The President of the
Pan-African Parliament (PAP), H.E. Chief Fortune Z. Charumbira has
on behalf of the Bureau and the entire membership of the Pan African
Parliament, commiserated with His Excellency, President Lazarus
Chakwera, the family of the late Vice President, Hon. Saulos Klaus
Chilima, and the people of the Republic of Malawi, following the untimely
demise of Hon. Chilima, in an unfortunate helicopter accident
on Monday 10th June 2024.
“In what will go down as
a dark day not just for Malawi but the entire continent, Africa indeed lost a
gallant son of the soil who sacrificed the comforts and opulence of a thriving
career in the private sector to dedicate himself to a life of service as the
Vice President of Malawi. A larger-than-life character who brought style and
swagger into public office, the late Hon. Chilima’s meteoric rise to the second
highest public office in Malawi, inspired hope among the youth and rekindled
the zeal for youth participation and inclusion in the national governance
framework.”
“Though the late Hon.
Chilima has gone too soon, it is our hope that the people of Malawi
will draw inspiration from his relatively brief but impactful life in public
office, to rededicate themselves to the values of Ubuntu – “ I am because we
are” – which the late Hon. Chilima held dear. May his dear departed soul rest
in eternal peace” wrote H.E. Chief Charumbira.
Newsmen
reported that a plane carrying Malawi’s Vice-President, Hon. Saulos Klaus Chilima and nine others
crashed on Monday morning without survivors.
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