You wonder why African lawmakers are so obsessed with irrelevancies! Like there are no pressing issues to pass laws about?

Malawi row over whether new law bans farting

The justice minister said local chiefs would deal with those caught breaking wind in public

Two of Malawi's most senior judicial officials are arguing over whether a new bill includes a provision that outlaws breaking wind in public.

Justice Minister George Chaponda says the new bill would criminalise flatulence to promote "public decency".

"Just go to the toilet when you feel like farting," he told local radio.

However, he was directly contradicted by Solicitor General Anthony Kamanga, who says the reference to "fouling the air" means pollution.

"How any reasonable or sensible person can construe the provision to criminalising farting in public is beyond me," he said, adding that the prohibition contained in the new law has been in place since 1929.

The Local Courts Bill, to be introduced next week reads: "Any person who vitiates the atmosphere in any place so as to make it noxious to the public to the health of persons in general dwelling or carrying on business in the neighbourhood or passing along a public way shall be guilty of a misdemeanour."

Mr Chaponda, a trained lawyer, insists that this includes farting.

"Would you be happy to see people farting anyhow?" he asked on the popular "Straight Talk" programme on Malawi's Capital Radio.

He said that local chiefs would deal with any offenders.

When asked whether it could be enforced, he said it would be similar to laws banning urinating in public.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12363852

Na wah ooooooo, how will they know if i do d silent one? we Africans can be funny atimes, lol

Lmao

This is so Malawian.

the justice minister is so full of gas

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when will africans think of what to do to better the lot of their people instead of creating a bill to punish people who fart .

d bigrod:

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when will africans think of what to do to better the lot of their people instead of creating a bill to punish people who fart .

ofcourse
dunno wen they are gonna get their priorities right,

laugh like malawian

Lmao!!!

lmaoooooo :d :d :d :d :d :d :d ;d ;d ;d

is it the sound type or silent type, the smelly type or odourless type??

lol!
Priority for them na Farting

Law to ban public farting? WTF!

LMAO

you are under arrest for farting

very funny, i hope they will not resort to smelling of nyash to catch the offender,

Joblessness!!!!

Core_talk:

LMAO  

you are under arrest for farting  

Nope it's you are sentenced to jail for [size=15pt]FARTING[/size]

Lmao .

nonsense law

Can you imagine? There are no more brains in Malawi. It's only in the animal Kingdom that farting is a big deal

wat of silent farting, u cant get caught?!

"Just go to the toilet when you feel like farting," he told local radio.



What if you are walking on the street where no toilet around, Na craze country be dat

Bijemi:

This is so Malawian.

I wonder oooo   

African lawmakers are just bunch of busy but doing nothing reasonable guys.

It seems they love eating beans a lot in that country and so this causes them to fart loudly and at all occassions

The above statement is my own simple deduction from the law they passed on farting !!!

Sometimes I am genuinely ashamed to be an African.

What evidence will prosecutor have to present in court since it comes down to a suspect's word against his accusers!

In order words who is going to collect the gaseous evidence and how?

Hahahaha. useless people. Imagine.

well sha, is it that people just walk and fart anyhow truely? dem no get shame?

If only when you fart, smoke comes out, those guys will be easy to catch. chei, the whole street will just be full of smoke self.

Pennywise:


What evidence will prosecutor have to present in court

My thoughts exactly! I guess they didn't think that far.

Finally messfart don get toilet - - -Rubbish

Then for those silent messfart, I bet the idiot Malawian officials have gotten a messfart detector and also a video that captures messfart when needed for prosecution in the court of mess fart law.

Let them define the word PUBLIC in the law.
Then those who pour dirty and stinking water/ waste should also be affected by the law,
them no get job to do

Case number 419419914914: Your honour this case is between the city of kskjghsklgfksjghks Vs Mr Ubongogogo who farpppppoofff in public and the city is seeking a death penalty.

Seems more like the kind of fart that they release in that country can kill with time, Let them take proper precautionary measures now o.