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Malawi President Mutharika’s cabinet in place….Ropes in six women, non lawmakers…Excludes Chilima

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Lloyd M’bwana

LILONGWE-(Maravipost)– Malawi President Peter Mutharika on Thursday, March 19, 2020 put in place inflated cabinet to accommodate his Democratic Progressive Party (DPP)’s electoral alliance United Democratic Front (UDF) members including Atupere Muluzi and Lilian Patel.

Mutharika has once again excluded Dr. Saulos Chilima in the cabinet as Malawi Vice President despite the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) on February 3, 2020 after the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) lost the presidential election case.

The 32-cabinet member has six women and six non Members of Parliament (MPs).

New faces in the cabinet including Patel, Chimunthu Banda, Atupere Muluzi and among others.

Dropped Ministers including Bintony Kutsaira, Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining, Mungasulwa Mwambande, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Energy and Mining and Martha Lunji Mhone, Minister of Labour, Skill and Innovation.

Below is the full cabinet put in place;

His Excellency the President, Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by Section 94 (1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Malawi, has appointed a new Cabinet. The appointments are with effect from 16th March, 2020.

  1. His Excellency Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika,
    President of the Republic of Malawi, Minister of
    Defence, Commander-In-Chief of the Malawi Defence
    Force.

• Honourable Chipiliro Mpinganjira, M.P., Deputy Minister of Defence.

  1. Honourable Everton Herbert Chimulirenji, Minister of Disaster Management Affairs and Public Events.
  2. Honourable Joseph Mwanamvekha, M.P., Minister of
    Finance, Economic Planning and Development.
  3. Honourable Dr. William Susuwele-Banda, M.P., Minister of
    Education, Science and Technology.

• Honourable Ismail Rizzq Mkumba, M.P., Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technology.

  1. Honourable Kondwani Nankhumwa, M.P., Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
  2. Honourable Francis Kasaila, M.P., Minister of Agriculture and Food Security.

• Honourable Chimwemwe Chipungu, M.P., Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security.

  1. Honourable Bright Msaka, S.C., M.P., Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs.
  2. Honourable Ralph Jooma, M.P., Minister of Transport and Public Infrastructure.
  3. Honourable Charles Mchacha, M.P., Minister of Irrigation and Water Development.

• Honourable Esther Majaza, M.P., Deputy Minister of Irrigation and Water Development.

  1. Honourable Benson Malunga Phiri, M.P., Minister of Local Government and Rural Development.

• Honourable Grezelder Jeffrey, Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development.

  1. Honourable Ibrahim Salim Bagus, M.P, Minister of
    Industry, Trade and Tourism.

• Honourable Kenneth Ndovie, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade.

  1. Honourable Kamlepo Kalua, M.P., Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development.
  2. Honourable Mary Thom Navicha, M.P., Minister of
    Gender, Child Development and Community Development.

• Honourable Grace Kwelepeta, M.P., Deputy
Minister of Gender, Child Development and Community Development.

  1. Honourable Symon Vuwa Kaunda, M.P., Minister of Environment, Tourism and Wildlife.
  2. Honourable Lilian Patel, M. P., Minister of Labour, Skills and Innovation.
  3. Honourable Francis Phiso, M.P., Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture.

• Honourable Martha Chiuluntha Ngwira, M.P., Deputy Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture.

  1. Honourable Mary Clara Makungwa, Minister of Population Planning and Social Welfare.
  2. Honourable Jappie Chancy Mtuwa Mhango, M.P., Minister of Health.
  3. Honourable Nicholas Dausi, M.P., Minister of Homeland
    Security.
  4. Honourable Mark Michael Botomani, M.P., Minister of Information, Civic Education and Communications Technology.
  5. Honourable Atupele Muluzi, Minister of Energy.
  6. Honourable Henry Chimunthu Banda, M.P., Minister of Natural Resources and Mining.

• Honourable Welani Chilenga, M.P., Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Mining.

  1. Honourable Clement Chiwaya, Minister of Persons with Disability and the Elderly.

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Lloyd M’bwana

I’m a Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resource (LUANAR)’s Environmental Science graduate (Malawi) and UK’s ICM Journalism and Media studies scholar. Also University of Malawi (UNIMA) Library Science Scholar. I have been The Malawi Country Manager and duty editor for the Maravi Post since 2019. My duty editor’s job is to ensure that the news is covered properly, that it is delivered on time, and that it is created to the standards set out in the editorial guidelines of the Maravi Post.

Malawi President Mutharika’s inflated cabinet in place.