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Malawi: Chriss Connex Muhuwa seeks DPP nomination for 2030

By , based on The Maravi Post

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Chriss Connex Muhuwa, a renewable energy PhD scholar, announced his candidacy for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) nomination for Malawi’s 2030 presidential election. In a letter to President Peter Mutharika, he promised a national renewal programme, according to the Maravi Post.

Chriss Connex Muhuwa, a doctoral researcher in renewable energy in Malawi, announced his intention to seek the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) nomination for the 2030 presidential election. In a letter addressed to President Peter Mutharika, he said he wanted to present a national renewal programme based on competence, integrity, preparation and results, according to The Maravi Post.

Chriss Connex Muhuwa said he wanted to pursue Peter Mutharika’s ambition of transforming Malawi into the “Singapore of Africa”. He said he had spent several years preparing a programme intended to turn that ambition into measurable results, according to his letter cited by The Maravi Post.

The researcher also said he had named his son Arthur after the Malawian president and recalled presenting Mutharika with a map of Malawi that he had learned to draw during his schooling at Kabvuwa LEA Primary School. He presents his candidacy as an effort to prepare the country’s next political stage.

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