Parliamentary Committee Visits Chilima Plane Crash Site in Nkhata Bay
Published on May 19, 2026 at 11:32 AM by Evance Kapito
A Parliamentary ad hoc committee investigating the June 2024 military plane crash that killed former vice-president Saulos Chilima and eight others is today visiting the crash site at Nthungwa in Viphya Plantation.
The committee began its inquiry yesterday with a visit to Kamuzu International Airport where the Malawi Defence Force Dornier aircraft departed on June 10, 2024 en route to Mzuzu Airport before crashing in Viphya Plantation.
The delegation is being led by committee chairperson Walter Nyamilandu Manda, who together with other members was expected to arrive at the site later today.
Several top government and security officials have already arrived at the scene, including Secretary for Health Dan Namarika, Northern Region Police Commissioner Glinton Mitai, former Mzuzu Central Hospital Director General John Chipolombwe, as well as senior military officers.
The committee is expected to gather more information surrounding the circumstances of the tragic crash which claimed the lives of Chilima and eight others.
