President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has fired Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Water Development Dr. Allan Chiyembekeza following the recent reshuffle of cabinet.

The development follows failure by Minister to swiftly resolve the hunger crisis in the country which saw Malawians spending sleepless night at ADMARC deports in search of Maize, forcing the opposition political parties to call for his immediate resignation.

According to a statement released on Thursday from the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) signed by Chief Secretary to the President George Mkondiwa, Mutharika has replaced Dr. George Chaponda as new Minister of Agriculture moving him from Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The reshuffle has also seen a new face being roped in by the name of Honourable Agrey Masi, M.P. to be deputy Minister of Defence replacing Malisoni Ndau who has been promoted to Minister of Minister of Transport and Public Works.

While United Democrati Front (UDF) President Atupele Muluzi has maintained his ministerial post together with Kondwani Nankhumwa, Goodall Gondwe, Dr. Emmanuel Fabiano , Honourable Samuel Tembenu, SC, Grace Obama Chiumia and Peter Kumpalume.