Holds a Master’s Degree in civil engineering with specialisation in water resources management from Colorado State University, USA. He has worked for most part of his career in the Water Resources Department, Malawi, where he was one of two Directors General. A couple of years ago he left the department to pursue a career as a private consultant.

He has extensive experience of all facets of water resources management from his 21 years in the department, and has had several qualified international assignments in the water and environment sectors. He worked for two years at the SADC secretariate for environment and land management issues, and is presently the Chairman of the GWP-SA Steering Committee.