Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has arrived at Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom to attend a virtual conference.

Thousands of Malawians were left fuming after Chakwera traveled to the UK to attend a virtual conference.

Chakwera justified his trip to the UK to attend The Global Education Summit, arguing that the internet in his country was unreliable.

Chakwera has been criticized in his country for choosing to travel to London for a summit to be held on virtual platforms.

The Malawian president chose to travel to the United Kingdom with an entourage of 10 members.

The delegation included his wife, First Lady Monica Chakwera; daughter Violet Lillie and the president’s son-in-law Sean Kampondeni, State House communications director.

Chakwera said he needed his daughter there because she would provide physical and emotional support during the trip, as First Lady reportedly was not feeling well.

The president has been criticized for taking his family with him, especially Violet; an outbound airline agent recently appointed as a diplomat to Brussels, Belgium.