Fatra Amira Kawinga, the second wife of late former Malawi Congress Party vice-president Sidik Mia, has responded to the public […]
Fatra Amira Kawinga, the second wife of late former Malawi Congress Party vice-president Sidik Mia, has responded to the public reaction surrounding her recent appearance on the Face to Face podcast, saying her intention was to share her personal experience and not to attack anyone or pursue financial gain.
Fatra later published a lengthy statement on her Facebook page, which she subsequently deleted.
In the statement, Fatra said she had received numerous calls and messages following the podcast and admitted that she was shocked by the direction the content took, saying she had expected to be notified and consulted before it was published.
She said she appeared on the podcast with the intention of sharing her experiences, educating others and encouraging people who may have gone through similar situations.
Fatra said she had remained silent for years because she did not have the emotional strength to respond to public narratives surrounding her, but had now decided to tell her own story as part of her healing.
“I have a right to tell my own story,” she said in the statement.
Fatra also addressed references to her as “MG1” and “MG2”, insisting that she was never an “MG2”.
She said she was legally married to Sidik under Islamic law, which she noted permits a Muslim man to marry more than one wife subject to the requirements of the religion.
Addressing the long-running issue surrounding Sidik Mia’s estate, Fatra said she was “never sorted out of the estate”.
However, she stressed that her decision to speak was not motivated by money.
She dismissed suggestions that she was speaking because of a change in government or because she wanted to pursue financial claims through the courts, saying she had closed that chapter of her life and had no intention of reopening it.
According to Fatra, what she needed was simply an opportunity to speak about her experiences.
She also acknowledged that there were different hurts, experiences and perspectives involving the people connected to the matter, saying she was not interested in creating another battlefield or pointing fingers.
Fatra said her story was not ending with the podcast and hinted that she could share more of her experiences in the future.
The deleted statement comes amid widespread discussion on social media following her podcast interview, in which she spoke about her relationship with the late Sidik Mia and the dispute surrounding his estate but Netizens got the screenshot.
Fatra’s claims and allegations made during the podcast and in her deleted statement have not been independently verified.
