Khumbo Kachali
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Rt. Hon. Khumbo Kachali MP |
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| Vice President of Malawi | |
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In office 13 April 2012 – 31 May 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Joyce Banda |
| Succeeded by | Saulos Chilima |
| Minister of Transport | |
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In office 15 June 2010 – 10 August 2010 |
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| President | Bingu wa Mutharika |
| Preceded by | Henry Mussa |
| Succeeded by | Sidik Mia |
| Member of Parliament Mzimba South West | |
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Assumed office 19 May 2004 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Malawi Mzimba |
| Political party |
United Democratic Front (Before 2004) People's Party (2011–present) |
| Residence | Mudi House |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge University of Derby |
| Profession | Politician |
United Democratic Front (Before 2004)
Democratic Progressive Party
Khumbo Hasting Kachali is a Malawian politician who was Vice President of Malawi from April 2012 to May 2014, serving under President Joyce Banda. He is credited with being the first Vice President from the Northern Region of Malawi. The three previous vice presidents came from the central and southern regions. Kachali previously held a number of cabinet positions between 2004 and 2010.
Khumbo Kachali was born in 1966 and attended Phwezi Secondary School. He subsequently obtained a Diploma in Project Management from the University of Cambridge. He obtained his Master of Science Degree in Strategic Management in 2011 from the University of Derby. For his MSc thesis, he wrote a paper titled the Impact of Multiparty Politics on the socio-economic lives of people using his Mzimba constituency as a case study. Derby University of the UK proudly announced their former student and academic product's ascendancy to Malawi's vice presidency on its university website on 13 April 2012.
Before entering politics, Kachali was Second Vice-President for the Malawi Chamber of Commerce and Industry and he has been a businessman for years running various enterprises based in Mzuzu and large farming enterprise in Mzimba, his home district. Kachali is a well known Philanthropist assisting many people in education, start-up business capitals and Religious work
Kachali was Treasurer General for the United Democratic Front (UDF) from 2002 to 2004. Kachali was elected to parliament in May 2004. In 2005 he was appointed as Second Vice-President of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). He was Minister of Industry, Science & Technology (2004-2006), Deputy Minister for Home Affairs & Internal Security (2006-2007) and Minister of Youth Development & Sports (2007-2008). From 2008 until 2009 he was Minister of Health.He is credited to have been one of very few effective Health Ministers bringing together all health sector partners to provide quality services. As Vice President, he would later use this experience as minister of health to quell a health staff boycott over allowances at Kamuzu Central Hospital in June 2012. His return also 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.
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