In Joyce Banda Mutharika has a Vice-President of his own choosing...
His choice of Foreign Minister Joyce Banda as running mate annoys DPP heavyweights (because she's a woman and another southerner)...
Labour Minister Ken Lipenga Uladi Mussa (Agriculture) Joyce Banda (Gender and Community Services) and Davis Katsonga (Foreign Affairs) are significant losses for the UDF though the combative Information Minister Patricia Kaliati doesn't fit easily into any party...
