Esther Jolobala is a Malawian politician who has served in the Parliament of Malawi since 2014, representing the Machinga East constituency as a member of the United Democratic Front.
[5] As of 2022[update], Jolobala is a member of the Natural Resources and Climate Change Committee and serves as the Shadow Minister of Gender in the opposition.
[9] During her tenure in parliament, Jolobala has served an advocate for the improvement of Malawi's infrastructure and roads.
[12] Jolobala supported a 2022 emergency power restoration bill which allowed the government to borrow funds from the International Development Association in order to repair the Kapichira Hydroelectric Power Station, which had been damaged by Tropical Storm Ana.
Later that year, she sided with the Malawi Congress Party government regarding immigration, stating that an influx of unskilled foreign nationals were taking jobs from Malawian workers.