Prime Minister Dr. Elijah Ngurare has made extensive changes to Executive Director (ED) positions across various ministries, effective 1 April, in an effort to streamline operations.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services’ Executive Director, Ben Nangombe, will exchange roles with the Ministry of Mines and Energy’s Penda Ithindi, with both assuming leadership of their new ministries.
Esther Kaapanda, currently the Executive Director of the Ministry of Works and Transport, will move to the Ministry of Industrialisation, Mines and Energy as Executive Director without accounting functions.
In the Ministry of Justice, Executive Director Gladice Pickering will transition to the Office of the Prime Minister as Executive Director and Accounting Officer. Meanwhile, the current Executive Director of the Office of the Prime Minister, I-Ben Nashandi, will move to the National Planning Commission as Executive Director.
Annely Haiphene, Executive Director of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, will assume the role of Executive Director and Accounting Officer at the Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs.
Dr Wilhelmina Shivute, the current Executive Director of the Ministry of Defence and Veterans Affairs, will shift to the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development as Executive Director and Accounting Officer for the remainder of her contract.
Titus Ndove, Executive Director of the Ministry of Finance and Public Enterprises, will take over the Ministry of Works and Transport in the same capacity.
Lydia Indombo, currently with the Ministry of Labour, Industrial Relations and Employment Creation, will move to the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare as Executive Director and Accounting Officer.
Dr Michael Humavindu, Executive Director of the National Planning Commission, will assume leadership of the Ministry of Finance as Executive Director and Accounting Officer.
Ambassador Penda Naanda, currently with the Ministry of International Relations and Cooperation, will move to the newly established Ministry of International Relations and Trade as Executive Director and Accounting Officer.
Ndiitah Nghipondoka-Robiati, Executive Director of the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare, will join the Ministry of International Relations and Trade as Executive Director without accounting functions for the remainder of her contract.
Erastus Haitengela, the Executive Director of the Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service, will assume the role of Executive Director and Accounting Officer at the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture.
Gerard Vries, currently the Executive Director of the Ministry of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation, will take over as Executive Director without accounting functions at the same ministry.
Sikongo Haihambo, Executive Director of the Ministry of Industrialisation and Trade, will transition to the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism as Executive Director and Accounting Officer.
Ndiyakupi Nghituwamata, the Executive Director of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform, will head to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform as Executive Director and Accounting Officer, while Teofelus Nghitila will join the same ministry as Executive Director without accounting functions.
Nghidinua Daniel, Executive Director of the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development, will move to the Ministry of Justice and Labour Relations as Executive Director and Accounting Officer.
Speaking on the appointments, Secretary to Cabinet George Simataa clarified the roles of Executive Directors without accounting functions, stating: “I wish to indicate that the Executive Directors, without accounting functions, are required to assist the Accounting Officers of those Ministries in the execution of the mandates of those O/M/As. Furthermore, they are also required to report to those Executive Directors with accounting functions. O/M/As not mentioned in this Press Statement remain intact with their current Executive Directors/Accounting Officers.”
