{"id":6432,"date":"2024-06-11T14:57:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T11:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vol.co.ug\/?p=6432"},"modified":"2024-06-11T14:57:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T11:57:52","slug":"malawi-vps-plane-found-with-no-survivors-president-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vol.co.ug\/index.php\/2024\/06\/11\/malawi-vps-plane-found-with-no-survivors-president-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Malawi VP’s plane found with no survivors, President says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By<\/strong> BBC<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The wreck of a plane carrying Malawi’s vice-president has been found with no survivors, President Lazarus Chakwera has said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saulos Chilima and nine others were flying within the country on Monday morning when their aircraft disappeared from airport radars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The plane, a military aircraft, was flying in bad weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soldiers had been searching Chikangawa Forest overnight and into the morning in an effort to find the plane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a news briefing on Tuesday, President Chakwera said the Malawi Defence Force commander informed him that the search and rescue operation has been completed and the plane was found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Chakwera said he was “deeply saddened and sorry” to inform Malawians of the terrible tragedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the rescue team found the aircraft completely destroyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vice-president who was plucked from business<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The vice-president and president come from different parties but the two teamed up to form an alliance during the 2020 elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Chakwera paid tribute to Dr Chilima, describing him as “a good man”, “devoted father” and “formidable VP”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I consider it one of the great honours of my life to have had him as a deputy and as a counsellor,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Chilima, 51, was on his way to represent the government at the burial of former government minister Ralph Kasambara, who died four days ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former First Lady Shanil Dzimbiri was also on the flight, which took off from the capital, Lilongwe, on Monday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was meant to land at the airport in the northern city of Mzuzu, but was turned back because of poor visibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The military is transporting the remains of Dr Chiima and the other victims to Lilongwe, the president said, adding that funeral arrangements will be announced in due course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Chilima had been vice-president of Malawi since 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was widely loved in Malawi, particularly among the youth, AFP news agency reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Dr Chilima was arrested and charged in 2022 on allegations that he accepted money in exchange for awarding government contracts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He denied any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last month, the court dropped the charges, giving no reasons for the decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Chilima is married with two children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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