Khumbo Kachali
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Khumbo Hasting Kachali is a Malawi
an politician who held a number of cabinet
positions between 2004 and 2010.
Khumbo Kachali was born in 1966 and attended Phwezi Secondary School. He obtained a Diploma in Project Management from the University of Cambridge. Before entering politics, Kachali was Second Vice-President for the Malawi Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Kachali was Treasurer General for the United Democratic Front
(UDF) from 2002 to 2004. Kachali was elected to parliament in May 2004. In 2005 he was appointed the second Vice-President of the Democratic Progressive Party
(DPP).
He was Minister of Industry, Science & Technology (2004-2006), Deputy Minister for Home Affairs & Internal Security (2006-2007) and Minister of Youth Development & Sports (2007-2008). From 2008 until 2009 he was Minister of Health.
Kachali was appointed Minister of Transport and Public Infrastructure in the cabinet that became effective on 15 June 2009.
He lost his ministerial position in the cabinet shake-up of 9 August 2010.
Malawi
The Republic of Malawi is a landlocked country in southeast Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast, and Mozambique on the east, south and west. The country is separated from Tanzania and Mozambique by Lake Malawi. Its size...
an politician who held a number of cabinet
Cabinet of Malawi
The Cabinet of Malawi is the executive branch of the government, made up of the President, Vice-President and Ministers and Deputy Ministers responsible for the different departments.The current ruling party is the Democratic Progressive Party...
positions between 2004 and 2010.
Khumbo Kachali was born in 1966 and attended Phwezi Secondary School. He obtained a Diploma in Project Management from the University of Cambridge. Before entering politics, Kachali was Second Vice-President for the Malawi Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Kachali was Treasurer General for the United Democratic Front
United Democratic Front (Malawi)
The United Democratic Front claims to be a liberal party in Malawi and is mainly strong in the southern region populated by ethnic Yao. Until 2009 the party was a member of Liberal International, which it joined at the latter's Reykjavík Congress in 1994...
(UDF) from 2002 to 2004. Kachali was elected to parliament in May 2004. In 2005 he was appointed the second Vice-President of the Democratic Progressive Party
Democratic Progressive Party (Malawi)
The Democratic Progressive Party is the ruling political party in Malawi. The party was formed in February 2005 by Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika after a dispute with the United Democratic Front....
(DPP).
He was Minister of Industry, Science & Technology (2004-2006), Deputy Minister for Home Affairs & Internal Security (2006-2007) and Minister of Youth Development & Sports (2007-2008). From 2008 until 2009 he was Minister of Health.
Kachali was appointed Minister of Transport and Public Infrastructure in the cabinet that became effective on 15 June 2009.
He lost his ministerial position in the cabinet shake-up of 9 August 2010.