By Daimone Siulapwa
COMPLIMENTS of the new season to all….
ONE thing we have prided ourselves in as a nation is that we are a peaceful people. If anything, our biggest contribution to the world is not necessarily the copper, although it is the goose that lays the golden egg, but the peace we have given it.
Thanks to our founding fathers, who, right from the start, realized that without peace and unity, any efforts aimed at nation-building will be meaningless. Against that background, the independence party, particularly the United National Independence Party (UNIP) was made-up of characters from all the main tribes in the country. In fact, it was a deliberate move to always balance the Cabinet. Also, when it came to appointments at district and provincial levels, one did not necessarily have to belong to that area to be appointed to a certain position, say that of governor or provincial minister.
On top of all this, we prided in the motto, One Zambia, One Nation. With that backdrop as a nation, it is saddening that, there are some elements, who want to destroy all the gains that this country has made since attaining nation-hood, using the Barotse Agreement.
For those uninitiated, it was 47 years ago in London that the British Government, the Government of then Northern Rhodesia and the Litunga of Barotseland concluded an agreement regarding the position of Barotseland within the independent Northern Rhodesia. The agreement was signed at the Commonwealth Relations Office on May 18, 1964, a good six months before Zambia officially gained its independence.
The agreement was signed by Dr Kenneth Kaunda, who was the then Prime Minister for Northern Rhodesia, Sir Mwanawina Lewanika II, who was the Litunga of the Barotseland and Duncan Sandys M.P Secretary for Commonwealth Relations and for the Colonies, signifying the approval of Her Majesty, the queen of the United Kingdom.
The agreement, in part reads: “Where as it is the wish of the government of Northern Rhodesia and of the Litunga of Barotseland, his council and the chiefs and people of Barotseland that Northern Rhodesia should proceed to independence as one country and that all its peoples should be one nation”.
For the sake of understanding the underlying issues, the reader may wish to know that Northern Rhodesia was at first administered under Charter by the British South Africa Company and formed by it in 1911 by amalgamating North-Western Rhodesia and North-Eastern Rhodesia. Although it had features of a charter colony, the territory’s treaties and charter gave it protectorate status. Then in 1924, Northern Rhodesia was administered by the United Kingdom government, as an official British protectorate.
On the other hand, Barotseland was a region in the western part of Northern Rhodesia, which was ruled by the Litunga.
In pre-colonial times, it is said that Barotseland included some neighbouring parts of what are now the North-Western, Central and Southern provinces as well as Caprivi in North-Western Namibia and parts of South-Eastern Angola beyond the Cuando or Mashi River for those who know their geography.
Exactly 47 years down the line on May 18, a group calling itself Barotse Freedom Movement (BFM) is demanding for either restoration or secession from the rest of Zambia.
Interestingly, but certainly disappointing and retrogressive, some politicians want to use this for simple political gain by supporting these demands or indeed pretending to be sympathetic to them.
On other hand, progressive minds like Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) Charles Milupi are being targeted for abuse by those seemingly sympathetic to the BFM.
The motivating factors for restoration or secession of Barotseland from Zambia are certainly clearly not known, but suffice to say that the under-development in the Western province has something to do with it. While this may be true as statistics do actually indicate that the Western is Zambia’s least developed of the nine provinces, it is equally a fact that poverty is widespread in all the nine provinces, including the Copperbelt, which for many years has been the lifeblood for this country.
What is dangerous though is that 46 years after independence, there could be some sections of society talking sectional politics. These are no different from Dr Hendrik F. Verwoerd, the architect of apartheid, the official 1948 Afrikaner policy in South Africa of racial separation based on colour and ethnicity. The only difference between advocates of restoration or secession of Barotseland and the minority Afrikaner government in South Africa is that, our brothers and sisters in the Western province want to separate us based on ethnicity, so to speak. Otherwise, we are one people, thanks in large measure also to the many inter-tribe marriages between our various tribes. Look at it this way, you are Bemba, your wife is Tonga but her mother is lozi, while your mother is Soli and your tow sister are married one to a Lozi and the other to a Kaonde… It would be interesting to see what tribes would constitute of the Republic of Barotseland.
Mistakenly, advocates of restoration or secession of Barotseland think by so doing, they are proving that they are nationalists, far from it. True nationalists are people like Dr Kenneth Kaunda, Sikota Wina, Kwame Nkhrumah, Nelson Mandela and many others who have fought for the unity of the African peoples, for they realize that we are one.
Talking tribal or indeed sectional politics at a time when the world is working at destroying the so-called national borders, is certainly retrogressive. And politicians in the mould of Patriotic Front (PF) leader Michael Sata, whose appetite for cheap political mileage is frightening, have no place in our politics if they are going to talk sectional politics.
Mr Sata may fool some people sometimes, but he will not fool all of us all the time. During Levy Mwanawasa’s anti-corruption drive, the PF leader came out in the open to say the corruption fight was targeted at Bemba’s or the people from the Northern province. While this may have earned him votes in the Northern part of the country, it nonetheless exposed Sata for who he was, a shameless tribalist.
On the other hand, we do not expect the BFM to resort to violence, for that no longer has a place in our society. Agreed, we may have resorted to violence in some instances during our struggle for independence, but these were isolated cases. By and large, our independence was achieved with little violence, notwithstanding the Cha Cha Cha campaign, which in all intents and purposes was not close to the Mau Mau in Kenya.
As for the leadership of country, Zambia, we expect them to be firm but fair as they deal with the BFM. With the Litunga firmly in support of the status quo, that of One Zambia, One Nation, we expect the ill-advised members of the BFM to seek dialogue over violence and not to be used by some selfish individuals who do not have the love of the country at heart.
For now, it is STILL… One Zambia, One Nation. Aluta Continua.
indeed one zambia one nation. but the problem is that within the security system we have people who do not subscribe to this notion and have been compromised by money to bring destruction to zambia’ hard earned peace. the police and army must stop talking and act now decisively
but what you are about to do is bad can you please be real mwe ma lozi may God be with you
When reasoning and dialogue fail. . .call me!
One Zambia One Nation is the slogan
I see nothing tangible in your posting Daimone, to me you need more time to consult and atleast write something which is going to inspire those concerned, more especially the BRE, i mean we need solution to the broblem, not accusing people of doing this and that. am going to put some sense in your head later, for now let me enjoy my lunch..
How shallow somebody is, can be measured by how much he/she loves/support Sata M C. The more you love Sata, the shallow minded you are…it’s a fact
It doesnt make sense to agitate for secession after a century(1911-2011) because in Zambia there is no segragation or oppression of one tribe against the other.Lt the govt move into full swing and clip these moroons before they go too far.
This article started off rather well and one would have thought here iz somebody who givez a balanced, informed and well researched view of the Barotse Agreement issue, and how mistaken! Calling Sata this and that with regard to hiz opinion on the matter will not take anybody anywhere.
The current Litunga’s wife is from Eastern Province…well i am told so…so what will happen to the children…are they going to get passports whenever they visit their papa ??
#6 Anti-Sata
I agree.You even begin to behave like him.Look at how HH has become violent these days.Even his sycophant worshipers on this blog are foul mouthed.
There is just a lot of baseless unpatriotic sensation in tabloids when the opposite is true on the ground.The victim of these sensationalists are those in the diaspora that heavily depend on irresponsible tabloids for current affairs. The wishful thinkers’ calls, hallucinations and cowardly announcements of a few hired thugs does not mean the country is on fire. Institutions and the law haven’t resigned from reinforcing national interest.The few thugs and their sponsors in the diaspora all identified have no space or capacity to circumvent national will on law and order. There is responsible leadership of the BRE and state in Western province. We dare them start their terrorism and wishful independence on January 14th, 2011 as announced. At the stroke of a pen, terrorists will perish.
The article has unfortunately failed to articulate the UNDERLYING CURRENTS as per its title. What has been written is already in the public domain. Sadly even the Lozis themselves are not able to articulate the key features of the agreement on whose basis they want it restored. For example when i demand for a Tenancy Agreement with my Landlord, it could be because i want to be protected from unnecessary increments, repairs due to natural wear and tear etc. These for example would be my underlying currents for demanding a Tenancy Agreement. What then do the Lozis want. Calling for restoration is too general and means nothing.
I strongly agree # 8, ur article kicked off well, I appreciated the work u had done and what u were brining out to all, though suddenly u r heavily criticising sata. Surely does he deserve to be the only one criticised in this article of urs as though he is the only one doing bad. Thats were ur article lost it for me, to me u r a lozi Chanda Chimba III, with nothing to offer except, parading the pressure all men have to fend for their families. Based on the fact that u have to feed ur family I forgive u, please quickly collect that cheque before the chaps change their mind. otherwise we will meet later and discuss the real issues with integrity, objectivity and without bias.
Very irresponsible article. Quote, “our brothers and sisters in the Western province want to separate us based on ethnicity.” Now can you confirm that the whole of Western province are in favour of those advocating for secession? You are inciting hatred, you sound as though you’re very bitter about this whole issue. Research and consult before you write your articles and be impartial in your reporting. In my view KK is the source of this problem he thought the great Elephant would never rise. Please suggest possible solutions don’t cause more agro
And i have this for those overwhelmed with the new revelation on veteran flip flopping Sata. Any NTS documents declassified by Government through a signature of the attorney General and state security under the security act of 1973 and 1988 on understanding that it does not retain the same national security danger as it were can be accessed by the public on request. If the request is for still classified material, the documents cannot be released. Those crying foul on the information released by former PF chief should ascertain if the documents are still classified or not. To the best of my knowledge no classified or TS documents can be accessed by a non classified security cleared citizen.
Senior Citizen, i appreciate your STRONG sentiments on the happenings in Western Province..
What is your view on William Banda and Chris Chalwe of the MMD?? Gimme an honest answer then i will fully support you on the BAROTSE issue..
# 6 & 10…i think you are the ones that should eat your words…At first i thot this Siulapwa person was speaking sense then i came to the part where he starts accusing Sata! cant anybody say s’thing sensible without accusations?? is that so hard to achieve nowadays??
all politicians are behaving tribal so why point out just one man…one? Rupiah also prefered that Kennedy person in Eastern province to Chilufya basing his choice first & foremost on tribal grounds, so why have you not criticised the president then?
ba LT you are also a biased media, why is it that you do not publish everything so that people are wel informed the President held a meeting with some ministers in eastern province and advocated for Kennedy to be elected instead of Chilufya & they shud not go against…
Daimani, your article doesnt make sense.You are indeed a cadre, very shameful. Dont make me start thinking you are as shallow minded as Siulapwa, a chairman of some backyard party. Sata has never talked about secession in all his statements, whats wrong with some of you guys? This is on internet and you are embarassing us as Zambians. Non Zambians might start thinking that Zambians are this dull, when its only you who is. Next time research more and please avoid putting your personal opinions on certaing individuals as empirical data from your research. Be truthful and professional man!
you fools why do you always put sata in all your shit stop this mwefipuba mwe
I fully agree with #8 and #13. This article lacks scholarliness and is full of jaundiced opinions. Sata-bashing really added nothing of value to it.
In any case, can someone please publish this Barotse Agreement document so all can read it and see what the agitators are on about, and make proper judgments? Underdevelopment is the status quo in all our rural provinces and cannot be justification for any one province to seek secession.
I strongly suspect some inordinately power-hungry people are at work fomenting trouble in the Western Province in hope of them laying their own hands on power, for their own benefit. Those must be found and fished out, to save us from grief and unnecessary strife.
I think they secretly fancy the Great Michale Chilufya Sata.Bala mufwila mudala, I can not blame them the man is handsome so they can not converse normally the need to add Sata in their sentences.
one zambia one nation
Even a fool appears wise if he/ she remains silent. This article exposes ignorance from the writer because of hidden agenda, of course to get something for a loko bun. Sorry Mr Siulapwa, go back and research again for proper information.
# 6, am sure SATA is haunting you. The shallow minded person is one who supports R.B and William Banda. Right now you can make your own judgement, e.g. the Kabwela case and many others. That is how shallow one can be to support RB and his henchmen
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#Daimone Siulapwa, Good for writing your undergraduate thesis. You’re on a right track to your destination for a Phd. Our post graduate students will do more research & tell us through their dissertations why the British dubiously made the Litunga and Barotseland to claim as being in charge of lands which did not belong to Barotseland and more. Our diploma students have revealed through their essays that Sata and the Post are the cause for the current confusion in Western province.
Even if you say this we are voting for Sata pabwato this june 2011 .Mumbi and MMD movement for mad dogs are going and we will jail you no wasting time.Vivi Sata and HH ,slow but sure.The moving slow of the Lion does not means it a cowards ,we are coming.
this issue should be sorted out and forgotten at once!
Going the by the posts on this blog i now understand why the government does not listen to its citizens. There is clearly no one wow..ing us with possible ‘reasonable’ solutions to this problem re-affirming the general veiw that zedians are simply just daft. All wisdom seems to stop at supporting Sata anything beyond that is rocket science.
Siulapwa Li.t.o.l.e lyakachelo
This article is pro MMD and political, it is not telling us the essence of the agreement, it just review the ignorance of the author on the matter.
others do not want to separate or what, correct but what about the underdevelopment after 47yrs is it justfiable? If there is an agreement then Sata is right it must be respected. just like egypt and uganda on the nile river they respect the agreement.
I like the letter. Keep up the good spirit: One Zambia, One Nation, One President – Elected – Through – The – Ballot – Box.
On “And politicians in the mould of Patriotic Front (PF) leader Michael Sata, whose appetite for cheap political mileage is frightening, have no place in our politics if they are going to talk sectional politics… Sata may fool some people sometimes, but he will not fool all of us all the time. During Levy Mwanawasa’s anti-corruption drive, the PF leader came out in the open to say the corruption fight was targeted at Bemba’s or the people from the Northern province [and Luapula provinces located in the Northern part of Zambia]” this is true and I hope many Zambians who now know Sata MC of PF as a dangerous tribalist will not make a mistake of voting him to become our Zambian President in 2011 or future elections.
Be blest all.
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Matt 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of…
Well tried, excellent English but views not so balanced. You’re right on a number of things including on Sata’s flip-flopping mind, today he doesn’t like windfall tax tomorrow he does, today he’s FTJ’s shield tomorrow he’s his pursuer, today Mwanawasa’s legacy is crap tomorrow its brilliant, today the Barotse Agreement is unacceptable tomorrow its legitimate….we deserve better guys.
Iwe Mushota Whats up Where are you mune?
Again, as a country the truth and only the truth can be relied upon for good governance. Even in the media, let us exercise the value of truthfulness in our writing. Any name calling, labels etc shall not result in amicable peaceful solutions. Let us embrace truthfulness and not deceit to one another.
We have always advocated for quality education that will suite Zambians. What has gone wrong with our education system? The blame rests on FTJ and Mwanga. Arrest them. Bring back our ONE ZAMBIA ONE NATION motto. What these two people have ruined will take years to inculcate. They took peace for granted.
So what are the underlying currents on this issue? Can someone give us in bullet points instead of wasting our time on all this meandering just to put one label on Sata?
How about a referendum Southern Sudan style?
The issue is already advanced brothers and sisters, what we should pray for or call for is a national Indaba, to hear the viewss of each paties.
LT the article is not balanced. He or she is one sided.
The article may not be balanced but the essence of the matter is there. The stupid thing is that no one, no one is saying anything about the fact that Kaunda is still alive and let him him come in the open to tell the whole nation how he managed to keep the matter hushed up until now, let him tell Zambians the true position. Please Please!!!!!!!
If the Lozi’s want to restore their original land, let them have a word with Angolans and Namibians because as the author of the article puts it and I believe it to be true, parts of these countries were once part of the Barotse Kingdom. They should not just be making noise to Zambians. They must go and hold discussions with Angolan and Namibian governments so that they get back that land.
This is the kind of hollow verbature that we do not need, this chap is only pointing accusing fingers here and there coupled with some shallow history to give credence to a pre-positioned conclusion. What we need are solutions, not a silly monkey posturing reminiscent of a snob putting pen to paper thinking he has a point to prove. Atase, ubupuba pa Zed kwena bwafulisha saana
@37. How about getting that referendum by way of how the Sudan got it too i.e. a protracted civil war where a couple million Lozis die and another Darfor-like zone between Zambia and Zimbabwe for the fleeing and misplaced Lozis?
Someone please tell me that this Lozi Freedom is a joke.
I have just finished my stint here and praised God that bu Diasporan bwapwa and planned to resettle back home in Zambia. Now what nonsese is this?
In the name of Barotse Agreement should the hate story of the 70s repeat itself. Oh, no! My father’s people!:o
While it is true that we need peace in order to foster development, politicians have not kept their side of the bargain. They have in most cases if not all used peace to inculcate fear and stop people from demanding what is rightly theirs from govt. Ultimately, peace and docility have been made to mean the same thing in Zambia
We have very little to show for being peace loving people
#38 what referendum let the lozi`s behave themselves
Can someone avail us with the map for Barotseland again!!
Mind who you call true nationalists Sikota Wina is a traitor a man who can betray his own blood brother Auther Wina how can you compare him to Mandela a clean man. He has ven betrayed his own people. A drog dealer will always be a drug dealer. He belongs in hell.
Sikota Wina belongs to the race of dogs is not worth to be called a human being.
You can write as many articles as you wish on this matter, you can threaten and wish people dead, you can call RB and Sata names, you can insult anyone you like on this matter but at the end of day have you provided a solution. We all moving graves it is just a matter of time. Fear is limited to a certain psycological state of mind beyond which fear does not exist.Threats of death, arrest ,treason or killing those who dont support u etc only works within a certain mind frame.A human being has some element of madness which varries according to the level of balance bn provocation and tolarance.you cannot solve violence with violence. I dont see holy minds from most blogers all i read is hate and violence which they condemn. By mare wishing another person dead you are guity of murder
Like most people have said mail started well, but you decide to pollute us with your own sentiments…….how in this world would you place Sikota Wina as a nationalist or whaver……..a former drug trafficar called Husein….one whoes father was striped as a Ngambela? dont lie to us how can you of all thinmgs conclude that all lozis are in support of whaever is happening. The simple issue here is the govt of Zambia has to include the provisions of the Barotse agreement in the constitutions as per agreement of 1964……thats what everyone wants not secession…….they talk of that if you dont include it in the constitution period.
Let the *****s be arrested and put in jail because they are trying to divide our country.They should know that a covalent bond exists and no fool can break it.”ONE ZAMBIA ONE NATION BA MWISHO.”Pipo of Zambia lets not allow such *****s to bring confusion in our peaceful nation.”TWAKANA”
#47,VOICE FROM DIASPORA
My greetings.
I will give you a simple map of the so called Barotseland. I hope you know the map of Zambia well. Firtly, take the Kafue river as the main boundary. This implies the entire Southern Province, entire Western Province, entire Central Province, part of Copperbelt, and part of North Western Provinces. For Copperbelt, it includes entire Ndola, Luanshya, Kalulushi, some part of Kitwe cities. As for Kitwe, the Green container police post at the bridge just before entering Kitwe from Ndola, thats the border. I am not so sure about Solwezi and Chililabombwe.
From this map, you can tell that Barotseland is the richer Zambia. All the Hydro power we generate for Zambian energy come from there.
Just cage them ure wasting time warning them
#53 The Barotseland boundary fringes tightly to the outskirt of the towns of Chililabombwe, Chingola and Mufulira.
On the Namibian side it includes the Caprivi Area and parts of South-East on the Angolan side. In squares of kilometeres, this is larger an area than France or the Great Britain.
The question would be, did the Litunga ever rule all this area ? NO!
Good article. Only ignorant and uneducated minds would want to divide a nation in this day and age. It is common knowledge that this world has become a global economy and as a result numbers matter. If African countries dream of becoming developed one day and compete with the likes of China or USA, they need to be united and work as one nation. United we stand, dividend we fall.
How I wish the leadership of Barotseland and Zambia quickly went to a discussion table and find a way forward on this issue which has potential to discourage investment and undermine the economic achievements Zambia has made so far. Intimidation may not be the best solution here. Remember Mandela’s words. Nelson Mandela on his 90th birth day jotted down the 8 rules of leadership of which No.1 Courage is not the absence of fear-but its inspiring others to move beyond it. Can our leaders have courage to start debating the Agreement and inspire the citizenry to do the same.
Social justice and the Millennium Declaration
‘Men and women have the right to live their lives and raise their children in dignity, free from hunger and from the fear of violence, oppression or injustice??The equal rights and opportunities of women and men must be assured??Those who suffer or who benefit least deserve help from those who benefit most??Human beings must respect one another, in all their diversity of belief, culture and language. Differences within and between societies should be neither feared nor repressed, but cherished as a precious asset of humanity.’
(Millennium Declaration 2000, para. 6)
LT is sending cyber attacks (virus-based) on innocent citizens who do not agree with them on any issue like this one. Its costly to repair the computers you are damaging. We are not happy and we will soon complain on public media which you do not control to expose your shameful activity. Shame on You !!! We can also retaliate but we dont want to engage into any form of war with any of those who dont agree with us. viva barotse our homeland. decentralise powers now.
Research takes time and resources, its not just a matter of typing things from an empty mind and ill informed head. If people want to write articles, they need to put up strong arguments on both sides of the coin. nowonder we have few Zambian journalist recognised internationally. On corruption being targeted at the Bembas, Sata was at that time refering to Mabenga who the courts found guilty of misappropriating CDF and no arrest were made, this is what was termed selective justice. One thing we should learn is always look at the reference points that people are making and work on them for the nations pace. imagine Mpombo and Lucy Nachangwe’s case same case dealt with differently, if we are to live in harmony we should follow the law like the case in most western countries otherwise ukalu
one lesson from the BRE that we should all learn is that you can not hide things forever. imagine in our schools we were not taught about Barotse land and how they become a unitary state. Most Zambians are debating out of ignorance. This BRE is an important aspect of the history of Zambia. Barotse went upto parts of north western central and i think hiding its existence and history is wrong. The old saying ‘ if you want to hide something from an African put it in a book’ iis slowly fading away as people are becoming enlightened. Viva data viva
Siulapwa, mwalamweneshamo ishna.. Sikota Wina nationalist????? hahahaha, kashitisha wa miti ikola pwa pwa. he is a criminal! hope he has stopped hid deals with abanakwe abena VJ
“The oppressed are allowed once every few years to decide which particular representatives of the oppressing class are to represent and repress them.”
Substance Lacks in all the above blogs!! Typical of Lusaka Times Bloggers!!! You cant just wish this problem away!! You have to be analytical and have facts b4 you expose yo ignorance on a public domain like this one!
Daimone Siulapwa, the article would have been nice if you didn’t mix fresh tomatoes with rotten ones. Ba bwana,’ it takes a TRIBALIST to identify another TRIBALIST’. You must be the worst TRIBALIST for you to point @ someone else as a TRIBALIST. How many fingers are pointing @ you as a tribalist compared to Sata; 3 against 1 to Sata. How do you go on a round table with Sata after calling him a TRIBALIST. For you own information Sikota Wina is no longer a Nationalist.
Just let the do whatever, ZP will sort them out!
Infact The Litunga,s wifw is my cousin. She is from Eastern Province. Her mother is Bemba. I urge President Banda to be ruthless. Arrest those agitating for BRE on treason charges.
Is it Demon or Daimone or Dimuna, a biased report it is. Leave Sata out of this. He is beloved to a large section of Zambian society for what he is a hard worker, result oriented and a champion for the poor. The very fact that he sends shivers in most of his political opponents goes to show his popularity. The Lozis shall ever remain part of our 73 tribes, just take development there and you will hush them up. The solution is vote in a government that will propel the growth that the Barotseland hasn’t seen in the past 46years. Viva One Zambia One Nation. How sweet that motto is.
It is amazing how shallow we can be. There is a potential disaster in waiting and all we can think about is the pettiness of taking a swipe at sata and others. Can someone who is knowledgable please educate me on the whole issue of BRE, what are the demands and consequences of implementing it. what is in the agreement that is so frightening.
pipo it seems this thing is real i jst got sme photo frm mongu
Sata admits: I opposed Barotse Agreement
I have gone through what has been written by some who do not under stand the agreement and some who still need to do history.The Zambian Government should not close Radio stations but humbly ask “Super Ken” to have a say I can see his signature signed on The Barotse Agreement on 19th Kandao 1964 which is in my hand am reading it fo the 47th From:Time Senior Citizen:)>-
Expecting KK to say anything sensible will be like expecting RB and FTJ to condemn corruption in which they are entrenched. KK will just say, shut up you stupid *****s because that is what he knows best. How can he say I errored? For he did. Check the UK parliamentary debates in the Hansard of 1964. You will remember who was KK was and is now. Shrewed, egocentric and evil. Can he really come out clean in this? I wonder! BA64 will continue being a secret document until our children win the battle. Alluta Continua Barotseland
For the information of those blindly commenting on the issue of Barotseland: those advocating for the restoration of the Agreement are simply asking for the restoration of its provisions not secession.
Bana ba poho yensu, a mu yeme. Mu hane ku mi amuha zeli za mina.