HH keeps his inner circle: all seven State House advisers back for second term

President Hakainde Hichilema has re-appointed his full presidential advisory team, keeping the same group of advisers who have surrounded him at State House for much of his first term. In a statement issued on Thursday, 22 October 2026, Chief Communications Specialist Clayson Hamasaka said the President had made the re-appointments under Article 92(2)(e) and (f) of the Constitution of Zambia. Those re-appointed are: - Bradford M. Machila – Principal Private Secretary - Christopher L. Mundia – Special Assistant to the President for Legal Affairs - Joseph Lungu – Special Assistant to the President for Policy Compliance - Dr Lawrence Mwananyanda – Special Assistant to the President for Projects Implementation Monitoring and National Security - Levy J. Ngoma – Special Assistant to the President for Political Affairs - Dr Pamela Nakamba – Special Assistant to the President for Economic Affairs - Jito Kayumba – Special Assistant to the President for Finance and Investments No new names were added, and nobody was dropped. Several of the advisers go back to the start of the Hichilema presidency. Kayumba has served as Special Assistant for Finance and Investment since September 2021, having previously been a partner at venture capital firm Kukula Capital. Mundia and Lungu were sworn in as Special Assistants for Legal Affairs and Policy Compliance in November 2021. Wikipedia lusakatimes The decision means the people closest to the President on legal, political, economic, security and investment matters will stay in place as his second-term government settles in, following his re-election in the 13 August general election. It also means the team whose job is to make sure government policy is followed and projects are delivered will now be judged against the President’s second-term promises, including the Grow Zambia Agenda he set out when he opened the new Parliament this month. The President congratulated the appointees and wished them God’s blessings as they