He was born on 11 November 1968 in the city of
Zomba, the capital city of Malawi, at that time. He attended primary school in his home area. He went to the
Child Jesus Nankhunda Minor Seminary in Zomba for his secondary school studies between 1983 until 1987. He professed as a member of the
Order of Discalced Carmelites (OCD) in 1991. Later, he attended the Inter-Congregational Seminary for Philosophy in
Balaka, Malawi. He pursued his Theological Studies at
Tangaza University College (today
Tangaza University), in Kenya. In 2000 he graduated with a
Licentiate in Theology from the Theological Faculty of Northern Spain. ==Priesthood==