Wezzie Gondwe
Wezzie Gondwe | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 August 1983 |
| Died | 1 September 2021 (aged 38) |
| Other name | Wezie Gondwe |
| Occupation | politician |
| Predecessor | Emily Mwimba |
| Successor | Richard Chavula |
Political party | Independent |
Wezzie NtChindi Gondwe (1983 – 2021) was a Malawian politician who became the Independent MP for Mzimba East in 2019. She died aged 38 in 2021.
Life
Gondwe was born in 1983.[1]
She was a Malawian politician who became the Independent MP for Mzimba East in 2019.[2] Campaigners had targeted obtaining 50:50 women's representation in parliament, but at the election only 45 out of 193 were elected. Gondwe was one of the 13 women who were successfully elected as independents. The others were Jacquiline Chikuta, Monica Chang'anamuno; Nancy Tembo; Nancy Chaola; Susan Dossi; Roseby Gadama; Esther Kathumba;Abigail Shariff; Gertrude Nankhumwa; Lyana Lexa Tambala and Eurita Ntiza Valeta.[3] In 2019 she donated three and a half tonnes of maize to her constituents because they were short of food.[4]
Gondwe joined parliament's Agriculture and Irrigation Committee and the Statutory Corporations and State Enterprises Committee.[5]
Gondwe died in Garden City Hospital in Johannesburg in September 2021.[5][6] She was the third MP to die that year. Both Martha Chanjo Lunji and Swithin Mkomba had died in July.[7] This was during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi. Bi-elections were held for three constituencies on 26 October 2021.[8]
References
- ↑ "The funeral of late Member of Parliament for Mzimba East Wezzie Gondwe 38 is ..." Face of Malawi. 6 September 2021.
- ↑ Mayuni, Wisdom (2020-07-01). "Official List of Malawi Members of Parliament 2023". Business Malawi. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
- ↑ "50-50 campaign not achieved: 45 women MPs voted in 193-member august House". www.nyasatimes.com. 2019-05-26. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
- ↑ "Mzimba East MP donates maize". Nation Online. 2019-12-19. Retrieved 2026-04-20.
- 1 2 "Mzimba MP Wezzie Gondwe dead – Yoneco FM". 2021-09-01. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
- ↑ "Chakwera, Chilima saddened by MP Wezzie Gondwe's Death". Malawi Muslims Official Website. 2021-09-02. Archived from the original on 2025-08-03. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
- ↑ "More independents vie for October 26 by-elections". Nation Online. 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2026-04-19.
- ↑ "RESULTS DECLARATION SPEECH BY CHAIRMAN, JUSTICE DR mCHIFUNDO KACHALE FOR 26 OCTOBER BY-ELECTIONS" (PDF). Malawi Electoral Commission. 27 Oct 2021.