Chakwera appoints 4 women ministers, 7 deputies in Malawi cabinet: Abida, Akweni, and Nyalonje in

President Lazarus Chakwera has appointed four women in the 23-member Cabinet team and 7 deputies in his bid of increasing representation of women in politics.

Abida Mia : Deputy minister
Nancy Tembo: Minister
MP Kandodo Chiponda:  Minister of Health
Kaliati: Back in cabinet
Kamtukule:  appointed deputy minister

Chakwera has named his Cabinet and increasing women representation he has demonstrated his commitment to ethos of gender equality and attendant obligations on affirmative action which this country requires for the empowerment of women.

In his Cabinet list, the women ministers are UTM secretary general Patricia Kaliati who is appointed Minister of Community Development and Social Welfare.

Educationist Agness Nyalonje of UTM is now Minister of Education.

Malawi Congress Party (MCP) lawmaker Khumbize Kandodo Chiponda is appointed key ministerial position of Minister of Health.

Another female Cabinet minister is legislator Nancy Tembo who has been given the portfolio of Forestry and Natural Resources.

Seven women have been appointed deputy ministers. They are all deputy ministers expect Vera Kamtukule the head of Malawi-Scotland Partnership who is appointed deputy minister of labour.

The deputy ministers are Jean Muonaowauza Sendeza as  deputy minister of  defence, Agness Nkusa Nkhoma as deputy minister of agriculture,  Nancy Mdooko as deputy minister of  transport and  Chrissie Kalamula Kanyashi as deputy minister of health.

Other deputy ministers are Madalitso Wirima Kambauwa of education, Halima Daud of local government and Abida Sidik Mia of lands.

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Bwande
Bwande
3 years ago

Good start Mr President you have manage to employ 30people now remaining 999,970pple Good start . I don’t know may be me and my wife to be employed at once like Mia and wife

George Victor
3 years ago

aaaaa Trash ya cabinet full of appeasememnt basi Shaaaaaaaa mpaka achina Vera kamtukule zooona makaigoni apa town mmmmmochewa okhaokha Saulosi We told you ima pawekha u see now…cabinent yachibwana kkkkSAULOSI SAULOSI WHERE ARE YOU KOMA ZOOONA WAVOMERA ZIMENEZI …WE TOLD KUTI IMA PAWEKHA TAONA TSOPANO CABIMET YO OCHEWA OKHAOKHA…

Neno
Neno
3 years ago

ANA ANJOKA YINU PALIBE CHABWINO CHOMWE MUNGAYAMIKILE,
WHATS LONG HAVING MIA AND THE WIFE IN THE CABINET.

BINGU WAS THE STATE PRESIDENT AND HIS BLOOD BROTHER WAS THE MINISTER BWANJI SIMUNALAKHULE.

MWAYIWALA KALE ZOTI DZULO DZULOLI YINO MWABETSA NDALAMA ZANKHANI NKHANI KWA NJOKA ZANUZO.

Isaac Mbewe
Isaac Mbewe
3 years ago

Ma cadet, mulira simunati, munali ndi nthawi yanu mumasankha mbuli ndi ma savage omwe mu cabinet. Wapkeliyara sayimba belu.

Jerusalem Bible College
Jerusalem Bible College
3 years ago

I don’t see any inspiration. It’s all about political appeasement. I also see childish in the choice.

monosile
monosile
3 years ago

Abale, Mia and his wife, zaphweka eti? mpaka mabanja mu country leadership, aaaah zibwanatu izi.

wilma kaju
3 years ago
Reply to  monosile

awa akufuna abwenzeretse zawo aba osati masewera

Chacharito
Chacharito
3 years ago
Reply to  monosile

Akanasankha inu mwanji poti voti yanu yinapita kwa a gogo a zaka 80.Pali nzeru pamenepo?

Ephraim
Ephraim
3 years ago

Mr president , cabinet iyi you have goofed. Get more advice from people who have worked in government. some govt depts is not clear where they belong in the ministry. This is a cabinet with no clear direction thats why some quarters are saying ndi committee ya ukwati. My advice: Tell these people that they have been hired on performance condition and if they do not perform you have no choice but to remove them and hire others. 3 month term is enough. Secondly we do not want to hear that they have started stealing money, heyiiiii my vote was… Read more »

Kambewa Chisale
3 years ago
Reply to  Ephraim

Foseki
This is the best cabinet ever selected for the country

wilma kaju
3 years ago

the opposite is true

Cairo
Cairo
3 years ago

Am afraid, not best but worst!

Wa Nick
Wa Nick
3 years ago
Reply to  Ephraim

Inu mmafuna ndani.

President Chisokonezo
President Chisokonezo
3 years ago

2 Kandodos and 2 Mia’s

Kambewa Chisale
3 years ago

Yes
Beatrice they both are very dedicated to the party and mother Malawi

wilma kaju
3 years ago

two in one , is it a stereo system ?

Cairo
Cairo
3 years ago

Out of all members of the Tonse Alliance, 9 of them! And the President has the audecity to pick 2 or 3 from the same family, this is really a mediocre

Malawi belong to the citizens

All the best,make malawi great.God bless Malawi.

Great woman
Great woman
3 years ago

Congratulations Ladies

Chembwiye
Chembwiye
3 years ago

Ndunazinazi mwazipasa unduna ngati malipilo powathokozakuti anakuthandizani kuwononga zinthu nthawi Yama demo MCP mwachulukadi mbatata zenizeni

The SNIPER
The SNIPER
3 years ago
Reply to  Chembwiye

The last time I checked,I didn’t find one who is a bus caller in this Cabinet.

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