Chrissie Kanyasho

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Chrissie Kanyasho
Born
Nkhata Bay
Nationality Malawi
Occupationpolitician
Known fordeputy minister of health
Political party United Transformation Movement

Chrissie Kanyasho is a Malawian politician who is a member of the National Assembly who represents Nkhata bay North. She was the deputy minister of health during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Life

Kanyasho was born in Nkhata Bay. [1]

She was a member of the United Transformation Movement and she represents the constituency of Nkhata bay North. She was first elected in the May 2019 elections. [2] She is a member of the Malawi Parliamentary Women's Caucus and she has sat on the Budget Committee and the Pan African Committee. [2]

In 2020 her party's deputy publicity secretary decided to leave the party and he joined the Democratic Progressive Party who were then in government. Kanyasho who was already the party's spokesperson on finance also took the deputy role for publicity. [3] Later that year the Presidential elections were re-run and Lazarus Chakwera was elected. He had said that he would increase cabinet positions to be 40% women. He narrowly missed his own target but he appointed four women as ministers and eight as deptuty ministers. Kanyasho became the deputy minister of health. [4] In September 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic she received supplies from China. China had sent a million dollars worth of medical equipment which included test kits, thirty ventilators and a medical team. The supplies were to be distributed to hospitals. [5]

In January 2021 the Presidenr declared a country wide emergency because pf the pandemic. In July 2021 she noted that the country was facing a third wave of the pandemic and she was thanking the public, the church and Action for Progress Malawi for their assistance. [6]

In 2023 she used her constituency development fund to create an office space for teachers at Nthembo school in Nkhata Bay. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Chrissie Kanyasho". data.connectedafrica.net. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  2. 1 2 "Hon.Chrissie Kanyasho – PWC Malawi" . Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  3. ↑ "UTM appoints MP Kanyasho as deputy publicist: Faults Mid-Year Budget - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2020-02-27. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  4. ↑ "Mixed feelings on Malawi's new cabinet". Gender Links. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  5. ↑ "Project | china.aiddata.org". china.aiddata.org. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  6. ↑ "Govt salutes churches for supporting Malawi's Covid-19 fight - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2021-07-23. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
  7. ↑ "UTM lawmaker Kalamula-Kanyasho hands over office block to Nthembo School - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2023-04-04. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
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