Malawi’s beloved musician Francis Phiri, better known as Lawi, has set social media on fire after announcing his engagement but the bride-to-be is not the long-time partner fans remember.

Lawi has yesterday on 2 September posted stunning photos from his engagement ceremony with his new sweetheart, captioned: “Mama” in Awilo’s voice & I .

But instead of congratulations only, the comments section turned into a storm. Fans were quick to notice the absence of Chantelle Phiri, the woman Lawi famously proposed to on stage back in 2018 at Comesa Hall in Blantyre.

“I thought he was married to Chantelle Phiri. Who is she?” one shocked fan wrote. Others jumped in to defend Lawi, urging people to let him celebrate this special moment. “Imagine at your engagement, people bringing up your man’s ex…

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