Agnes Penemulungu

Agnes Penemulungu was a Member of Parliament for Lilongwe South Constituency in Malawi. She was elected on President Mutharika's Democratic Progressive Party ticket.

Family

She was married to Malawian businessman Lucky Penemulungu.

Presence at Mutharika's death

Penemulungu was in a meeting with Bingu wa Mutharika when he collapsed and died in 2012. Mutharika's death led to the constitutional crisis in Malawi. She went on bed rest shortly after. She was questioned officially by the Commission of Inquiry ordered by Malawi President Joyce Banda as part of an information gathering exercise to establish circumstances surrounding the President Mutharika's death but has commented that he "stopped talking and collapsed."

Death

Agnes Penemulungu was standing for re-election as a candidate in the 2019 Malawian general election. However, on April 29, 2019 she died unexpectedly. Parliamentary elections for her constituency, Lilongwe South, were postponed until after the general election.