Fyness Magonjwa

Fyness Magonjwa or Fyness Mwagonjwa (born 26 June 1997) is a Malawian politician who was the youngest member of parliament in 2019. She represented the Machinga South East constituency, and she is a member of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party.

Life Magonjwa was born in 1997 in Machinga and she was the first of four children. She was elected by the Machinga South East constituency, She had given an interview that went viral because of her use of English. Fluency in spoken and written English is an essential requirement of parliamentarians. It has been proposed that Chichewe should be allowed in debates, but the laws are written in English and members need to understand them. during a speech in her constituency. She was accused of racial bigotry after she advised that chiefs should not take part in any rallies organised by the opposition party.

In 2024, she was still the youngest member of parliament as she campaigned to encourage more young people to get involved in politics.

In 2025, she was advised by the first deputy speaker, Madalitso Kazomb, to not lower herself to the behaviour of other parliamentarians. However she was again teased about her use of English. She completed her five year term and she stood for election again in 2025. She advised others to make sure that when elected they did not settle for minor roles in parliament.