Lobin C. Lowe

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Lobin C. Lowe was Malawi's Minister of Agriculture [1] [2] from 8 July 2020 to 25 October 2022. [3]

Life

Lowe became the elected member of parliament representing Lilongwe Central Constituency in the parliament in 2009. [4]

The President Lazarus Chakwera named Lowe as the minister and Agnes Nkusa Nkhoma as a deputy minister for Agriculture in his first cabinet in 2020. [5] In 2022 he and his deputy Madalitso Wirima Kambauwa were fired as minister by the President. They had paid for a large quantity of fertiliser without the required checks. [6] Before being relieved from his ministerial duties, Lowe was also relieved as parliamentary committee chairperson [7] of the heavily politicized and unsustainable Affordable Imput Subsidy Program (AIP). [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Lobin Lowe". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  2. ↑ "Food systems transformation must include Africa's least developed countries". Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  3. ↑ GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALAWI CABINET WITH EFFECT FROM 8TH JULY, 2020
  4. ↑ "Session 7 bios" (PDF). UN. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  5. ↑ Reporter, Nyasa Times (2020-07-16). "Nkusa Nkhoma speaks on her appointment as deputy minister - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  6. ↑ Magalasi, Chikondi (2022-10-25). "Chakwera fires Agriculture Minister Lowe and his deputy". Malawi 24. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
  7. ↑ Kondowe, Russell (2022-10-19). "Lowe fired as AIP committee chairperson". Malawi 24. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  8. ↑ "OXFAM chides finance ministry on AIP: 'Unsustainable' - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
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