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Hon , Gift Sialubalo MP - Minister of Local Government and Rural Development

Hon , Gift Sialubalo MP - Minister of Local Government and Rural Development

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) is charged with the responsibility of promoting a decentralised and good local governance system, facilitating delivery of quality municipal services in order to contribute to sustainable socio-economic development. The Ministry oversees the implementation of delegated functions and responsibilities by the local authorities.
The Ministry is responsible for Portfolio functions according to the Government Gazette Notice No. 1123 of 2021:

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๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ก๐—š๐—ง๐—›๐—˜๐—ก๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—ฆ ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—” ๐—›๐—˜๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—ง๐—›๐—œ๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—ญ๐—”๐— ๐—•๐—œ๐—”

Today, the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, led by Hon. Gift Sialubalo MP, had the honour of welcoming a delegation from the World Health Organisation for a high level engagement focused on strengthening collaboration in safeguarding the wellbeing of the Zambian people. Hon. Sialubalo expressed appreciation for the

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Honourable Gift Sialubalo, MP, inspected various infrastructure projects in Chisamba District in Central Province

The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Honourable Gift Sialubalo, MP, inspected various infrastructure projects in Chisamba District in Central Province on Thursday, 27th November, 2025. The Minister expressed happiness that the local people are benefiting from various developmental projects funded under the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) such as

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INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT PLAN (IDP) TO ENHANCE URBAN SETTLEMENTS IN LUSAKA-PS POLLEN

LUSAKA: Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development Permanent Secretary (Administration) Dr.Gabriel Pollen has expressed confidence that implementation of the Lusaka Integrated Development Plan (2024-2034) and the Greater Lusaka Regional Plan (2025-2045), will effectively guide sustainable urban development for Lusaka region. The Lusaka IDP outlines strategies for enhancing infrastructure development

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๐—ญ๐—”๐— ๐—•๐—œ๐—” ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ง๐—œ๐—–๐—œ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—œ๐—ก ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐Ÿฏ๐—ฅ๐—— ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—ข๐—™ ๐—ง๐—›๐—˜ ๐—จ๐—ก-๐—›๐—”๐—•๐—œ๐—ง๐—”๐—ง ๐—˜๐—ซ๐—˜๐—–๐—จ๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฉ๐—˜ ๐—•๐—ข๐—”๐—ฅ๐——

Zambia is participating in the 3rd Session of the UN-Habitat Executive Board, taking place from 25th to 27th November 2025 in Nairobi, Kenya, as the country continues to advance its commitment to sustainable cities and communities in line with the New Urban Agenda and SDG 11. The delegation is led

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๐—–๐——๐—™ ๐—•๐—จ๐—ฅ๐—ฆ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฌ ๐—ฃ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—š๐—ฅ๐—”๐— ๐— ๐—˜ ๐—˜๐— ๐—ฃ๐—ข๐—ช๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ฆ ๐—ข๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐Ÿต๐Ÿญ,๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ญ๐—”๐— ๐—•๐—œ๐—”๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐—ช๐—œ๐—ง๐—› ๐—˜๐——๐—จ๐—–๐—”๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก ๐—”๐—ก๐—— ๐—ฆ๐—ž๐—œ๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—ฆ ๐—ง๐—ฅ๐—”๐—œ๐—ก๐—œ๐—ก๐—š

The transformative impact of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) bursary programme continues to resonate across the country, with 91,876 Zambians benefiting from Government funded secondary school and skills training support as of September 2025. This was revealed today at the graduation ceremony of Wansanje Travel & Tourism Institute, where Permanent

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