Senior Chief Ishindi and his subjects have pledged full support to Acting President Rupiah Banda in the forth coming October 30th presidential by – elections.
Chief Ishindi said Mr Banda has shown good leadership qualities and has held the country in unity during the sickness and subsequent death of late President Dr Levy Mwanawasa
He has since urged the Acting President to continue with development projects in his chiefdom which includes mineral explorations for the benefit of the local people in his chiefdom.
The chief further urged Mr. Banda to resolve the wrangle that has rocked his chiefdom.
Senior Chief Ishindi was speaking Friday when Mr. Banda and his delegation paid a courtesy call at his palace.
The Acting President who is in the district to attend the Likumbi Lya Mize traditional ceremony was accompanied by the Ministers of Agriculture Sarah Sayifwanda, Information and Broadcasting Mike Mulongoti and Energy Kenneth Konga.
Others are North Western Province Minister Kenneth Chipungu, Local Government and Housing Minister Benny Tetamashimba and senior government officials in the district.
Mr. Banda said he was humbled by the overwhelming support he has received from the traditional leaders in Zambia.
He said he was happy that chiefs through the house of chiefs have been part and parcel of the governance of the country.
He said chiefs have contributed to maintaining peace and security in the country through its wise guidance to its subjects.
The Acting President however stated that he will make consultations and find ways of addressing the wrangle in Chief Ishindi’s chiefdom.
Meanwhile acting President Rupiah Banda says traditional cultural ceremonies helps to cement relationships between countries.
Mr Banda said this when he paid a courtesy call on Senior Chief Ndungu at his Palace at Nize in Zambezi District where he was Guest of Honour at this year’s Likumbi Lyamizye Ceremony.
Mr Banda said that he was happy to be associated with Likumbi Lya Mizye Ceremony where he met Royal Highnesses from Congo and Angola.
The Acting President said he was impressed to note that the Luvale Royal Establishment has invited Chief Mpezeni and Senior Chief Nzamane and other Chiefs from Eastern Province.
He thanked all Chiefs for the suopport they give to Politicians.
And Senior Chief Ndungu, thanked the Acting President for accepting his invitation to officiate at this year’s Likumbi Lyamizye Ceremony held at Nize.
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GO RB GO, WOOOO the other lot.
How much are chiefs being paid to support RB? For political parties we know it is K15m, called as a gift.
Another chief bribed..How many more to go. Banda is really working hard ai? He even beat Chiluba and Mwanawasa combined
Chiefs’ support for RB ilengunfwisha umuseluselu
Nabalyamo ba chief.RB be is a more plunderer than chiluba.Wait and see.But remember that kuya bebele ba Mwaenda manje Daddy (MMD)
WHAT DOES THE CONSTITUTION SAY ABOUT CHIEFS PARTICIPATION IN POLITICS..IF ITS OK FOR CHIEFS TO SUPPORT A POLITICAL PARTY THEN ITS OK FOR THE POST NEWSPAPER TO DO THE SAME…
ANYWAY PERSONALLY I AM NOT A SUBJECT OF ANY CHIEF….!!!!
Personally, if find this system time wasting in using.
Ba chief Ishindi don’t involve yourself in politics. Just keep on ukula shinda umushinsha as your name suggests
Politics of Poverty at work. Atumpe chief alefway ukulya na motoka. Banakuseseka ba Chief ngenyi?
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Born: February 19, 1937Gwanda, Southern Rhodesia
Primary School: Madzimoyo Mission and Katete
Secondary School: Munali School, Lusaka
University: Addis Ababa University (briefly) … source: ww w. banda 4 zambia . com / profile . ht ml
What does this “briefly” mean Mr RBB?
Very foolish chief, in the next 5 months he will not even have money to service his car. Sleepy goats. That time RB will b at state house.
The heading should read, “Rupiah hands Brown Envelop to Chief Ishindi”
#12 who told you that kaponyas are not educated? Those guys you see in streets are CIMA holds. There are just no jobs in zed.
Thank #15. I was in Zambia about 3 weeks ago. I meet people, people who vote my friend. Some of my friends are Kaponyas – for they did not continue with school after Grades 7, 9 and 12 exams. Some of my friends are call-boys. They (call-boys) also could not go properly past the three Grades mentioned about.
While I understand that there could be Kaponyas with CIMA and other Tertially qualifications, I strongly doubt if such, if they exist, would be in a position to vote for Hon Sata let alone be Bemba-tribalists. Note that Bemba-tribalists are a group of Bemba-speakers who may not be REAL BEMBAS in general.
Bwezani ziko kuntawi yama-brown envelops
Bwezani ziko kuntawi corruption wayikhulu
Bwezani economy ya-ziko kumbuyo
Bwezani voonse vamene chita-achieve ba-late President Mwanawasa.
Bwezani ma-politician bukudhala eg VJ, etc.
Bwezani, bwezani, bwezani vintu kuti-ziko ibwelele 8 years backwards….
muzalila muchitongalozi
Chiefs are not elected into office and as such they need to live above cheap politicking subjecting themselves to the merciless judgement of the people they themselves are supposed to be presiding over.
With power comes great responsibility simple give up the throne or stay out of the mad.
# 13. Cursed are you for insulting the Chief. Whats wrong with the chief airing his support for his prefered candidate when you are shouting pabwato or HH all night long without being insulted. Fool
Zambian Chiefs no longer command respect among their subjects.NW Province has gone bck to UPND.HH is on the ground there more than ba yama (ba Sata) & ba shikuku (ba RB).HH all the way.
#21 sad as it maybe, HH is actually on the ground, the highest bidder in this case RB is not anyware near, and how can chief Ishindi say “he has shown leadership qualities” who else was in that position that RB found himself in to also show leadership as a matter of fact that chap was being controlled, and the chief should know better
Mulaibepa na HH wenu which ground work is HH doing? may he is doing it in SP .Just know that no police officer will vote either HH or RB because mulebaponya as though they don’t think .Even ba kaponya are all over the country i don’t think they are happy with your comments even those who were supporting you have changed their minds.
Ubwatoooooooooooooooooooooo!
elo lwanya chief ishinde nomba alebonfya indalama from RB nokushinda!!! go pabwatoooooooooooo!!! the headline should read ” Rb inticed chief ishinde with a brown envelop” chiefs hav gone to the dogs!!!!!!!
Newton’s law is real ” to ever action there is a reaction but in an opposite direction” this is wat is happening, he is dead(mwanawasa) and the levels of corruption has increased!!!
chief ishindi is corrupt mwasebana bane.You are like PASTOR Nevas Mumba
RB for president. Viva
Guys,HH has gone.Its difficult for Sata & RB to catch up with him.Lets face the facts,HH has done damage in rural to the RB camp.Sata is not in Rural areas,thats the truths guys.
Sata is not a threat to RB.Mulongoti confaced to his close friends that they are facing resistance in rural areas frm UPND camps.Sata is doing this as a game coz he knows he is not winning anyway
HH will not manage to convince people to vote for him because of his genesis. Nobody likes tribalism and arrogance. Even his own members are just waiting for him to bite the dust on 30 October to replace him with Secretary general Tiens Kahenya. The biggest sting in Zambias political history is about to occur.
Which rural areas are supporters of HH talking about? Reports from Luapula and Northern Provinces suggest that his name is non-existent there.
Western,North Western,Central Province, Southern and has presence in the remaing provinces.Viva HH
SOME PEOPLE ARE NOT ONLY IGNORANT & SELFISH BUT ILITERATE. SO I UNDERSTAND SOME CHIEFS OPINIONS. CAUTION. OUR SATA IS ON THE GROUND & COME 1.11.08 IN STATE HOUSE.