has directed former government Heads of Departments (HoDs) who resigned from the public service to join active politics and are aspiring candidates in this year’s General Elections to vacate government houses by June 15, 2026.
Colonel Katambi says the province has recorded four former Heads of Departments who have resigned from the civil service and joined active politics.
He made the directive during a Media-Police engagement meeting organized by the Northwest Press Club in Solwezi District.
Colonel Katambi explained that electoral regulations require any civil servant wishing to participate in politics as a candidate to first resign from public service.
“As a province, we have recorded about four Heads of Departments who have resigned and joined politics. From Ikelenge, we have former District Commissioner Andrew Moyakula, while in Solwezi we have Tradeson Mulofwa, who is contesting as an independent candidate,” he said.
He has urged all affected individuals to comply with the directive and begin making arrangements to vacate the government houses before the deadline.
With you all the way Colonel Katambi. Most times civil servants get away with having one foot in government and another in political office. Especially if they belong to the ruling party. Noone reads them the rules like you are doing
Some of these go on to get a political appointment of PS in which they then begin harassing civil servants They start campaigning for the ruling party while everyone just watches. Politicians need to stop misusing government offices.