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 President Edgar Chagwa Lungu with Vice-President Inonge Wina during the Annual greetings ceremony for members of the Diplomatic Corps at State House on February 11,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA
President Edgar Chagwa Lungu with Vice-President Inonge Wina during the Annual greetings ceremony for members of the Diplomatic Corps at State House on February 11,2015 -Picture by THOMAS NSAMA

President Edgar Lungu is tomorrow expected to announce his full Cabinet at a Press Conference slated for State House in Lusaka.

And President Lungu is further expected to swear in the eight Provincial Ministers he appointed this week while on his retreat in Mfuwe in the Eastern province.

Special Assistant for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda confirmed the development to ZANIS at State House today.

The Head of State appointed the remaining eight Provincial Ministers and retained Brigadier General Benson Kapaya for Luapula, Freedom Sikazwe (Northern) and Malozo Sichone (Eastern Province) respectively.

President Lungu also retained Mwenya Musenge as Copperbelt Province Minister while former Information and Broadcasting Services Deputy Minister Ponsio Njeulu (UPND) will be sworn in as the new minister for Western Province taking over from Richwell Siamunene who is also a Member of Parliament for the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) who were co-opted to in the PF government by the late President Michael Sata.

The President also appointed former Works and Supply deputy Minister Mwimba Malama as the minister for Muchinga Province replacing PF Kanyama MP Gerry Chanda while Davies Chisopa will be sworn in as the new minister for Central Province taking over from Obvious Mwaliteta who has been moved in the same capacity to Lusaka Province.

The President last month appointed Nathaniel Mubukwanu as Southern province minister and Dawson Kafwaya as the North Western province minister.

Meanwhile, Mr. Chanda said the swearing in ceremony and the announcement of President Lungu’s full Cabinet is set for State House tomorrow at 09:00 hours.

He advised that members of the media should be seated by 08:30 hours.

President Lungu emerged victorious during the January 20th , 2015 Presidential Election defeating his closest rival opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) leader, Hikainde Hichilema following president Michael Sata’s death in London on 28th October, 2014.

The Presidential by-election was also contested by nine other candidates including Edith Nawakwi of the Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) who was the only female Presidential aspirant.

55 COMMENTS

  1. Just when I was about to hate, president Lungu says WEELU WEELU in my face. He has used the 30 days for Cabinet creation wisely. I have a feeling we shall see two more UPND MPs getting ministerial positions. If not a slew of deputy ministerial positions.

    • Its now time for the visionless one Lungu to give people the long and awaited cabinet.
      The Zambian economy is nose-diving whilst the landlord has no tenants!
      Wake up Mr Lungu from your slumber, consulting RB whom your Sata fought tooth & nail to win the 2011 elections is nothing near Sata’s hypocritical legacy.
      Time to work is now, & that Moses Katumbi is not needed near Zambia as Mwanawasa worked hard to deport the crooked individuals like him.
      The country is going backwards as the backbone of the country is invisible & the Kwacha is diminishing it value b’coz Lungu is visionless. Its no wonder it has taken almost a month to institute a cabinet. Catastrophic failure is in the offing when a half baked cabinet is so revealed by visionless E.L.
      The Skeleton Key
      ~206~

    • UPND has some brilliant MPs that are overshadowed by their mediocre top leadership. So I want them in government, guess what? They are Zambians also. Viva PF MPs with intelligence, not Masumba, Viva UPND MPs with intelligence not Sikafuswa, Viva intelligent MMD MPs, not the clowns that abandoned Nervous Mumba.

      Viva presidents Nawakwi and General Miyanda.

    • A great decision maker, consults wisely and widely, then sleeps over it and decisions are final … My kind of guy!

      From a nobody, no prior family connections in the corridors of power, knows how to play well with colleagues, singled out overnight, powerful political plays yet in low key styles and lands at State House on first attempt … Just my kind of guy!

      A guy you can count on, a humble guy who doesn’t need to be a show off because he fully understands what kind of material he is made of. Secure within his own skin, no need for self-aggrandizement and a self-made politician … Yes, simply my kind of guy!

      Welcome back, Mr. President … The balks stops here and God speed as you lead the smart people of the Zambian Enterprise for the next 12 years Lord willing.

    • Chils & Ndobo

      Well, your tears will dry off tomorrow b’coz Chishimba Kambwili, Given Lubinda & Miles Sampa are the visionless cabinet line up of Edgar Lungu.
      Some unpatriotic charlatans are blindly following the visionless without a cabinet for almost a month, I reckon are dunderheads & have no loyalty or love for the country.
      Busy with “infintu ni Lungu” when the Zambian economy is plummeting & none is escalating the importance of adhering to economic under management by PF regrettable legacy of hypocrisy, so are the lies.
      By June 2015, Zambia’s economy will be in recession. PF is all talk nothing serious about it because its leadership acknowledges that he’s blind! Visionless in short.
      The Skeleton Key
      ~206~

    • @Skeleton
      wahesu,,, tommorow will be a shocker, people will cry,,, so tears will be wet not dry,,, Dont forget there is a mfuwe RB factor in the mix,,, kambwili may go back to scrap metal bussines,,, miles sampa to taxi bussines,, maybe Given Lubinda

    • He better announce tomorrow, he got pressure of PF central commitee. Edgar decided to play pool with RB’s friends, forsaking the PF owners, in the likes of Miles Sampa, Yamfwa Mukanga….
      But Edgar ngatali presido kuti wamuma kaa!!

    • Intelligence on something is the best invaluable asset a person or a nations can ever poses then use it to arrive at the best decision. I have no apologetics to make for unconditionally advocating for the candidacy of ECL. Out of stock, we identified and selflessly propped up the the best choice. Good intelligence well aggregated and non-volatile regardless of time lapse, could not forget that we are better with him. Unflinchingly we support as responsible watchdogs. We will constructively criticize to build and not to destroy. You don’t prop up a tree then starve it with a drought. Lets nurture the tree for it to bear good fruits. Those who are hurting that President Banda is available to give counsel to President Lungu, are those who vainly fought him and pronounced death but in vain.

    • ECL is not just my President, but of all Zambians. His decisions are painstaking made for the common good. Swallow the pill and be part of this journey of success story. Best decision are made free of emotions, prejudice, malice or invented political cataclysm.

      Salutations Your Excellency No.6 Sir!

    • @ 1.6 B R Mumba Sr says……”no prior family connections in the corridors of power”……dig the wife’s…Ooops! First Lady’s connections if you care or have the time, but do not make sweeping conclusions on things you don’t know.

    • Some old bandits or new bandits coming .. Things will never change if the some old bandits are busy changing party’s . why is RB in PF ? Henry Banda the most wanted person in Zambia 6 months ago now there best friends with lungu . The Congolese governor was one of the Most wanted in Zambia and now there are best friends with lungu . Xavier chungu killed people ever the late duty Air Force commander .

    • Lungu should be careful with Kalaba. Kalaba is a big snake in the grass.

      I would advice Lungu to drop Kalaba and send him into foreign service.

      I will be disappointed to see Luo and Kambwili back in cabinet. If this happens, then any little respect I had for Lungu will evaporate.

  2. EEISSHH PIPO WONT SLEEP TODAY. PRAY PRAY PRAY
    MY PRAYER IS THAT THE NES APPOINTED ARE AFTER CONSULTING THE GODS ABOVE.

    • for sure people wont sleep,,, worse for mutembo nchito an areest warrant in the name of the president Lungu has been issued for his arrest,,, check ZAMBIA REPORT

    • @2, pray to who? You think God like drunken-pool-playing people like Bashi Dalitso Lungu? Why pray for working in mud of RB & Chawama MP?
      If I were Kabwili, I would decline such appointment, minister of what… not sports again please.

    • @Nostradamus, you sound like the pharisees of Jesus’s day who accused Jesus of dining with sinners and tax collectors. Jesus responded and said that the Son of Man did not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance. Have you ever read in the bible, the second chapter of Joshua that God destroyed the entire city of Jericho but preserved the life of a professional prostitute by the name of Rahab who later on became the great grandmother of king David and if you may wish to know more about Rahab, she is also mentioned in the ancestral lineage of Jesus Christ. If you believe in the God of the bible, you will sit down and reflect on what I have shared with you. God does not call the qualified, but He qualifies those He calls.

    • THEY ALREADY KNOW THE PIPO WHO HAVE BN APPOINTED ,
      LUNGU SHOULD TELL THIS CHAMA TO BE STEADY WITH NEVERS MUMBA,RB BENA DORA AND MUHABI .
      END OF PF WITH RB AS PRESIDENT

  3. Zambians are fooolish people. They are cursed to never elect a credible leader. They will always have *****ts in state house. Chapwa

  4. Our dear Mr President, the fact that you took time away to think, re-think and strategically appoint your Cabinet, shows your vision is crystal clear. We all know how divided the PF party was prior to the elections, it only makes sense to deeply consult and think who the new cabinet will be. I am hopeful that you have made the right decision and have separated the wheat from the chaff. I am behind you Sir. A country is not about the government only but about the citizens and their involvement and participation in government and its policies.

  5. Mumba sr, explain why you think Edgar is going to be one of the best presidents, don’t just post a hanging statement and you leave it there. Based on what, going to Mfuwe, announcing the full cabinet tomorrow, swearing in deputy ministers, what?

    • Just check some of the reasons stated in my other comment 1.6 above. I can give you more but again that’s not my mondus operandi

    • Just in case you were not able to read 1.6 above here is what it says …

      A great decision maker, consults wisely and widely, then sleeps over it and decisions are final … My kind of guy!

      From a nobody, no prior family connections in the corridors of power, knows how to play well with colleagues, singled out overnight, powerful political plays yet in low key styles and lands at State House on first attempt … Just my kind of guy!

      A guy you can count on, a humble guy who doesn’t need to be a show off because he fully understands what kind of material he is made of. Secure within his own skin, no need for self-aggrandizement and a self-made politician … Yes, simply my kind of guy!

      Welcome back, Mr. President … The balks stops here and God speed as you lead the smart people ….

    • Saimbwende teka bola panshi. You and other UPND carders will never say anything thing good about EL reason being that your preferred candidate did not make it to plot 1. Everyone understands your frustration and bitterness, but don’t pack your life in the land of bitterness, life is not built on yesterday’s disappointment but on tomorrow’s opportunities. Learn to live in the present and reconcile yourself to the fact that our beloved country Zambia has a President who is settling well and very soon most of his critics will begin to like him. Viva EL.

  6. Finally, we will see who is in and out. I bet Kambwili will stay up all night praying to be minister of defense, or Kitwe. Panji Kaunda, in. Henry Banda in Zambia to witness swearing in. Henry should be left alone, who has not stolen, long list, it is what we get. We see Nsanda stealing after 2016 you may want him to face the law. This is Zambia where stealing is embraced.

  7. People are eulogising Edger too early. A leader should have capacity to make risky decisions/ and make them quick. The business community, going by the nose-diving Kwacha, have passed their own verdict; except for this Mumba blogging here, people who understand governance and quality leadership have shown no confidence in EL. RB has made most of these decisions and it is clear the long time it took to appoint a cabinet was buying time for anti-PF surprises. RB does not want Bembas near him, claiming they can never be trusted. Unfortunately, EL has them as the highest number in parliament and has no choice but to appoint them. Wait until the cabinet is appointed and wait for the aftermoth before making so much noise you cadres.

    • Well summarized JJP, at least a six months period to elapse before the eulogies can flow. But some Zambians just have this habit of praising that which they have neither knowledge of nor experienced. Lets wait and see. The fear is that of poaching meant only to polarize parties.

  8. Kambwili has no chance in the new cabinet because he once castigated Sata for appointing Ngosa as Minister some months back. Now Ngosa Simbyakula has already been appointed Minister of Home Affairs I cannot see Lungu appointing Kambwili.

  9. Full cabinet to be announced tomorrow, expect the following; Lubinda back as Minister, Kambwili finally makes his way back into the fold, Nkandu Luo (might be fired). Suspicion continues that Sakwiba Sikota could be shown the door in (unlikely). Many rovincial permanent secretaries will be fired.

  10. Let’s talk about the economy. Campaigns are over, only those bootlegging the visionless Lungu are bringing a recession in June this year.
    Currently the kwacha is “bleeding” against all major currencies, the cost of living has skyrocketed under PF & the majority poor Zambians are feeling the heat.
    Seriously shocking, Chikwanda wearing the economic crisis of the 1970s should not be at the helm of financial institutions, but alas, the arrogance of Zambians is tilting the country into a failed state.
    The Kwachas are going down but the blind being led by the visionless drunkard see nothing but yapping from without.
    I feel pity for the majority poor Zambians suffering absolute poverty.
    Lungu needs real change not only yapping because one is visionless! Economy.
    Skeleton Key
    ~206~

  11. Death to PF. That’s the best outcome. I had a terrible dislike of pf its sata form. Even RB is a better evil than sata’s pf

  12. Have they modified the Terms of Reference for the Party Secretary General to that of Governement Spokesperson? Please, I need guidance!

  13. hey wat cn one who hs no experience do in one year..it just chikwanda borrowing continue progm.frm tim pr cam dollar down(our kwacha down)bt with RB COMING AD MMD IN LUNGU ADMSTRATION THIS B A BITE BETTER.VIVA RB.

  14. Muaguila incito ba President Lungu. U have shown Great leadership to take a retreat into to learn about the opérations of organs of government. Ignorance is wisdom because it open your mind to learning. Ifintu ni Lungu. We are behind You.

  15. I n really beginning to like Eddie’s style. Soon Zambia will be heading in the right direction without crooks in the cockpit.

  16. One of the best things to emerge from this EL administration is how he has brought about respect and dignity to Government correspondence. If this was HEMCS – MHSRIP, the cabinet would already have been leaked to ZWD 24 hours before the press conference!

    • hahahahahahahaha That was so funny. All due respect to our former president though. he was hilarious. Now the battle for the future begins.

  17. But I smotimes get confused, who is the Presidential Spokesman between Davies Chama and Amos Chanda.

    Davies Chama the Black Mamba does not understand his roles.

  18. In today’s full cabinet that will be announced by the Ceremonial President Edgar Chagwa Lungu, I understand the Real and Resurrected President Rupiah Egg-Shapped Head Banda will have half of his preferred names and all ministers will be bowing down to him (Rupiah) as he is the appointing authority while the Ceremonial President will just be rubber stamping.

    Watch the space, Zambia is doomed under Edgar Lungu the remote controlled President. I understand the co president to Rupiah Banda Robert Mugabe has also seen the cabinet that would be announced today.

    We warned you, but you Tree Climbing Monkeys (Bembas) and you Rat Eaters (Cats)or Easterners, ignored our warning and went ahead and voted for Edgar Lungu and you are now crying foul.

    Lungu cant be trusted.

  19. Mr. President consider Hon. Kambwili in your cabinet. Such people who are task oriented are good to be in your cabinet. You can go further to consider Given Lubinda. He articulates and delivers. For women it is not just a woman to fill your cabinet with passengers just good to reading already prepared speeches by a civil servant. Reflect on my piece of advise.

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