Elias Mubanga Served Four Years as Zambia’s…

Fifty-nine-year-oldElias Mubangaserved as Minister of Small and Medium Enterprise Development for four years and five months, from September 2021 until his dismissal yesterday by PresidentHakainde Hichilema. Mubanga was a nominated Member of Parliament and had served both in Cabinet and in Parliament throughout his tenure. He made history as the first individual to head the Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprise Development, a portfolio created by President Hichilema in September 2021 following the formation of government.

During his time in office, Mubanga oversaw the establishment and operationalisation of the ministry, which was set up to support and formalise small and medium enterprises as part of broader economic empowerment and job creation efforts. Why are you giving us this brief information? To show how short his tenure has been?