PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has with immediate effect appointed Dr Denny Kalyalya as Bank of Zambia Governor.

President Hichilema has also appointed Mulilo Dimas Kabesha as Attorney General while Marshal Mubambe Muchende has been appointed as Solicitor General.

In a statement Monday, Special Assistant to the President and Presidential Spokesperson Anthony Bwalya said all appointments were subject to ratification by the National Assembly.

“President Hakainde Hichilema has with immediate effect appointed Dr Denny Kalyalya as Bank of Zambia Governor in line with Article 214 of the Constitution of Zambia. The President has also appointed Mr Mulilo Dimas Kabesha as Attorney General, while Mr Marshal Mubambe Muchende has been appointed as Solicitor General in line with Articles 177 and 179 of the Constitution of Zambia respectively. All the appointments are subject to ratification by the National Assembly,” said Bwalya.

Dr Kalyalya was fired by former president Edgar Lungu in August 2020, causing massive public outcry.

Lungu had replaced Dr Kalyalya with Christopher Mvunga whom critics said was ill qualified for that role.

Mvunga resigned earlier this month after President Hichilema hinted that he intended to revoke his appointment during an interview with CNN.