Jean Muonawauza Sendeza is a

Malawi Malawi, officially the Republic of Malawi, is a landlocked country in Southeastern Africa. It is bordered by Zambia to the west, Tanzania to the north and northeast, and Mozambique to the east, south, and southwest. Malawi spans over and ...

an politician and educator. She was the Minister of Homeland Security until she became the Minister of Gender in 2023.

Life

Sendeza was first elected in 2009. She represents the Lilongwe South West constituency for the

Malawi Congress Party The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is a political party in Malawi. It was formed as a successor party to the banned Nyasaland African Congress when the country, then known as Nyasaland, was under British rule. The MCP, under Hastings Banda, pre ...

. She is a member of

Malawi Parliamentary Women's Caucus The Malawi Parliamentary Women's Caucus is a cross party group of women who are members of Malawi's National Assembly. It was formed in 1996 when there were nine women members of parliament who wanted to work together across parties whenever the ...

. Sendeza was the Homeland Security Minister in June 2022 when she ordered an investigation into the smuggling of phones into prisons. She wanted the criminal activities of prison officers involved to be stopped and she demanded a report in seven days.

Wandika Phiri Wandika (Grace) Phiri is a Malawian government official, leading the Malawi Prison Service. She became the Commissioner General for the Malawi Prisons Service in 2017. Life In 2017, Malawi's President, Peter Mutharika, made important appointment ...

who was in charge of the prisons stated that all holes would be sealed. She became the current Minister of Gender of

, having been appointed to the position in early January 2023 by the current president of Malawi

Lazarus Chakwera Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera (born 5 April 1955) is a Malawian politician and theologian who has served as President of Malawi since June 2020. He has served as the leader of the Malawi Congress Party since 2013. He was president of the Malawi Asse ...

. Her term began on January 31, 2023.

References

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