Gift Sialubalo
Gift Sialubalo | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Local Government and Rural Development | |
| Assumed office 28 March 2025 | |
| President | Hakainde Hichilema |
| Preceded by | Gary Nkombo |
| Member of the National Assembly for Sinazongwe | |
| Assumed office August 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Richwell Siamunene |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gift Simuunza Sialubalo 25 August 1965 |
| Party | United Party for National Development |
Gift Simuunza Sialubalo (born 25 August 1969) is a Zambian politician. He is a Member of Parliament representing Sinazongwe. In March 2025 he was appointed as the Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, succeeding Gary Nkombo.
Sialubalo has served in Zambia's parliament since 2016. His 2016 election was contested by his opponent, Richwell Siamunene, who claimed Sialubalo and his followers used violence and otherwise intimidated voters as well as spreading falsehoods. The court found that there was violence by and on behalf of Gift Sialubalo, but it did not arise to an actionable amount.
When, in 2020, some constituents labeled him an absentee representative, he responded that he worked hard on development projects in the Sinazongwe area.