Musokotwane Validates 2022 Census Report Amid Tribal Dismissal Claims
Finance and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane says the contents of the 2022 Census Revised Population Summary Report are valid.
Dr. Musokotwane is concerned with the erroneous narrative that three directors have been dismissed from the Zambia Statistics Agency on tribal grounds.
He says there is no record of any person at any level of its operations being dismissed on the basis of tribe or ethnicity.
Dr. Musokotwane says the assertion of separation from ZamStats on tribal grounds should be treated as false, unfounded, and an attempt to discredit the competence and integrity of the national statistical system.
He explained that Mulenga Musepa was seconded from the Bank of Zambia in October 2019 and left ZamStats in April 2024, while Chola Nakazwe, a serving member of staff, is Chief Statistician.
In a statement to ZNBC News, Dr. Musokotwane said Mr. Goodson Sinyenga, in April 2024, reverted to his substantive position at the Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security as Director of Research, Planning, and Information.
He said Sheila Mudenda, who is Assistant Director of Information, Research, and Dissemination, was appointed to serve as Acting Statistician General for administrative convenience, with effect from October 2024.
