Former President Dr. Bakili Muluzi has expressed shock over the untimely death of former Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Clement Chiwaya.
Chiwaya shot himself to death in the office of the clerk of Parliament Fiona Kalemba in the capital Lilongwe.
Speaking in an interview with the press Muluzi said Chiwaya’s death is big loss to the United Democratic Front (UDF), having served as its Member of Parliament for Mangochi Central for 15 years.
Muluzi said he will remember late Chiwaya as hardworking and dedicated to what he was doing.
The body of Chiwaya has been taken to Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) mortuary.
Meanwhile funeral details are still sketchy.