges were black chicken feathers and a small green cloth with black painted dots hoisted on a wooden pole like a flag. The bottom of the winnower, which looked new, was painted with red stripes. Asked how he would destroy it, Kafumbata said he would take it home to perform a ritual by placing a plate of flour in the middle and trace the occupants. The illegality of witchcraft in Malawi is currently being questioned as the consultation process of the 1902 Witchcraft Act is currently underway. The current legislation says it is illegal to accuse a person of witchcraft or pleading guilty to the practice is illegal.
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