MALAWI police said on Friday they had arrested a fugitive member of
parliament (MP) wanted on charges of killing his driver and possibly also
his wife, after a five-week manhunt.
Nasser Kara, an MP for the opposition Malawi Congress Party (MCP) in the
central district of Dowa, was arrested late on Thursday in the commercial
capital Blantyre as he was trying to hitch a ride, said police
representative George Chikowi.
Police did not know where Kara was heading, Chikowi said. He had been sought
since late March.
Kara’s wife and two of his bodyguards were still missing,
Chikowi said.
”He will charged on Monday for murder and the (disappearance) of his wife,”
Chikowi said. Kara disappeared after the mysterious death of his driver,
identified as Alex Mbewe, who was killed on March 6 as he drove to the
northern city of Mzuzu, police said.
Police believe Kara was helped by his bodyguards, named as Phillip Singo and
Charles Kulemeka. The motive for the killing is not known.
The driver was stabbed in the neck and his body was dumped in a swamp, where
it was later discovered by fishermen.
Kara’s wife has been missing since Mbewe’s death. – Sapa