Bazuka Mhango
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Bazuka Michael Kalwefu Mhango (born 19 March 1939) is a Malawian lawyer, educator and politician. He was born in Kasole Village in Karonga District
, Northern Region, Malawi
. He worked as a Science and Mathematics teacher at Livingstonia Secondary School in Rumphi before he became a lawyer and active in politics and public administration. He is the founder and President of Kaporo Foundation for Rural Development. He is the founder Commissioner for the University of Livingstonia and the comissionor charged with establishing Mzuzu University. His memberships include being on the board of the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation and the One Village One Product Programme. He is a member of the British Institute of Management (MBIM), He is currently a Member of Parliament for Karonga North West and was the former Minister of Justice & Constitutional Affairs and former Minister of Lands, Housing and Surveys.
in 1959. He was a recipient of the Queens Scout Award while he was a member of the Boys Scout Movement
of Great Britain from 1957-1960. He was made Boys Scout Commissioner in Nyasaland Northern Province. In his easrly career he worked as a teacher in Malawi. He earned his Bachelor of Laws Degree and a Diploma in Education from the University of Malawi and holds a postgraduate Diploma in Business Studies from Alexander Halmiton Institute in 1972. He worked at A.R. Osman and Company for a year before he left to start his own law firm. He is the founder and CEO of the law firm Bazuka and Company from 1973-2004. His law firm was involved in several high profile cases in Malawi. He also worked as legal advisor to the Malawi Development Corporation (MDC).
until relationships with the political party dissolved.
Minister of Lands, Housing & Surveys - 2004 2006
Minister of Justice & Constitutional Affairs 2006-2007
He is brother to Malawian Economist and Author, Dr.Geoffrey L Du Mhango
Karonga District
Karonga is a district in the Northern Region of Malawi. The district covers an area of 3,355 km.² and has a population of 194,572. It is a border district between Malawi and Tanzania mainly occupied by the Nkhonde tribe...
, Northern Region, Malawi
Northern Region, Malawi
The Northern Region of Malawi, population 1,698,502, covers an area of 26,931 km². Its capital city is Mzuzu. The Northern Region borders Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north, Lake Malawi to the east, and Malawi's Central Region to its south....
. He worked as a Science and Mathematics teacher at Livingstonia Secondary School in Rumphi before he became a lawyer and active in politics and public administration. He is the founder and President of Kaporo Foundation for Rural Development. He is the founder Commissioner for the University of Livingstonia and the comissionor charged with establishing Mzuzu University. His memberships include being on the board of the Malawi Broadcasting Corporation and the One Village One Product Programme. He is a member of the British Institute of Management (MBIM), He is currently a Member of Parliament for Karonga North West and was the former Minister of Justice & Constitutional Affairs and former Minister of Lands, Housing and Surveys.
Early career
Before holding public posts, he went to Nyakasura Secondary School in UgandaUganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
in 1959. He was a recipient of the Queens Scout Award while he was a member of the Boys Scout Movement
Scouting
Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society....
of Great Britain from 1957-1960. He was made Boys Scout Commissioner in Nyasaland Northern Province. In his easrly career he worked as a teacher in Malawi. He earned his Bachelor of Laws Degree and a Diploma in Education from the University of Malawi and holds a postgraduate Diploma in Business Studies from Alexander Halmiton Institute in 1972. He worked at A.R. Osman and Company for a year before he left to start his own law firm. He is the founder and CEO of the law firm Bazuka and Company from 1973-2004. His law firm was involved in several high profile cases in Malawi. He also worked as legal advisor to the Malawi Development Corporation (MDC).
Late Career and Public Posts
He was the legal advisor to AFORDAlliance for Democracy (Malawi)
The Alliance for Democracy is a political party in Malawi, mainly strong in the northern region populated by ethnic Tumbuka.At the last general elections, 20 May 2004, the party won 6 out of 194 seats.**...
until relationships with the political party dissolved.
Minister of Lands, Housing & Surveys - 2004 2006
Minister of Justice & Constitutional Affairs 2006-2007
Personal life
He is married to three wives and has 14 children.His step son was Malaiwan playwright Du Chisiza.Du Chisiza
Dunduza Chisiza Junior was a Malawian playwright, director and actor and founder of the first professional theatre company in Malawi, the Wakhumbata Ensemble Theatre. He wrote over 20 plays and was involved in the writing and directing of some 25 others. Many of his plays had a political and human...
He is brother to Malawian Economist and Author, Dr.Geoffrey L Du Mhango
Geoffrey Du Mhango
Dr. Geoffrey L du Mhango is a Malawian economist, author, and politician. He was born in Karonga in the northern part of Malawi.He worked as a Senior development economist at the African Develompent Bank in South Africa and for the ministry of foreign affairs in Malawi...