Pesident of Zambia, Edgar Chagwa Lungu has with immediate effect fired Minister of Health, Dr Chitalu Chilufya, by Diramakini Reporter.
President Edgar Lungu.
"Fellow Citizens,I have terminated the appointment of Hon. Dr Chitalu Chilufya as Minister of Health with immediate effect.To this effect, I have transferred Hon Dr. Jonas Kamima Chanda, MP Bwana Mkubwa, to the Ministry of Health from Ministry of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection with immediate effect.
"Meanwhile I have appointed nominated Member of Parliament, Hon Raphael Nakachinda as Minister of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection.I have since thanked Dr Chilufya for the services rendered to Government and I have wished him well in his future endeavours,"said Pesident Edgar Chagwa Lungu.
Lately, there has been raging outrage from the public following HoneyBee’s appearance before the parliamentary committee where a financial scandal involving the supply of $17million worth of medicine was unearthed by the Auditor General’s Office and the Parliamentary Accounts Committee.
It has been established that a supplier, Honeybee supplied leaking condoms, gloves, and fake medicine in Zambia.