Martha Mzomera Ngwira

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Martha Ngwira
Nationality Malawian
Occupationpolitician
Known for Democratic Progressive Party politician for Mzimba Hora
Predecessor Christopher Ngwira
Spouse Christopher Ngwira

Martha Mzomera Ngwira is a Malawian Democratic Progressive Party politician for Mzimba Hora. She became a member of the National Assembly in 2019 and she was appointed to be the Deputy Minister of Education.

Life

Her husband Christopher Ngwira was arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau in 2018. [1] He was not able to stand in the 2019 elections because the Supreme Court had declared him to be a bankrupt. [2] In 2019 Henry Mumba was chosen as the DPP candidate to represent Mzimba Hora but his name was withdrawn and Martha Mzomera Ngwira was chosen. [3] However the electoral commission would not allow Mumba's name to be withdrawn so the DPP had more than one candidate, but they favoured Martha. [2]

She was elected and in December 2019 she joined a delegation led by the first lady, Gertrude Mutharika to China. Ngwira had already been appointed as the Deputy Minister of Education. [4] She was concerned about the high number of girls who leave school to have babies or to get married. [5]

In October 2020, she and her son were in Mzimba magistrates court when her husband was sentenced to four years, with hard labour, for misappropriating public funds. He had awarded a contract to build some houses for teachers, but the contract was not his to award. Her husband was going to appeal the sentence but his bail was cancelled and he was taken away in handcuffs from the court. [6] He was released in 2002 on appeal. The judge agreed with the conviction for forging bank document but the sentence was considered too harsh. [1]

Ngwira joined the Malawi Parliamentary Women's Caucus that was led by Roseby Gadama. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 In-Chief, Editor (2022-05-09). "Mzomera Ngwira Released From Prison". Shire Times. Retrieved 2025-01-22.{{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  2. 1 2 "DPP has three candidates in Mzimba Hora c - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2019-02-13. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  3. ↑ Reporter, Nyasa Times (2019-02-11). "DPP withdraws Mumba, replaces Mzomera with his wife as parliamentary candidate - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  4. ↑ "Malawi First Lady Gertrude Mutharika visits PKUHSC". newsen.pku.edu.cn. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
  5. ↑ Mitumba, Flora (2019-07-30). "School Drop Out Among Girls Concerns Minister" . Retrieved 2025-01-22.
  6. ↑ "Mzomera appeals conviction and sentence to High Court - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2025-01-22.
  7. ↑ "PWC Home – PWC Malawi" . Retrieved 2025-01-22.
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