Gift Sialubalo
Gift Sialubalo | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Local Government and Rural Development | |
| Assumed office 28 March 2025 | |
| President | Hakainde Hichilema |
| Preceded by | Gary Nkombo |
| Member of the National Assembly for Sinazongwe | |
| Assumed office August 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Richwell Siamunene |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gift Simuunza Sialubalo 25 August 1965 |
| Party | United Party for National Development |
Gift Simuunza Sialubalo (born 25 August 1969) is a Zambian politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Sinazongwe from August 2016 to May 2026.[1] He was the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development from March 2025[2][3] to May 2026.
Political Career
Sialubalo has served in Zambia's parliament since 2016, having been elected in both 2016 and 2021 as the United Party for National Development (UPND) candidate.[1][4] His 2016 election was contested by his opponent, Richwell Siamunene, who claimed Sialubalo and his followers used violence and otherwise intimidated voters as well as spreading falsehoods. The court found that there was violence by and on behalf of Gift Sialubalo, but it did not arise to an actionable amount.[5]
When, in 2020, some constituents labeled him an absentee representative, Sialubalo responded that he worked hard on development projects in the Sinazongwe area.[6]
Ahead of the 2026 general election, Sinazongwe constituency was split into two constituencies (Sinazongwe and Kariba)[7][8] and Sialubalo chose to be the UPND parliamentary candidate in Kariba constituency.[9]
Notes and references
- 1 2 "Gift Simuunza Sialubalo | National Assembly of Zambia". www.parliament.gov.zm. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
- ↑ "Zambia : Gift Sialubalo Sworn In As Minister of Local Government and Rural Development". Lusaka Times. 1 April 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
- ↑ Mulikelela, Maimbolwa (29 March 2025). "President Hichilema sacks Nkombo, appoints Sialubalo as new Minister of Local Government". Zambia Monitor. Archived from the original on 30 March 2025.
- ↑ "Sinazongwe in infrastructure development boost". Daily Nation. 24 April 2024.
- ↑ "Richwell Siamunene v Sialubalo Gift". Constitutional Court of Zambia. 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 30 March 2025.
- ↑ "Sialubalo Refutes Being An Absentee MP". AskMuvTV. 1 November 2020.
- ↑ ECZ Chairperson Speech - Announcement of 70 new constituencies - Electoral Commission of Zambia
- ↑ ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF ZAMBIA ANNOUNCES 70 NEW PARLIAMENTARY CONSTITUENCIES - National Assembly
- ↑ Gift Sialubalo (Self-published Facebook post)