Sata drops Willie Nsanda
President Michael Sata has dropped Wilie Nsanda less than 12 hours after appointing him minister of Transport, Works, Supply and Communications. And former state house chief of Staff Austin Sichinga and ex- Chief of State Protocol at State House Bob Samakai have accepted to be permanent Secretaries under the new regime. President Sata Thursday morning nominated [...]
Zambia now has a new president in the name of Michael Chilufya Sata. However, there is nothing new about the septuagenarian politician who has literally held a post in every regime – from the United National Independence Party (UNIP) era, Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) and now the Patriotic Front (PF). There is also nothing [...]
Continue reading …President Michael Sata has nominated more MPs than he is allowed by the constitution. The current Zambian constitution allows the president to nominate at most 8 MPs at any given time but Sata has appointed 10. The relevant part of the constitution says ‘the President may, at any time after a general election to the [...]
Continue reading …President Michael Sata has constituted a Commission of inquiry into the Mongu riots and has pardoned all people who were arrested in connection with the riots. President Sata has appointed Dr Rodger Chongwe as the Chairperson of the commission. Others appointed to the Commission are Sebastian Zulu, In’utu Suba, Frank Chanda, Senior Chief Bright Nalubamba, [...]
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Malawi has lifted the ban on President Michael Sata to travel to that country. Sata was declared a prohibited immigrant to Malawi in 2007. But Malawian government spokesperson Patricia Kaliati said Lilongwe will not issue an apology because the status and circumstances in which Sata was expelled from Malawi and his current position of head [...]
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President Michael Sata has appointed Guy Scott as republican vice president, making him the first white person to hold that high position since independence. President Sata has also appointed Edgar Lungu as deputy minister in the vice president’s office. Sata has also appointed Godfrey Mwamba as minister of Defence and Willie Nsanda as Transport minister. [...]
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Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) has called on the new government to probe all Movement for Multi party Democracy (MMD) campaign funders because there is so much suspicion concerning the source of its money used to canvass for votes. In a statement released to the watchdog, TIZ President Rueben Lifuka said citizens are interested in knowing [...]
Continue reading …Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) Acting Director Mwila Mulimu says there is need for the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) to implement policies that will allow for a proper budgeting system. Mulimu told journalists that the next budget must be one that will enable the proper use of public resources to foster national development. She [...]
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