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Kondwani Nankhumwa attends launch of Luchenza fund in Malawi

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Kondwani Nankhumwa, president of the People’s Development Party, attended the launch of the reformed Constituency Development Fund in Luchenza, Malawi. The programme includes classrooms, teachers’ housing and health posts, according to the Nyasa Times.

Kondwani Nankhumwa, president of the People’s Development Party (PDP) and a former senior Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) figure, attended the launch of the reformed Constituency Development Fund in Luchenza, in Thyolo district, Malawi, according to the Nyasa Times.

He took part in the ceremony alongside Ben Malunga Phiri, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development in the DPP-led government. Nankhumwa had been expelled from Peter Mutharika’s DPP after being accused of undermining the authority of its president and disrespecting its leadership.

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