Malawi Vice President to Stand for Election on Anti-Graft Ticket
- Chilima launched United Transformation Movement last weekend
- Corruption in government has reached alarming rate: Chilima
Saulos Chilima during the official launch of the United Transformation Movement in Lilongwe on July 21.
Photographer: Amos Gumulira/AFP/Getty Images
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Malawi’s vice president Saulos Chilima announced his candidacy to run for presidency in the 2019 elections, vowing to fight corruption.
Announcing the establishment of his United Transformation Movement on Saturday in the capital, Lilongwe, Chilima, 45, said Malawians are tired of corruption and nepotism and want change.