Malawi leader Lazarus Chakwera has completed reconstituting his cabinet which has a total of 29 ministers thus 17 men and 12 women, few hours after he released a mini cabinet.
On Monday Chakwera dissolved his entire cabinet and promised to name the new cabinet in two days, however after 48 hours, Chakwera only released a mini-cabinet which had 12 minister most of them he worked with in his first cabinet.
In the new cabinet, some have returned and a few of them have not made it into the new cabinet, the likes of Ulemu Msungama who was the minister of youth, Felix Mlusu, Finance Minister, among others.
On the same, some have just been shifted form the ministry they were on to another one.
Sosten Gwengwe is now Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs while Nancy Tembo is Minister of Foreign Affairs, swapping roles with Eisenhower Mkaka who is Minister of Natural Resources and Climate Change.
Jean Sendeza moves up the ladder to become Minister of Homeland Security while Richard Chimwendo Banda is named Minister of Youth and Sports.
The President has ropped in Albert Mbawala as Minister of Mining while People’s Party Secretary General Ibrahim Matola is Minister of Energy.
Timothy Mtambo and Gospel Kazako have not moved an inch as they remain in their respective ministries of Civic Education and National Unity and Ministry of Information.
Other new faces include Harry Mkandawire (Deputy Minister of Defence) Monica Chang’anamuno (Deputy Minister of Education), John Bande (Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation), Enock Phale (Deputy Minister of Health) and Deus Gumba (Deputy Minister of Lands).
“The final appointments bring the total number of Cabinet appointees to 29, consisting of 12 women (41%) and 17 men (59%) in compliance with Section 11(1) of the Gender Equality Act 2013, not counting His Excellency the President and His Honor the Vice President, who are in Cabinet by their election and not an appointment,” reads the statement in part.
It further states that President Chakwera remains Minister of Defense whereas Vice President Dr Saulos Chilima will continue to be responsible for Public Sector Reforms.
