Minister of Gender, Community Development and Social Welfare Patrcia Kaliati has today graduated with a doctorate degree, faceofmalawi can reveal.

The development means Kaliati who is also Secretary General for the United Transformation Movement (UTM) of Dr. saulos Chilima, will now be called Dr. Patricia Annie Kaliati.

Kaliati confirmed of the development in a statement posted on her official facebook page seeen by this publication.

“This is the day that years of hardwork is paying off. I can’t thank my family enough, the staff who did a good job ,and everyone else who supported me in alot of ways during my studies. May God bless you all,” wrote Kaliati.

Several people have taken to the social media to congratulate Kaliati for the achievement.