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Malawian President defends travelling to UK for virtual conference

Malawian President, Lazarus Chakwera has defended his decision to travel to United Kingdom (UK) for a virtual conference, saying poor internet facilities in his country influenced the decision.

Chakwera, alongside a 10-member delegation, which included his daughter -Violet, embarked for the Global Education Summit that was held in the UK.

In his defence, the Malawian President said the internet connection in his country is not reliable and that may affect his participation.

Also revealing why his daughter was included as part of the delegation, Chakwera explained that it was because she needed to take care of his ailing wife and to give her physical support.

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