By Linda Kwanjana
President Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera returned home on Sunday evening following a bilateral meeting with Democratic Republic of Congo President, Felix Tshisekedi in the capital Kinshasa.
On the agenda were issues surrounding Malawi Defence Force soldiers currently on a peace keeping mission in Eastern DRC.
Thousands of Malawi Congress Party Supporters including cabinet ministers, Members of Parliament and several government defied the veil of darkness to welcome the first citizen.
Some of the renowned faces spotted at the airport include; UTM Secretary General Patricia Kaliati and the party’s spokesperson Hon Felix Njawala who were accompanied by tens of supoorters.
President Tshisekedi invited Chakwera to hold urgent in-person talks with him on regional security matters that affect Malawi Defence Force troops currently deployed for peacekeeping activities in the Eastern DRC.
