Members of the Budget and Finance Committee of Parliament on Thursday, July 1, 2021, unanimously voted for Gladys Ganda at Parliament in Lilongwe to continue as Chairperson in the 2021/22 fiscal year.
Ganda, who is the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Nsanje Lalanje, confirmed in an interview on Thursday that she has indeed been tasked to chair the committee for another term.
Ganda – Retained to her position
She was first elected Chairperson in August 2020 to replace Sosten Gwengwe of Malawi Congress Party (MCP) who had been appointed cabinet minister in President Lazarus Chakwera’s government.
Members of the committee are proposed by political parties represented in the National Assembly.