17 Facts About Khumbo Kachali

Khumbo Hasting Kachali is a Malawian politician who was Vice President of Malawi from April 2012 to May 2014, serving under President Joyce Banda.

Khumbo Kachali is the first vice president from the Northern Region of Malawi.

Khumbo Kachali was born in 1966 and attended Phwezi Secondary School.

Khumbo Kachali subsequently obtained a Diploma in Project Management from the University of Cambridge, England.

Khumbo Kachali obtained his Master of Science Degree in Strategic Management in 2011 from the University of Derby, England.

Khumbo Kachali is a well known Philanthropist assisting many people in education, start-up business capitals and Religious work.

Khumbo Kachali was treasurer general for the United Democratic Front from 2002 to 2004.

Khumbo Kachali is credited to have been one of very few effective health ministers, bringing together all health sector partners to provide quality services.

Khumbo Kachali's return saw the return of essential drugs into Malawi public hospitals, which are the largest healthcare services for the poor after months of pharmacies running dry.

Khumbo Kachali was appointed Minister of Transport and Public Infrastructure in the cabinet that became effective on 15 June 2009.

Khumbo Kachali lost his ministerial position in the cabinet shake-up of 9 August 2010.

Khumbo Kachali is credited for engineering defections of high-profile opposition leaders to the ruling Peoples Party.

Khumbo Kachali is one of the political heavy weights in the northern region of Malawi.

Khumbo Kachali represented Malawi at the African Union summit in the year 2012 where he helped champion the election of the first female AU Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma through his well documented support for women empowerment.

Khumbo Kachali left a landmark on the diplomatic scene by being President Banda's vocal face on the banning of Sudan's fugitive president Al Bashir from attending the initially Malawi bound 2012 AU summit that was as a consequence of the landmark ban transferred to Ethiopia.

Khumbo Kachali's unprecedented hand-pick appointment has raised questions as to whether he enjoys the same immunity that his elected predecessors had over being fired by a standing president.

Khumbo Kachali is the president and founding member of Freedom Party, which was registered with the Registrar of Political parties in Malawi in 2017.