BLANTYRE-(MaraviPost)-President Arthur Peter Mutharika has announced partial cabinet appointment.
Mutharika has therefore made a series of key cabinet and official appointments, including naming AFORD president, Enock Kanzingeni Chihana as the Second Vice President of the Republic of Malawi.
According to a statement from the Office of the President and Cabinet issued today, the President has also appointed George Chaponda as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Joseph Mwanamvekha as Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development.
Other notable appointments include Alfred Gangata as Minister of State and Lieutenant General George Alexander Jafu as Chief of Defence of the Malawi Defence Force.
In the civil service, Justin Saidi has been named Chief Secretary, with Stuart Naison Medison Ligomeka as Deputy Chief Secretary and Kiswell Dakamau as Director of State Residences.
The Malawi Police Service has also seen changes, with Richard Luhanga appointed Inspector General, assisted by Stain Chaima as Deputy Inspector General of Operations and Mlowoka Noel Kaira as Deputy Inspector General of Administration.
The appointments, signed by Secretary to the President and Cabinet Maxwell Tsitsi, take immediate effect.
Mutharika is yet to announce further cabinet appointment including Attorney General (AG), Education, Health, Agriculture, Mines, Trade, Lands, Natural Resources, Tourism, Gender, Water, Information, Homeland Security, Defence and others.
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