The Zambia Police says it will not act on Chiefs and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkandu Luo’s directive to arrest any person masquerading as a chief before gathering evidence.
Zambia Police assistant public relations officer Rae Hamoonga said the police would first investigate the matter before effecting any arrest.
Mr Hamoonga said the police would first thoroughly investigate those suspected of masquerading as chiefs before anyone was arrested.He said this is because courts of law depended on proof and not the directive.
“No one has been arrested and we cannot arrest anyone before investigation because we need evidence, if such cases are taken to court,” Mr Hamoonga said.
And a Bemba representative, Mulenga Kombe said the government should stop using threats as a weapon to solve traditional problems.Mr Kombe said government was worsening traditional problems because of their interference in traditional affairs.
He said it was a recipe for anarchy for government to defy traditional authority.
On Sunday, Professor Luo directed law enforcement agencies to arrest any person masquerading as a chief in any chiefdom that has a gazetted traditional ruler.
Professor Luo said it was criminal for any person to claim to be a Chief of any chiefdom when there was a sitting traditional leader.
She was referring to an incident in which a man masquerading as Chief Puta went to the chiefdom in an attempt to overthrow the sitting traditional leader in Chiengi district.
Prof Luo who described the act as criminal said government would ensure that chiefs in the country were protected and commended the police for taking quick action at the time of the incident in Chief Puta’s area.
She further said government only recognized chiefs that are gazetted as the rightful traditional leaders adding that the State would not tolerate any person whose intention is to destabilize chiefs it had gazetted.
[Daily Nation]
Who still takes this TASINTA girl serous any more.
She should go and concentrate with her PROF in girl guide. Not lecturing us on law.
Everything seems to come back to normal now that KING COBRA has turned into KING CABBAGE.
I am very optimistic that mother Zambia will be restored following the demise of KING CABBAGE at state house.
They are starting to act as normal because the presidential jet which landed at Mumbwa airforce base seems to have delivered cargo
This woman needs ‘banafimbusa’. These remarks appear to be directed at paramount Chief Chitimukulu in their context. Everyone knows in Zambian tribes that one can not elevate oneself to a position of a chief without the due process of traditional established lineage of chieftainship. To direct this PF police cadres to arrest anyone masquerading as chief is to say the least debase from a well educated academically person of Nkandu Luo. Its for this reason ‘Banafimbusa’ should convene for her to be morally educated for we know she has never kept any marriage, never respected traditional values and never raised any family. In politics she fought with her own sister, PF government Nkandu Luo has been made irrelevant to deal with chiefs far from academic area where she is needed. What a…
Kudos to Zambia Police, i wish i can call the IG or the PR to express my gratitude. Brothers and Sisters, do not let politicians to instruct you to do undertake actions that are against your conscience. I am proud of you on this one and please continue. Learn to advise our politicians who think the police belongs to thier political parties. You are men and women who are their to protect everyone – we should not allow Zambia to become a battle ground for selfish leaders. The concept of Police service means people or stakeholder engagement – this elevates your profession to one that fosters dialogue. Each one of us has a responsibility to the motherland, we are all leaders that should drive the motherland forward
Dear Nkandu , please go ahead and arrest The Chitimukulu personally , and see how invisible forces shall start to torment you …. Simple Dear .
Now this shows that truly Sata is no more president of Zambia.How come a mare police officer denying directives from the mp and that matter a minister? I believe chief cobra is no more.
@Lusa and Wanzelu 1.1 for sure the Cobra is gone. We will let him Rest politically.
Nkandu Luo comes frm a Backward society in her clan the reason she was always ranting avains Chitimukul…!! Shame on her.
“YOU CANT BUY CLASS OR PERSONALIT” if u belong to a backward will backward FULL STOP!. Its God given.
Very soon Nkandu Luo will be classified a an academic and political FOSSIL. We wonder which University awarded her a PhD in Microbiology but failed to assess her intellectual understanding of human issues. The clock is ticking fast towards the eclipse of the unpatriotic persons who invaded politics for personal financial gain.
Woman in background (in yellow T shirt) looks nice!!
I agree kasabula!
Political failures #Prof N. Luo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!