Lusaka | March 14, 2026 – They spend their days in courtrooms, arguing cases and seeking justice. But for the past eight months, five prosecutors from the National Prosecution Authority traded the courtroom for the lecture theatre and yesterday, they have the parchment to prove it.
In a ceremony held yesterday, five NPA officers graduated with a Post Graduate Diploma in Legislative Drafting, a demanding programme that ran from July 27 to December 5, 2025. Their achievement marks another milestone in the Authority’s sustained investment in human capital development.
The graduates are:
- Mr. Simwaka – Deputy Chief State Advocate, Northern Region
- Mr. Sifali – Deputy Chief State Advocate, Muchinga Region
- Mr. Mbao – Senior State Advocate, Muchinga Region
- Ms. Mungochi – State Advocate, Kabwe
- Ms. Patience Phiri – State Advocate, Kabwe
Prosecutors are trained to interpret the law. But those who understand how laws are written bring something extra to the table, a rare ability to see not just what the law says, but what it intended to say.
This is the value of legislative drafting. It is the skill of crafting clear, precise, and effective legal provisions. And now, five more of our prosecutors possess it.
The NPA’s sponsorship of its officers for this training is part of a deliberate strategy to build institutional capacity from within.
The graduates now join a select pool of legal professionals capable of bridging the gap between policy intention and legislative expression, a critical function in any thriving justice system.
Mr. Simwaka, Mr. Sifali, Mr. Mbao, Ms. Mungochi, and Ms. Phiri return to their regions carrying new tools. They will continue to prosecute, to advocate, to seek justice but with a deeper understanding of how the laws they rely on come to be.
The NPA continues to invest in officers who prove that the pursuit of knowledge never truly ends.
Congratulations to our five!
