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Shadric Namalomba

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Shadric Namalomba

Minister of Information and Communication Technology; MP for Mangochi South West

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  • Minister of Information and Communication Technology
  • Member of Parliament for Mangochi South West
Constituency
Mangochi South West
District
Mangochi
Region
Southern Region
Party
DPP Democratic Progressive Party
In Parliament
Elected 16 September 2025
In office since
October 2025

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2025 election result: Mangochi South West

  1. Shadric Namalomba DPP7,549 26.2%
  2. Annie Shawa King Independent5,304 18.4%
  3. Christopher Zenengeya UTM4,602 16%
  4. Allan Samu Independent3,614 12.6%
  5. Shamil Assibu UDF3,566 12.4%

Top 5 of 9 candidates.

Source: Malawi Electoral Commission

Shadric Namalomba is Malawi’s Minister of Information and Communication Technology, appointed in October 2025. He also speaks for the government.

He is a chartered accountant. As an opposition MP he chaired Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, which checks how government spends public money. In September 2021 the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) named him its spokesperson, replacing Brown Mpinganjira.

Shadric Namalomba is the Member of Parliament for Mangochi South West constituency in Mangochi district, in Malawi’s Southern Region. He sits as a member of the DPP. In the 16 September 2025 general election Namalomba won the seat with 7,549 votes (26.2% of valid votes), ahead of Annie Shawa King (Independent) with 5,304. 9 candidates stood.