PF SPONSORING THE BAROTSE LAND DISCUSSION: UPND GOVERNMENT AND ALL WELL MEANING ZAMBIANS SHOULD WAKE UP
For those who find pleasure in supporting Lungu today, it’s your choice. Some of us endured suffering through his henchmen like Kaizer Zulu and other overzealous individuals who treated us like criminals, even when we had committed no crime. Opposing their brutality resulted in us being targeted for our innocent stance. Witnessing the man who led a group of thugs now portraying himself as a champion of peace and economic growth is not only irritating but a massive insult to the majority of Zambians.
If UPND, you still have doubts, watch their new narrative on the Barotse land discussion. Suddenly, they sound like they are on the side of the people of the Western Province. Critically analyze this; it’s a scheme that unfortunately some people from the Western Province are falling for. Chris Zumani, for instance, has written a lengthy article about this, among many others.
Now, let me take you, the people of the Western Province, and Zambia at large, back to pre-2011. PF lied to the people of the Western Province, promising them their Barotse land if they won. My relatives believed this promise and massively voted for PF. What happened next? Today, they are pushing an agenda to portray HH negatively on this issue. If HH had mentioned a country called Barotse land, these same individuals would be spreading misguided information across the country, claiming that HH wants to divide Zambia.
Be extra careful with them, ba UPND. We are warning you because we know them inside and out. Instead of calling for unity, they are pushing this divisive narrative, and then they will turn around and take another route. I just hope, UPND, that your noses are able to sniff thousands of kilometers away, like mine.
It is shocking to see some opposition leaders sitting beside these men who terrorized Zambians. Is it because they didn’t harm or killed your close friends or relatives that you now see them as good men, or are you just power-hungry? Opposition leaders, build your own unique character. I understand the notion that politics is about numbers, but acquire these numbers with dignity.
However, this resurgence of nonsense has been fueled by UPND’s lenient approach. Those who commanded or ordered thugs now feel empowered to cause trouble in Zambia. Our lives remain at risk as long as such brutal individuals exist.
I want to make it clear to the UPND government that treating these individuals with kid gloves will only encourage them to continue causing havoc. They are constantly scheming evil and posing threats to our nation. If given the opportunity to be in charge for just one day, many UPND supporters could become refugees or even lose their lives, not because they committed any crimes, but because that’s the nature of these individuals. Don’t say you weren’t warned.
Sikaile C Sikaile
Foolishness of sorts.
Sikaile is spot on.
I have stated in my contributions that what is brewing in the country to day is all orchestrated by PF. Very bitter and still in denial of the 2021 loss.
UPND MP’s don’t delay any further, raise the ECL issue on immunity and all this nonses will cease.
The amount of money going into disturbalizing the country is massive and Govt must hold and restrict the inflow before we start to see chaotic scenarios.
Lungu said when returning to politics, that whatever it takes, he will use to get back PF in power.
A lot of schemes are at play to just cause confusion. Where is our intelligence to fail to sniff these issues. I would even suggest that you bring back some officers who worked in the KK error (intelligence) to sort out this.
The schemes are deep rooted, tribal groupings, Barotseland Agreement, Vuvuzelas like Edith Nakwiwa etc. Cage these guerrillas and leave us in peace. HH, your colleagues used this but All as our President, too soft, these guys are up to no good.
Senior Citizen.
Imagine and the useful idiots will conquer with this madness. PF is under state house now. We know blame games are your specialty even after putting it under your control you’re still accusing it.
ECL is “smart” but in a crooked way!
The biggest mistake President HH and UPND have made is failing to dismantle the PF machinery deeply imbedded in ALL public institutions and failing the corruption fight! This is the machinery that is frustrating implementation of GRZ programs to make Banene look like a total failure! You were warned to clean the system but you chose to play “Tuchawa” with thugs!
There is a good reason why key positions are changed when taking over power!
Even this Economic meltdown wouldn’t be this severe if the New Dawn had taken on board some of the suggestions some members were putting across, especially in the area of Fuel, Electricity and Fertilizer costs. Our local Economy would have been greatly cushioned had the New Dawn taken some of the suggestions on board.
Of course we know what the Elephant in the Room is – the Debt Crisis Situation left by the “Kongola Twibe Ubomba Mwibala gang.”
We told you ba UPND not to treat PF and ECL with kid gloves! See now how they are regrouping to get back at you?
And trust me, don’t take ECL’S emotional outbursts lightly!
His coming back is not to serve Zambians but to revenge! We have enough naive Zambians who would want to vote back ECL as if this half Malawian is the only one who was born to lead this country! Don’t we have indigenous Zambians who can lead if HH is proved to have failed by 2026?
There is a good reason Shaka said “Never leave an enemy behind or it will regroup and aim for your throat!”
CK will be mobilizing from Zimbabwe. The risk of mercenary elements getting involved is real! Don’t forget ECL’S name came out in Rwanda Courts as a key sponsor of rebel activities! Are these the people we can still entertain to peacefully wrestle back power?
HH and UPND risk getting exterminated should ECL be erroneously allowed back!
Do something to stop his evil schemes before it’s too late.
Some of us don’t even want to see his ugly face and buckteeth again!
He is a clown with nothing to offer!
Madness is re-electing the same failures and expecting different results!
Sometimes Zambians can be very irritating! How can the whole country put their hope in Two individuals, HH and ECL?
Are we not over 20 million other Zambians we can choose leaders from?
Let’s stop worshipping failures!
We can do better!
HH is letting down his supporters by not punishing Lungu and his minions.
They lie that the Barotseland Agreement of 1964 is what made Barotseland a part of Zambia! Far from the truth. The Barotseland Agreement of 1964 was a last ditch effort by a Litunga who had been disappointed by his people because MaLozi people voted against his wishes. When it was apparent that Britain was granting Independence to Northern Rhodesia Litunga Mwanawina demanded to secede from Northern Rhodesia. The British said NO. Litunga and some white settlers who didn’t want Black rule sponsored a separatist party which was called Sicaba Party which was only active in Barotse Province! The Litunga and his ruling class unleashed violence on UNIP and ANC political activists and banned them from campaigning within Barotseland. The Litunga demanded that UNIP and ANC, the two Nationalistic Independence movement parties must not field candidates in Barotseland because they could never win against the Sicaba Party!
The Governor of Northern Rhodesia told the Litunga that since he was so sure that UNIP and ANC could not win he should let them contest the elections in preparation for Independence.
Litunga Mwanawina Lubosi told the Governor that if the Nationalist Movements would lose the Elections in Barotseland, then He would have the right to secede it from Northern Rhodesia before independence takes place.
Barotseland had two Parliament seats! UNIP and ANC political activists were banned from campaigning mwa Bulozi and they had to campaign at night to avoid being lynched by the Litunga”s sponsored thugs! The Sicaba Party on the other hand were bought a Land Rover and funded to the tune of £240, which was a lot of money back then for campaigns! Despite the fact that the Litunga”s preferred Sicaba Party was campaigning freely throughout Barotseland in a Land Rover and had money to bribe voters with, while UNIP and ANC were banned from holding any campaign meetings in the Barotse Province, the two UNIP candidates, Mubiana Nalilungwe and Arthur Ñututluti Wina won with massive landslide victories.
In 1963 demands were made that the Katengo should be made an elective body instead of having appointed representatives! Elections were organized and planned for January 1964. Again the Litunga and his ruling class at Namuso (Lyaaluyi) backed the Sicaba regionalist party and demanded that if it won those Katengo Élections, then Barotseland would march to independence as a separate country! Again the results were a disaster for the Litunga Mwanawina 3. UNIP which was banned from campaigning within Barotseland again scooped all the 25 Katengo seats!
That UNIP victory is what killed the Litunga Mwanawina’s secession wishes. The people of Bulozi had spoken through the Ballot that they wanted to be part of the Nation of Zambia. The people of Bulozi outright rejected their Litunga”s selfish motivés by voting against the Litunga’s wish. Because the Sicaba Party failed to win even a single seat in the Katengo Mwanawina had no moral standing to demand for Secession. Mwanawina was using those elections as a referendum for him to secede if the Nationalist Movements lost against his preferred Sicaba party! To his disappointment the United National Independence Party (UNIP) which was the party he hated the most won both the Katengo and Parliamentary Elections with landslides.
The Malozi had stabbed their Litunga in the back. Mwanawina was stranded because his desire was thwarted by his own people through the ballot. Following this disappointment, Mwanawina appealed to the Secretary for the Colonies on how to preserve his rights and privileges under the new Government! The newly elected near future Prime Minister of soon to be independent Northern Rhodesia, Kenneth Kaunda and Litunga Sir Mwanawina were invited to England where the Barotseland greement was signed.
Contrary to what the Secession propagandists tell you the Barotseland Agreement was not a marriage certificate between Barotseland and Zambia. Barotseland was already an integral part of Zambia (Former Northern Rhodesia). What the Barotseland Agreement did was to safeguard Mwanawina’s selfish interests which he failed to secure through his Sicaba Party. The Agreement gave Mwanawina powers to have his own taxation system, powers over management of forests, etc. The Agreement did not create Zambia. Zambia already existed as Northern Rhodesia – one entity that was governed by one Governor representing. Barotseland was simply a Protectorate within that Colony of Northern Rhodesia!
You may be wondering why the MaLozi voted against the wishes of their Litunga and chose to back one of the Nationalist Movements instead of the Sicaba Party! According to my late grandfather, The MaLozi people didn’t want to be indirectly colonized by the White Settlers from Southern Rhodesia (Now Zimbabwe) Those white settlers are the ones who bought the Land Rover and provided the £240 for the Sicaba Party. By voting for the Sicaba Party, the MaLozi people would have sold Barotseland to the financiers of that regionalist party who would obviously want to reap some benefits from the victory of the party they sponsored! The other reason was that the majority MaLozi never ascribed to Litunga Mwanawina’s desire to secede Barotseland from the rest of the country. Third, the Litunga received massive financial support from the UK government which benefited only the Litungas and their immediate families and dependants and not the majority MaLozi people! In short our Litungas have been selfish, self centered gluttonous manipulators who used those financial resources on themselves and those close to them. And this is the case to date. The educated MaLozi back then felt that if that selfish clique was given the opportunity to handle their affairs, the status quo would remain!
That is the History they don’t want you to know! The BA 1964 was not a marriage between Zambia and Bulozi! The BA 1964 was a desperate attempt by a Litunga who had lost the support of his people to salvage some economic authority!
You may be wondering why Kaunda signed it. UNIP was in a hurry to free this country from colonial rule. The Litunga’s manœuvres were delaying the march towards independence!
DON’T BE CHEATED.
Even those saying if they attained Political Power, they would restore the Agreement are liars! If you read that agreement you’d notice that it indirectly creates a “state within a state”, and no president will ever grant that, not even a Mulozi President will tolerate it
Ba HH, this Lungu you are babyseating will come and harm you. The man is brutal, lethal and merciless.
To advance their evil imperial empire (which was meant to dominate and loot the african people), the British administration carefully installed selected local chiefs under a program of indirect rule through the local oligarchy, creating a network of british-controlled civil service. The african chiefs, under these protectorates, were first enticed with basic goods/materials, then made to sign unreasonable concessions while being promised protection and finally used as puppets to help advance imperial motives. This is what the LITUNGA and his supporters and some of our lozi brothers and sisters want to be proud of today. Being proud to be TRAITORS and SELLOUTS. We will fight imperialist motives from the past, the present and those in future. These TRAITORS and SELLOUTS are responsible for the beginning of plunder of our natural resources and african blood shed during our independence.
LITUNGA and his clan are greedy and think they have a birthright to own, dominate and own the lozi people. In today’s modern governance system there is no place for these retrogressive families & clowns.
The biggest threat to our nation is THIEVING LEADERS. PF leaders plundered our national resources and left us a mountain of debt to contend with.
So far, no meaningful progress has been made towards bringing the plunderers to account and this has emboldened them and also encouraged would-be thieves in the UPND government.
It is like Zambia is a looters’ paradise. There are no consequences for looting national resources. At worst, only a fraction of your loot will be surrendered to the state through the forfeiture of property scheme while you maintain your freedom.
The Barotseland issue is about development. How do you develop when national resources are being pillaged?
When are PF plunderers going to be held accountable? Now some of them are even boldly claiming to have been better brought up!!