An announcement from the Malawian president’s workplace stated the aircraft carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima and 9 different individuals was lacking. The Malawi Protection Power aircraft “went off the radar” following leaving the capital, Lilongwe, on Monday morning.
The president ordered a search and rescue operation following aviation officers have been unable to contact the aircraft. The aircraft was purported to land at Mzuzu Worldwide Airport, within the north of the nation, simply following 10:00 native time (09:00 BST).
After being knowledgeable of the incident by the Protection Power commander, Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera canceled his flight to the Bahamas scheduled for Monday night.
“The general public will probably be knowledgeable of developments within the scenario as soon as the info are established,” the president’s workplace stated.
The explanation for the aircraft’s disappearance will not be but recognized, Normal Valentino Phiri advised President Chakwera. Malawi’s Info Minister, Moses Kunkuyu, advised the BBC that efforts to seek out the aircraft have been “intensive”.
Chilima was on his technique to symbolize the federal government on the funeral of former cupboard minister Ralph Kasambara, who died three days in the past.
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“The airport the place he’ll land, which is within the northern a part of Mzuzu, is the closest to the place the funeral will happen,” Kunkuyu stated.
In 2022, Dr. Chilima was arrested and indicted on costs of receiving cash in alternate for awarding authorities contracts. Final month, the court docket dismissed the costs with out giving causes.
Who’s Saulos Chilima?
- Previous to his political profession, Dr. Chilima held key management roles in multinational corporations comparable to Unilever and Coca Cola.
- He’s 51 years previous.
- He’s married and has two youngsters.
- Dr. Chilima is described on the federal government web site as a “doer”, “onerous employee” and “achiever”.
- He has a PhD in Data Administration.
(BBC/Z-3)
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