IT is not true that I directed my subjects to support Rainbow Party leader Wynter Kabimba in the 2016 general elections as reported by some sections of the media, says Chief Mutondo of the Nkoya people.
Chief Mutondo cautioned politicians visiting his chiefdoms not to drag traditional leaders into politics because they (chiefs) welcomed everyone regardless of their political affiliation.
He said as much as his chiefdom supported the Government of the day, that did not give guarantee to all the politicians to take advantage of them.
“At no time did I tell my people here that they should support the Rainbow Party for me to be senior chief, it is sad that politicians want to politicise everything and propagate things that could not be achieved,” he said.
Chief Mutondo was speaking to the Sunday Nation in a telephone interview though his Ngambela Mwanashiheni, Derrick Moyo.
“Politicians visiting the palace should not expect us tell them whether they are supported by the chief, because we welcome everyone who pays a courtesy call, and to say that we are supporting Mr Kabimba is not true and this should be avoided at any cost,” he said.
Chief Mutondo said his establishment was peaceful and preached unity, and that there was no way they could side with any political party when they were obliged to support the Government of the day.
He called for peace and unity, adding trying to drag traditional leaders into active politics was retrogressive to development.
The traditional leader said the policy of the royal establishment was to support the Government of the day in a bid to foster national development.
Chief Mwene Mutondo is alleged to have directed his subjects to support Mr Kabimba in 2016 general elections so that if the party won he could be crowned senior chief. The chief said such a statement should be retracted because it did not represent the Nkoyas but sabotaged the chiefdoms because of political propaganda.
The next will be KABIMBA REFUTING what the chief SAID hahah..ZED POLITICS YACHABE
Strange how politicians now want chiefs to fight their dirty battles. Chief Choongo, chief Hamusonde and chief chitimukulu have recently been smeared with politicians’ crap. Now we have chief mwene mutondo. Thankfully the chiefs have all flatly refused to be used.
Why should chiefs be so political? Is it out of PF bribe.
This is where the power hungry element cultivate,kabimba must be mobilizing Money to pay back to the government with his friend Membe don’t drag simple chiefs after giving them money into politics.
It’s only in Southern Province where chiefs are told and controlled by Money Mongers who are not even related to Head men because these subjects have money the southern province chiefs are failing to protect all there people but He and Him their pay master
your reasoning is really immature and made from uninformed perspective.Which money does Kabimba owe govt? Gullible cadres indeed.And who controls southern province when yo govt has consistently insulted the pipo in southern province n u want the chiefs not to side with their subject ? What degree of dull reasoning is this,absurd foolishness!!!
Mischisa U A Corect Am Tonga Some Chiefs In S/,prov A Alet Down Yes They Dont Speak One Languege Look Singani Did He Get The Development He Has No Respect For His Fellow Chiefs I Dont Kn How Old He Is . I Now Kn Why We Hav No Paramount Chiefe And We Shall Neva Hv One Like Chama’s Issue Is Too Early To Forget Wat He Did To Tongas Chiefe Hamusonde /chongo Shud Hv Wellcomed Him See What He Said A Week Late Pliz (Nn Bamami Besu Amu Kweelele A Ntomwe)
How i wish politicians shud avoid dragging Our Chiefs into politics because all politicians are full of lies. Just do your politics without painting a wrong or bad picture of our Chiefs. Being an African and a traditional man, i respect chiefs just the same way politicians wud want to be respected. Politicians make mistakes of leaving brown envelopes with chiefs after paying a courteousy call & assume all is well. Democracy shud not be imposed but attained.
I am not surprised by these revelations. When Kabimba was in govt there was a campaign for the creation of “Kafue Province” that would be dominated by Nkoyas but that has died with Sata, thankfully. Kabimba is dangerous and should be neutralized politically.