Architectural planning
Environmental research
Our People

Meet the people behind the work.

Nakhombe Consultants is still run by the directors who founded it. Planners, policy researchers, environmental scientists, surveyors and cost specialists sit in the same office in Blantyre, and several of them lecture in the faculties that train the next generation. When you commission us, these are the people who do the work.

  • Disciplines in-house 08
  • In practice since 2013
  • Registered with PPDA
Meet the board
Leadership

The Board of Directors

These are the directors who founded the practice and still run it. Each one holds a portfolio, strategy, policy research, environmental compliance, urban design, survey and cost control, and each one reads and signs the reports that leave this office. You will deal with them directly, not with a name on a letterhead.

Hover a portrait to reveal that director’s portfolio and focus areas

01 Dereck Mamiwa

Dereck Mamiwa

Managing Director
Portfolio

Sets the firm’s direction and leads major spatial planning commissions from brief to approval.

  • Strategic Planning
  • Corporate Governance
02 Dorothy Maluwa-Mamiwa

Dorothy Maluwa-Mamiwa

Director — Policy & Research
Portfolio

Turns field evidence into policy that holds up in front of ministries, councils and funders.

  • Policy Formulation
  • Sustainable Development
03 Deborah Mamiwa

Deborah Mamiwa

Director — Environment
Portfolio

Carries our ESIA and ESMP work through screening, review and post-approval monitoring.

  • ESIA / ESMP
  • Regulatory Compliance
04 Chifundo Mamiwa

Chifundo Mamiwa

Director — Urban Design
Portfolio

Works at street and plot scale, where housing, livelihoods and public space have to agree.

  • Urban Design
  • Housing Solutions
05 Clive Mamiwa

Clive Mamiwa

Director — Survey & GIS
Portfolio

Runs the survey and mapping side, so every plan we draw sits on measured ground.

  • GIS & Remote Sensing
  • Land Surveying
06 Castings Mamiwa

Castings Mamiwa

Director — Cost & Finance
Portfolio

Prices the work honestly and keeps delivery inside the budget a client was quoted.

  • Quantity Surveying
  • Cost Optimization
Our Collective

Multidisciplinary
Expertise

Our multidisciplinary team brings together expertise from across the built environment to deliver coordinated solutions that address each project’s needs.

01

Urban & Physical Planning

Urban structure plans, district development, land-use zoning, and master planning for sustainable growth across Malawi.

Master Plans Zoning District Dev
02

Environmental Science & OSH

ESIA, ESMP, compliance audits, and occupational safety protocols ensuring sustainable project development.

ESIA / ESMP Audits Safety
03

Development Economics

Socio-economic surveys, poverty analysis, and livelihood impact assessments driving effective policy formulation.

Surveys Poverty Analysis Livelihoods
04

GIS, Land Surveying & Geotechnical

Advanced spatial mapping, remote sensing, hydrology studies, and geotechnical science for precise site analysis.

GIS Mapping Remote Sensing Hydrology
05

Architecture & QS

Functional design, aesthetic resilience, and precise quantity surveying for cost-effective project delivery.

Functional Design Resilience Costing
06

Social Science & Gender

Community consultation, stakeholder engagement, and gender-inclusive development frameworks.

Consultation Stakeholders Gender

Bridging Academia & Practice.

Our team is made up of qualified graduate professionals who combine sound technical training with hands-on experience. This grounding lets us deliver work that is well informed and practical, and that suits the conditions in Malawi.

100% Qualified Professionals
8+ Core Disciplines
Academic research and collaboration
University
Partnerships
Consultancy

Partner With Our Experts

Whether you require specialized spatial planning, rigorous environmental compliance, or evidence-based policy research. Our multidisciplinary team is ready to deliver.