Moses Kunkuyu Explained

Moses Kunkuyu MP
Office:Advisor to The President on Traditional Affairs
President:Lazarus Chakwera
Term Start:23 September 2020
Office2:Minister of Information and Civic Education
President2:Joyce Banda
Term Start2:10 April 2012
Term End2:24 May 2014
Predecessor:Patricia Kaliati
Office3:Member of Parliament Blantyre South
Term Start3:19 May 2009
Nationality:Malawian
Party:People's Party (Malawi) (2012-present) 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 appointed Minister of Information and Civic Education.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parliament of Malawi - Member of Parliament - Profile . 10 April 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120401014800/http://www.parliament.gov.mw/mp.php?indexc=329&mode=wd&dis=Blantyre . 1 April 2012 . dead .
  2. Web site: Mutharika's DPP living a lie- Kunkuyu | Malawi news, Malawi - NyasaTimes breaking online news source from Malawi . 2012-04-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120125023110/http://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi/2012/01/22/mutharikas-dpp-living-a-lie-ministers-kunkuyu/ . 25 January 2012.
  3. Web site: DPP warns rebel MP Kunkuyu | the Malawi Democrat . www.malawidemocrat.com . 6 June 2022 . https://archive.today/20120906145824/http://www.malawidemocrat.com/politics/dpp-warns-rebel-mp-kunkuyu/ . 6 September 2012 . dead.
  4. Web site: Kaliati sacked, Kumkuyu now Minister of Information | Malawi news, Malawi - NyasaTimes breaking online news source from Malawi . 2012-04-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120413010157/http://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi/2012/04/10/kaliati-sacked-kumkuyu-now-minister-of-information/ . 13 April 2012.