{{Short description|Malawian politician}} {{EngvarB|date=October 2018}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = Cecilia Chazama | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = Malawi | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = | occupation = Politician | years_active = 2010–present | citizenship = Malawi | known_for = Politics | title = Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security in the Cabinet of Malawi }}
'''Cecilia Chazama''' is a politician in Malawi, served as the Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security, in the Cabinet of Malawi, from 24 October 2017. Before that, she was the Minister for Civic Education in the Malawian Cabinet.<ref name="1R">{{cite web |date=24 October 2017 |access-date=25 October 2018 |title=Malawi Cabinet Reshuffle: Mutharika Swaps Two Ministers, Chiumia And Chazama |url=https://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi-cabinet-reshufflemutharika-swaps-two-ministers-chiumia-chazama/ |newspaper=Nyasa Times |first=Mphatso |last=Nkhoma |location=Blantyre |archive-date=25 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025190148/https://www.nyasatimes.com/malawi-cabinet-reshufflemutharika-swaps-two-ministers-chiumia-chazama/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After she left ministerial office she was under investigation.
==Life== Effective July 2018, Ms Chazama serves as the National Director for Women, in the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). She was elected at the third national elective convention of the party.<ref name="2R">{{cite web |url=https://www.nyasatimes.com/chazama-is-new-dpp-womens-director-position-kaliati-held/ |title=Chazama Is New DPP Women's Director, Position Kaliati Held |newspaper=Nyasa Times |date=4 July 2018 |access-date=25 October 2018 |first=Green |last=Muheya |location=Blantyre |archive-date=25 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181025190151/https://www.nyasatimes.com/chazama-is-new-dpp-womens-director-position-kaliati-held/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
At the start of 2024 Chazama was called before a disciplinary meeting of her party after she was accused, with others including Grezelder Jeffrey, of organising an unauthorised meeting.<ref name=slap>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-18 |title=DPP ponders Grezelder Jeffrey’s fate |url=https://times.mw/dpp-ponders-grezelder-jeffreys-fate/ |access-date=2025-02-04 |website=The Times Group |language=en-US |archive-date=23 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250223105736/https://times.mw/dpp-ponders-grezelder-jeffreys-fate/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In April she was being investigated over the employment of over 100 immigration assistants during her time as minister. It was alleged, by a whistle-blower from the HR department, that the names for these jobs were supplied by cabinet ministers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=News |first=Times |date=2024-04-24 |title=Court demands files in Immigration case |url=https://times.mw/court-demands-files-in-immigration-case/ |access-date=2025-06-07 |website=The Times Group |language=en-US}}</ref>
==See also== * Parliament of Malawi * Prime Minister of Malawi * Grace Chiumia
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==External links== *[https://www.nyasatimes.com/minister-shocked-with-dilapidated-state-of-phalombe-vsu-structure/ Minister Shocked With Dilapidated State of Phalombe VSU Structure] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20180925044601/https://www.times.mw/peter-mutharika-departs-for-unga/ Peter Mutharika Departs for United Nations General Assembly]
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