The Minister said mounting pressure on land across the country had pushed some communities to settle and farm within areas long designated as military property — forcing the MDF’s hand. We are only re-establishing the boundaries for land that already belongs to the Malawi Defence Force,” Kaupa insisted, adding that the Ministry of Lands formally recognises the disputed land as military property. Chilling warning over unexploded ammunition buried near villagesBut behind the reassurances lay a far more alarming revelation — that the boundary exercise is also a matter of life and death, with Kaupa warning that live ammunition left behind from military training exercises could still be lurking in the ground near unsuspecting communities. “We appeal to the locals to move away from land used for military training because some ammunition left behind during exercises may still be live and very dangerous,” he cautioned. The Minister issued a stark warning to anyone living near barracks and training grounds, urging them not to trespass, cultivate the land, or touch any suspicious objects they might stumble upon — with unexploded ordnance posing a serious and potentially fatal risk.