BRE MAINTAINS THAT PRESIDENT HH IS NOT GUEST OF HONOUR AT THIS YEAR’S KUOMBOKA TRADITIONAL CERMONY BUT PARAMOUNT CHIEF CHITIMUKULU IS.
Following government’s maneuvers through the Permanent Secretary for Western Province to have the BRE cancel the invitation to Paramount Chief Chitimukulu to grace this year’s Kuomboka Traditional Ceremony and instead invite the Republican President Hakainde Hichilema to grace the Kuomboka Traditional Ceremony, the BRE held a press briefing this afternoon at Limulunga and reaffirmed that the BRE hand not changed its stants to have the Chief Chitimukulu grace the Kuomboka Traditional Ceremony.
Ngambela Mukela Manyando said Chitimukulu’s advance parte had already arrived in Mongu ahead of the Kuomboka this weekend.
Relations between His Excellency President Hakainde Hichilema and the BRE have soured following alleged “demeaning” remarks President Hichilema made last year surrounding the existence of Barotseland.
The President does not have to be the guest of honour at all such ceremonies. The trend set in motion by the Chiti Mukulu and the Litunga is the way forward.
Personally, I would prefer politicians are shut out of traditional ceremonies altogether. They are divisive and a nuisance. The same applies to church services. They can attend but must never be given an opportunity to address the congregation as long as they are on church grounds.
True saying David was told to stay away from the Alter coz he was stained
President Hichilema should not disturb the great work of the BRE in ensuring a successful Kuomboka Ceremony. The Mwine Lubemba, Chief Chitimukulu, is already on the seat of the invited Guest of Honour. Ba HH bakekala pesa (to use his own words) ku kuomboka? With due respect ba HH is our President but cannot impose himself on the Kuomboka Ceremony programme. Let him not go there to use the Ceremony for his divisive politics. We want to see these ceremonies uniting Zambians across the ethnic divide.
The mentality of wanting to be seen and felt or feel important yet he has so many national events where he has. Never invited a traditional leader as guest of honor, so let traditional leaders invite their fellow traditional leaders, they have something in common, and politicians invite your fellow poltiticians as guest of honor that’s more appropriate.
So it’s gratifying to learn that the head of BRE has invited the head of BRE as guest of honor. You can even see their similarities.
Enjoy your day at the kuomboka.
Cioneka monga yemve iyi ibaba monga bola bakuwina.pa home ground.
I just pray the Mwiine Lubemba’s motorcade won’t be blocked by Praise Thugs on way to Mongu! There’s already a precedent of blocking motorcades on way to the Kuomboka ..
So ba Hakainde, try something else to do over the Kuomboka weekend….may be some Pit latrines to commission in Bweegwa, Chama or Mafinga.. Important that the program against open defication is given a presidential boost.
HHH must behave himself! You don’t force yourself esp if you are not invited to a function. Kuomboka Ceremony is in Barotseland ¬ Bwengwa where he can go in our &out anyhow.
Chief Chitimukulu is the guest of honour, no two ways about it..