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No, HH has not fired Kangwa Chileshe, but appointed Chama Fumba as second PS in the same ministry.

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According to President Hakainde Hichilema, the Ministry will now have two Permanent Secretaries, with Kangwa Chileshe handling Sports and Youth, while Chama Fumba popularly known as Pilato, will focus on Arts in the same Ministry.

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Verified Feb, 06 2023

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On Monday, December 20, 2022, the Zambian Post Facebook page published a post claiming that President Hakainde Hichilema terminated the appointment of Kangwa Chileshe as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth, Sport, and Arts, and replaced him with Chama Fumba as new Permanent Secretary in the same ministry.

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iVerify Zambia has determined as false the claim by the Zambian Post Facebook page that President Hakainde Hichilema has terminated the appointment of Kangwa Chileshe as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Youth, Sport, and Arts and replaced him with Chama Fumba as new Permanent Secretary in the Ministry. To arrive at this conclusion, iVerify Zambia examined the video of the swearing-in ceremony for recently appointed government officials held at State House on December 20 2022. At no point in his speech did Mr. Hichilema state that he had fired Mr. Chileshe. In his address, the President directed Mr. Fumba to focus on developing arts in his new role as Permanent Secretary and leave Mr. Chileshe to handle sports. And in his congratulatory message posted on his Facebook page, Mr. Chileshe congratulated Mr. Fumba on his appointment and welcomed him to the Ministry. Mr. Chileshe pledged his unwavering support to Mr. Fumba as the two Permanent Secretaries work together. Therefore, the claim by the Zambian Post Facebook page that Mr. Hichilema has terminated the appointment of Mr. Chileshe as Permanent Secretary and replaced him with Mr. Fumba is misleading.

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