Peter Mukhito Explained

Peter Mukhito is the former Inspector General of Police in Malawi.^[1] He comes from Chiradzulu District.^[2] He has gained notoriety for his involvement in interrogating Blessings Chinsinga which began the stand off for academic freedom in Malawi between Chinsinga and President Bingu wa Mutharika.^[3] He was also involved in the investigation in the death of Robert Chasowa.^[4] Mukhito was also the Inspector General during the 2011 Malawian national protest against President Bingu wa Mutharika, that saw 19 Malawians killed.

He was President Joyce Banda's first replacement on April 7, 2012 and was replaced by Loti Dzonzi.^[5]

On 10 April 2012, there were claims he committed suicide. He eventually went on a local private radio to dispute the claims.

Notes and References

1. http://www.somalipress.com/news/2011-apr-05/malawi-authorities-close-two-colleges-over-teacher-boycott.html The registrar of the University of Malawi has ordered the indefinite closure of Chancellor College and Polytechnic campuses
2. http://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi/2012/04/08/mukhito-fired-dzonzi-new-malawi-police-chief/ Mukhito fired, Dzonzi new Malawi Police chief | Nyasa Times Malawi breaking news in Malawi
3. http://www.capitalradiomalawi.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=129%3Aacademicfreedom&Itemid=164{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
4. http://www.panapress.com/Govt-students-face-off--Malawi-Student-activist-found-dead-in-suspicious-circumstances--12-796753-30-lang2-index.html Govt/students face-off: Malawi Student activist found dead in suspicious circumstances
5. by Web site: Mukhito fired, Dzonzi new Malawi Police chief | Malawi news, Malawi - NyasaTimes breaking online news source from Malawi . 2013-10-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120413134400/http://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi/2012/04/08/mukhito-fired-dzonzi-new-malawi-police-chief/ . 2012-04-13 .