Moses Kunkuyu

Moses Kunkuyu MP
Minister of Information and Civic Education
Assumed office
10 April 2012
President Joyce Banda
Preceded by Patricia Kaliati
Member of Parliament Blantyre South
Assumed office
19 May 2009
Personal details
Nationality Malawian
Political party People's Party (Malawi)(2012-now) Democratic Progressive Party (2009-2012)
Profession Politician
Cabinet Member, Cabinet of Malawi 2012-

Moses Kunkuyu is a Malawi politician who currently serves as the Minister of Information and Civic Education. He is also a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of Malawi.[1]

Political career

Kunkuyu is one of the youngest politicians in the country. In 2009, he was elected Member of Parliament for the Blantyre south constituency on a Democratic Progressive Party ticket. Following the unpopularity of the Bingu wa Mutharika administration, Kunkuyu alleged in an interview for Zodiak Radio, Malawi that the advisors to the Party leadership were "too timid" to face him to Mutharika, and that the Party was living a lie.[2] He subsequently formed the Hope Alliance, a pressure group within the Party seeking to influence change from within to the Mutharika government. This led to a hostile response from the government.[3] Following the succession of Joyce Banda to the Malawi Presidency, Kunkuyu was appoint Minister of Information and Civic Education.[4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.parliament.gov.mw/mp.php?indexc=329&mode=wd&dis=Blantyre
  2. ↑ http://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi/2012/01/22/mutharikas-dpp-living-a-lie-ministers-kunkuyu/
  3. ↑ http://www.malawidemocrat.com/politics/dpp-warns-rebel-mp-kunkuyu/
  4. ↑ http://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi/2012/04/10/kaliati-sacked-kumkuyu-now-minister-of-information/


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