‘I AM NOT STUPID’ – MALAWI VEEP, AS HUNDREDS OFFER HIM SUPPORT OVER CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS.
Hundreds of supporters of Malawi Vice-President Saulos Chilima’s UTM party have gathered outside his house in the capital, Lilongwe, to offer him support as they anticipate a possible arrest over corruption allegations.
The vice-president was among 53 public officials named in a report by the country’s Anti Corruption Bureau as having conducted themselves corruptly in dealings with a British businessman.
Zuneth Sattar is accused of having corruptly won multi-million dollar contracts to supply goods and services to the Malawi government. Both Mr. Chilima and Mr. Sattar deny the allegations.
Earlier, Chilima warned that his humility should not be taken for stupidity. Speaking at his residence at Area 43 in Lilongwe, Chilima urged his supporters to be calm.