An unfortunate turn of events led to the President of Malawi, Peter Mutharika, taking a less than graceful tumble to the ground during a very public ceremony.
The President’s mishap occurred during a tree planting ceremony held outside the Kamuzu Palace in the capital, Lilongwe.
He apparently planted himself into one the holes for the trees, maybe he thought he was the tree!
Malawi President Mutharika ‘falling’ picture goes viral on social media https://t.co/xPsykXG4fw pic.twitter.com/CmNNZuMsJF
— Malawi (@MalawiRR) January 24, 2016
The incident has sparked worries about the President’s health, but his aides have come out strongly to deny he has any condition.
“The president is fine. He is not sick. He is ill… If you talk about the slipping of the president that happened… it’s normal, it’s just like any other human being.” Presidential press secretary Gerald Viola told Capital FM Malawi.
Meanwhile, most Malawians online seemed pissed that the media gave the news such prominence, especially with headlines such as this…
President Mutharika plants himself on the ground, instead of a tree …and the Internet is not amused With… https://t.co/K8TBl8fdAx
— IG: @Malawi24_ (@Malawi24) January 25, 2016