Agnes Penemulungu

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Agnes Penemulungu
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DiedApril 29, 2019
CitizenshipMalawi
OccupationPolitician

Agnes Penemulungu (died 2019) was a Member of Parliament for Lilongwe South Constituency in Malawi. [1] She was elected on President Mutharika's Democratic Progressive Party ticket. [1]

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Family

She was married to Malawian businessman Lucky Penemulungu. [2]

Presence at Mutharika's death

Penemulungu was in a meeting with Bingu wa Mutharika when he collapsed and died in 2012. Mutharika's death led to the constitutional crisis in Malawi. [3] She went on bed rest shortly after. She was questioned officially by the Commission of Inquiry ordered by Malawi President Joyce Banda as part of an information gathering exercise to establish circumstances surrounding the President Mutharika's death but has commented that he "stopped talking and collapsed." [4]

Death

Agnes Penemulungu was standing for re-election as a candidate in the 2019 Malawian general election. However, on April 29, 2019 she died unexpectedly. [5] Parliamentary elections for her constituency, Lilongwe South, were postponed until after the general election. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 Ocean Technologies: Cell: 09 477 948. "Parliament of Malawi - Member of Parliament - Profile". Parliament.gov.mw. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-05-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "Malawi's Journalist Ngwira wrongly detained; MP heard hubby cheating". Africaglobalvillage.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  3. ↑ "Callista recounts cagey events to Bingu's death". Nyasatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  4. ↑ Zodiak Malawi:"MP in Whose Presence Bingu Collapsed Not Feeling Well" [ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "UTM Party aspirant Penemulungu who witnessed Bingu's death dies". The Maravi Post. April 30, 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
  6. ↑ Duncan Mlanjira (May 26, 2019). "50-50 campaign not achieved: 45 women MPs voted in 193-member august House". Nyasa Times. Archived from the original on 2025-03-26. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
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