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Victoria Kingstone
NationalityMalawi
Occupationpolitician
Known forMP for Mangochi
Political partyDPP

Victoria Kingstone is a Malawian MP for central Mangochi in southern Malawi. In 2021 she also became a member of the Pan-African Parliament.

Life

Kingstone was a member of the Democratic Progressive Party and a strong supporter of President Arthur Peter Mutharika. In 2019 she was the MP for the constituency of Mangothi Central and she noted that Mangothi now had faster access by road to nearby towns, the Mangothi stadium and passports and driving licences could now be obtained in the town. She believed that Mangothi would soon have a hotel, a golf course and airport that would convert it into a centre for tourism.

Kingstone was again elected for Mangothi Central in 2022. She was already the Democratic Progressive Party's Deputy Director for women when she obtained 2,226 votes and her closest rival, Victor Makda, had 1,700 votes. The voting had been delayed for an hour at one of the two voting locations due to a disagreement. However Minister Grace Chiumia, who had overseen the election. was happy to endorse the result.

In 2020 the proposed plans for Mangochi Airport were delayed and 100s of local landowners were expecting compensation. As the local MP, Kingston spoke up in parliament urging action and for President Lazuras Chakwera to not abandon the plans for the airport and hotel.

Kimgstone became a member of the Malawi Women's Caucus. In 2021 she was the only woman in a party of five parliamentarians from Malawi who visited the Pan-African Parliament in Johannesburg. The parliament is a creation of the African Union and Kingstone became a member of it. She was to represent the 16 member states of the Southern African Development Community.

In 2023 Naomi Kilekwa was suspended from parliament by the speaker Catherine Gotani Hara after unruly behaviour during President Lazarus Chakwera's state of the union address. She had refused to leave the room and Mary Navicha, Thoko Tembo and Kingstone supported her. Kingstone and the other two supporters were suspended as well.

In April 2024 she was in the media as she was planning to marry a man and another woman said that she was married to him.

References

  1. Reporter, Nyasa Times (2019-06-28). "Malawi to have fastrack transformation in next 5 years : MP says Mangochi has changed 'from yellow to blue' - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  2. "Victoria Kingstone". malawianparliament.com. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  3. Reporter, Nyasa Times (2019-01-29). "Kingston wins DPP Mangochi Central primaries in controversial circumstances - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  4. Reporter, Nyasa Times (2020-09-12). "Govt yet to compensate Mangochi Airport land owners: About 900 households risk hunger - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  5. "Hon. Victoria Kingstone sworn in as member of the Pan African Parliament – PWC Malawi". Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  6. Kalumbi, Mike (2023-02-21). "DPP MP suspended for defying orders Malawi 24 | Latest News from Malawi". Malawi 24. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
  7. NyasaAuthor1 (2024-04-08). "MP Victoria Kingston accused of snatching someone's husband: "I won't stop fighting until I get my man back" - Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi". www.nyasatimes.com. Retrieved 2024-12-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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