Paramount Chief Chitimukulu of the Bemba speaking people in Northern Province has vehemently dismissed recent rumours which went round that he had died.
Speaking upon arrival aboard a Zambia Flying Doctors Service plane at Kasama Airport yesterday, Paramount Chief Chitimukulu described the rumours as false and highly malicious.
The Paramount Chief said contrary to the claims he was feeling much better this time after undergoing specialist treatment at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in Lusaka.
Paramount Chief Chitimukulu, who spoke in Bemba, thanked people of Northern Province for praying for his quick recovery. He further advised Zambians to desist from speculating on other people’s health status and condemned those who wished him ill health.
Recently, there were speculations among members of the public that the Paramount Chief had passed away at the university Teaching Hospital where he was undergoing specialist treatment.
And Northern Province Permanent Secretary Mwalimu Simfukwe, who was one of the officials who received the Paramount Chief at Kasama Airport, said government was happy that Paramount Chief Chitimukulu’s health has tremendously improved.
Mr. Simfukwe said President Rupiah Banda’s administration was fully committed to fulfilling its promise of ensuring that Chiefs including Paramount Chief Chitimukulu are accorded quality health care whenever they fall sick.
He further explained that government regards traditional rulers in the country as key partners in national development hence it would continue to address their welfare. Paramount Chief Chitimukulu was evacuated on February 10, this year to the University Teaching Hospital for a medical review.
The Paramount Chief was welcomed at Kasama Airport by among others deputy Permanent Secretary Micah Zyambo, Provincial Health Director Dr. Fabian Kabulubulu, Kasama District Commissioner Lieutenant Colonel Steven Chanda, Kasama General Hospital Executive Director Dr. Cliff Hara and other government officials respectively.
Thank God the chief is alive.
Eya mukwai, umutende kuli ba Mwine Lubemba. Kana besa mulopwe.
I am with you on this one..
Ni mwapusukeni mwe kana Besa mkwaiii.
Lesa apale ,
benifye umutende PENA PEEEE!!!
Bweleniko Mulopwe imfumu!
Awe chawama no kunfwa kanabesa. lesa apale
Taaaaaaaa! Mulopwe basha Mfumu. Mwina N’gandu iyamina akabwe pebwe! Muli baku Kola Kasongo wa nyembo! Muli baku Kola kwa Mwatiyamfwa! Taaaaaaa! Mwine Lubemba Lesa amilundilepo nshiku! We need your wisdom King of Bembaland.
You rock!
God bless..
Welcome back.
#5 cont… praises from The Clans… ..by JM Doucette. Iwe Simfukwe is admiting the King in UTH giving quality carre when you politicians hop over the Zambezi and the Limpompo to Morning Side clinic for your headaches? Indeed all animals are equal but, some are ……. Time RB improved the standards of UTH, period!
Let RB improve the pay pecks and living conditions for the remaining health workers pa Zedi to make them happy.. For those gone away , I can asssure you they will remain at Morningside clinic, Garden city clinc and Milpark Hospital..
If I were them, I definately would not go back to Zedi unless all the conditions were leveled to what others get elsewhere !!!!!!
One has only got one life to live,….
not nine lives!!!!
At least our chief used the services of UTH unlike these politicians who go to the prestigious morningside clinic in SA.
mulopwe kanabesa mwaiseni.. chawama mwapola. Lesa amupale. long live bemba land long live cchiti mukulu.
Zambians echo mwabwaminako ubufi. Its not long ago when you where agreeing with the rumours. Lelo you mentioning other stories. Like the King has said, LETS AVOID LIES, PERIOD
There’s no smoke without fire. thats how it happened with LPM
Mwine Lubemba is telling a faulsehood, we all know he died last week in ICU at UTH and this character claiming to be him is an imposter from Mtenguleni the Ngonis and RB have sent to colonise Bembas.
Mubyana, God forbid that we have an imposter. He would be betrayed by his ox-bow legs and eggg shaped head which are commom features of the Easterners! Take a good look at the Ngonis, by their rickets you shall know them. Bembas are well massaged after birth! Long live Chitimukulu!
Awe Chawama sana!! Kutotela fye Lesa
Nomba nishi they cant show him?
wising him a quick recovery
No 14 Check the post the chief is on the wheel chair. He is the real one.
Ninshi ba lwele ba Mfumu?
Chawama twaleni ulubemba pantanshi zambia lubemba we have dominated a bemba from Luwingu.
Thats good news for a change mwe
It is very wrong to circulate news about the death of anyone before they have actually died and when it is not one’s responsibility to do so. In the case of our traditional leadership in Zambia it is even more sensitive because usually there is a protocol for such sensitive announcements. Let’s respect our traditional leaders and not treat them like politicians. I’m not Bemba, but I was dismayed at the way the Paramount Chief was disrespected. It wasn’t cool.
awe mwe bantu imfumu yenu yali mu Milpark hospital mu January. yailefye ku review ku UTH. mwisamwa sana. Fwebena mtenguleni tuya ku mwaimi na mwandi hospital chapwa.
ukusefya pa n’gwena nilwisa kanabesa/. Taaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ba chilolo, mwebena Lubemba mwe bena chambeshi.
I wish the paramount Chief full recovery
Mamalumbo kuli lesa pakuposha ba mfumu nkalamba .we the people of the bemba speaking are very happy for your cheif tuletilafye mukwai kalebalika mwefumu yalubemba.
Ndabe zithe