Enukweni

Enukweni
village
Enukweni Location in Malawi
Coordinates: 11°10′31″S33°53′55″E / 11.17528°S 33.89861°E / -11.17528; 33.89861
Country	Malawi
Region	Northern Region [1]
District	Mzimba District
Time zone	UTC+2

Enukweni is a community in Malawi's Mzimba District about 50km from Mzuzu city. It is on the M1 road and near the Luwazi river.

Description

In 2017 there had been a confrontation with the police after they refused to hand over a murder suspect to a mob gathered outside. ^[2]

Enukweni has a football team and they were one of several in Mzimba North constituency who competed for a large K6.5m prize offered by Rosemary Mkandawire in 2018. Mkandawire was a former CEO of Toyota Malawi and a prospective parliamentary candidate. ^[3]

Enukweni Community Day Secondary School in 2023 (image by Malawi Scotland Partnership)

Enukweni Community Day Secondary School has about 320 children. 45,000 euros was donated to rebuild a damaged classroom, train teachers and pay for a room of computers in 2023. The network charges should be addressed by a partnership with a school in Germany. ^{[4] [5]}

In 2024 the bridge over the Luwazi river was completed by a second company after the first failed to complete. Three culverts had been created to allow the M1 road to be restored. ^[6] It had become impassable in January 2021 after water swept away a culvert. ^[7] Traffic had to be diverted for some time. ^[8]

References

1. "Enukweni, Mzimba District, Northern Region, Malawi". mw.geoview.info. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
2. "Angry people beat Malawi cops, vandalise Enukweni Police Unit: Suspects arrested - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
3. "Kinnah hails Rosemary Mkandawire K6.5m football sponsorship in Mzimba North - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
4. "Malawi, Enukweni". Groundbreaker. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
5. Kachusa, Mtameni (23 June 2023). "Center for Youth and Development introduces Computer Lab Project at Enukweni Community Day Secondary School". MaSP. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
6. "Enukweni Bridge Construction Finally Completed in Mzimba". AfricaBrief. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
7. Zgambo, Mike Lyson (12 January 2021). "Enukweni residents fault Government over delay to construct bridge". Malawi 24. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
8. "Rains of terror cut off M1 Road at Enukweni in Mzimba: Diversion via Engucwini Road - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2025.