Mr Royd KatongoDirector Electoral Operations

Royd Katongo - Director - Electoral Operations
Areas of Expertise
  • Governance
  • Public Policy
Education

University of Queensland (Brisbane, Australia)
Master of Governance and Public Policy

(Recipient of two Dean’s Commendations for High Achievement in 2007 and 2008)

University of Zambia
Bachelor of Arts Degree (B.A)

Mr. Royd Katongo joined the Commission as Director Electoral Operations on 1st August 2019. Prior to joining the Commission, Mr. Katongo worked at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Zambia Country Office as Governance Analyst from May 2013 to July 2019.

Mr. Katongo also served as the first Programme Manager and Head of Secretariat at the African Parliamentarians Network Against Corruption (APNAC), Zambia Chapter. He started his career in the Public Service with the Anti-Corruption Commission where he served in various positions in Lusaka and Kabwe, up to the position of Senior Prevention Officer.

Mr. Katongo is the first student from Africa to pursue the Master of Governance and Public Policy at the University of Queensland in 2007/2008. In 2011, he got a scholarship under the Australian Leadership Award Fellowship to be on an Employee Attachment Programme with the Queensland Parliament in Brisbane.

Mr. Katongo has attended a number of professional programmes that include programmes under the Commonwealth Secretariat such as Leveraging Corporate Governance and Ethics Strategies in Malaysia; Corruption and Anti-Corruption at the Australian National University; and Better Governance at the Civil Service College in Singapore.

publications

  • BY-ELECTION FOR LUANGWA COUNCIL CHAIRPERSON

    Notice is hereby given to the general public that the Electoral Commission of Zambia has prescribed Thursday 15th September, 2022 as the date on which to hold the Luangwa Council Chairperson by-election in Luangwa Town Council of Lusaka Province. The polls will take place from 06:00 hours to 18:00 hours.

    July 21, 2022
  • ECZ STAFF SHARE IVLP EXPERIENCE

    The Embassy of the United States of America in Zambia nominated the Electoral Commission of Zambia to participate in the International Visitor Leadership Programme (IVLP) in April, 2022.

    July 18, 2022
  • PUBLIC NOTICE: RESULTS FOR TWO (2) COUNCILLOR BY-ELECTION(S)

    NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That the following were the results arising from the Local Government By-Election (s) in TWO (2) Council Ward(s) which took place on Thursday, 30th June, 2022.

    July 18, 2022
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