Reen Bessie Kachere is the current Minster of Gender, Child and Community Development.. Prior to the September 2011 cabinet reshuffle, She was the former Minister for Persons with Disabilities and The Elderly.
She is a former Member of Parliament for the Neno West Constituency

Neno District

Neno is a district in the Southern Region of Malawi. The district has a population of approximately 80,000. District Mwanza in 2003 was split into two districts, Neno and Mwanza, under the decentralisation program....

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Katsonga - Kachere Stand off

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 of borehole

Borehole

A borehole is the generalized term for any narrow shaft bored in the ground, either vertically or horizontally. A borehole may be constructed for many different purposes, including the extraction of water or other liquid or gases , as part of a geotechnical investigation, environmental site...

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Road

A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places, which typically has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by some conveyance, including a horse, cart, or motor vehicle. Roads consist of one, or sometimes two, roadways each with one or more lanes and also any...

s because Kachere accused Katsonga of having political motivations behind the projects. It is an on-going issue but no projects have been implemented.