Fri, 29 Sep 2017 10:04:10 +0000
By OSCAR MALIPENGA
PRESIDENTR Edgar Lungu has appointed Dr Simon Miti as principal private secretary at State House, a position which has since been elevated to deputy secretary to the cabinet.
The Head of State has also appointed Mr Patrick Kangwa as deputy secretary to the cabinet in charge of administration at cabinet office.
This is cccording to a statement issued to Daily Nation by special assistant to the president for press and public relations Amos Chanda.
Mr Chanda explained that Dr Miti had been serving as permanent secretary in charge of administration at cabinet office and that he had taken over from Mr Francis Chalabesa who has retired after expiry of his contract.
He also explained that until his appointment, Mr Kangwa was National Coordinator at the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit under the Office of the Vice-President.
Mr Chanda said Mr Kangwa takes over from Mr Peter Kasanda who has retired following the expiry of his contract.
“At the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit, the President has promoted Head of Research and Planning Ms Yande Mwape as National Coordinator.
“And the President has promoted director for performance systems at the Management Development Division under Cabinet Office, Mr Mabvuto Sakala as permanent secretary for the Ministry of Higher Education,” he said.
Mr Chanda said Mr Sakala takes over from Mr Owen Mgemezulu who has since been transferred to Cabinet Office as permanent secretary in charge of Administration.
Meanwhile, the Head of State has appointed Ms Alfreda Kansembe Mwamba as Ambassador to Brazil.
President Lungu has also appointed Mr Anthony Mukwita as Ambassador to Germany.
Mr Mukwita had been serving as counsellor at the Zambian Mission in Sweden.
Mr Chanda said the appointees would be sworn-in by President Lungu in due course.
Appointments at State House, Cabinet Office and in the Foreign Service are as follows:
(1) Dr Simon Miti, Principal Private Secretary -State House;
(2) Mr Patrick Kangwa, Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet-Administration,
Cabinet Office;
(3) Mr Mabvuto Sakala, Permanent Secretary- Ministry of Higher Education;
(4) Mr Owen Mgemezulu, Permanent Secretary –Administration, Cabinet
Office, (transfer);
(5) Ms Yande Mwape, National Coordinator, Disaster Management and
Mitigation Unit;
(6) Ms Alfreda Kansembe Mwamba, Ambassador, Republic of Brazil; and
(7) Mr Anthony Mukwita, Ambassador, Federal Republic of Germany.
