A group of MPs in Malawi have dressed in clothes made out of gunny sacks, mostly used to carry vegetables, to protest against President Lazarus Chakwera as he gives his state nations address, The Nation news site reports.
The opposition members said they were disaffected by president’s leadership amidst a growing economic crisis and a public health emergency sparked by an outbreak of cholera.
Mr Chawera, who is currently reading his speech, admitted that he was expecting hostility from some MPs.
He pleaded for unity in the country, blaming the economic challenges the country was facing on “external shock”.
