A year after the tragic loss of Vice President Saulos Chilima and eight others, Malawi stands at a crossroads, one marked by sorrow, remembrance, and the rare opportunity for national unity. But instead of coming together in collective grief, the nation is witnessing a divided commemoration, where symbolism speaks louder than words. This was a moment when grief should have brought us together, not pushed us further apart
While the government is preparing to hold a memorial service at Nthungwa in Chikangawa Forest, located in Nkhatabay District, on June 10 this year, with President Dr. Lazarus Chakwera expected to preside over the event, Nthanda Times has learned that the family of the late Vice President Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima has planned a separate memorial service in Nsipe, Ntcheu District.
The Commission of Inquiry probing the June 10 plane crash that tragically claimed the lives of Vice President Saulos Chilima and eight others has raised alarm over lack of public engagement in its investigation.
One of Malawi’s longest-serving Governance and Human Rights Advocate Undule Mwakasungula has weighed in on the resignation of Sylvester Namiwa from the Commission of Inquiry on the plane crash that claimed the life of former State Vice President, Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima, and eight others, describing the resignation as questionable.
The National Advocacy Platform (NAP) – a grouping of civil society organizations championing good governance in Malawi – has called for urgency in the appointment of Vice President to ensure the departure of Vice President Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima does not create a vaccum in the presidency.
Malawi’s premier energy company specializing in the supply of gas and solar solutions, 265 Energy Limited, has joined countrymen in mourning the tragic death of Vice President Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima and the other eight.
