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Zambia has its first female vice-president
President Edgar Lungu has appointed PF
Chairperson and Gender Minister Inonge
Wina as republican vice-president. This
is the first time Zambia has had a female
vice-president. Without Wina, Lungu
would never have become president, as
he hinted at when swearing her in:
“She is a woman of courage; she is a solid
person; she stood up for the party at a
time when we faced possible disintegration and oblivion. As a leader, she has
Wina and Lungu at a swearing-in ceremony on 28 January
proved that she is a unifying factor. She
is a mother, and I am sure she will bring on board a new lease of life to the party and government. I urge Zambian women to support her,” Lungu said.
In the run-up to the presidential election, when the PF splintered into two factions - for
and against Edgar Lungu - Wina stood up for Lungu. At first she appeared to be neutral,
but when then Interim President Guy Scott tried to fire Lungu as PF secretary general, she
led the efforts to get him reinstated. By then most high-ranking officials in the PF were
supporting Lungu, and when the party converged for a general conference, Wina proceeded with the election of party president, despite Scott not being in attendance, paving
the way for Lungu to become the party’s presidential candidate. When Scott convened another conference to elect another candidate, Wina went to court to stop him. Meanwhile,
Lungu replaced the PF Secretary General appointed by Scott, Bridget Attanga, with Davies
Chama, which turned out to be decisive, as the court then declared Lungu duly elected as
PF president based on a consent order between Wina (plaintiff ) and Chama (defendant).
Not everyone in the PF agreed with the appointment, pointing out that Wina hails from
Western Province, which did not vote for Lungu. They grumbled that the position should
have been given to a Bemba. Some UPND members were upset as well. They accused
Lungu of fishing for votes in Western Province for the next general elections in 2016.
Wina has been a social and political activist for decades (see biography on page 9), with
an emphasis on women’s rights. The women’s movement was therefore excited, and even
organised a solidarity march to celebrate Wina’s appointment. Zambia has a long way to
go in achieving gender equality. In fact, the country has moved backwards on women’s
participation in government in both local councils (around 6%) and parliament (12.6%).
Zambia will have to introduce special measures to even come close to the 2015 Millennium Development Goal of 30% women in parliament – or the AU/SADC target of 50%.
Wina stated that Lungu had challenged the notion of “male superiority”, and asked the
women’s movement to support her in her endavours to ensure that “half of our parliament
is full of women in 2016”.
Wina joins a small group of female deputies in Africa:
Name
Élisabeth Domitién
Alda do Espirito Santo
Country
Function
Time
Central African Republic Premier minister (acted as president)
1975-1976
São Tomé and Príncipe Deputy head of state and president of the national 1980-1991
people’s assembly (parliament)
Wandira Specioza Kazibwe
Uganda
Vice-president
1994-2003
Alice Nzomukunda
Burundi
Vice-president
2005-2006
Marina Barampama
Burundi
Vice-president
2006-2007
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
South Africa
Deputy president
2005-2008
Baleka Mbete
South Africa
Deputy president
2008-2009
Joyce Banda
Malawi
Vice-president
2009-2012
Monique Agnès Ohsan-Bellepeau Mauritius
Vice-president
2010-2012
Joyce Mujuru
Zimbabwe
Vice-president
2004-2014
Aisatou N'Jie Saidy
Gambia
Vice-president
1997Inonge Wina
Zambia
Vice-president
2015There have only been three female heads of state in Africa in recent time, including Ethiopian Empress Zewditu (1916-1930),
Malawian President Joyce Banda (2012-2014) and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (2006-).
This week in 10
1. First female vice-president
President Lungu has appointed Inonge Wina
as Zambia’s first female vice-president
Page 1
2. Lungu goes on holiday
President Lungu will proceed on holiday
after attending the ongoing AU Summit in
Addis Ababa
Page 2
3. Election reveals a divided country
Our overview suggests that Zambia voted
according to ethnicity rather than competence of the candidates
Page 6
4. Lungu recognises Sosala
President Lungu has recognised Henry
Sosala as Paramount Chief Chitimukulu as
promised during campaigns
Page 2
5. Lungu is sworn in
Edgar Lungu became Zambia’s sixth president on 25 January in a grand ceremony in
Lusaka
Page 3
6. What is Lungu’s vision?
Read our new president’s inauguration
speech
Page 4
7. First trade deficit in years
Zambia imported more than it exported in
December 2014
Page 8
8. Hired and fired
President Lungu has hired and fired several
people
Page 7
9. Backlash against UPND
It has not been particularly nice to be a supporter of the main opposition UPND party
after the election
Page 8
10. Who is Inonge Wina?
BIOGRAPHY: Zambia’s new vice-president
has been a social and political activist for
decades
Page 9
2 │ L u n g u ’s f i r s t w e e k
Editor’s note
Lungu at AU Summit in Ethiopia
These are exciting times. A new president,
a new government, a new beginning.
Whether one voted for Edgar Lungu or
not, he is bound to move Zambia in a new
direction, and change is always good. It
can be hard to embrace, and sometimes
it may feel like 3-steps-forward-2-stepsback, but change is a prerequisite for
progress. And Lungu will have to shake up
the status quo. He will have to question
appointments, procedures and policies.
Although Lungu campaigned on a platform of continuity, he is very much aware
that change is necessary, having already
declared that it “cannot be business as
usual”. Lungu has a difficult balancing
act ahead of him. He will have to correct
the mistakes of the late President Sata,
without inadvertently staining the late
president’s legacy.
President Edgar Lungu is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend the 24th session of the
African Union (AU) Assembly. He is scheduled to address the summit on 30 January as
per tradition for a newly elected head of state. The summit is being held under the theme
“Year of Women’s Empowerment and Development towards Africa Agenda 2063”. Lungu
was accompanied by newly appointed ministers, including Harry Kalaba (foreign affairs),
Joseph Kasonde (health) and Jean Kapata (tourism and arts, but acting minister of gender
and child development). The summit started on 23 January, and runs until the end of the
month. Lungu left Zambia on 29 January. Vice-President Inonge Wina is acting president
in his absence.
Lungu suggests amending
the constitution bit by bit
President Lungu has reiterated his pledge
to give Zambia a new constitution: “In fact,
I was even thinking of calling Father Chiti
to assure him that I will keep my word,” he
told the Daily Mail. Chiti heads the Grand
Coalition for a People-Driven Constitution.
However, Lungu added, “a gun must not be
put to his head”, explaining that the process
would gobble both time and money at the
expense of people’s basic needs. Instead, he
suggested that some of the contentious issues such as the 50%+1 rule for election of a
president and the presidential running mate
could be included in the constitution as
amendments passed by parliament. But he
expressed concern over the obsession with
the 50%+1 rule, pointing out that it would
not ensure a president representative of the
majority, as a candidate could win based on
votes from one region alone.
Lungu on the Public Order Act
... and then he will go on holiday
President Edgar Lungu will go on holiday after the AU Summit to an unknown destination,
PF Secretary General Davies Chama stated. The president needs to refresh after a “gruesome election campaign”. He will announce the rest of his cabinet upon his return.
Is Lungu healthy?
President Edgar Lungu has undergone two medical examinations, including a baseline
health parameters routine check-up at Maina Soko Military Hospital and a dental examination at Lusaka Trust Hospital. “Doctors have given him a clean bill of health,” State House
stated. However, the fact that Lungu’s holiday plans (see above) were announced the following day raised eyebrows, especially considering the secrecy surrounding the late President Sata’s health. Before his death, Sata went on several holidays, or simply disappeared.
While government claimed that all was well, the online media would reveal that Sata was
receiving medical treatment. Lungu’s campaign was marred by rumours of health issues.
Sosala recognised as Chitimukulu at last
President Edgar Lungu has, with immediate effect, recognised Henry Sosala as Paramount
Chief Chitimukulu of the Bemba people, as promised during campaigns. The late President Sata refused to recognise Sosala, who was appointed by the Bemba Royal Establishment. Instead, he appointed Chief Chewe of Chinsali District in Muchinga Province as Chitimukulu, infuriating the establishment, which predicted that if Sata would not recognise
Sosala, “another president will in the future”. The Bemba Royal Establishment expressed
gratitude, and pledged its support to government.
... Lungu also met with 25 chiefs from across the country and used the opportunity to
express his concern over tribal divisions in Zambian politics. The chiefs mentioned by the
media hailed from Central, Eastern, Luapula, Muchinga and Northwestern Provinces.
President Lungu has called for inputs on
how to solve the impasse over the controversial Public Order Act (POA), which was
abused under the late President Sata to control the opposition. “POA is a necessary evil,
but if you can give us solutions, then we will
put them on the statutes,” he appealed to
the Law Association of Zambia. Lungu said a
country could not be governed without law
and order, otherwise “there will be no difference with animals”.
Lungu on by-elections
President Lungu intends to meet with the
Electoral Commission of Zambia to propose
constitutional ways to reduce the number of
by-elections at presidential, parliamentary
and local government levels when someone
dies or changes party. “We want to do away
with by-elections. It is a costly venture,”
Lungu stated.
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Where one smile starts another
3 │ L u n g u ’s f i r s t w e e k
Lungu is sworn in
Edgar Lungu became Zambia’s sixth president on
25 January in a grand ceremony at the National
Heroes Stadium in Lusaka.
Acting Chief Justice Lombe Chibesakunda swore
in Lungu around 10:30, after which former Interim
President Guy Scott handed over the instruments
of power, including the Zambian flag, the Coat of
Arms and the Constitution. This was followed by
a 21-gun salute, a fly-past and Lungu inspecting a
guard of honour. The national anthem was played,
and then there was music, singing and dancing.
Foreign dignitaries included Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who is also SADC chairman,
Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba, and
other visiting senior government officials. They
were joined by Zambian leaders, including first
President Kenneth Kaunda, fourth President Rupiah Banda, MMD President Nevers Mumba and 4th
Revolution Party President Eric Chanda. Lungu’s
main opponent in the election, the opposition
UPND party, was represented by its campaign
manager, Dipak Patel.
Lungu then read his inaugural speech (see page
4), which was long and a bit rambling, but also
full of tangible promises. Lungu said his “listening government” would respect the rule of law
and good governance, and that it would make
political processes “free and open”. In addition he
assured investors of a “conducive environment”,
but refused to budge on the controversial change
in mining tax. Instead, he said he would “step up”
the rate of economic diversification with a focus
on agriculture, promising “to target the reduction
of your poverty and not my poverty”.
Lungu warned of the need for “belt tightening”
and “radical rethinking” in the face of a weakening
economy, but promised to continue and “where
possible even accelerate” all Sata’s socio-economic
infrastructure projects, mentioning roads and 650
health posts. Having served as defence minister,
he also said he would double the number of
houses for defence personnel and other essential
workers. Finally, Lungu pledged to “definitely”
deliver a new constitution, but did not commit
himself to a timeframe.
At the beginning of the speech, Lungu paid tribute
to the late President Sata by leading the singing of
a short hymn in Sata’s honour.
During the ceremony it was often difficult to hear
anything due to the din from the packed stadium.
The cheering spectators, complete with drums
and vuvuzelas, made the ceremony sound a bit
like a joyful football match.
Images (except top one): Adam Ojdahl
Lungu then made his first two appointments:
Home Affairs Minister Ngosa Simbyakula was
appointed as justice minister (Lungu previously
served as both justice minister and defence minister). Lungu explained that he trusted Simbyakula
to ensure the release of a new constitution. He
also appointed First Secretary for Press at Zambia’s
High Commission in London, Amos Chanda, as his
spokesman (see page 7).
Quotes
“
We will equitably distribute resources.
We will not look at tribe, but will look at
Zambia. If I had a way, my first point of
call would be Southern Province. I love the
people of Southern Province, I love every
Zambian. As a student of President Sata, I
have learnt to move on.
President Lungu on Southern Province voting against him
(see page 6) – (Daily Mail 27).
This close election has made Zambia seem
a little more divided than before. I hope
that both the president-elect and HH
[Hakainde Hichilema, UPND] can work to
create unity and reconciliation.
British High Commissioner James Thornton (statement).
There is need to look at our flawed electoral system. The winner-takes-all system
is riddled with corruption, and must be
confined to the garbage heap of history.
The first-past-the-post system often
tempts candidates to look for financial and
material resources to shower their voters
and supporters. If the country had adopted
proportional representation, Ms Nawakwi
[FDD] and Mr Hichilema [UPND], who
mounted a formidable campaign, would
have been in parliament where they could
have provided leadership.
Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda backing a change of
the system for election of president (Lusaka Times 28).
Our public service is on its knees. Its performance is extremely poor and the local
government system has collapsed. The
levels of inefficiency are too high, and consequently our public service has become
too expensive to run. Our public service
has reached its current levels of inefficiency because it has been highly politicised,
and the people in power have used it to
distribute favours to party cadres, friends
and tribesmen. The public service belongs
to the public; it does not belong to the political party that has won an election. The
new president should urgently establish
a commission of inquiry into the public
service. The magnitude of the problem
requires the people of Zambia to make an
input into how it can be improved.
Former Secretary to the Cabinet Sketchley Sacika (Post 29).
I advise Edgar Lungu against listening
to former President Banda asking him to
sort out the cases of politicians in courts,
because doing so would be infringing upon
the separation of powers between the executive and the judiciary, and the Zambians
are watching to ensure that this does not
happen. If the president is going to heed to
such advice, we will conclude that he was
paying back for the support he got.
One of the losing candidates, Ludwig Sondashi, President of
Forum for Democratic Alternatives, on Rupiah Banda supporting Edgar Lungu’s presidential campaign (Post 28).
4 │ L u n g u ’s f i r s t w e e k
Edgar Lungu’s inaugural speech (extract):
“
As I stand before you today, as the 6th president of the great republic of
Zambia, I am overwhelmed with gratitude, and I feel greatly humbled that
you have decided to make me your servant. You are my employers, I am the
employee.
My primary and inescapable duty is to express our unqualified and very profound gratitude
to God almighty for preserving and guiding us in the trying three months since the tragic,
untimely death of our beloved president, his Excellency Mr Michael Chilufya Sata, MHSRIP.
The process leading to the election especially for us in the ruling Patriotic Front was fraught
with difficulties. There is no room, let alone time for rancour or settling of scores of any
kind. What is important is that, at the end of the day, we dusted ourselves up and emerged
united. We came out a much stronger party than we started off. We won because we
focused more on that which unites us rather than that which divides us.
The just ended election clearly shows that there is still work to be done on the nationbuilding front. Some campaigners stooped so low as to appeal to tribalism and regionalism, name-calling and violence. We must never forget that the freedom we enjoy in
Zambia was achieved at a great sacrifice. We now want to move forward as a united and
healed party, a united nation, a united people! To this effect, I take this opportunity to congratulate the main opposition leader, Mr Hakainde Hichilema for putting up a formidable
campaign. I also wish to thank the nine other candidates. This kind of competition matures
our democracy.
I wish to recognise the valuable endorsement from President Rupiah Banda, the MMD MPs,
the MMD members across the country and all the voters from other political parties and
none-members of political parties who made a last minute decision to support me.
To the Zambians, I express my gratitude with due humility for the trust reposed in. You
have placed on my shoulders an onerous burden to be ever mindful that I have no leeway
for lapses, which may induce Zambians to think that they misplaced their confidence and
trust in me.
We were 11 candidates for the presidency, and each and every one of us had profound
messages to the voters. The bottom line is that we all want our country to go forward.
There are no victors or vanquished in this process. We are all winners and have an equal
duty to foster harmony and togetherness as the only way to accelerate the development of
Zambia. I promise to work towards making political processes in our country free and open.
Fabulous wealth living side by side with abject poverty is a moral outrage. It is unacceptable, and we must all join the crusade against poverty, not through dazzling rhetoric, but
by working hard. We must balance our privileges and rights with duty, responsibility and
obligation to our country. I am fully aware of the depths of poverty that continue to afflict
the great majority of our people. It unsettles me to see families go hungry when ours is a
wealthy nation. I am aware of the many mothers that walk long distances in order to give
birth. I am aware of young people who still cannot access a decent education because their
parents are poor. I am aware of farmers that have had delayed payments. I am aware of a
few people who are getting stupendously rich illegally, while the majority teeter on the
brink of poverty and this saddens me.
I am stepping in the shoes of a giant of a man, who was our touch bearer and symbol of
our party’s vision of a robust transformative development agenda, which in the last three
years has transformed our country and created a momentum which we must accelerate.
President Sata’s legacy will forever be our beacon of inspiration.
I become president at a time when the outlook for the global economy is not exceedingly
cheerful. We are all aware of the significant decline in commodity prices including our
major export commodity, copper. There will be need not only for belt tightening but for
radical rethinking of the way we do things. It cannot be business as usual.
We shall continue building all the socio-economic infrastructure projects planned under
the leadership of the late president. All the projects and programmes shall be executed as
planned, and where possible even accelerated. We also expect our socio-economic policies
to accelerate Zambia’s march to a middle income country on a sustainable basis by 2030.
We will be a listening government. Our doors will always remain wide open to workers,
farmers, all entrepreneurs, micro, small, medium and large businesses who keep our
economy running. This includes the man on the street who completes the value as the
consumer. To you we will also listen.
Our country will continue to maintain and even improve on a conducive environment for
investors. Our policies will be underpinned by consistence and predictability. Recently we
have restructured the revenue system for the mining industry to a mineral royalty one,
which is simple and a final tax. The truth of the matter is that the incentives provided under the Mines and Minerals Act still remain, as does relief for companies which prove to the
satisfaction of the Zambia Revenue Authority that relief is warrantable. What government
will not do is to politically leverage things for tax payers, and no attempts willingly or inadvertently will be made to pre-empty the initiatives and discretion of the commissionergeneral of ZRA. This is an imperative of good tenets of governance.
As your president, I want to focus on doubling the number of defence personnel houses
and other essential workers. I want to complete the massive road expansion programme.
I want to complete the construction of the 650 health posts. I want to hand you a new
constitution.
This is a momentous day. You have re-energised me and re-affirmed the PF spirit that has
in the past overcome hunger and despair; the spirit that has lifted Zambia from the brink
of political instability. My administration shall continue with the transformation of our
country. To realise this dream, we must remain a beacon of peace and hope. We ought to
stick to the rule of law and good governance. We will definitely deliver a people-driven
constitution.
I would like to thank one person, a reliable ally and partner, my wife Esther for the
unflinching support and counsel. (...) If time was not jealous of us, I would have read the
entire list of the members and ordinary people that helped us get where we are, but I can’t.
You know yourselves. I render my profuse thanks to my wider family in the PF and indeed
my many friends, every Zambian who have supported and encourage me ungrudgingly.
I want to thank my grandson Lishomwa and sons and daughters and all my in-laws. My
great team, the central committee, members of parliament, volunteers, and the media
campaign team, ministers and of course Dr Guy Scott, the acting president. Your support
has been invaluable from the start, and I will need you even more in 2016.
To local and foreign businesses, let me assure you that your investment shall remain safe
on my watch, and we shall try as much as possible to balance your interests against our
people’s interest. Copper is important to us, as the main foreign currency earner, but I want
to step up the rate of economic diversification and explore ways of earning more money
from agriculture. We seek nothing but a win-win situation from our partners.
I would like to stop here and get back to work as your new commander-in-chief and sixth
president, because there is no honey moon. This is just a curtain raiser. I have work to do.
I want you to remember that today you voted for a jubilee president; a person who will
target the reduction of your poverty and not my poverty. A person who will grow jobs and
give you hope. A person who shares the same background as you.
God has been gracious to Zambia, and we pledge to honour him by adhering to Christian
virtues. Zambia shall remain a Christian nation tolerant of other religions. Let us always
hold each other’s hand and reach out and let love be at the core of all our activities. God
bless you all! God bless Zambia!
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6 │ Election overview
Election reveals a divided country
Highlights and lowlights
The 2015 presidential election suggested that Zambians are voting according to ethnicity rather than competence of the candidates. The two frontrunners split the country
between them with Edgar Lungu (PF) taking the north-eastern parts and Hakainde Hichilema (UPND) taking the south-western parts (see map).
• Zambia has never seen a lower voter turnout (32.36%), down from 53.98% in 2011.
Northern
EL
76.7%
• Hakainde Hichilema (UPND) had the most
dedicated voters, with Southern Province
recording the highest voter turnout of
48.97%, followed by Northwestern Province
with 38.19%, both UPND strongholds.
Muchinga
EL
80.2%
Eastern
EL
65.0%
Western
HH
79.6%
Lusaka
EL
61.0%
Southern
HH
90.0%
Provinces voting for
Edgar Lungu (EL)
Votes cast for EL as percentage
of total votes cast in province
Edgar Lungu
Hakainde Hichilema
Edith Nawakwi
Nevers Mumba
Tilyenji Kaunda
Eric Chanda
Elias Chipimo
Godfrey Miyanda
Daniel Pule
Ludwig Sondashi
Peter Sinkamba
Votes rejected
Total votes cast
Total registered voters
Voter turnout (%)
PF
UPND
FDD
MMD
UNIP
4R
NAREP
Heritage
CDP
FDA
Green
53,462
68,074
616
2,232
787
590
377
429
218
126
93
1,416
128,420
483,788
26.54%
201,852 88,408
66,666 33,882
2,747
2,948
2,564
1,245
954
2,159
565
1,956
908
868
911
1,308
428
808
243
561
279
243
2,660
1,720
280,777 136,106
845,439 600,098
33.21% 22.68%
81,289
10,493
1,117
1,983
570
603
231
329
493
109
68
1,097
98,382
408,790
24.07%
178,977 57,291
104,178
7,440
1,536
2,522
1,937
1,170
1,056
586
401
563
1,092
316
461
237
342
311
220
137
128
65
2,873
809
293,201 71,447
796,686 269,139
36.80% 26.55%
Northern
Muchinga
Lusaka
Luapula
Eastern
Copperbelt
Central
Party
Lungu’s core provinces (Eastern, Muchinga, Northern and Luapula) have a total of 1.71
million registered voters, while HH’s strongholds (Southern, Northwestern and Western)
have 1.33 million registered voters. The picture is more muddled in Central Province,
with 483,788 registered voters. Although the province was won by HH, Lungu was not
far behind. the votes were also spread more in the urban areas in Lusaka and Copperbelt
Provinces. In Lusaka (796,686 registered voters), Lungu won 178,977 votes, while HH got
104,178. On the Copperbelt (845,439 registered voters), Lungu got 201,852 votes, while
HH won 66,666.
94,169
21,287
1,821
1,084
768
787
351
520
332
159
218
1,248
122,744
434,478
28.25%
• The frontrunners attracted the same
percentage of votes as in 2011, about 95%,
but this time the votes were concentrated
on two frontrunners (PF and UPND) rather
than three (PF, MMD and UPND).
• The nine other candidates shared 3.95%
of the votes, up from 2.4% in 2011, distributed between seven candidates.
• According to Media Monitoring Africa
(MMA) of South Africa, the ruling PF party
received 35% of the media coverage in the
run-up, followed by UPND (30%). The top
five political parties (PF, UPND, MMD, FDD
and NAREP) shared 91% of the coverage,
while the other six parties (UNIP, heritage,
FDA, CDP, Green and 4R) received only 9%.
13,275
102,292
528
579
686
634
458
427
107
145
80
1,297
120,508
315,588
38.19%
20,937 18,265 807,925
272,182 93,674 780,168
642
844
15,321
1,210
605
14,609
1,396
775
9,737
1,161
794
8,054
897
504
6,002
657
478
5,757
137
117
3,293
190
183
2,073
137
99
1,410
2,795
1,398
17,313
302,341 117,736 1,671,662
617,461 394,617 5,166,084
48.97% 29.84%
32.36%
% of votes cast
Central
HH
53.0%
• The number of rejected votes reduced
significantly to 17,313, compared to 56,678
votes in 2011. Nevertheless, there were
more rejected votes than total votes for the
third candidate, Edith Nawakwi (FDD), who
garnered 15,321 votes.
National
Copperbelt
EL
71.9%
Western
Northwestern
HH
84.9%
• Nevers Mumba of the former ruling MMD
party had an appalling election, coming
fourth overall and seventh in Eastern Province, the MMD’s traditional stronghold. This
also manifested itself in a very low voter
turnout in Eastern Province (22.68%).
Southern
Luapula
EL
82.6%
Northwestern
Provinces voting for
Hakainde Hichilema (HH)
Votes cast for HH as percentage
of total votes cast in province
• Edgar Lungu (PF) had the broadest geographical appeal, winning in six provinces
and coming second in four. His mentor,
the late President Sata, only won in four
provinces (Lusaka, Copperbelt, Luapula,
Northern), came second in two (Central,
Eastern) and third in three (Northwestern
Southern, Western).
48.33%
46.67%
0.92%
0.87%
0.58%
0.48%
0.36%
0.34%
0.20%
0.12%
0.08%
1.04%
100.00%
7 │ Hired and fired
Musa Mwenye fired
As expected, President Edgar Lungu has
fired Attorney General Musa Mwenye. The
latter failed to take a neutral stand before
the election, supporting Lungu’s opponents.
Mwenye was appointed by the late President Sata, ratified by parliament, in December 2011. He was appointed together with
Director of Public Prosecutions Mutembo
Nchito, who is expected to be axed as well.
New PS at State House
President Edgar Lungu has appointed
Emmanuel Chilubanama as Permanent Secretary at State House. Lungu told Chilubanama to make him accessible to the people:
“Don’t insulate and isolate me,” Lungu said.
Chilubanama contested Lunte Constituency
for the PF in the 2011 general elections,
but lost to MMD’s Felix Mutati. He owns the
company Card Technology.
Lungu begins to appoint ministers
President Edgar Lungu has appointed a new vice-president, six ministers and two deputyministers, including the ministers he needed for his first trip abroad (see page 2). The
remaining ministers will be announced upon his return from a holiday.
Portfolio
Minister
under Sata
Minister
under Lungu
Background
Vice
president
Guy Scott
Inonge Wina
Wina, chairperson of the ruling PF party, emerged as a Lungusupporter during the power struggle within the PF in the run-up
to the presidential by-election. She was serving as gender minister
when Sata died
Finance
Alexander
Chikwanda
Alexander
Chikwanda
Seen as relatively politically neutral, Chikwanda did put his foot down
when former Interim President Guy Scott tried to fire Edgar Lungu as
PF Secretary General ahead of the election. Chikwanda has served as
finance minister uninterrupted since the PF assumed office in 2011.
He is a nominated MP
Justice
Edgar Lungu
Ngosa
Simbyakula
Sata appointed Simbyakula home affairs minister in December 2013,
but he served as justice deputy minister before that. Simbyakula is a
solid Lungu-supporter. He is a nominated MP. He said he would start
by studying the released roadmap for the constitution
Health
Joseph
Kasonde
Joseph
Kasonde
Kasonde has served as health minister uninterrupted since the PF assumed office in 2011. He campaigned for Lungu. Another nominated
MP
Foreign
affairs
Harry
Kalaba
Harry
Kalaba
PF Bahati MP Kalaba has served as foreign affairs minister since
March 2014. Before that he was lands minister, a portfolio he held
from September 2013, when he was elevated from deputy minister in
the vice-president's office. Kalaba has campaigned for Lungu
Home
affairs
Ngosa
Simbyakula
Davies Mwila
PF Chipili MP Mwila has been elevated from defence deputy minister.
He is an open Lungu-supporter, who turned down former Interim
President Guy Scott’s offer to become PF Secretary General when
Scott tried to fire Lungu as the same. Mwila said his immediate task
would be “to end political violence”
Tourism
and arts
Jean Kapata
Jean Kapata
Kapata, a Lungu loyalist during the power struggle, was appointed
tourism minister by Sata in March 2014. Before that she served
as deputy minister of community development. She is PF MP for
Mandevu
Southern
Province
Daniel
Munkombwe
Nathaniel
Mubukwanu
Nominated MP Munkombwe threw his support behind UPND in
the run-up to the presidential by-election, whereas Mongu Central
MP and former Northwestern Minister Mubukwanu campaigned
for Lungu. When swearing in Mubukwanu, Lungu warned anyone
following in Munkombwe’s footsteps of the consequences: “you get
out!”
Dawson Kafwaya
UPND Solwezi Central MP since the parliamentary by-election in
September 2014. Kafwaya, 30, is a banker. Kafwaya is not supporting
Lungu openly, but Lungu explained that he had been appointed “in a
quest to run an inclusive government”
... and other inner circle staff
Lungu has appointed First Secretary for
Press at Zambia’s High Commission in the
UK, Amos Chanda, as his spokesman (special
assistant for press and public relations). The
position is not completely new to Chanda,
as he served as Sata’s deputy assistant for
press and public relations, but was sent
to the UK in 2012. Chanda, a former news
editor of the Daily Mail, has replaced Sata’s
spokesman George Chellah.
One of Chilubanama’s predecessors, Kaizer
Zulu, is now Lungu’s special advisor for
political affairs. Under the late President
Sata, Zulu served as permanent secretary for
Lusaka Province, Ministry of Home Affairs
and, finally, State House. He held the latter
position from July 2013 to January 2014.
Hibeene Mwiinga, a former assistant director for national policy and implementation
in the Finance Ministry, has been appointed
special assistant for development and
economic affairs. Lungu explained that
although he did not know Mwiinga personally, he was impressed by his qualifications
and experience.
New ZAF Deputy Commander
President Edgar Lungu has promoted
Brigadier General David Muma to the rank
of Major General and appointed him Deputy
Commander of the Zambia Air Force.
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No interest in treasury bills
Backlash against UPND
The latest treasury bill auction was under-subscribed by 44.9%.
Out of the K900 million on offer, only K496 million was allocated.
Investors are unconvinced by the relatively low yield rates of 13%
(91 days), 15% (181 days) and 16% (273 days) in the face of the
current political uncertainty. The treasury bills have been under
pressure since October 2014. They comprise one of government’s
options for raising money.
The trade balance
posted its first deficit
in years of K81.9
million in December
2014, down from a
surplus of K68.3 million in November.
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1,250
9
1,000
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Apr
July
Oct
Jan-12
Apr
July
Oct
Jan-13
Apr
July
Oct
Jan-14
Apr
July
Oct
Jan-15
The annual inflation
rate has slowed to
7.7% in January,
down from 7.9% in
December 2014.
INFLATION RATE (%)
Inflation and trade balance
TRADE BALANCE (K Million)
!
Trade balance
Inflation
ZRA exceeds 2014 target
The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has collected K27.6 million in
taxes in 2014, against a target of K26.6 million.
Chiefs get mobile coverage
The Consumer Unity Trust Society International has accused the
Zambia Information and Communication Technology Authority
(ZICTA) of erecting telecommunication towers that fall short of the
five-kilometre coverage requirement. ZICTA is constructing over
100 towers across Zambia to further connectivety in rural areas. It
explained that the first phase of the project had aimed at providing
coverage to chiefs’ palaces, and that the second phase would address all concerns raised from the first phase, reported the Post.
No more yellow fever cards
South Africa and Namibia have with immediate effect dropped the
requirement that travellers from Zambia must show valid yellow
fever immunisation, after the World Health Organisation recently
declared Zambia free of yellow fever.
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It has not been particularly nice to
be a supporter of the main opposition UPND party in the days following the presidential by-election. PF
supporters have been victimising
supporters of the losing party at
markets and bus stations in particular. Events reached a crescendo
at the inauguration of President Edgar Lungu, when PF supporters
brought in a coffin with a dog clad in a campaign T-shirt for UPND
President Hakainde Hichilema (picture). President Lungu had to
intervene: “Harassing, mocking and insulting like that means we are
not ready for democracy,” he told the Times of Zambia – and directed Inspector General of Police Stella Libongani to control the situation. “The UPND have lost, and their leader has been magnanimous
to accept defeat, although I know there are still complaints here and
there, but to mock your colleagues beyond limit and provoke them
is unacceptable,” Lungu told PF supporters.
UPND defends voting pattern
UPND questioned the backlash, wondering why certain regions
should be targeted because of the way they voted. “Prior to this
election, even in 2011, the UPND used to get zero votes in certain regions, but nobody cried tribalism and hate speech,” stated Chairperson Mutale Nalumango. She said the UPND had been well received
everywhere in this election, because it had the best message for the
country. “One would even be tempted to argue that tribalists could
be those that voted for the PF, despite not being paid their money;
that voted for the wage freeze, high mealie meal prices, high fuel
prices, no constitution; that voted for retention of bad laws such
as the Public Order Act,” she added. MMD Treasurer Suresh Desai,
who is former MP in Monze, but not Tonga, argued that past voting
patterns showed that people in Southern Province voted on merit.
In 1991, Frederick Chiluba won in Southern Province, despite being
up against Kenneth Kaunda, who allied himself with the Tonga, and
in 2011, then President Rupiah Banda received about 70,000 votes
from Southern Province. Several people pointed out that whereas
UPND President Hakainde Hichilema had campaigned throughout
Zambia, PF President Edgar Lungu had spent little time in Southern,
Western and Northwestern Provinces.
UPND maintains election was stolen
The UPND has reiterated that the election was stolen. “What happened is that we won the election, but it was stolen from us. It’s
very clear that the manipulation of election results was not just in
the polling stations, it was also in the constituency totalling centres.
Worse, it was in the national tallying centre under the nose of the
ECZ,” UPND President Hakainde Hichilema stated. He claimed the
party could name all the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) officials, who had helped the ruling PF party win the election. Hichilema
called for a new constitution, which would allow the commission
to operate independently. Currently, the ECZ top brass is appointed
by the president. “You cannot have the referee being a scorer in the
game of soccer,” Hichilema stated.
9 │ B i o g r a p hy. . . a n d o t h e r n e w s
BIOGRAPHY: Inonge Wina
Sport in brief
Inonge Wina, 73, has royal roots in Western Province. She was born in Suibumbu Village in
Nalolo on 2 April 1941, to Princess Mutende Lubasi and Siwinji Mutukwa.
Wina has always been an advocate for women’s rights, dating back to before independence, when she joined the Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) in 1958. Back
then, women at YWCA would meet for fellowship and prayer, regardless of their colour,
defying the racial segregation laws. Wina rose through the ranks to eventually become
president of YWCA Zambia. She was instrumental in the establishment of the Victim Support Unit for domestic abuse under the Zambia Police Service.
She has also served on a number of NGO boards, including chairing the Non-Governmental Organisations’ Coordinating Council of Zambia (NGOCC) from 1996. The NGOCC is the
umbrella organisation for the women’s movement in Zambia. During her time at NGOCC,
she led the women’s movement in opposing the late President Chiluba’s bid for a third
term in office in 2001.
She then joined politics, being elected the MP for Nalolo Constituency, Western Province,
for the opposition UPND party in 2001. However, after a vicious power struggle following
the death of UPND’s first president Anderson Mazoka in 2006, Hakainde Hichilema was
appointed his successor, while the party’s vice-president Sakwiba Sikota and his followers formed the United Liberal Party. Wina joined the new party, but failed to re-take her
Nalolo seat in the 2006 general elections.
Zambia exits 2015 AFCON
The Chipolopolo failed to reach the
knock-out stage at the 2015 Africa Cup of
Nations (AFCON) after drawing 0-0 with
Cape Verde in a match played in torrential rain. Tunisia topped Group B with five
points, followed by DR Congo and Cape
Verde, each on three points. Zambia
managed to collect two points.
Wina then joined the Patriotic Front under the late Michael Sata, and in June 2009, she
was appointed to the party’s Central Committee, and later elected its national chairperson. In the 2011 general elections, Wina re-took her Nalolo seat, and was immediately
appointed the first ever minister of chiefs and traditional affairs in the new government. In
March 2012, she was appointed minister of gender and child development, a portfolio she
held until cabinet was dissolved by Edgar Lungu.
Wina has also served on a number of boards in the public sector, including the Refugee
Services Zambia, Zambia Council of Social Services, University Teaching Hospital and the
University of Zambia Council.
Wina went to school in Senanga and Mongu, but completed high school at Santa Monica
High School in Los Angeles, California. She also obtained a diploma in social works at
Santa Monica City College. Later she obtained a bachelor of arts (history and sociology) at
the University of Zambia.
Wina was married to the late Arthur Wina, a freedom fighter and veteran politician, who
held the same position for the MMD as his wife for PF, that of national chairperson. Together they had three children, of which one son has died.
Two die during celebrations
Two people died in hit-and-run accidents in Lusaka when celebrating Edgar Lungu’s victory.
Anna Zyambo was knocked down in Kanyama Township, while Steven Fikoloma was hit on
Kafue Road. There were also reports of jubilant PF supporters falling off moving vehicles.
Two girls defiled
Police have arrested Cephas Kafiwe, who is of “unsound mind”, for defiling a five-year-old
girl in Mwansabombwe, Luapula Province. A 7-year-old girl has been defiled in the same
province in Nkomba Village in Nchelenge by John Mwansa, 27.
Children abducted in Kalulushi
Three Grade 9 boys from Angels Park School in Kalulushi on the Copperbelt have been
abducted. They were found tied together at Chambishi Cemetery. A fourth child managed
to escape. Unknown people lured them with past examinations papers.
CORRECTION
Last week we wrote that Elias Chipimo Snr would be buried on 24 January, accompanied
by one day of national mourning. However, due to the presidential election, the funeral
was moved to 26 January. Chipimo was put to rest at his farm in New Kasama, Lusaka.
Zambia Weekly
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