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I Have Met The Enemy And It Is Tribalism
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To start to think people from another group or region are “wrong by default”. It’s the great-granddaddy of racism and sexism.
It is so disheartening to stand witness to the tribal battles and hurt messages that are going on in the country. What breaks my heart more is that most of the people perpetrating this evil are young people. Its unfortunate that members of the same country can turn on each other like a bunch of animals. In the last few weeks it has been raining heavily in Zambia, rains of tribalism but I have fervent hope that the sun will soon shine.
Let’s all remember that all of us wake up every day, with very similar ambitions and goals. I’ve moved across our beautiful country Zambia and I’ve never met a single town, province or church, where *everybody* there did *nothing* useful. So if you see someone saying “Tribe A will never rule Zambia” that’s a big red flag for tribal thinking. Its offensive nonsense and I advise that you distance yourself from it. Darkness cannot drive out hate; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
Let us therefore heal the wounds and free ourselves from the bondage of tribalism, let’s use our variety of languages and cultures instead as our source of strength and richness. It is possible and it can be done.
we should no longer vow our mutual destruction but solemnly acknowledge our inter dependence as free and equal citizens of our common Motherland.Nyanja,Bemba,Tonga,Lozi,Soli,Kaonde and all other tribes too numerous to mention, make up one united Zambia. Let us all re-affirm our solemn constitutional compact to live together on the basis of equality and mutual respect.
Finally I appeal for forgiveness and national reconciliation. Reconciliation means working together to correct the legacy of past injustice. It means making a success of our plans for reconstruction and development. Fellow citizens, Let us join hands and build a truly Zambian nation where every person will have a right to rise and achieve their full potential irrespective of tribe, region or province.
My fellow Youths always remember that older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die. One Zambia, one Nation! Thanking You!
Allan M Sakala
Munali Aspiring MP
Posted by Kunda
on July 19, 2015. Filed under LATEST NEWS.
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New Educated Zambia©❤√
July 19, 2015 at 7:35 pm
It is disappointing that under the pf we have seen unprecedented levels of tribalism. Tribalism is being promoted under the pf where we have seen the pf top leadership making tribal statements . vote upnd
Baba
July 19, 2015 at 10:44 pm
I think self introspection is necessary here, under the leadership of Anderson Mazoka UPND was not being labeled tribal as the case today. The question is why?
New Educated Zambia©❤√
July 19, 2015 at 10:59 pm
I have read your previous comment. You seem obsessed with Mazoka. Look, HH is not and will never be mazoka. You cannot expect us all to be the same. If you feel like mazoka is the only person under pf who you would want to rule you, then my friend you are not living. Learn to move on and build on with what you have in life. The only people shouting tribalism are the same ones that are issuing statements of TV about tongas that are tribal. Your own SG proudly went on a tribal rant. Now I will challenge you to point me to a source which proves HH or the upnd as tribal. And i mean official source and not what you heard from your grandfather in the village
Baba
July 19, 2015 at 11:08 pm
After HH lost the last election, he stood in front of the cameras and said ” I have not been declared president because am Tonga”. During a bye-election campaign prior to 2011 elections, HH told voters in Katuba not to vote for Nickson Chilambwe because he did not come from there. “why mufunakuvotela Chilambwe kuno, let him go and stand kwameukoko kuma Luapula kwamene achokela”
Do you still want some more?
New Educated Zambia©❤√
July 19, 2015 at 11:16 pm
so if i say do not vote for this person because he wont visit the constitutency as he has no attachement to the area, does that become tribal? kiki ukose mune. It seems you are digging for small silly reasons to label the upnd tribal. No mention of tribe in any of your accusations. Your SG is on record of saying “tongas”. Tonga is a tribe. luapula is not a tribe. get it young man? very dull
Onyx power @vampiro
July 20, 2015 at 2:55 am
Only a Tonga can lead upnd. Need I say more?
mj banda
July 20, 2015 at 3:02 am
@ baba, remember munkobwe said it’s now a time for a tonga to rule. This nez is out of touch or just dullness te?
chita mwape
July 19, 2015 at 7:49 pm
the problem with u NEZ every thing to u about pf is wrong no one is perfect even the upnd u support will never make everything perfect my brother. it’s up to u and me to make a difference.
biko
July 19, 2015 at 8:07 pm
Very good aticle but am disapointed with the first coment. Such coments & pipo are danger to our country. When can some pipo learn to coment as the main story is? Some times, we should put politics aside when someting afecting our lives most is being debeted & we try to find a best & comon solution to beter our land.
mj banda
July 20, 2015 at 3:07 am
@biko, the blogger of the first response will respond ati you are condemning him cos he’s tonga, very foolish indeed.
The Civilised Sam
July 19, 2015 at 8:35 pm
@biko-Never you bury your head in the sand like an ostrich-NEZ is just being real & level headed,no pretence here,the truth is that under PF & Fred Mmembe,Zambia has been balkanished & polarised more than ever on tribal lines (something anathema to the annals of Zambian politics & appointments)
Yambayamba
July 19, 2015 at 9:55 pm
@The Civilized Sam: I may be wrong, but I doubt the problem of tribalism and tribal-favoritism is any more acute during PF rule than before. isn’t it during Mwanawasa’s Presidency that the famous “FAMILY TREE” was coined and took root?
Mwanawasa may not have encouraged tribalism per se, but sure his appointments were seen as tribal by citizen from others parts of Zambia. The same way Sata’s appointments were seen as tribal by certain citizens from other parts of Zambia. So, my point is that TRIBALISM in Zambia is usually in the eyes of the beholder.
Trust me when I say this; even if HH/UPND was to win elections next year, you can be rest assured that HH’s appointments won’t be short of critics. And you can be 100% sure that accusations of tribal-appointments will be everywhere. This is why, in my humble opinion, think that promotion of TRIBALISM in Zambia is a losing proposition. Those who try to ride on the back of tribalism to get into power today will themselves be consumed by the same beast tomorrow.
Our old man, KK, understood this reality in Zambian politics very well. His coining of the ONE ZAMBIA ONE NATION motto was without merit—it was with deep thinking, self introspection and King Solomon’s kind of wisdom!!!
shimpundu
July 19, 2015 at 8:43 pm
Tribalism under any leadership is Evil.We should support it in anyway.
kakolwe
July 19, 2015 at 10:59 pm
♥♥♥♥♥!
New Educated Zambia©❤√
July 19, 2015 at 11:08 pm
wakopela ka heart
twetwe
July 19, 2015 at 11:15 pm
My problem is comment based on insufficient backing evidence. Now if we look at the voters in 2016 it will be 50% under 18yrs that recently got and getting NRCs and have no history of the successes and failures that led to changes in past govts. That’s why 2016 seems tricky for the opposition. Tribalism is not the main issue here but Tribe dominance and assertiveness over each other. While some want to be recognized others are busy belittling others..Where is ONE ZED ONE BIG FAMILY? Nonsense!!!!! Shaa
twetwe
July 19, 2015 at 11:18 pm
My problem is comment based on insufficient backing evidence. Now if we look at the voters in 2016 it will be 50% under 18yrs that recently got and getting NRCs and have no history of the successes and failures that led to changes in past govts. That’s why 2016 seems tricky for the opposition. Tribalism is not the main issue here but Tribe dominance and assertiveness over each other. While some want to be recognized others are busy belittling others..Where is ONE ZED ONE BIG ANTAGONISTIC FAMILY? Nonsense!!!!! Shaa
citizen
July 20, 2015 at 12:37 am
Our founding father KK, successfully united the country under the motto, “One Zambia, One Nation”. His appointments to the cabinet were tribally balanced. Am sure that @NEZ will for once agree with me on this one, because he (nez) has vast experience having worked at very senior level in the civil service. By following the footsteps of KK, His Excellency ECL, has emulated the First Presido and has managed to tribally balance his cabinet, bearing in mind gender sensitivity. People extol Mazoka because his politics were all embracing, unlike hh who remained as silent as a shrine, when some senile old man at hh’s rally in Choma declared that this was the time for a tonga to go to state house! Is’nt silence consent? I challenge you @NEZ, your memory mudala, seems to failing you, are you becoming senile? Mark my words, am not insulting you, am just posing a question! You should be able to remember that not to long ago both Patrick Chisanga and Sakwiba Sikota were hounded out of upnd and both of them cried that tribalism was rife in upnd. Your hh never, and not anywhere, did he refute the tribal coinage of upnd by the two gentlemen, as the reason for their exiting upnd! Hh as usual was silent! @NEZ you have parked your PhD, in your suitcase instead of passing on your knowlesge to the young generation! Quiet honestly, you should be lecturing at a university, instead of locking yourself in your study, blogging all day, insulting and getting insulted by boys and girls young enough to be your grand-children! You are a shame unto yourself! Am not insulting you, am just telling you the truth, mudala! Better you face the truth than live a lie! Are you afraid of facing intelligent boys and girls in a lecture-theatre? Surely by now, you should be a professor and an authority in your field of study! Unfortunately, you prefer to blog 24/7! You are wasting your time, your money, and your mental energies, supporting a man who shall never win a presidential election! Viva H.E. ECL!! Viva!! Abash hh!!
Baba
July 20, 2015 at 12:53 am
Right On! Abash HH Abash! NEZ choose to ignore that people haven’t forgotten the near-miss spear on Sakwiba & Patrick Chisanga at Mulungushi.
Onyx power @vampiro
July 20, 2015 at 3:04 am
Abash!!! Indeed
mj banda
July 20, 2015 at 3:16 am
Lelo Lelo nez, ukaziputa limba bane.
Hollines
July 20, 2015 at 7:19 am
This chap nez is useless. I think she is a g 7 failure. You are thinking with your ass instead of your brain
Hollines
July 20, 2015 at 7:22 am
Kupusa ka nez malabishi person
one tim
July 20, 2015 at 8:40 am
NEZ he doesn’t know what to do in life very boring man every thing is political.
Sobongo
July 20, 2015 at 8:50 am
This country has people that are so pretentious and call themselves Christians…I shudder to hear this talk. My brother thanks for the article, but truth is we shall never unite in this country…………we can’t practice what we preach
Henry
July 20, 2015 at 10:04 am
Well put honorable.we need people that reason like that.Lets defeat the enemy of tribalism and work together as a united team
ben
July 20, 2015 at 10:33 am
which party are you hoping to stand on upnd,fdd or unip so that we know and make a right choice. by the way i live in chelstone and i am a voter.
Herve Stalin
July 20, 2015 at 10:48 am
please we know that Mazoka formed UPND after failing to fight inside MMD for the sole purpose of ending perceived bemba dominance of politics. All founders have said that with one accord. it is not a matter of a tribe segregating another. it is about a tribe which has set itself to be entitled to rule more than any other because:
1. ndiswe bene cishi. ‘we are the owners of the land.’
2.one tribe has dominated us too long. it is our time
3.we were dribbled at independence
Is this the revolution you are talking about based on tribal lies? because you are not the owners of the land. bembas have not dominated politics at any time
bd
July 20, 2015 at 12:02 pm
I agree with you cishi i tend to wonder where it extends.I was surprised when i made a trip to choma week after presidential by election the common folks i spoke to from mazabuka to choma blaming bembas for stealing hh’s vote.Some people like nez want bury there heads in sand and give excuses for there tribal party continue exposing them my brother..
virgin angel
July 20, 2015 at 1:40 pm
I wonder where those of us who have intermarried fall- our children cannot even utter our languages and people talk of tribalism.It is a shame that young ones who have never been to their villages and cant even trace their lineage talk of tribalism! Let us not be used by politicians whose intentions are only to get to state house and we are left with a stupid smile that our candidate won!
virgin angel
July 20, 2015 at 1:48 pm
lets promote and protect our unity and abash ego centric motives!
peter
July 20, 2015 at 2:27 pm
One Zambia 0ne Nation