Naomi Kilekwa Phiri is a Malawian MP for Mulanje South East who is elected to the National Assembly of Malawi.
Life
Phiri represented Mulanje South East in the National Assembly of Malawi. She is a member of the Malawi Parliamentary Women's Caucus.[1]
Phiri was elected in 2019 when no party had a majority and the hung parliament may have led to slow decisions. The Democratic Progressive Party President Peter Mutharika appealled to independents to support the government. 32 agreed including Lyana Lexa Tambala, Susan Dossi, Roseby Gadama and Nancy Chaola Mdooko.[2] Another report mentioned 19 MPs including Phiri and Mary Khembo.[3]
In August 2024 she used money from her constituency development fund to buy 270 bags of fertiliser. Some of her constituents were hungry following four years of poor harvests and the damage by Cyclone Freddy. The fertiliser was for irrigation farming and to permit self reliance and it was targeted at 17 groups of 50 to 100 people.[4]
References
- ^ "PWC Home – PWC Malawi". Retrieved 2025-03-07.
- ^ "No hung parliament as 32 independent MPs flock to governing DPP - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2019-06-03. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
- ^ "19 independent MPs join DPP govt: Ngumuya, Rashy, Ganda in - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
- ^ "Mulanje South East MP distributes fertilizer to 17 groups from CDF – Radio Islam Malawi". Retrieved 2025-03-08.