There were speculations that Prez. Mutharika was sick after a month in US
Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika has broken his silence over the state of his health.
There were speculations that he was unwell after he spent a month in the US, where he travelled for the UN General Assembly.
This was fuelled by his failure to use his right arm to wave or shake hands when he arrived home on Sunday.
But today, the president said he had rheumatism – or “nyamakazi” in the Malawian language Chichewa – which is why he wasn’t moving his arm.
He has just been giving a press conference in the capital, Lilongwe. The government’s official Twitter account has been sharing details.
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