{"id":11158,"date":"2021-12-11T16:00:26","date_gmt":"2021-12-11T16:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/retired-magistrate-esmie-tembenu-dies"},"modified":"2021-12-11T16:24:26","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T16:24:26","slug":"retired-magistrate-esmie-tembenu-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/retired-magistrate-esmie-tembenu-dies","title":{"rendered":"Retired Magistrate Esmie Tembenu dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>Retired Child Justice Magistrate, Esmie Tembenu, has died days after she was involved in a road accident in Nsanje. Tembenu sustained injuries in the accident and was admitted to Nsanje District Hospital. She later taken to South Africa for further treatment.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of the accident on December 1, the retired Magistrate was driving a motor vehicle registration number NU 418, Toyota\u2019s Belta Salon from the direction of Nsanje heading Marka with four passengers on board. They were in Nsanje for activities to do with the 16 days of activism against gender based violence.<\/p>\n<p>Upon arrival at Marka Trading Centre, she lost control of the motor vehicle and the vehicle swerved to the offside dirty verge where it overturned three times.<\/p>\n<p>Tembenu who was born in 1961, worked for several years as Child Justice Magistrate. She also served as board chair for Youth Rehabilitation Centre, Eye of the Child and board member for Adventist Health International and Blantyre Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Following her retirement from the Judiciary, Tembenu started an organisation called Family Rights, Elderly and Child Protection (Frechip). Meanwhile, tributes for Tembenu have been pouring in on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEsmie Tembenu never cursed darkness. She lit a fire. She gave us light. She taught us one great thing: Children are never guilty. Children are only culpable to commit crimes. Children are innocent. She was The Child Magistrate we knew. Rest In Peace mayi,\u201d wrote Journalist Kondwani Kamiyala.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMrs. Tembenu\u2019s loss is a big blow to the entire SDA Women\u2019s Ministries and the Children\u2019s Ministries as she would always play that background motherly role<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe shall be greatly missed and am at loss of words to describe the pain am feeling right now. Mama Tembenu, You selflessly served the nation well. You made us Adventist Woman feel very proud of you,\u201d said Emily Ndlovukazi on an SDA Facebook group.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. Retired Child Justice Magistrate, Esmie Tembenu, has died days after she was involved in a road accident in Nsanje. Tembenu sustained injuries in the accident and was admitted to Nsanje District Hospital. She later taken to South Africa for further treatment. 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