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Update: Samute’s body to arrive Friday

The body of Deputy Chief Secretary to Government Willie Samute is expected to arrive in the country on Friday, August 21, through the Kamuzu International Airport, Chief Secretary George Mkondiwa has announced.

Dead: Samute
Dead: Samute

Samute passed away shortly before midnight on Wednesday at a South African Hospital.

According to Mkondiwa, a Church Service will be held in Lilongwe on Saturday, before taking the remains to his home at Songani in Zomba District. He will be laid to rest  on Sunday, August 23.

Meanwhile, mourners are gathering at his official residence in Area 10.

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  1. MHSRIP. The healthcare system in the country is totally neglected by the govt, yet when top officials get ill they are flown to South Africa. Heck, even the stone dead body of Bingu was flown to South Africa and the tax payers picked up the tab. The phrase “Failed State” jumped out of this article when I read it!

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