Winners and Losers of the 2024 Kuomboka Traditional Ceremony
By. Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba
WINNERS AT THE CEREMONY
1. The Litunga, His Majesty Lubosi Imwiko II, for hosting a wonderful and auspicious occasion and for enriching the annual traditional ceremony.
2. Mwine Lubemba, Chitimukulu Kanyanta Manga II of the Bemba people, for accepting the invitation and for gracing the event as Guest of Honour, in a reciprocal action to his own Ukusefya Pa Ngwena, where the Litunga was the Guest of Honour.
3. President Hakainde Hichilema for providing high-level government facilities, support and air assets to ensure that the ceremony was held in a good atmosphere to guarantee success from the provision of security, aircrafts, buses to other resources.
4. The people of both Barosteland, Zambia and tourists who thronged the ceremony in thousands and kept the peace even with the perceived political tensions in the air.
5. Opposition political parties led by the United Kwacha Alliance Chairperson Hon. Sakwiba Sikota, Patriotic Front Vice President, Hon. Given Lubinda, New Heritage President, Ms. Chishala Kateka and NDC President, Ms Saboi Imboela that attended and participated in the various activities of the ceremony.
6. The Baroste Royal Establishment (BRE) 2024 Kuomboka/Kufuluhela Ceremonies Organising Committee for the resolute and determined stance to focus the traditional ceremony on enhancing national unity and national development and for avoiding the pitfalls of partisan politics.
LOSERS AT THE CEREMONY
1. President Hakainde Hichilema for holding a drawn-out reception ceremony at Mongu Airport on his arrival, making the airport inaccessible for others, for hours.
2. President Hichilema heard in a live microphone when there was a power cut using derogatory terms that promote hate speech and prejudice against a people; “Masholi are at it again” he was heard saying accusing the unkown masholi and apparently suspecting unfounded sabotage.
3. President Hichilema for insisting he would conduct a five-day working holiday in Western Province during the Kuomboka Ceremony when official information released from the Barotse Royal Establishment stated that the Chitimukulu, Kanyanta Manga II would be the official Guest of Honour. This presented a divisive debate about his presence and his unkown role that he would play during the five-day ceremony.
4. Minister of Infrastructure and Housing development, Hon. Charles Milupi for directing UPND National Youth Chairperson, Gilbert Liswaniso and the UPND youths, to deal, beat and violate perceived critics of President Hichilema.
5. Mr. Obvious Mwaliteta-for threatening Zambia’s Sixth President, Edgar Chagwa Lungu with violence and ordering him to “behave” or he would face violent consequences from his group.
6. Mr. Obvious Mwaliteta for threatening BRE 2024 Kuomboka/Kufuluhela Organising Committee Chairperson, Hon. Nathaniel Mubukwanu with violence and for falsely accusing him of turning the BRE into a Patriotic Front institution or extension.
7. UPND National Youth Chairperson Gilbert Liswaniso for accepting public instructions to break the law and plan to cause violence against the so-called critics of President Hichilema.
8. President Hichilema for allowing such violent threats and utter display of lawlessness to be conducted against citizens, in his presence, and with his apparent nodding approval.
9. UPND thugs for unleashing violence in Mongu and for beating and harrasing Barotse Youth activists.
10. The Police for failing to arrest, Hon. Charles Milupi, Mr. Obvious Mwaliteta and Gilbert Liswaniso for proposing violence against citizens. And the Police for failing to arrest UPND thugs that assaulted Barotse youth activists.
No sense. Propaganda and alarmist. If you have nothing to say, say nothing iwe idiot wa kantu
So someone was on a 5 day working holiday….to hold rallies amidst the Kuomboka Ceremony…Lets hope the Praise Addict wasn’t opening Tuma Makeshift toilets.
Any way we know him and his UPND. An adult with a baby’s brain.. driving a train of Praise Thugs and Tribal Zealots.
All is well which ends well..We thank the Litunga and the Mwiine Lubemba for wisdom and maturity through out the ceremony…may this translate into unity between the Barotse people and the Bemba speaking people, and the nation as a whole… even between the luvale and the lunda..We pray for a time when the Chief of the Lunda will be guest of Honour at the Likumbi Lya Mize ceremony and vice versa. For those who prey on Tribal fractures, as a way to mobilize Regional Voting , there days are numbered.. Zambia has entered a new era.
You will never break the relationship between the Tongas and Lozis. Keep on dreaming
Useless utterances from a tribalist and promoter of tribal hegemony. Lisholi is lisholi deep in their hearts. Doesn’t matter what color of garment they adorn.
Not fit to be called an ambassador….shame
Emmanuel Mwamba is too childish nothing convincing and reasonable comes out of his mouth. Emmanuel Mwamba is always seeking attention and relevance to prove a point to PF yet his utterances are full of idiocy and moronic.
Losers are haters like Mwamba who were hoping for the people of Baritseland to reject HH but to the contrary, the peace loving people of Baritseland overwhelmingly received the President with unprecedented reception which sent shivers to the enemies of HH and our country Zambia within and outside Baritseland Province. Mongu airport was thronged by massive crowds that have never been seen in recent years, Mwamba, Saboi, Lubinda, Sishuwa, M’membe and Sakwiba couldn’t believe it, it was totally the opposite of their evil thoughts. I am sure their hearts were almost melting. Come 2026, tamwakamukwanishe HH, mubepele fye. Thank you, thank you people of Western Province, you put to shame the haters of our hard working president.
Boo to you Ema and your ka group that there was no tension a d exchange ge of words. HH is a gentleman . He didn’t fall in your traps did he. Wise guy. Shame on all that wished for tension at the kuomboka.
Mwamba,you are dull hateful and evil,you wanted total embarrassment of the head of state HH and absolute adoration recognition of your empty uka at the ceremony but got non of that.HH showed leadership and unity that you will never ever show in your life time.ceremony is over and we are now pushing for the lifting of immunity of your boss ECL….we will not relent.
What of those who vowed to beat up the president?
Beating up the President? Really? This is laughable, to say the least.
It was very disappointing to see people who received ukwa and PF criminals only two women where putting up chitenge material for PF criminals.
But you Mwamba sometimes I really doubt if you are Zambian.You always amaze me with your childish utterances and schemes which always fail to please masses.If some one is paying you for this then,that person has money to spend lavishly,he is extravagant and none planner. Maybe he is a thief who can’t see that his money doesn’t archive intended purpose always.I know eventually he will realize he is being conned.This is really survival instinct at it’s best.Kuomboka ceremony to have winners and losers.If possible such people like you must be banned from attending ceremonies in Zambia .People are trying to unite the country and you are there doing contrally.Shame upon you.
There was NO LOSER during the 2024 Kuomboka. The Three leaders:The Litunga, His Majesty Lubosi Imwiko II, Mwine Lubemba, Chitimukulu Kanyanta Manga II and president Hakainde Hichilema met and agreed on their roles during the ceremony.
He president requested to be just a participant as a citizen.
Hence, I didn’t witness anything wrong the president did during Kuomboka ceremony.
At the airport, yes he did greet the people as their leader just for few hours and it’s not for the first time.
The only disappointment ba Mwamba has is that their plan to bring ba Lungu to Kuomboka failed due to the presence of the president Hakainde.
The other disappointment is that UKA was received by about 6 old women at the airport.
They tried to go to the harbour but nobody recognized their presence. Bo Sakwiba Sikota and Lubinda are irrelevant in Western Province.
Did people go to Kuomboka to be Winners and Losers ? I haven’t read the content because I have stopped reading anything by Mwamba and Meembe.
Ba Mwamba, there were no winners or losers. This was purely a traditional ceremony and not a political contest.
Politicians are messing us up and should be banned from attending traditional ceremonies. They are a nuisance.