By Burnett Munthali

Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima signed an agreement that ultimately led to his death.

If the Malawi Congress Party (MCP) now claims that President Lazarus Chakwera will run again in 2025, it means they have broken the agreement he had with Chilima.

Chilima, sensing betrayal, went to meet Dr. Joyce Banda as a witness to Chakwera’s promises.

He asked Joyce Banda, “How do you see Chakwera handling things?”

He reminded her, “You signed here that it would be five years each, but now it looks like I am the liar.”

This is how Chilima died—he died because of the agreement.

He died for signing that he would run after Chakwera’s term.

If Chakwera had deceived Joyce Banda just to make her sign documents knowing he would not honor the agreement, then it was a planned betrayal.

The truth is, Chilima was never going to survive.

He would not have lived because the pain he endured while he was alive was unbearable.

Maybe it was better that he was taken away because the suffering he went through was worse than death.

Chilima was arrested for no reason.

Chilima was stripped of his ministerial duties.

Chilima was removed from the position of Vice President.

The week he was killed was the same week he had started moving freely, unaware that he was being lured into a trap.

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