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- ↑ Ester Mwila Banda National Assembly of Zambia
- 1 2 3 Zambia Election Passport
- ↑ List of newly appointed Cabinet and Deputy ministers Lusaka Times, 29 September 2011
- ↑ Lungu maintains almost all deputy ministers Zambia Watchdog, 16 February 2015
- ↑ PF here to stay, says Banda Zambia Daily Nation, 15 February 2016
- ↑ List of PF MPs that won’t be adopted for 2016 Zambia Watchdog, 24 August 2015