"We were concerned by their health," Tendai said. "We feared that some of them may have died because most war veterans are stressed by so many things. We were surprised by their arrests. We were not violent, we respect the rule of law and our government. The only issue was: we want to petition since we are getting very little money considering how life is difficult." 
"Timakhudzika chifukwa cha thanzi lawo," anatero Tendai. "Tinali ndimantha kuti ena athakumwalira poti ankhalekale ambili ali ndi ziphinjo zambili. Tinadabwandi kumangidwa kwawo . Sitinapange ziwawa zilizonse, tiamalemekeza lamulo komanso boma lathu. Vuto lomwelinalipo ndi lakut: timafuna kusiya madando athu pakuti timalandira ndalama yochepa kutengera ndi momwe moyo wavutira."