The Hon. Harry Kamboni MP has been an IPNEd member for three years, and is a long-standing champion for education in Zambia.
The Hon. Harry Kamboni MP has been appointed as the Minister of Education in Zambia, following his role as Chair of the Education Committee.
Minister Kamboni’s commitment to education has been recognised globally, and has notably led Africa’s first parliamentary inquiry into foundational literacy and numeracy.
IPNEd congratulates Hon. Harry Kamboni MP on being appointed Zambia’s Minister of Education.
As a long-standing champion for education, he brings a deep commitment to expanding access to quality schooling and strengthening the foundations of learning for every child.
Minister Kamboni has been an IPNEd MP for the past 3 years, launching a policy briefing on foundational learning in March 2025, and leading the first parliamentary inquiry of its kind across Africa into the state of foundational literacy and numeracy in primary schools. The inquiry’s report, in which IPNEd was called forward as a witness, was published in May this year, calls for stronger teacher training, more regular school-based support, increased teachers and materials, and deeper engagement with parents, civil society and development partners.
His commitment to education has been well recognised globally. Minister Kamboni most recently attended the GPE-KIX Symposium from 21-23 October as guest of honour and made the case for more efficient education financing across the continent.
He also spoke at the ADEA Triennale in Ghana in October 2025 and Africa’s 3rd Foundational Learning Exchange (FLEX) Conference in Malawi in July 2026. At both events, Minister Kamboni highlighted parliaments’ important role in driving progress on foundational learning and called on his parliamentary peers to take up the challenge of improving learning outcomes for the continent’s youngest citizens.
“All children are born to learn. Learning the basics in primary school is a national imperative, outlined in our constitution, emphasised in our national development policy, articulated clearly in our new curriculum, and a personal priority of our Head of State," he shared in an opinion article published by the Global Education Monitoring Report in January 2026.
Appointed one of the first parliamentary champions for the government’s Catch-Up programme, Minister Kamboni hosted IPNEd, VVOB and ZANEC in his constituency in September 2025 to deep dive into issues and learn more about the programme.
He brings this strong knowledge and exemplary leadership to his tenure as Minister, and we wish him every success as he works to ensure Zambia’s youngest citizens can access quality education.
