More Than 60 Days of Deception: A Widow’s Grief and a Nation’s Rage

By Lyson Dzoole

It’s been over 60 days since the plane crash that took Vice President Dr. Saulos Klaus Chilima and eight others from us. Over 60 days of heartbreak, confusion, and, let’s face it, straight-up lies from a government that seems more interested in saving face than saving its soul. For Mary Nkhamanyachi Chilima, the widow of the late Vice President, these past weeks have been a cruel stretch of grief and unanswered questions. Questions that, to this day, remain buried under a pile of official double-talk.