The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has called for a corresponding amendment to the constitution if the three other chiefs from Muchinga province are to be allowed to be members of the House of Chiefs in the country.
This follows President Michael Sata’s call that Chiefs from Muchinga province who have not been gazetted to be part of the House of Chiefs’ sittings, be brought to the House.
LAZ president James Banda noted that as much as his association is in support of the inclusion of Chiefs from Muchinga province to be part of the House of Chiefs, it would be unconstitutional do so now if the there are no corresponding amendments to the constitution.
Mr. Banda has affirmed that under the provision of the constitution, only 27 Chiefs are listed to be members and that as the constitution currently stands the three Chief from Muchinga province cannot validly take part in the House of Chiefs’ sittings.
Mr. Banda was speaking to Qfm in an interview.
And The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has called for a mutual and respectable relationship between President Michael Sata and Traditional leaders in the country.
This follows the recent threats that President Michael Sata made that Chief Jumbe of Mambwe District in Muchinga Province risks suffering the same fate as Henry Sosala who had his chieftaincy revoked as Chief Mwamba of the Bemba speaking people.
The threat came after Chief Jumbe criticized President Sata’s allowing Paramount Chief Mpezeni of the Ngoni people of Eastern Province, to make a statement at campaign rallying to drum up support for the PF candidate in the just ended Chipata Central by-election.
SACCORD Executive Director Boniface Chembe says there is need for a proper understanding of how the President and traditional leaders in the country work together as the traditional leaders in the country complement the work of the head of State.
Mr. Chembe has told Qfm in an interview that Chiefs also need to be mindful of how they take up partisan lines in public as such a trend does not appeal well to other Chiefs who are objective and who do not take up partisan lines in public.
Mr. Chembe has called on Chiefs in the country to also observe what is required of them when they are making public pronouncements.
Sata does not know the constituition, i mean constituencytion or is it constipation, wait, where is george chellah, mwaice what is it called. CONSTITUTION BOSS.
LT, edit your headline. As for the story, I am at a loss to make out what makes chiefs from Muchinga an issue. Is it not that they are chiefs first and foremost?
Any way, I have not read the story. Does the constitution say only Chiefs from the 9 old provinces?
Ba Galileo, why should LT edit the headline? That is the problem with you cadres who want to comment of articles you have not even read. If you had bothered to read the story before spewing out your nonsense, you would have actually found answers to your questions.
imagine the idiocity of this Galileo Pa Fwaka cadre, before reading the story to understand what it’s talking about, he just goes ahead to vomit baselessly. What a mess PF is in. I am sure this Galileo is one of the ministers, possibly ka Energiser Chimbwili.
can’t a this baboon be impeached? how can you keep someone breaking the laws as if he is a foreigner. from the way things are moving he doesn’t love this country.
why is Sata always constitutionally wrong?? where are the advisors?? iwe paul chella translate that constitution to bisa and make that man understand
Sata didn’t even know the job description of Attorney General… ” who is Malila, what is his job, did you say Attorney Captain? heee you there send a plane to get my chiefs from Muchinga”.
I don’t know when Sata built airport in Mpika.
aaaaa mudala wena alesebaanya baati yaaaaaa lol
@ nondo why in the first place does the president spend time with village chiefs ? president need to address issues like health, education, energy, agriculture, unemployment, but Sata doesn’t know law, his constitutional limits. any country needs a highly educated and naturally smart presido. we voted and its our fault.
Our fault indeed thats why when a mad man dances naked it is his relatives that feel embarassed
The problem I have is that the President can violate the constitution at will, the same constitution he vowed to uphold, without any consequences. Does this man really know the contents of this document? I ask because the number of breaches since he became president are unprecedented. Anyway, we undertsand considering the calibre of his advisors.
WHICH CONSTITUTION NAIMWE? CONSTITUTION IS THE PRESIDENT. WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CONSTITUTION OF ZED?
We warned Zambians about Sata’s inability of statesmanship, let alone traditional respect every Zambian has been born with. Sata is busy threatening and abusing our traditional rulers as if he will be president in 3 years to come. He found those chiefs and will leave them. At least RB never dethroned any of them, Sata thinks is wamu ya ya. Shame on PF govt on its way out.
LT, you keep reporting that Chief Jumbe is from Muchinga province. This is not correct. Mambwe District is in Eastern Province. Following your first report and the correction from bloggers, I expected that you should checked your facts. Please check and present correct facts to the readers especially if an error has been pointed out before. Mambwe District is where Malambo Constituency is and you will be reporting more on it in the coming weeks as there will be a by-election.
Reading culture is bad in Zed. MCS and his goons have not been spared. Please read the constitution you sworn vowed in when you were sworn as president. You think this is a market where you just say whatever comes from your mind. You are head of state for crying out loud. You are embarassing us.
Satana are u suffering from cerebral malaria or what? There is no problem with increasing the numbers but the law must be followed. Actually chiefs won’t defect to your useless pocket file and no bye elections. Yo tribal tendecies are really overwhelming you and yo drunkness with power is really drowning u. I advice u resign with immediate effect to save u from court cases looking at yo good healthy body shining face and yo history of non smoking. Not forgetting as a good catholic u had only one woman all yo life!
One day a newspaper will carry the headline‘For the first time since assuming power in 2011 Zambia President has NOt broken any law for 7 straight days!’He is such a chronic law breaker its becoming embarrassing and impossible to defend him.Please can’t his intelligent wife help the guy out?
lol…
Laws are meant to be broken if they don’t make sense. What’s wrong for the president to include Chiefs from Muchinga Province? ARE THEY NOT CHIEFS LIKE OTHERS?
WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BE NEGATIVE OF WHATEVER THE PRESIDENT SAYS?
ARE YOU BITTER BECAUSE YOUR PARTY IS OUT OR IS, AND WILL NEVER RULE ZED?
So you telling me if Sata decides Shoot and kill one of your relatives for not supporting him will you still say laws are meant to be broken…do you know what it means when a president takes an oarth to protect the laws of the land…such behaviour is impeachable did you know ? If you love Zambia open your eyes and don’t pretend you can’t see the mess we in
@Mat, don’t waste your time arguing with blind and unwise supporters of evil. Let him have his celebration until the day when a close relative will fall victim to the same unconstitutionality. Nowhere does it say the President is above the constitution. Vibantu vina ni vipuba chabe monga ba sogoleli babo.
The man called the late Chief Mwango Chiti Mukulu of the Bemba people names when he was in opposition. He was summoned later on by the chief to go to the palace to go and exculpate himself. He never went there. He has no respect for any authority traditional, political or religious. Just vote him out. Bembas have respect. Infact him is Bisa.
@Nkumbabukata- I have no words to describe you. The who advanced collins dictionery has no term to describe you. Can you kill a human being and claim ,u did so because laws are to be broken? I think u must be the right hand man to Sata. No wonder he is making such mistakes of breaking law day in day out with impunity. This may lead to his being impeached.
WAKE UP CALL!!!
Let us have a new constitution. Everyone, including the current Head of State who wants chiefs from muchinga in the house of chiefs, needs that constitution. PF and His Exc. Michael Sata are in power and are the ones everyone is looking to put things right. They are the ones to come up with progressive laws to facilitate implementation of progressive ideas.
Nkumbabukata- you will one day regret some of your comments. Let me correct you. When a law becomes an obstacle to progressive policies IT IS AMENDED OR REPEALED. NOT BROKEN as you suggest. Zambians gave PF the mandate to make the changes needed to develop the country, NOT TO BREAK LAWS. If GRZ was allowed to break laws where would citizens go for protection when they are victims of such an act? With such kind of thinking, you cannot make it as a leader at any level. If are a PF supporter you are scaring away potential supporters.
Why is Sata abusing our constititution like this?