Comments on: School dropout jailed for innovation in Malawi

By: Miley

Miley — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:15:55 +0000

Seems like a harsh punishment but the law is the law and ignorance is not an excuse. Glad to hear he is out tho.

By: khayslett

khayslett — Tue, 11 May 2010 13:51:22 +0000

Great to hear! Thanks for the response. We wish him good luck.

By: Clement Nyirenda

Clement Nyirenda — Tue, 11 May 2010 11:30:17 +0000

He is already out.

By: khayslett

khayslett — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:13:02 +0000

Wow, I cant believe this! Is there anything we can do about it? When will he be out? It is unfortunate to hear that a young smart man is in jail for such little act.

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:16:39 +0000

It’s stories like these that make me really appreciate living in the United States. I can’t even imagine going to jail for something like this. And I’m sure that there are politics involved in actually getting the necessary license…which probably involves bribes.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:48:42 +0000

There must be rules in any community. The important thing is not to set the rules against creative and smart individuals who bring something good to their society.

By: Josh

Josh — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:14:52 +0000

If these blog comments somehow serve as a petition, I proudly add my name.

This is a CLASSIC Prometheus story.

How many times must civilians (of all nations) be penalized simply because of their superior control of technology?

By: Malawi: Another School Drop-Out Engineering Genius :: Elites TV

Malawi: Another School Drop-Out Engineering Genius :: Elites TV — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:57:22 +0000

[...] the story broke out, blogger Clement Nthambazale Nyirenda wrote on his blog: This guy is a genius! Why condemn him to prison when he did not know that what he was doing [...]