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Sayifwanda’s Refusal To Be Sworn In As Deputy Minister But As Cabinet Minister Prompts SATA To Drop Her Completely
Zambezi East MMD Member of Parliament Sara Sayifwanda has refused to be sworn-in as deputy minister of gender forcing president Sata to say the ministry will be run by a permanent secretary.
President Michael Sata on Wednesday created another ministry he calls Gender and Child Development but seemed to have realised that his cabinet is swelling.
Sata made the splitting of the Ministry of Labour, Sports, Youth and Gender at state House when he swore-in the new ZAF commanders. He announced that the splitting was with immediate effect and told the nation that the Minister is Sara Sayifwanda, Zambezi East MMD Member of Parliament.
Less than two weeks ago, Sata merged the two ministries which he split on Wednesday.
This brings the number of ministries to 20 from the 19 he pronounce at first.
But when Sayifwanda went for the swearing-in ceremony, she discovered that she will be a deputy minister in a ministry that has no minister. She declined to be sworn in.
This made president Sata throw tantrums and talk about his regime’s commitment to run a small a cabinet.
He announced that he had revoked Saifwanda’s appointment with immediate effect.
Sata said the ministry will now be run by a permanent secretary.
“We were supposed to swear in a deputy Minister Sara Sayifwanda but my sister wanted to twist our arm and wanted to be cabinet minister. We promised a smaller cabinet and we are not going to increase ministries,” the President said.
The purpose of having a smaller cabinet is to save public resources by paying fewer ministers.
But deputy ministers whom president Sata is happy to swear-in enjoy almost the same financial benefits with cabinet ministers. The only thing they are not allowed is to sit in cabinet.
This will the first time in history, a ministry will be headed by a permanent secretary.
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jombe
October 30, 2011 at 11:11 am
Big fools indeed! why not appoint a bemba as D/Minister of Gender. I can propose some MP called Gerry Chanda
jombe
October 30, 2011 at 11:13 am
To hell with you too! Are there no enough MPs in PF to go and hunt for other opposition MPs?????????/
jombe
October 30, 2011 at 11:16 am
This is brilliant analysis, not just condemning Hon.Sara for refusing appointment. You are great!
jombe
October 30, 2011 at 11:19 am
She is better than you and most of PF Mps! Thats why the President went for her leaving all those PF MPs including ‘iwe wine’!
jombe
October 30, 2011 at 11:23 am
LOOK AT WHO IS TALKING! YOU HAVE NEVER AND MAY NEVER EVEN BE A WARD CHAIRMAN! SHAME ON YOU FOOL.
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