Sarah Sayifwanda

Sarah Sayifwanda (16 January 1963 – 31 December 2020) was a Zambian politician who served as Minister of Gender and Development and Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives. She was also the Zambian representative to the African Union and Pan-African Parliament.

Quotes

• “My petition was unusual because my petitioners from the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) wanted to abuse the justice system of the country,” .
• “My petition was unusual, after winning the 2011 General Elections, the ruling PF candidate in the Zambezi East Constituency election petitioned me together with his independent counterpart. But without following procedure they went to the Supreme Court to seek justice which in my opinion was total abuse of the justice system. Praise the Lord that Supreme Court Judge Gregory Phiri dismissed the applicant because it could not be challenged in the High Court,”.
• “That is why I am urging these traditional leaders to stop being political, the must stop because they will fail to take charge of their chiefdoms. It is important for chiefs or any other traditional leader to basically embrace all players. The message here is clear, Lets respect the choice of the people,” .
  • Sayifwanda retains her Zambezi seat, Year: 07 Feb 2013, Daily Nation