The National Executive Committee of the opposition People\u2019s Party (PP) says the party leadership is shocked with the resignation of former minister of Information and the party\u2019s Deputy Publicity Secretary, Moses Kunkuyu.<\/p>\n
Announcing the decision on Wednesday, Kunkuyu, who was the first person to be appointed minister in former president Joyce Banda\u2019s Cabinet, could, however, not disclose his next political move.<\/p>\n
He, however, said he remains a passionate politician and feels as a young person he still has a lot to contribute to the country\u2019s economic development through politics.<\/p>\n
In an interview, PP spokesperson, Ken Msonda, said Kunkuyu was one of the dedicated young people in the party and his services will be greatly missed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are shocked and disappointed with Honourable Kunkuyu\u2019s resignation from the party. He was passionate about party activities, prayerful and as a party we will really miss him.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut as somebody who has the right to freedom of association, there is nothing we can do apart from wishing him all the best wherever he is going. We have no problem with his decision but we are really shocked,\u201d Msonda said.<\/p>\n
The 35-year-old Kunkuyu, who served as an independent Member of Parliament for Blantyre City South but supported Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) agenda in Parliament, said he could not describe himself as a political rolling stone since PP was his first party.<\/p>\n
Banda appointed Kunkuyu as PP Deputy Publicity Secretary last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have been thinking and praying about it for some time and I feel this is the right time for me to move out of the party. I wanted the house to be in order before announcing my resignation and now that the party has an acting president, I thought it was my time to take leave.<\/p>\n
\u201cDespite supporting the DPP agenda in Parliament, PP is the first party that I was a member. So, this is the first time I am leaving a political party. But I do not want to pretend that I will take a break in politics or I will be doing something else. I am young and remain a politician.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf there are people to quit politics, it should be those people who are old, not young people like me. Actually, I would like to encourage other young people to join politics and not to leave it for old and tired people,\u201d Kunkuyu said.<\/p>\n
In the 2014 Tripartite Elections, Kunkuyu stood on PP ticket in Dedza South Constituency.<\/p>\n
Just before the death of Bingu wa Mutharika and his joining the PP, Kunkuyu led a grouping that christened itself Hope Alliance, which was critical of Mutharika\u2019s government then.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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