Mwanza Central legislator Nicholas Dausi has made it into President Bingu wa Mutharika’s cabinet, occupying a newly created position of Deputy Minister in the Office of the President.
 

 

Formerly Mutharika’s advisor on national unity, Dausi is among several appointments that the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC) announced on Monday.
 
In an OPC press statement, Mutharika has also appointed  Commissioner of Lands and former Chancellor College law professor Necton Mhura as Deputy Chief Secretary in the Office of the President and Cabinet.
 
Mhura replaces late Thousse O’dala, who died a couple of years ago.
 
Other appointees are Dr Isaac Munlo, who was based in Zambia , to be Ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union in Addis Ababa , Dr Francis Moto, who was an ambassador in United Kingdom , has since been relocated to Brazil .
 
The President also appointed Professor Richard Phoya to be High Commissioner in Zimbabwe replacing veteran broadcaster Benson Tembo while veteran politician Greenwell Mwamondwe will be Deputy High Commissioner in Zimbabwe .
 
Electoral Commisioner Jane Nankweya will be Deputy Ambassador in the Washington DC in United States of America .
 
The appointments are with effect from March 1, 2010, the statement, signed by Chief Secretary Bright Msaka, says.
 
In an interview, Dausi, well known for his bombastic English, thanked God for the appointment.
 
“ I also want to thank the President for trusting me. I promise to work hard,” he said.
 
With Dausi’s appointment, the number of ministers and their deputy has risen to 43. Government has since recalled about 23 diplomats from its missions across the world.
 

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