Chilima finishes the marathon with pomp as he is laid to rest – Mourners describes him as a great man

Chilima finishes the marathon with pomp as he is laid to rest
– Mourners describes him as a great man

The body of Malawi’s Sate Vice President Dr Saulos Klaus Chilima had today been laid to rest at his home village in Nsipe Traditional Authority Makwangwala in Ntcheu.

State President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera led Malawians in paying last homage as the body of the political legend intered the graveyard amid sombre mood.

Malawians will miss Dr Saulos Klaus Chilima following his humbleness and generosity.

Chilima was there with the poor , and vulnerable and again Chilima was able to attend to all church functions despite himself being the devoted Catholic Christian.

No wonder , Chilima has been drcorated as the Saint Dr Saulos Klaus Chilima.

Chakwera describes Chilima as one of the few extra ordinary people he has ever worked with.

Chakwera says will never forget times that he has worked with Chilima.

As a matter background, Malawi’s vice president and nine others were killed in a plane crash, the country’s in Thungwa Forest Reserve in Mzimba.

Hundreds of soldiers, police officers and forest rangers had been searching for the plane that also carried a former first lady after it went missing on Sunday 9 June morning wwhileattempting to return back to Lilongwe following the bad weather in innthe northern reagion

Air traffic controllers told the plane not to attempt a landing at Mzuzu’s airport because of bad weather and poor visibility and asked it to turn back to Lilongwe.

Following the bad weather the Air traffic control then lost contact with the aircraft and disappeared from radar, he says.

Seven passengers and three military crew members were on board