A Malawian minister has killed himself, police say,
as results are still awaited from Tuesday’s general elections. Police say he
had reportedly lost his seat in Tuesday’s election
Outgoing deputy Local
Government Minister Godfrey Kamanya shot himself in his home, according to
police.
His spokesman denied
reports that his suicide was linked to him apparently losing his parliamentary
seat.
Official results have
not yet been declared in what was expected to be a tight presidential race.
The BBC’s Raphael Tenthani
in Malawi’s commercial capital, Blantyre, says the electronic counting system
has broken down in some areas and votes are being collated manually in these
places.
Mr Kamanya left a
suicide note at his home in the capital, Lilongwe, asking President Joyce Banda
to take care of his daughter and provide for her education, our reporter says.
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