Vice President of Malawi, Saulos Chilima, dies in a airplane crash

2024-06-14 07:25:42

The vp of MalawiSaulos Chilima, died in a airplane crashas reported by President Lazarus Chakwera this Tuesday, shortly after the stays of the airplane that had disappeared yesterday had been discovered.

“Los Search and rescue groups positioned the airplane, fully destroyed and with no survivors. “All passengers on board died immediately,” Chakwera introduced in a televised speech, after the airplane disappeared close to Mzuzu, within the northeast of the nation, in Africa.

The army airplane, carrying ten folks, disappeared from radar on Monday after failing to land resulting from dangerous climate.

Saulos Chilima, a charismatic and stern-speaking political determine, was 51 years previous and very talked-about in Malawi, particularly amongst younger folks. He was first elected vp in 2014 alongside former president Peter Mutharika.

The airplane left the capital Lilongwe on Monday morning however was unable to land in Mzuzu resulting from dangerous climate and was ordered to show again, earlier than disappearing from radar.

Chilima was heading with 9 others to Mzuzu, 370 km northeast, to attend the funeral of a former authorities member. Among the many passengers was Malawi’s former first woman, Shanil Dzimbiri.

The vp had been suspended from workplace in 2022, throughout his second time period, resulting from an investigation right into a wide-ranging public procurement scandal. He was arrested and prosecuted for corruption, however the courts dropped the fees in opposition to him in Could, permitting him to renew his duties.

Graduated from the Autonomous College of the West in 2009 and devoted to the media since 2010 when he joined El Debate. Since then he has coated numerous data sources on human and well being points. He’s at the moment the primary data editor of the Well being part. He has attended a number of nationwide well being conferences on diabetes and vaccines. He additionally writes numerous matters targeted on conventional drugs, natural treatments, prevention of persistent illnesses and associated information from the World Well being Group (WHO), Federal Fee for the Safety in opposition to Well being Dangers (Cofepris), Federal Shopper Safety Company (Profeco). ) and Ministry of Well being (SSA).

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2024-06-14 07:25:42