Zambia · Government
Government and administration in Zambia
How the executive, legislature and administrative state are organised, and which body is responsible for what.
The three branches
- Head of state — President
- Directly elected for five years with a running mate; two-term limit.
- Executive — Cabinet
- Appointed by the President from the National Assembly.
- Legislature — National Assembly
- Unicameral; the House of Chiefs advises on customary matters.
- Judiciary — Judicial Service Commission
- Advises on appointments; ratification of senior judges is by the National Assembly.
How legislation is made
Bills are published in the Gazette, read three times in the National Assembly with committee scrutiny, and presented for presidential assent. Constitutional amendments require two-thirds of the membership, and amendments touching the bill of rights or the sovereignty provisions additionally require a national referendum — the reason several attempted rights reforms have stalled.
Enforcement institutions
- National Prosecution Authority
- Headed by the Director of Public Prosecutions.
- Zambia Police Service
- Principal investigative and public-order agency.
- Anti-Corruption Commission
- Statutory anti-corruption investigator.
- Drug Enforcement Commission
- Also handles money-laundering investigation.
Government bodies and regulators
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