Malawi: Woman Who Saw Chilima's Plane Go Down Claims She Was Threatened Into Silence

Malawi: Woman Who Saw Chilima's Plane Go Down Claims She Was Threatened Into Silence

A community member from northern Malawi has told a parliamentary committee investigating the plane crash that killed former vice-president Saulos Chilima that she was threatened and had her two sons taken by police after reporting the disaster to authorities.

Plane crash inquiry takes twist

By Pemphero Malimba & Wezzi Gausi: ‘Eye witness’ Flora Mkandawire told the Parliamentary Ad hoc Committee that is investigating the Chikangawa-Nthungwa Forest Plane Crash that community members reported the plane crash to Police in Mzuzu at around 11am on the day of the incident on June 10, 2024. Mkandawire said this when she appeared before committee members at Parliament Building in Lilongwe yesterday. She said the incident happened about fou…

Witness recalls plane’s strange movements

This article was originally published on Malawi24">Malawi24, Malawi's #1 independent news platform. The aircraft carrying the late Vice-President Saulos Chilima did not appear to be flying normally shortly before it disappeared, according to a witness who saw it on June 10, 2024. Colrerd Nkosi, an electrician, told the committee investigating the crash that he watched the aircraft moving up and down as it flew towards Mzuzu. Nkosi […] Read the f…

Witness tells committee she heard gunshots in Nthungwa

A witness yesterday told the parliamentary ad hoc committee investigating the June 10, 2024 military plane crash that killed Vice-President Saulos Chilima and eight others that she heard three gunshots moments after the aircraft crashed in Nthungwa. Flora Mkandawire, a resident of Nthungwa, said she was collecting firewood uphill when the incident occurred and that …

Woman who saw Chilima’s plane go down claims she was threatened into silence - National News Malawi

A community member from northern Malawi has told a parliamentary committee investigating the plane crash that killed former vice-president Saulos Chilima that she was threatened and had her two sons taken by police after reporting the disaster to authorities. Flora Mkandawire, who lived near the Nthungwa forest, gave evidence to the committee probing the June […] The post Woman who saw Chilima’s plane go down claims she was threatened into silen…