Malawi swore in new president Lazarus Chakwera on Sunday (June 28) for a five-year term after winning the re-run of a hotly disputed election.

Makhumbo Munthali, political scientist outlined the challenges ahead of the president: “I think they [Chakwera and Chilima] need to appreciate that we are having a country that is divided.

Chakwera appoints ministers, parliament makes changes

Barely 24-hours after taking his oath of office, President Lazarus Chakwera has rolled out the first batch of ministerial appointments, local media outlets reported on Monday.

Meanwhile, over in Parliament, seating arrangements were changed as lawmakers from the president’s Malawi Congress Party and Chilima’s UTM moved to the majority benches while Peter Mutharika’s DPP and UDF members moved to the opposition side.

List of cabinet appointees

Minister of Economic Planning and Development and Public Sector Reforms – Dr Saulos Chilima

Minister of Finance – Felix Mlusu

Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs – Modecai Msisha

Attorney General – Chikosa Silungwe

Minister of Homeland Security – Richard Chimwendo Banda

Chief Secretary to Government – Zangazanga Chikhosi

Deputy Chief Secretary to Government – Janet Banda.