Reen Kachere

Reen Kachere
Kachere in 2013
Member of the National Assembly of Malawi
In office
2009–2014
Preceded byMutani Tambala
Succeeded byMary Maulidi Khembo
ConstituencyNeno South
Personal details
Born(1954-04-24)24 April 1954
Died1 August 2022(2022-08-01) (aged 68)
Lilongwe, Malawi
PartyDemocratic Progressive Party

Reen Bessie Kachere (24 April 1954 – 1 August 2022) was a Malawian politician. She was the minister of gender, child and community development. Prior to the September 2011 cabinet reshuffle, she served as the minister for persons with disabilities and the elderly.

Life

Kachere was the Democratic Progressive Party candidate in the 2009 election in Neno South. She won the seat beating Mutani Tambala who was an independent. She ran for reelection as an independent in the 2014 election, losing to Mary Maulidi Khembo.

Katsonga–Kachere standoff

In 2011 political tensions between former parliamentarian for Neno West Constituency Mark Katsonga Phiri and Kachere developed over development projects in the constituency. She blocked attempts by Katsonga to rehabilitate boreholes and roads because Kachere accused Katsonga of having political motivations behind the projects.

Death

Kachere died in Lilongwe on 1 August 2022.

Legacy

Patricia Kaliati when she was Minister for Gender in 2020 later publicly thanked women's rights activists in Malawi. She named Kachere in a list that also included Faustace Chirwa, Margaret Ali, Emmie Chanika, Emma Kaliya, Mercy Timba and Jean Nkwanda.

References

  1. ↑ "MHRC, HRCC mourn Reen Kachere". The Nation Online. 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  2. ↑ Chiwayula, McDonald (2022-08-01). "JB MOURNS KACHERE". Malawi Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
  3. ↑ Reporter, Nyasa Times (2013-10-15). "Malawi new cabinet list appointed by President Joyce Banda". Nyasa Times. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  4. ↑ Kachere, Reen (2010-02-05). "Statement by Hon. Reen Kachere, (MP) Minister for Persons With Disabilities And The Elderly of the Republic of Malawi" (PDF). United Nations. Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  5. ↑ "Elections Results for the Malawi 2009 Elections". sdnp.org.mw. Archived from the original on 2018-09-29. Retrieved 2025-12-11.
  6. ↑ "Parliament results" (PDF). Malawi Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-06-27.
  7. 1 2 Katsonga Kachere fight is unnecessary [permanent dead link]
  8. ↑ Ngwira, Robert (2022-08-01). "JB shocked with Ex-Minister Reen Kachere's death". Retrieved 2026-05-09.
  9. ↑ "Kaliati on her knees to honour Malawi women's rights activists". www.nyasatimes.com. 2020-12-22. Retrieved 2025-04-01.