A dark cloud has engulfed the Judiciary in the country following the death of the newly appointed Judge George Bakuwa.

Bakuwa died of high blood pressure while on duty in Zambia on Thursday.

He was one of the Judges that were appointed by President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika while in the United Nation General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.

Bakuwa was a private practice lawyer who served as company secretary at State produce trader Admarc.