The body of Chisomo Chimaneni who was the body guard to the Vice President Dr Saulos Chilima has been laid to rest in the area of Traditional Authority Chilooko in Ntchisi district. Chimaneni died in a plane crash that killed the vice president and other seven in chikangawa forest in Mzimba district on Monday. Minister of Homeland Security Dr Kenneth Zikhale Ng’oma represented the state president Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera. Ng’oma said the president is devastated for losing nine people that contributed greatly toward the development of the country. ” The state president is sorry for the loss of Chimaneni ,the vice president and other seven people who were involved in a plane crash on Monday” said Ng’oma. Ng’oma described late Chimaneni as a patriotic and hard working young man who has worked in the Malawi police service for over 10 years. On his part, Traditional Authority Chilooko express sadness for losing Chisomo Chimaneni who he described as a productive and we’ll mannered young man. The chief further thanked the state president Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera and his government for the support rendered to the bereaved family during this hard moment. Some of government officials who attended the funeral include; minister of Agriculture Sam Kawale and Deputy inspector general of police Happy Mkandawire. Late Chisomo Chimaneni was born on 2 July 1986. Post navigation President Chakwera calls on development partners to help investigate the plane crash Former presidents join Chakwera in sending off remains of Miss Shannil Dzimbiri to Balaka for burial