The president paid tribute to Chilima, saying: “He was a good man, a patriotic citizen. It was an honor to have him as my deputy [for] the past four years.”
“I understand this feeling because I feel them too. It is important that we comfort each other now and [in] the weeks to come as we mourn together,” the president said.
Chilima, 51, was on his way to represent the government at the burial of former government minister Ralph Kasambara, who died four days ago.
The military aircraft carrying Chilima and the nine others failed to make a landing Monday morning, according to a statement from the secretary to the president and cabinet, Colleen Zamba.
Earlier, the secretary general of the Episcopal Conference of Malawi, Father Valeriano Mtseka, described the late vice president as a “devout Catholic.”
Following the tragedy, Malawians on social media have been offering condolences for the vice president and the other nine.
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