Mundia Sikatana

Mundia Sikatana is a former Zambian politician and diplomat.

Career

In 2002, Siktana was appointed as the agriculture minister. He and his government faced widescale media condemnation for banning genetically modified maize donations during a widescale famine in 2002. Upon the re-election of President Levy Mwanawasa in 2006, Sikatana was appointed foreign minister on 9 August 2006. On 22 August 2007, the former ally of Mwanawasa was fired as foreign minister with Mwanawasa citing Sikatana's declining health. However, on 3 September, Siktana refuted that claim, citing instead his reputation as an anti-Mugabe politician and Mwanawasa's better relationship with Mugabe following his appointment as head of the Southern African Development Community.

He trained as a lawyer and during the one party rule by the first president Dr Kaunda, Sikatana was one of the fearless lawyers who championed the cause for justice and the respect of human rights.

Sources

• "Zambia rejects GMO maize" abc.net.au, 13 November 2002
• "Zambian minister fired over Zimbabwe crisis" The Southern African, 3 September 2007
• "2007 Politician of the Year: Mundia Sikatana" Zambia Online, 18 December 2007

Preceded by ?	Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Minister of Zambia 2002-2006	Succeeded by Ben Kapita
Preceded by Ronnie Shikapwasha	Foreign Minister of Zambia 2006-2007	Succeeded by Kabinga Pande

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