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Frank Mtumbuka

Election Year: 2017

Election Constituency: Southern Africa

Scholar Status: Scholar Alum

Rhodes Identifier: Malawi & Linacre 2017

Frank Mtumbuka

Biography

Frank Martin Mtumbuka was awarded a first class BSc degree from the University of Malawi (Chancellor College) in 2015. He studied both Computer Science and Mathematics and made the Dean's Merit List from 2011-2015. While at the university, Frank served as the Treasurer and President of the Computer Science Society. He is currently a software developer at the Baobab Health Trust and worked previously with Imani Development as a Data Expert on a World Bank funded project 'Malawi Trade Portal'. Frank believes that technology is a tool to achieving economic development and delights in building applications that improve people's welfare.