Nevers Mumba has announced that he is stepping away from active party politics in Zambia, according to News Diggers!.
In the same move, Mumba has handed over the leadership of the New National Party (NNP) to Sambo, Mwebantu reports. News Diggers! reports that Mumba said he is ready to serve as a statesman.
The announcements were reported on Wednesday, 16 September 2026.
The two reports frame the change as a departure from partisan politics rather than a break from public life. According to News Diggers!, Mumba cast his next role as that of a statesman, a position he said he is prepared to take on.
The handover places the NNP's leadership in Sambo's hands, per Mwebantu. No further details on the transition, its timing, or Mumba's specific plans were included in the available reporting.
Mumba's statement comes as he exits the day-to-day leadership of the party he has led, with the transfer of the top post confirmed in the same reporting.
What to watch next: how the NNP organizes under Sambo's leadership, and whether Mumba's stated intention to act as a statesman takes a defined public form.