Richard Msowoya

Richard Msowoya is a Malawian politician. He was elected member of the National Assembly on 20 May 2014 and on 16 June 2014 became Malawi's 11th speaker of the National Assembly after beating Francis Kasaila by 101 votes to 89.[1] He was also the running mate of Lazarus Chakwera, the Malawi Congress Party's presidential candidate in the May 2014 Malawian general elections.[2]

Msowoya served as deputy minister of education in Bingu wa Mutharika's cabinet but he resigned following the introduction of the controversial 'equitable' selection of students into Malawian public higher education institutions, dubbed, 'the quota' system which, presumably, disenfranchises capable students from more populous and intellectually more gifted districts.

References

  1. ↑ "Parliament elects Speaker". Parliament of Malawi. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  2. ↑ Wanga Gwede (16 June 2014). "MCP's Msowoya elected Speaker of Malawi Parliament". Nyasa Times. Retrieved 6 March 2015.