Lucious Grandson Kanyumba is a politician who has served in ministerial positions in

Malawi Malawi (; or aláwi Tumbuka: ''Malaŵi''), officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa that was formerly known as Nyasaland. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeas ...

. He was appointed Minister of Youth Development and Sports in the cabinet of Malawi in June 2009. He later served as Minister of Education. Lucious Grandson Kanyumba was born in 1972. He attended St Kizito Seminary,

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, and then the

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, Chancellor College. In 1995 he obtained an MSc in Environmental Sciences, and became a teacher at Balaka Secondary School. In 1996 he was appointed an Executive director for Andiamo Youth Cooperative trust. Kanyumba qualified for a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Biological Sciences in April 2009. He operates a hardware shop in

Mangochi Mangochi is a township in the Southern Region of Malawi. Located near the southern end of Lake Malawi, in colonial times it used to be called Fort Johnston. As of 2018 it has a population of 53,498. History Mangochi was founded by colonial adm ...

and is involved in crop produce and transportation. Kanyumba joined the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in 2005, became the Regional Governor for the Eastern Region in July 2008, and in February 2009 became 2nd Deputy National Director for Youth on the DPP National Governing Council. Kanyumba was elected Member of Parliament for Ntcheu Bwanje South on 19 May 2009. He was appointed Minister of Youth Development and Sports in the cabinet that became effective on 15 June 2009. He retained this position in the cabinet announced on 9 August 2010. Later, as Minister of Education, he issued in March 2014 a controversial decision to change the language of instruction policy for Malawian schools to English-only." Malawi schools to teach in English: Questions of colonialism after Malawi opts for English as medium of instruction in schools rather than local languages,"
Al-Jazeera, 21 August 2014

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