President Michael Sata today met 26 Chiefs from six districts in Muchinga province to discuss among other things developmental projects to be executed in their chiefdoms.
The traditional rulers who were present at State House include Senior Chief Kopa of Mpika district, Senior Chief Kambombo of Chama district and Chieftainess Nawaitwika of Chinsali district.
Others Chiefs that were drawn from Chama, Chinsali, Isoka, Mafinga and Mpika district were chiefs; Chibesakunda, Chewe, Chikwa, Chifunda, Chikwanda, Kabanda, Kabinga, Kafwimbi Katyetye, Luchembe, Lundu, Mubanga, Mpepo, Mpumba, Mukungule, Mukwikile, Mulilo, Muyombe Mwenewisi, Mwenechifungwe, Nabwalya, Nkweto and Tembwe,
The President also took a photo session before holding private talks with the traditional leaders.
The rest of the meeting, however, was closed to the media.
The Head of State has also held similar talks with chiefs from two other provinces namely Eastern and Southern provinces respectively.
Chiefs and Traditional affairs Minister Nkandu Luo, Muchinga province Minister Charles Banda, Chinsali District Commissioner Evelyn Kangwa and Muchinga province Political Secretary Catherine Chama were also in attendance at the meeting at State House.
Information and Broadcasting Services Deputy Minister Mwansa Kapeya, Eastern province Minister Malozo Sichone, Home Affairs Deputy Minister Stephen Kapyongo and his Foreign Affairs counterpart Effron Lungu, Mafinga Members of Parliament were other parliamentarians who expected to attend the meeting but they could not because they were in parliament for the eleventh session which is sitting.
Muchinga province Permanent Secretary Charles Sipanje was also not present at State House.
ZANIS
EXCELLENT! WORKING WITH THE TRADITIONAL LEADERS WILL EASY WAY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PLANNED DEVELOPMENTAL PROJECTS. THEY MUST BE INVOLVED AND IN THE PROCESS BE EDUCATED ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT’S INTENTIONS. WAY TO GO BA PRESIDENT.
Yes thus the way campaign through these tuma chiefs , give more envelopes so that they speak you name in their chiefdoms. Although you have stayed at home for a long time now, make a trip to bring investors, when you stay for too long u have no choice but chat with chiefs talking about witchcraft, how u should be smeared powder to protect u from new parties like mulongoti’s, magande etc
This is a province that really need agent attention if it has to attain provincial status…NO plundlers takuli ati nimfumu……
 this is the serpent beware chiefs,ni ngoshe ba shamfumu……..hope namusenda nemimpini ba fikamba.
The King meeting his chiefs.
Over a year in State House and you call yourself President of Zambia! Genuine leaders like Khama of Botswana and Pohamba of Namibia are ever on the move in various parts of the country ! The Zambian one is only seen during by elections. This is one person who just wanted to be President just for the sake of it
. What a waste! Lord it’s in your hands!
This man is just buying chiefs for 2016 period.what development can the chiefs bring as if there are business men?
mousstach like Stalin
useless, cnp at his best. your meetings have no bearing on development, but simply meant to compromise thoz chiefs.meeting chiefs will not win you elections, ask rb. CNP SATA, you are a very bad leader.
Mutulange ama photo yama chiefs from muchinga
It was a stinking tribal kangaroo session, it stinksd.
Did Sata have police permit to meet with the chiefs or that only applies to Mumba and his MMD MP’s? Zambian politics is vindictive and really stinks.
It is not enough to be seen doing good, it is enough to simply do the good. Pretences is cosmetic and eventually erodes self respect. Mean what you say and say what you mean. Simple logic!
So this kapenya il just be meeting chiefs who do not implement and interpret government policy…….wat a joker he is……I now believe that p.f is full of morons
The president of Northern Zambia …
@ Bizzywizzy  … what suprises you guys with Sata? What did you expect from a former policeman? You chose him live with him …..
Iwe kachipotu watch out boma ni boma. After all you registered your sim. Tulekwikata. Bushe ba Police fikopo sana?