Ken Lipenga was born on February 14, 1952 at Chiringa, Phalombe District.
He is a Malawian politician, journalist, and writer.
He is the current Member of Parliament for Phalombe East.
He was the Minister of Finance under the presidency of Joyce Banda, until 10 October 2013, when he was dropped in a cabinet reshuffle and replaced with Maxwell Mkwezalamba following the Capital Hill Cashgate Scandal.