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Barotseland Government named:Setting the record Straight

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By Mungandi wa Muwina Mungandi:-

The Zambian Watchdog Online Newspaper has been running a series of sensational stories on Barotseland, among them the following:

  • Lozis to declare independence when parliament is dissolved
  • Barotseland appoints administrator, prepares for independence
  • Barotseland constitution to be distributed starting today

The latest one published on 11th October 2011 being:

  • Barotseland government named

On top of that, the online paper has posted on its Website the so called “Declaratory Statement” which purports to declare that Barotseland is independent from Zambia as of 8th September 2011 and the so called “BAROTSELAND’S EMANCIPATION AND RESTORATION ORDER 2011” which also purports to be the Constitution of the Independent Barotseland.

With all due respect to the Zambian Watchdog and the source of these stories who claim to be Linyungandambo, (though some known members of Linyungandambo deny any knowledge of the information. That’s why we conclude this is the work of a disgruntled faction or individual within Linyungandambo) this series of articles is simply a big joke taken too far.

After reading literally all the comments posted in reaction to the last article “Barotseland government named”, I am convinced that someone needs to rebut the article otherwise the world will forever be denied the chance to know the truth.

There is need to set the record straight! It surprises me how gullible people can be. From the comments so far posted in reaction to the article it is clear that a number of readers on the forum take this rubbish about the declaration of Barotseland Independence seriously.

Another thing that has come to my realization upon reading through all those comments is the fact that there is such rampant ignorance over the Barotseland Agreement 1964 which must be counteracted by an aggressive awareness campaign to answer questions like; what is Barotseland? Who is a Lozi? How does the BA’64 benefit the Lozis? What are the implications of the BA’64 on the unitary state of Zambia? What are the implications of the abrogation of the BA’64? Etc.

In any case it is not the scope of this particular article to delve into these complexities but simply to set the record straight concerning the article in question.

Reading through the series of article that I have listed above it doesn’t require a rocket scientist to quickly decipher through the absurdity of the whole story and come to the conclusion that indeed the articles are simply a big joke taken too far!

Had the Zambian Watchdog made a simple verification exercise in Barotseland they would have discovered that the declaration of the independence of Barotseland, the appointment of the A.G, the circulation of the constitution and finally the so called naming of the cabinet are not a reality on the ground and certainly have not affected life in Barotseland as we know it, they are just a fallacy.

All these are simply the creation of small group or most probably one individual suffering from acute self deception and living in utopian dreamland with all the time to indulge in fantasy and use the Zambian Watchdog as a platform to popularize that fantasy.

The cabinet list is most amusing to say the least. I have personally called a number of the people mentioned and without exception each of them has been caught unawares by the absurd news and denied being part of the nonsensical Barotseland Cabinet.

[pullquote]A serious bid to declare Bulozi independent of Zambia can not be carried out in this childish way and this should be clear to any person who has been exposed to the basics of public administration and politics.[/pullquote]

I am convinced that over 90% of those mentioned in that list are completely unaware of the existence of such a list or indeed of a Barotseland Government in place. . Some of the names mentioned in the list of the so called Barotse Government are definitely not part of the idiotic scheme.

They are too honourable and sensible to be part of it. (Mr M. Wanga, Mr M. Liuwa Mr Mwangelwa Lewanika, Mr Nyambe Namushi and Mr M. Mulope for example) Their names are just being used to add some credibility to the nonsensical scheme. One of the persons named on the list has commented in his post reacting to the article about the Cabinet;

“Now that my name appears on the Cabinet list as Secretary to the Cabinet, my earlier conclusion that this is the work of cowardly lunatic(s) is confirmed.”

A serious bid to declare Bulozi independent of Zambia can not be carried out in this childish way and this should be clear to any person who has been exposed to the basics of public administration and politics.

There are genuine and credible efforts currently underway to resolve the Barotse issue. The commission of inquiry appointed by Zambia’s Fifth President, especially if its terms of reference are broad enough, is one such effort.

[pullquote]There are genuine and credible efforts currently underway to resolve the Barotse issue. The commission of inquiry appointed by Zambia’s Fifth President, especially if its terms of reference are broad enough, is one such effort.[/pullquote]

The dialogue that has been going on between the BRE and all major stakeholders like the Activist groups namely Barotse Freedom Movement (BFM), The Barotse Patriotic Front (BPF), Linyungandambo and The Movement for the Restoration of Barotseland Agreement (MOREBA) is another such effort.

The up coming enlarged Barotse National Council (BNC) is hoped to be the climax of such efforts.

These sensational stories about declaration, constitution and cabinet of Barotseland are just an attempt to derail progress in the real Struggle for Barotseland. The Linyungandambo faction involved in this scheme is a bunch of lunatics who must be dismissed with the scorn, contempt and ridicule that they deserve.

85 COMMENTS

  1. This is indeed a joke taken too far just like Sata who keeps alarming us with disorted information about his predecessor. Sata is biting too much, we are now waiting for him to chew.

  2. This watchdog seems to causing sleepless nights for so many people. Evem LT you have joined the ZWD fever. I never imagined an online publication would be so powerful. It is the only internet newspaper which government, the police and now smaller online publications are responding to. This makes then even bigger.

    • On the contrary, they will be known for half-baked, tribal inclined news. Now am having difficulties seperating the bitterness HH has the stance taken by ZWD on People’s Government. ZWD is now trying to incite another tribe to rise against Zambia. The Post partnered with the revered SATA and delivered. But the ZWD is partnering with the tribal and jealous HH and I see doom coming their way.

    • This talk about freeing the so called “Barotse Land” is meaningless and propagated by a bunch of uneducated *****S. Please Lozis stop embarrassing yourselves and work hard at developing the nation.Splitting Zambia into two will not do the trick, the social, political, economic and ethical impacts of this are vast. Sata indeed was wrong by promising them that separation pact, it was all politics, that all.Peace. ONE ZAMBIA ONE NATION! :)>-

  3. I hear the PF government has pumped in a lot of money and bought some members of the Meabo especially Mungandi wa mungandi the author of this article. He was fighting to be on the commission of inquiry but was rejected but was given 50 million to spy on others

  4. LT, tell us now that you ve started  your usaul way of unbalanced reporting. These guyz WD dont report of you whether owned by who or whom you report. Just go to Western prov and investigate not pasting you friends stories. Dont you have means to investigate? Mind you, be very carefull becoz WD might be far much better than you this time. Go now and just tell us the anticipated boundary between Zambia and Baloziland, may be the rail line or Western province alone. Grts to all Bloggers.

  5. Am a lozi bcoz both my parents are lozi, but i do not want to be a part of this rubbish. This is stupidity at its best and the fools must be arrested.

  6. This is indeed a joke taken too far!!!! Is this person, or people, ever heard of treason?! Because this crap is really bordering on subversion and political rebellion—-someone’s “nuts” needs to be squeezed!

    Zambia Watchdog also has nowadays become a useless platform for irrelevant, half-baked, and plain r-u-b-b-ish peddled by political ‘dead-enders’. Why ZWD has allowed itself to be used in this manner is a question only they can answer. If they are not regurgitating foreign c.ra.p, they are busy looking for local losers to fill space at their site. I think we have mature Lozis around who understands the geneses of the BA64 and its implications if handled childishly—plenty of innocent people are bound to suffer!!

  7. Good morning

    The question is why is The Zambian Watchdog allow such dangerously deceptive stories to circulate on their website?

    Do they take such issues for a joke? Do they enjoy to watch the growth of a resentful tribal ideology? Do they tolerate enemies of the republic and perpetrators of separatism? If the answer to these questions is Yes, then I’m glad not to be a member of their forum.

    Today we have a new government and a new president who is committed to improve the lives of ALL citizens of Zambia. For Zambia’s sake, whoever is behind this resentful act, I challenge you to broaden your narrow scope and start thinking beyond your tribal boundaries!

    We are all one. One Zambia, One Nation!

  8. Mungandi wa muwina Mungandi YOU ARE A TRUE PATRIOT!!!! Rebut these claims with the evidence that you have acccumulated!! We HAVE ALWAYS KNOWN THAT THE WAY THE LAST GOVT handle BA64 was not in NATIONAL INTERESTS, & THE REST OF THE NATION SYMPATHISED WITH WP!!!

  9. I doubt if it is the word of a Linyungandambo faction. This is the work of an enemy, not Linyungandambo. There must be people who have copied Linyungandambo style and are trying to sow seeds of anarchy. I dont think it is a faction, though I respect the author.

  10. The BRA must know that the dynamics of people and society has changed in a Democratic dispersation. No tribe including Lozi is more superior than others. Therefore,we hope the BRA is limited only to western province bcoz the people of North Western, Copper belt, part of Central provinces, and Namibia will NEVER allow another Tribe to rule them (colonialism) . In fact there are already issues between chiefs Ndungu-Luvales and chief Nshindi-Linda. So don’t make things worse….Rest the BRA!    

  11. Yesterday, someone here said something very important that stuck to my mind: he pointed out that while other people in the world were are talking about progressive issues like manufacturing smart phones, we are busy discussing the confiscation of bicycles!

    The story at hand is another example of why African nations are still at the bottom of the wealth & progress pyramid worldwide while the nations of European and Asian origin are at the top. The biggest obstacle to our national (and continental) success is our constant infighting and our inability to come together and unite for the collective interest and benefit of our people.

  12. This articles is simply confirming that the struggle is going on and western province wants to separate from Zambia.So watch dog is right.

  13. Whats wrong with these self styled Lozis kash. What is there in the deserts of theirs. Give them their desert land and we move ahead with the rest of Zambia. We are tired of this Lozi s.tupidity and nonsense. If these so-called Lozis are also not interested in this Barotse fimo-fimo they should tell us otherwise we shall start chasing them from the rest of this country zambia-back to their so-called Barotseland. They should just keep quiet before the rest of Zambia rise against them just like their cousins Tongas have come to realise that they are tribalists and no one likes tribalists in Zambia now because of intermarriages. I end here!

  14. Watchdogs have lost it… Nowonder thre underfive will never rule because of selfishness and greedy….. Full of lies! Nosence!

  15. BRA is such a joke,,,,even pipo including the author of this article are backwards.. the BRA will never hapen even under a ‘lozi’ presido coz is just a stupid and ancient idealogy..

  16. Sata promised to emancipate Western Province, or Barotseland. Let him chew the bone. He won Mongu Central on this basis. Let him not hide in a Commission of inquiry. LT provide your own story, what if ZWD responds to this as well, would you be taking us round for a circus. Deal with the issue at hand.

  17. PLEASE YOU TWO NEWSPAPERS STOP STOP YOUR STUPID LIES . I LEAVE IN MONGU HOWCOME I HAVENT HEARD ANY SUCH NONSENSE.

  18. Thanx Mungandi for putting the records straight. Personally i knew its was just the work of few disgruntled elements working in conjunction with the sensationist WD who seem to take every opportunity to riducle our GOVT and Sata in particular. I am not Lozi but from my little knowledge i have, BRE agreement is about development of western province through sharing of the national income which should be adminstered locally with the traditional authority having a great say in the running of affairs in the Lozi land.

  19. Wena Mungandi wa Mangende masipa ahao. Trivialise a people’s government? We stand to fight again. Munungu wa hao. sha!

  20. @BJ, SATA IS A CHARIMATIC LEADER AND HE KNOWS HE WONT FAIL TO HANDLE SUCH A CRAP…BEING TRIBAL WILL TAKE YOU NO WHERE… IDOT!!!

  21. Keep dreaming, the dream that will never be achieved, I think ZWD should be tried for treason, insighting division, separatism, tribalism for publishing useless articles on their site aimed at divinding our country and undermining our independence and soveriegnity,also aimed at disturbing our government efforts to harmonise the issues sorrounding BRA.

  22. Nine Chale, Your second post is balanced. Let’s see your second post. You and others rebuked RB for being firm against separatists who wanted to unlawfully create mayhem. Two of them were shot dead and your snake identified with them. Your post eulogized Mututwa to his death, including photographing him naked. What is wrong with WD continuing the same topic? Do you know that the post brought this issue for the first time some 15 years ago? Do you know why? In due course you will realize who the Shinda paper is really. You are learned and don’t fear to read other views. You are welcome to WD. I have followed you, you have shocked me.

  23. ata nonsense mukatwala kwisa fi sandi. mwaba ifi makasa kufyatalala mwaba loshi. that’s why we shall rule you forever. Nxt after 20 years will be alias Chipimo jr.

  24. For me, if the Lozis, really want independence, please let it be so that we can move on. If you read this article on Wikipedia, you will probably see that Barotseland extends far beyond the boarders of Zambia, into Angola and Namibia. Read the story here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barotseland) So its rather much more complex than it sounds. In any case, if our Lozi brothers would like to separate themselves from us, after all these years that we have lived together, intermarried and coexisted, from my side, i have got no objection. Let it be. Its time to move on and to be increasingly debating on retrogressive issues.

  25. Sorry, i meant to say this: “For me, if the Lozis, really want independence, please let it be, so that we can move on. If you read this article on Wikipedia, you will probably see that Barotseland extends far beyond the boarders of Zambia, into Angola and Namibia. Read the story here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barotseland) So its rather much more complex than it sounds. In any case, if our Lozi brothers would like to separate themselves from us, after all these years that we have lived together, intermarried and coexisted, from my side, i have got no objection. Let it be. Its time to move on and not to be increasingly debating on retrogressive issues”.

  26. One question I have for this Mungandi or whatever he is called is this;Who are u to set the record straight?Are u BRE spokesperson or are u the Litunga? If u are just an ordinary chap,then you are the wrong person to set the record straight.Introduce yourself.

  27. As part of organised decentralisation, lets start by renaming all the Provinces as suggested below:Western (Barotseland), Lusaka, Southern (Tongaland, or Kafue or Batoka) and also split into two), Eastern (Ngoniland or Luangwa), Muchinga, Luapula, Northern (Kubuluba or Lubaland or Chambeshi), NorthWestern (Lumwana), Coperbelt (Mukuba), Central (Mulungushi). Please we welcome constructive additions and modifications not hallucinations.

  28. The Watchdog is the only serious newspaper speaking for the people nowadays. Now wonder everybody is talking about it.
    They are just clever. They know that all media are supporting PF. So they have deliberately decided tp pick the issues ignored by other media. We are behind you Watchdog

  29. LT you were the first online publication, but Watchdog just came and took over. You have no direction apart from copy and paste. This story has really embarrassed you as it has shown you that people support Watchdog. And Watchdog does not even respond to you. So embarrassing

  30. It doesn’t matter whether Watchdog was lying or not. Sata promised to honour the BRE. People were promised and they are expecting what they were promised. Lets be objective, how many lies and alarming stories has the Post of Mmembe published? The Post and PF are now trying to destroy the opposition.

  31. It doesn’t matter whether Watchdog was lying or not. Sata promised to honour the BRE. People were promised and they are expecting what they were promised. Lets be objective, how many lies and alarming stories has the Post of Mmembe told.

  32. YOU SOUND BEMBA WHY ARE YOU SO ANGRY WITH THE LOZIS AND TONGAS .IF ANYTHING YOU WILL BE THE FIRST PEOPLE TO BE CHASED .YOU GO BACK TO NORTHERN AND LUAPULA YOU DO NOT BELONG TOLUSAKA PROVINCE AND NEITHER CAN YOU CLAIM THE COPPERBELT COS IT BELONGS TO THE LAMBAS.HAHAA GO AND EAT YOUR BAKOLWE.

  33. PLEASE ZAMBIANS CAN WE TALK ABOUT HOW WE ARE GOING TO BETTER OURSELVES . THIS TRIBAL BUSINES IS NONSENSE. ON THIS BLOGG LETS COME UP WITH IDEAS OF HOW TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS IN ZAMBIA. TO BE HONEST BEMBAS GET ON VERY WELL WITH LOZIS IN REAL LIFE. IT IS ONLY THOSE BEMBAS AND LOZIS WITH SMALL BRAINS WHO SEE EACH OTHER AS BEING TRIBALISTS PERIOD.

  34. This alarmist should be caged.Why should people think of segregation when the world grobally is coming together.Old faggots.

  35. Ain`t these guys —-Mr M. Wanga, Mr M. Liuwa Mr Mwangelwa Lewanika, Mr Nyambe Namushi and Mr M. Mulope— still alive? Why cant they issue statements, instead of the writter denying on their behalf?

  36. Where is the land to share ? look at the map guyz comeon you lozis if you want to separet then just move out of the map and leave us alone go and find your land somewhere else . so selfish.

  37. this is nosense. All right thinking and resident barotses want independence from Zambia. MOREBA belongs to some barotses who think are too important and are bitter because they have been left out iof the new barotseland.
    MOREBA are cowards and do not, and will never represent us in barotseland. The galant people mentioned in the new barotseland cabinet must be proud that trust has been vested in them. Was it not MOREBA who cowardly gave their back to us barotse activists in january this year when we were bashed and arrested? what are they saying today?
    therefore, there is only one more thing we are waiting for before we break away! we want to see if the PF GRZ will include the barpotseland in the new constitution within the 90 days. if they dont, so forget about barotseland

  38. Well said Mungandi Wa Muwina Mungandi. I might be bemba but I have grown up with bunch of very nice and good lozi friends who are actually puking at this gabbage. To us during our time of growing up, we were brothers and sisters and shared as such irrespective of tribal affilliations. Surely, when are people going to realise that we are Zambians first and tribal second. Every effort to amicably try and resolve this issue is being done by the new government of Micheal Sata. Please give em a break so that they can finally put this issue to rest for we are tired of tribalist *****s who will do anything to do harm to that wonderful tribe and very proud, the Lozis and I am proud to have so many friends who are lozis.

  39. VIVA ZWD, THE POST HAS GONE TO THE DOGS,LT HAS FOLLOWED IT SO I THINK ZWD ARE MORE BALANCED IN THEIR REPORTING AND ARE WINNING FEVER IN MANY HEARTS, WACTH THE SPACE IN A YEAR TIME THIS WILL BE THE PAPER TO READ

  40. Interesting.Is this Damage control or Lozis being dribbled. Is this happening in the aftermath of Nkandu Luo`s recent visit to WP.Mr. You needed to rebut this from inception. You waited so long to allow it escalate this far and has now aroused a lot of People`s emotions. Nice try. Anyway, as a nation,we need unit of purpose. United we stand divided we fall.

  41. Some older citizens may still remember the “Lusaka Strangler(s)” reputed to have been given a substantial amount of money, (I would like to suggest, by the Devil himself) to distablise and bring fear in the lives of innocent people of the Western Province. Assuming someone else is now a recepient of the same curse as “The Lusaka Strangler”, are we to assume that one or two of our online papers are sharing in the terror money? Where else would the need to publish and re-publish (by quoting) this sickening trash, all in the name of free press, come from? True, no one is ever compelled to read the filthy reminder of past miseries inflicted on innocent people, but someone has to stand up for the silent victims who can’t recognise the Dragon when they meet him, because they are too naive.

  42. Can someone please explain why we have so many factions within barotseland talking about the BA64? Isn’t this a recipe for anarchy and strife whithin the Baroste land?It is obvious that these factions have different agendas-some with ulterior motives.Can we arrest these fools for treason or any related crime before they distabilise our beautiful country.Lets have one legitimate representative from Barotse to talk about BA64 .Its for the good of both Barosteland and Zambia as a Whole.

  43. People behind with this barotse independence are upnd chaps.HH is behind this nonsense.The young baby is bitter.Can’t u see nowdays he is not even hiding that he is a tribalist.he can bring tribal war in Zambia.But he should be stoped coz one Zambia one nation.We don’t want HH to use lozis to ascend to state house.He is not a good leader at all.
    Watchdong belong to UPND.

  44. lozis are just selfish.Sand,fish,witchcraft and cashew nuts is all they have yet they boast like they have gold.they can’t even afford to supply themselves water 24hrs yet the zambezi is just a stone throw away.poverty levels are the highest in western,infastructure is non existant,yet they want independence.give them but let them get only the western province.if there region is as they say it is,why do they want southern,copperbelt,parts of lusaka and northwestern?they know that there province does not have anything,so they want to benefit from the industries in other regions.selfish indeed.by the way why are the most educated lozis settling in other regions of zambia other than western?even lozis themselves run away from there motherland because of ifyabupuba!!

  45. what is comforting me is that genuine Lozi’s are no where near or behind this BA64 saga vis-a-vis cessation of barotseland, I have interacted with lozi’s for some time now and beside their shortcomings which we all have, they are lovable people and we can work together for a better zambia as zambians, wars in other countries are fueled by such careless utterances as what we are experiencing now, am calling upon all responsible zambians to please deny this whole BA64 issue and just desire the developement of the country at large more especially rural areas, let us support the current govt fully 

  46. The earlier Sata addresses core issues surrounding the Barosteland Agreement the better. I am sure he has had enough time to study the issue and come up with a lasting solution even before entering State House, than buy time in the name of commission. Can all jokers know that its no longer time for jokes. Bulozi Kibwaluna shangwe

  47. ALL…. LOOK AT THE ORIGINAL BAROTSELAND MAP. IT INCLUDES AREAS THAT ARE NOW PART OF ATHER NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES. ONE Q I WOULD LOVE TO ASK IS IS THE ISSUE BEING DISCUSSED WITH THESE COUNTRIES ALSO? TOW Q INDEPENDENCE FRROM WHAT?

  48. Sata promised to emancipate Western Province, or Barotseland. Let him chew the bone. He won Mongu Central on this basis. Lets be honest, “He can’t have the cake and chew it alone”. let him honour his promise, we are waiting………….

  49. He condemned the PF for what he termed as nepotism, tribalism and vengeance in the last 20 days of the party’s being in power.

    “We are saddened to witness the worst family tree Cabinet 47 years after independence. About 11 ministers out of the 19 or 20 that are there are from the same province and that shows that there is serious nepotism in the PF Government,” Mr Mufalali said.

    He called on President Michael Sata to stop firing professional civil servants who had nothing to do with the MMD’s defeat in the September 20 general elections.

  50. CAN SOME TELL US WHY THESE GUYS HAVE MORE THAN ONE GROUP PURSUING THE SAME MATTER?  BRE ,  Barotse Freedom Movement (BFM), The Barotse Patriotic Front (BPF), Linyungandambo and The Movement for the Restoration of Barotseland Agreement (MOREBA). LET THEM FIGHT OWN THEIR OWN. 

  51. Bo Mungandi don’t be fooled by Sata who hates all Lozis.  Sata agitated for the withdrawal of Silozi from SABC Radio when MMD took power in 1991.  When did he change to be the saviour of Malozi?  Look at his cabinet.  He has appointed the the Wina widow to a useless ministerial position ostensibly to deal with the BA64 issue.

    For all you Lozi haters, the BA64 issue will not go away.  An agreement is an agreement.  If the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution could be unwound in the 1980’s, thenwhat about a recent event from 1964?  I know that thinking is impossible for you (just look at your presidential kaponya who talks before thinking) but just attempt to think for once – if an agreement has been abrogated, then the terms of the agreement can be voided by the aggrieved party. FULL STOP.

  52. @69 CHI MWANSA

    Unfortunately as Sata has shown, there will never be equitable development of all regions in Kaponyaland.  KK started this and the discrimantion against Malozi continues under Sata who is the ultimate Lozi-hater.

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  54. PIPO NEED TO BE WIDE READERS TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND SOCIETY AND POLITICS. WHEN AN EGREEMENT IS BROKEN BY ONE PARTY, THE OTHE RIS NOT UNDER OBLIGATION TO STICK TO IT

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