Former Malawi leader, Professor Peter Mutharika has honoured the departed vice president Saulos Chilima by decorating hims with beautiful words, saying he embodied rare courage and wisdom in decision-making, always guided by principles of honesty and transparency. Writing on his Facebook page after attending the burial, Mutharika underlined that their journey together in the political arena, what struck hims most about Saulos was his unwavering compassion and steadfast dedication to the people of Malawi. “Saulos’s ability to connect with people from all walks of life, coupled with genuine empathy, endeared him as a beloved figure across the nation,” wrote Mutharika.
The DPP leader, who was widely cheered during the burial of Chilima in Nsipe, Ntcheu on Monday, recalled how on February 2014, he stood side by side with Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima at Comesa Hall in Blantyre. “It was the start of a journey to transforming Malawi in which I was to partner with the young and energetic former Airtel CEO who would be responsible for on-the-ground work while I was to be occupied with fixing the mess that was left by Cashgate and other failures.
As we sat at Comesa, he whispered: “bwana tiiphula game iyi”. And, indeed, we did that. In that moment, of course, I realized and deeply appreciated the exceptional person I had chosen to stand alongside.
” He further said that choosing Saulos was initially met with skepticism from both within and outside our party, but he saw in him .
