Complex sentence: After Mutharika's death on April 5th, 2012, the government failed to notify the public that president had died in a timely manner which lead to the fear of a constitutional crisis.
Split into simpler sentences: After Mutharika's death on April 5th, 2012, the government failed to notify the public, in a timely manner, that the president had died. This lead to the fear of a constitutional crisis.