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The motion in which delegates at the on-going National Constitution convention were supposed to vote in order to decide whether to amend the preamble of the First Draft Constitution by including a paragraph that recognizes the Barotse Agreement of 1964 has been withdrawn.
The decision to withdraw the motion is meant to allow the executive of the republic of Zambia and the Barotse people through their representative resolve the matter amicably outside the constitution convention.
Former Speaker of the National Assembly, Amusa Mwanamwambwa, moved the motion to withdraw the Barotse Agreement from decided through ballots.
Mr Mwanamwambwa, who is representing the office of the Former Speaker at the convention, noted that the Barotse Agreement of 1964 was a sensitive matter that required the two parties – Government and the Barotse people – to dialogue and resolve the matter and not the convention.
In a solemn voice and while all the voting facilities were readily placed in front, the former speaker of the National Assembly appealed to the house to allow two parties to resolve the matter but with speed.
The former speakers’ proposal was seconded by a delegate, Sunday Chanda, who also noted that the former speaker had acted with wisdom to propose the withdrawal of the motion for the sake of the country’s unity.
After the motion was seconded, the chairperson of the convention, Muyunda Mwanalushi, called for an acclamation vote to see if delegates were in support of the proposal and the whole house unanimously accepted.
Earlier on Sunday, when the motion of the Barotse Agreement came up for debate in the House, Former Vice President, Godfrey Miyanda, appealed to the convention to allow the matter be resolved by the two parties away from the convention but his appeal was rejected.
After the Barotse Agreement motion was withdrawn, bright faces were seen in the House as some people did not know what was going to come out of the election which made the usually noisy House of Delegates from across the country solemn.
Posted by Editor (online)
on April 19, 2013. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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Maano
April 19, 2013 at 12:28 pm
Indeed, the Barotseland issue is immortal, which Agreement be handled carelessly and dishonestly at own peril!
mwebe
April 19, 2013 at 12:32 pm
That is a good move,lets allow the litunga and the excutive to reach a consesus.However,if the fail to agree,then the issue should be taken to a National referendum so that Zambians can Vote on this issue.
janetjackson
April 19, 2013 at 2:32 pm
Hi I am a reader
Truth Teller
April 19, 2013 at 3:11 pm
That’s sme tricky shit bt da point shud b 1 zambia 1 nation..no divisions
lunar planet
April 19, 2013 at 7:46 pm
national referendum is an ideal , balalusa amaguys. 1 zed 1 nation
Jungle Boy
April 19, 2013 at 8:12 pm
This is what normally happens when you involve wise people in decisoion making. Just te proposal and the move made by the wise leaders and the delegates has really showed us that we have someone really representing us at the convention. Viva Amusa Mwanamwmbwa! Viva Miyanda! Viva Delegates!!! Please continue representing us. We are rallying behind you. This constitution should really reflect people’s opinions and be really inclusive of all Zambians.
Pamela W
April 19, 2013 at 9:34 pm
I cant understand a normal human being who can at this critical times and moments submit themselves at will that they want to be part of UK from Zambia. Those people from western province who still stand on the object-ices of prime-contractual for the set independence of Zambia in then time to make cases so ****** just out of making a life still. I find that a lot stupidity and consequential failure to be a Zambian. does western province with its peoples all around Zambia believe in that nonsense and stupidity called Royal Barostse establishment. What is is in simple langauge?
CALLED WISE
April 20, 2013 at 6:06 am
JUST SPREAD WINGS OF DEVELOPMENT IN ALL PROVINCES,SHARE THE NATIONAL CAKE EQUALLY AND THAT
‘R.B.E.’ OR B.A. WILL BE OVER.AFRICA IS FULL OF NATURAL RESOURCES BUT ITS PEOPLE IS DAILY SUFFERING BECAUSE OF THIS MENTAL DISEASE CALLED (WE ARE BEST TRIBE…THEY ARE DULL TRIBE…IT’S OUR PROVINCE…THEY ARE FROM THAT COUNTRY…
WE ARE THIS….THEY ARE THAT…) INSTEAD OF UNITING AND WORKING TOGETHER TO BETTER OUR LIVES,WE ARE BUSY SETTING TRAPS AGAINST EACH OTHER.THE LATE LIBYA’S PRESIDENT(May God Rest His Soul) CAME UP WITH A GOOD IDEA OF FORMING THE ‘USA’:United States of Africa, THE VISION WHICH COULD HAVE MADE AFRICA A PARADISE ON EARTH WHERE ALL PEOPLE COULD MOVE FREELY FROM NORTH-SOUTH TO EAST-WEST BUT MANY PEOPLE SAW IT WRONG AND MADE SURE THEY BURIED IT WITH HIM.
WHEN WILL AFRICA
WAKE UP? WHEN WILL ZAMBIA WAKE UP?
LET’S GET INJECTED WITH LOVE TO BE IMMUNIZED FROM ALL THESE DISEASES SUCH AS:HATRED,JEALOUSY,ENVY,INSULTS,VIOLENCE,SELF-ME,DIVISION,TRIBALISM,NDIFE BA KUTI…NDIMWE BA KUTI…
kapuli wa ng'ongo
April 21, 2013 at 6:21 am
….and that Litunga regalia please what is so traditional and Aftican about it…the longer it is in place the more foreign Barotseland will remain…BRE please change and be real