Malawi President Lazarus Chakwera has dismissed as false claims that he in unwell and not able to run his country.

This comes after a number of media outlets published that Chakwera has suffered a major stroke.

Chakwera joined the public to walk on Haile Selassie Road in Blantyre, proving beyond reasonable doubt that he is in sound health.

He was in the company of his wife, government officials Malawi Congress Party supporters and other spectactors.