Richard Msowoya

Richard Msowoya
7th Speaker of the National Assembly
In office
16 June 2014 – 19 June 2019
Preceded byChimunthu Banda
Succeeded byCatherine Gotani Hara
Member of the National Assembly
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byKhwauli Msiska
Succeeded byKenneth Ndovie
ConstituencyKaronga Nyungwe
Personal details
Born (1962-08-28) 28 August 1962
Political partyMalawi Congress (before 2018)
United Transformation Movement (since 2018)

Richard Msowoya (born 28 August 1962) is a Malawian politician who served as the 7th Speaker of the National Assembly and in the assembly for the Karonga Nyungwe constituency from 2014 to 2019. He was a member of the Malawi Congress Party and United Transformation Movement. He was Lazarus Chakwera's vice presidential running mate in the 2014 election

Early life and education

Richard Msowoya was born on 28 August 1962.[1] He graduated with a master's degree in supply chain management.[2]

Career

Msowoya served as Deputy Minister of Education, Minister of State, and Minister of Transport. Msowoya became vice president of the Malawi Congress Party (MCP).[2]

Msowoya was Lazarus Chakwera's vice presidential running mate in the 2014 election.[2][3] During the campaign he participated in the first televised vice presidential debate in Malawi's history.[4]

In the 2009 election Msowoya ran in the Karonga Nyungwe constituency as an independent candidate and lost to Khwauli Msiska.[5] He defeated Msiska in the 2014 election as the nominee of the MCP.[6]

Msowoya defeated Francis Kasaila, a member of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), to become the 7th Speaker by a vote of 101 to 89 on 16 June 2014.[2][7]

Msowoya left the MCP and joined the United Transformation Movement (UTM) on 20 July 2018.[3] He declined to seek reelection in the Karonga Nyungwe constituency in 2019, and instead supported his daughter Luwani Msowoya.[8] Kenneth Ndovie defeated her in the election.[9]

Personal life

A cyclist was hit and killed by Msowoya in Chisemphere in 2015, but no charges were filed against him.[10]

References

  1. ^ Africa Confidential.
  2. ^ a b c d Gwede 2014.
  3. ^ a b Speaker Msowoya confirms switch to Movement 2018.
  4. ^ Masina 2014.
  5. ^ Election 2009, p. 5.
  6. ^ Election 2014, p. 3.
  7. ^ National Assembly 2014.
  8. ^ Moyo 2018.
  9. ^ Election 2019.
  10. ^ Malawi: Msowoya Cleared of Any Crime 2015.

Works cited

News

  • "Malawi: Msowoya Cleared of Any Crime". malawi24. 14 July 2015. Archived from the original on 10 July 2025 – via allAfrica.
  • "Speaker Msowoya confirms switch to Movement". The Nation. 20 July 2018. Archived from the original on 10 July 2025.
  • Gwede, Wanga (16 June 2014). "MCP's Msowoya elected Speaker of Malawi Parliament". Nyasa Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  • Masina, Lameck (9 March 2014). "Malawi Holds First Ever Debate for Presidential Running Mates". Voice of America. Archived from the original on 10 July 2025.
  • Moyo, Judith (8 October 2018). "Msowoya will not contest in 2019: Speaker's daughter to run on UTM's ticket in Karonga Nyungwe". Nyasa Times. Archived from the original on 10 July 2025.

Web

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