POLITICAL TENSION IN OUR NATION WORRYING-CHITIMUKULU
July 20,2024
As President Hakainde Hichilema to meet four Paramount Chiefs soon.
This came to light when United Kwacha Alliance (UKA) Opposition leaders paid a courtesy call on Paramount Chief Chitimukulu yesterday at his palace in Mungwi Northern Province.
The Mwine lubemba told the UKA leaders comprises Danny Pule of Christian Democrat Party,Wright Musoma Zambia Republic Party, Peter Chanda New Congress Party, Hector Sondo of United Better for Zambia and New Era Party Secritary General Simon Mwanza that Chiefs are worried with the political situation in the country.
Chief Chitimukulu disclosed that President Hichilema agreed to meet him with Litunga,Gawa Undi and Mpezeni after (Chitimukulu) proposed for the meeting when they met in Livingstone recently.
The Chitimukulu observed that lack of relationships,respect and tolerance among political players is causing tension in the Nation.
He called upon the government and the opposition to have a consensus on certain things.
” We should not oppose everything that government is doing, no! that is not politics there must be somewhere where you should meet” he said.
He said as traditional leaders they want to see the country to unite and focus on the well being of 20 million Zambians.
He further advised both government and opposition leaders to meet and mingle as it lessen the tension.
“We the Chiefs meet with our fellow Chiefs just to show our people that we mingle” he boasted.
And UKA delegation leader Apostle Danny Pule acknowledged and thanked Chitimukulu for the role he is undertaking to unite the Country however,he appealed to the Chief to facilitate that President Hakainde Hichilema should allow the Sixth President Edgar to participate in politics without difficulties.
Apostle Pule said because of the political will of President Edgar Lungu he released President Hichilema from jail to appear on a ballot box after Chiefs and the international community persuaded him.
Zambia Republican Party president Wright Musoma and New Congress Party counterpart Peter Chanda also appealed to Chief Chitimukulu to tell President Hichilema to stop harassing and arresting his political opponents willingly.
United for Better Zambia President Hector Sondo appealed to the Chief to facilitate the dialogue between opposition and President Hakainde.
And New Era Party Secretary General Simon appealed to President Hakainde to quickly look into the suffering of Zambian.
He said there is hunger in the country and people are hardly having decent meal.
Mbili reports
The traditional leaders especially the chiefs are the ones responsible for the tension that the country has been going because of siding with political parties openly.we have head of chiefs & pastors for Edgar Chagwa Lungu etc. I call upon our chiefs and pastors to be above board especially when it comes to national matters.l call on the chiefs council through the house of chiefs to deliberate on this issue before the country is set on fire. On sad thing is that l have never heard a Chief summon his subject on either issues to do with tribalism on any other bad vice.
Very is no tension
The blame lies in the president. He is lukewarm on the he is dealing with criminals. He has been too soft. He allowed directors and other senior government officials to remain at the helm of power. They leaked all the steps government was undertaking. Now, it’s almost too late to deal with a hard chief criminal.
This is very frustrating
From a general perspective, there is no tension in the nation. The only people seeing this perceived tension are criminals awaiting to appear in court to answer charges. They are going round the country meeting chiefs and attended church services everywhere they go. This is being purposely done to attract public sympathy. When they were stealing they never stole for the chiefs or churches no. They stole for themselves and only themselves should go and dance to the courts music chapwa! Umulandu taubola. There is no tension at all, only thieves are seeing that tension. Stop diverting the attention of the people just go and appear in court without posting ifya ku posta, posta pa social media. And cry percussion takuli you are on your own.
you are right only these criminal feel the tension.the are very lucky HH is president others wise the were not stealing with the people.the have to face the law
“We the Chiefs meet with our fellow Chiefs just to show our people that we mingle” he [The Chitimukulu] boasted.
The above statement maybe true for chiefs in the other parts of Zambia but certainly not those in Zambezi district of North-Western Province. Anyone who has lived or worked in that district can attest to that.
If thieves come and proclaim tension just because they are being investigated, chiefs should be smart enough to tell those thieves off, because tolerating those thieves is what will destroy this country
It is not right to say there is tension in the country. Chiefs and the opposition political parties are exaggerating and misleading the people about the political situation in Zambia. The problem we have is that majority of the people including traditional leaders were used to receiving handouts from the the corrupt PF government. The PF government was very corrupt and careless in the utilization of public resources. The recipe of confusion and disunity in Zambia are traditional leaders like Chitimukulu and the issue of tribal inclination has destroyed not only Zambia but the entire African continental. Tribal is retrogressive and does not unity the people because certain tribes feel they are superior and know it all.
The reason they keep on saying there is tension in the country is simply because they did not expect Hakainde Hichilema to become republican president. Their aim is to make it difficult for Hakainde Hichilema to govern this country. It is tolerance of allowing thieves from the previous government to continue working in key government position of leadership. Equally, government nstitutions like the Zambia Police, Drug Enforcement Commission, the Judiciary, and National Prosecution Authority are occupied by majority of people who lack integrity and have a criminal mind that is infested with corruption and thieving.
HH is not stopping ECL from enjoying participating in politics.And it was not ECL who removed HH from Mukobeko Maximum Security Prison where he was locked up for no good reason.It was the High Court which entered a Nolle prosqui.When one is charged with such serious case which attracts death sentence the law really interrogates the motives and details to ascertain malice afore thought.And the court could not see any sign of planning or way laying the the then President by the accused.The way was given on a narrow,steep road by the sides and full of pot holes.And at some certain point the vehicles stopped and some cadres were seen walking in front of the vehicle carrying HH.The same people who visited the Chitimukulu are actually the ones spear heading the tension which they are failing to achieve.They talk carelessly and act in a manner that attracts their arrest by the police.When they are taken to court for their barbaric acts they say they are being percecuted.They should change their behaviour or else they may find themselves in prison.
We need to seriously look at the purpose of Chiefs and Headmen in our society. What function they provide.
This man and his utterances are just the kind that bring divisiveness in the country. Like Priests that want use the Pulpit and the church for personal gain. Power corrupts…