Tribalism is a PERCEPTION, because it is only tribal when it involes a Tonga and worse when it is a Lozi. Perceptions change with time, and we should fight them as early as possible. We are all tribal as we naturally want to associate with one of our own. What is wrong is when you sideline other tribes e.g. you do not appoint them to positions. Look at the election results, RB was leading in the eastend, HH was leading in the southend and Sata in the northend. But people only point at HH. Sometimes I wonder, if we have bye-elections in Chinsali or Kawambwa, why can’t the people vote for a UPND candidate so that they demonstrate that they are not tribal.
PERCEPTIONS KILL, we have just buried a lady who died due to depression. Her husband is marrying a long time married woman girlfirend, who has later decided to devorce her husband. We kept telling her that the single woman she was suspecting and sometimes following up was innocent, but she would not listen.
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