Dick Matenje

Dick Matenje (died 1983) was a former Malawian politician and cabinet minister.

He mysteriously died on 18 May 1983, along with ministers Twaibu Sangala, Aaron Gadama and Member of Parliament David Chiwanga.

They were known to be critical of aspects of the totalitarian rule of Kamuzu Banda.

Their death was ruled as a traffic accident by the Kamuzu Banda regime, although independent investigations indicate that this may have not the case.

[3][4] Kamuzu Banda, John Tembo, MacDonald Kalemba, Augustino Leston Likaomba, Mcwilliam Lunguzi and Cecilia Kadzamira, were arrested for and charged with the murder of the four in 1995, ten years after their death.