Eight more new Ministries created

…with the Ministry of Petroleum, the Ministry of Electricity, the Ministry of Housing, the Ministry of Culture and Arts, the Ministry of Skills and Higher Education, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Trade and Exports and the Ministry of Industry to be established By MUBITA KATETE GOVERNMENT has proposed to create an additional eight new Ministries, bringing the total number of Ministries to 30 from the current 22, excluding the 10 Provincial Ministers, according to a Notice of Motion by Vice President Mutale Nalumango to approve government ministries and departments. Yesterday, President Hakainde Hichilema has sought parliamentary approval to establish, merge and dissolve Government ministries in a proposed restructuring aimed at improving efficiency and public service delivery. But according to the Supplement to the Vote and Proceedings of Friday, 23rd October, the notice to Vice President, the motion for the creation of the additional eight Ministries comes up for debate today in Parliament. The proposed new Ministries to be created include, the Ministry of Petroleum, the Ministry of Electricity, the Ministry of Housing, the Ministry of Culture and Arts, the Ministry of Skills and Higher Education, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Trade and Exports and the Ministry of Industry. “…That in terms of Article 92(2)(d) of the Constitution of Zambia, this House approves the dissolution, re-alignment and the establishment of the Government Ministries and Departments by the President as set out in the appendices hereto. (For debate on Tuesday, 27th October, 2026),” reads the notice. And according to a statement issued by State House Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka yesterday, President Hichilema has written to Parliament pursuant to Article 92(2)(d) of the Republican Constitution, seeking approval for the realignment, merging and dissolving some ministries. Mr Hamasaka said Vice-President Mutale Nalumango would move a motion in Parliament to seek approval for the proposed changes. “Her Honour the Vice President, Mutale-Nalumango, will move a motion on the floor of the House seeking approval for the proposed establishment, merger and dissolution of Government Ministries,” Mr Hamasaka said. He explained that the proposed restructuring was intended to align the operations of Government with the administration’s development priorities while strengthening service delivery. “The realignment is intended to ensure that the machinery of Government fully supports the Grow Zambia Agenda, while improving public sector service delivery for the benefit of the Zambian people,” Mr Hamasaka said. President Hichilema has appealed to Members of Parliament to support the proposed changes, which State House said were in the national interest. “The President has therefore called on Members of Parliament to support the realignment, which is in the best interest of the country,” he said.

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