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Malawian President Peter Mutharika has taken strong action following a Â鶹Éç interview in which a rural man confessed that he'd had sex with scores of women and young girls, as part of a traditional ritual cleansing ceremony. The president ordered the man arrested. But the story throws light on a traditional practice with strong roots in some rural areas of Malawi. It is all the more problematic because the country has a high rate of HIV. How did President Peter Mutharika react when news of the man's activities came to light? He tells to Â鶹Éç Africa's Anne Soy. (Photo: President Peter Mutharika. Credit: AFP.)