Ill-timed reshuffle or quiet panic? The Muchima–Mubanga exit reads louder than intended

2026-02-19 - 12:37

By Foster Phiri Cabinet reshuffles usually aim to show confidence. This one feels different. The removal of former Health Minister Elijah Muchima and Small and Medium Enterprise Minister Elias Mubanga has left a political vacuum filled not by clarity, but by suspicion. Several political figures immediately framed the decision as ill timed. The suggestion that