BREAKING : Wife of Hon. Mutotwe Kafwaya Appeals to Government for Access

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Mrs. Moto Cafire, the wife of Hon. Mutotwe Kafwaya, has issued a desperate appeal to the government regarding the mysterious disappearance and alleged death of her husband following a military raid on his residence. She recounts that she last saw him early Friday morning before he left for work, and after failing to reach him by midday, she began calling his phone around 17:00 hours only to find it ringing unanswered. The situation escalated when the state confirmed that friends of Mr. Kafwaya were apprehended at his home during a raid, yet his name was notably absent from the official list of those taken into custody. Despite this confirmation, a witness named Mr. Brian Midia stated that he saw Mr. Kafwaya being shot twice, leaving Mrs. Cafire and her children in a state of profound uncertainty about whether her husband is alive or dead. The emotional toll on the family has been severe, with Mrs. Cafire describing the agonizing wait since Friday night as abnormal and distressing for everyone involved. Her youngest child constantly asks where their father is and how long he will be away, while other children in school are struggling to concentrate on their upcoming exams due to the trauma of losing a parent without closure. The family is currently in a legal and logistical dilemma because they cannot hold a funeral or make proper arrangements without first accessing the body, yet the government has not provided clear information on his location or status. Mrs. Cafire emphasizes that the state's responsibility lies with them since they confirmed the raid occurred at her husband's house and that he was shot there, leaving the family to wonder how safe he is in custody. In her plea for assistance, Mrs. Cafire highlights the critical impact of this uncertainty on her physical and mental health, warning that she fears she may suffer fatal consequences if the situation remains unresolved. She notes that while families of the apprehended friends have been released to visit their loved ones, her family has been denied access to Mr. Kafwaya, creating an unfair disparity in how the state is handling the case. The transcript concludes with her urgent request for the government to intervene immediately to clarify his whereabouts and condition, as the continued silence and lack of information are causing immense suffering to the entire family unit who are left waiting in fear and confusion.

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I'm Mrs. Moto Cafire. Um, I last saw my husband on Friday as he left home early mid early early morning. Um, I spoke to him I think um, midday. I I can't really remember the conversation. Um, that was the last time I saw him. Um, around 17 hours I started calling his phone. The phone went unanswered. Um up to now the phone is still going unanswered but it rings. So yesterday the state made a statement to say there was a raiding as at Mr. Amili's residence and uh the friends were apprehended and uh they in state custody and my husband's name is not there but Mr. Mule Mr. Brian Midia has confirmed that my husband was amongst the friends and he witnessed him being shot twice. This is very disturbing to me and the children. I think that the time the time he stopped answering his phone I think that's the time that's the time he was shot from Friday around 17 18 hours I haven't heard from my husband up to now so now as a state confirmed that uh they apprehended his friends and he's not amongst the list me as a wife I'm appealing to the state to look into our plight because we are in a dilemma. We don't know where he is. We reported the case to the police and they are saying they haven't found him. But since the government yesterday confirmed that the friends were apprehended and their families are now free to go and visit the friends and my husband's name is not there. So I don't know where to go. That's why I'm appealing to the state to come in because the children are affected. I am affected. Family members are affected. The friends are affected. We don't know what to do. We don't know where to start from. We don't know where to hold a We don't know whether to hold a funeral or not because we can't hold a funeral without accessing him. We need to access him. It's just abnormal to stay from Friday night up to now. We don't know where our family member is. I don't know where my husband is. The children they don't know where the father is. The youngest keeps on tell asking me where is dad? What time is he coming? when he check you check his phone he calls his father more than 10 times in a day and when he hears me crying he tell me mom it's okay dad will come let me go and pray in my room Imagine how that feels my I've got children who are in school he is also in school all of them they're in school they are missing out right now how are the children going to concentrate. They are supposed to write exams. They are supposed to pass. They supposed to progress. Their father is not here. We keep on waiting. So me as an ordinary person, I want assistance. I want to know where my husband is whether dead or alive because I won't keep on like this. People are coming, people are calling. We can't hold a funeral without accessing him. Please, as a government, I'm appealing to you. As a state, I'm appealing to you. As a wife, you are affecting my health. You are affecting my health. I'll also die at the end because it's not this is not easy. This is not normal. Please help us as a government. help us because you already confirmed that you are there was a raiding by military personnel at Mr. Mundu's house and Mr. Mundu confirmed my husband being amongst those people. So please I don't know how safe my husband is. It's very cold. the state is responsible over my husband because you confirmed that you raided that house and my husband was shot at in in that very house. I think I end there. Thank you very much.