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TONGA Chiefs Vow To Oppose REMOVAL Of Chirundu, Itezhi-tezhi Districts From S/Province
Tonga Chiefs of Southern province meeting in Choma have vowed to oppose Government’s decision to transfer the administration of Chirundu and Itezhi Tezhi districts to Lusaka and central provinces respectively.
The Chiefs have also challenged Home affairs minister Kennedy Sakeni to arrest them for resisting the Presidential decree to re-align the two districts.
This is according to the resolutions of a one day meeting of southern province chiefs held at Kozo lodge in Choma yesterday whose meeting was convened specifically to discuss the Presidential pronouncement to transfer the two Districts.
Reading out the resolutions on behalf of others, chiefs Chikanta and Mukuni said chiefs in the region would not accept any piece of land currently under the southern province jurisdiction to be transferred to any another province whether for administrative, economic or any other reason.
They said chiefs found it illogical that Itezhi Tezhi district should be administered from Kabwe which was over 600 kilometres when Choma which was the new provincial headquarters for southern province was only 200 kilometres away.
They said the chief were perturbed by the President’s unilateral decision which they said was done without consultation with Chiefs and other stakeholders who would be directly affected by such a move.
They said they were ready to be arrested by Home Affairs minister for resisting the re-alignment of the two districts.
And chief Mukuni said what President Sata had done was contradictory to the chiefs’ proposals submitted to the previous MMD government in 2009 regarding the splitting of southern province into two.
He said Chiefs had asked government to split southern province into two with one province to comprise districts of Choma, Itehzi-Tezhi, Mazabuka, Monze, Namwala and Choma would have been the provincial headquarters.
Meanwhile, FDD Munali parliamentary candidate Edmond Lifwekelo said people should not oppose the President’s decision as it has been done in good faith.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with Qfm, Mr. Lifwekelo says if decentralization and devolution of power are to be implements creating more districts are inevitable.
He says it therefore important for those opposing the President to understand the grounds of President Sata’s move to re-align the two districts.
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HH Machende
February 12, 2012 at 9:19 pm
You useless chiefs, you will still continue to administer and preside over matters within your boundaries, just what is wrong with you? I bet aka ka machende ka ku Kabulonga is paying you to make noise.
Why imwe ba Tonga kuvuta so? I am sure God created you and saw the mistake he had made and hence rested on the Sabbath which you religiously observe
Kasonya
February 12, 2012 at 11:58 pm
Have the Tonga people, insult their God … and you will face the wrath of Him that made them. Genesis 1:31 says God’s creation was good. Which ‘god’ made people and saw something wrong with them? REPENT!
mwana zambie"not"mwana congo
February 13, 2012 at 8:37 am
tallmike,wabalyabanyoko,tongas are self reliant people who cannot be cheaply cheated by bemba monkeys/kolwestans tricks.They believe in hard working nowander you cant understand them coz there’s a big gap between them & you morons banyabwenda kube ni mpogo.You bembas you’ve just proved that muli mafi tamuli bantu even when you look at presidents zambia had so far,bembas are worst nowanda kolwestans fits you very well coz you behave like ba kolwe.Kaunda (not bemba not too bad) chiluba(bemba,worse)mwanawasa(lenje,lamba,the best of all)Banda(easterner,atleast better than chiluba)sata (bisa,mazi amuntu alikkelikke)shame zambians to have a standard six school leaver as a president.Plz abena Mwata Mukuni,when do we start the demo,i think it much accompanied by the Mapatizya by election saga so that we chop off their heads bafikala ba lubemba
Slu
February 13, 2012 at 10:03 am
Let the will of God prevail.
Chisenga
February 13, 2012 at 10:10 am
Plese think before you talk. What can Sata surely benefit by hating Tongas? He has proved that even if the whole SP does not vote for him he can still win elections. Sata can still be president with or without SP. I think MMD is more of a threat than UPND. And their Royal Highnesses from SP look lost now. They are like blind leaders who do not know what they are doing. Politicians are now using them. Please your traditional boundaries are not the same as the political boundaries.
LELONILELO
February 13, 2012 at 10:14 am
Zambia is not a monarchy in the Dark ages or SATA,s country alone were decrees and laws passed are passed and signed in secrecy.one wonders if the Head of state has advisers to oppose and censure every whimsical idea that comes in his head.Consultation is the bedrock of democracy.
Rio
February 13, 2012 at 11:43 am
Wapya Munzi!
WHAT NEXT
February 13, 2012 at 12:22 pm
REFEREDUM A MUST OVER REDESIGNING OF THE GEOGRAPHY OF ZAMBIA!
Long life Developments need people’s participation to create a sense of “OURS”. Ownership which could be passed from one generation to another.
The next presidents might redo some of what the current one is doing. This is a waste of resource & time.
Consult even out side gov’t. Zambia is the various grouping of pipo not only political parties.
NO GROUP COMMANDS THE MONOPOLY OF KNOWLEDGE
Mutentemuko
February 13, 2012 at 2:49 pm
Thinking outside the box, I see an opportunity for Tonga Chiefs to have an influence in Central and Lusaka Provinces respectively.
Mr President
February 13, 2012 at 4:09 pm
Agreed, Zambia is for all Zambians but in a civilised world, we should learn to engage stakeholders. That is why these chiefs are suspicous,that this man may not mean well for them.
They are now offering him another alternative to even split the Province into two,Zambezi valley province & Southern Provice,like he did for Mchinga and Northern, can he take that now if he is really genuine?
The bottomline is that this man is evil only God willstop him.
TRUMPETER
February 13, 2012 at 4:34 pm
MONKEYSTAN SUITS YOU BEMBAZ. A CIVIL IS LIKELY IF YOU DO NOT STOP YOUR INSULTS OF HH. MONKEYSTAN SURELY SUITS U.
TRUMPETER
February 13, 2012 at 4:35 pm
MONKEYSTAN SUITS YOU BEMBAZ. A CIVIL WAR IS LIKELY IF YOU DO NOT STOP YOUR INSULTS OF HH. MONKEYSTAN SURELY SUITS U.
TRUMPETER
February 13, 2012 at 4:37 pm
MONKEYSTAN = BEMBAZ = KABOLALA = LAZY MANIACS
MBEWE
February 14, 2012 at 2:41 pm
i am one of the guys who play instruments, a trumpet produces loud tone. i gues our president has blown it, it doesn’t mean when people did not vote for you then you shud frustrate them.Ba MC recind ur decision. God is watching!