Police detain a suspect in mzuzu district: Ras Kepson Wali, 29, has been taken into custody by Mzuzu police on charges of deliberately damaging a nearby home and setting fire to the top of a Rastafarian temple.
The tragedy happened in the city’s Mchengautuwa township during the evening of June 6-7, 2025.
The local Rastafarian community constructed the temple for the purpose of prayer.
However, a dispute arose when other members rejected the suspect’s application for a high position in the temple.
The culprit went to the temple on the aforementioned night and maliciously damaged the windows and front wall of the next house in addition to setting fire to the glass roof.
The estimated value of the damages is K 4,500,000.
The Mchengautuwa Police Unit was notified of the situation, and after visiting the scene and conducting investigations, Wali was apprehended on June 13, 2025, at a residence in Nambo township where he was hiding.
Police confiscated a plastic bag containing cannabis sativa during the arrest.
After completing the required papers, the suspect will shortly appear in court to respond to charges of malicious damage, arson, and possession of cannabis sativa.
Wali is a native of Mzimba District’s Muhawi Village, Traditional Authority Mabulabo.
Sub-Inspector Cecilia Mfune of the Mzuzu Police Station contributed to this article.
