Ex-Deputy Minister Ellock Maotcha Banda’s burial set for Friday in Machinga

Former deputy minister of trade, Ellock Maotcha Banda will be laid to rest tomorrow at Namandanje Village in the area of Senior Chief Liwonde in Machinga District.

Maotcha-Banda died on Thursday morning at Machinga District Hospital after a long illness, according to reports made available to this publication.

Until his death, Maotcha Banda was a member of the United Transformation Movement (UTM) member.

Speaking in an interview with the press UTM Secretary General Patricia Kaliati expressed shock with Maotcha Banda’s death.

Kaliati said Maotcha was a reliable member who was always there for the party.