MINISTER of Tourism and Arts Charles has expressed pleasure with Choma Museum and Craft Centre for taking up the responsibility of inculcating the spirit of peace and unity among citizens.
Speaking in the Southern Capital yesterday where he went to officiate at the unveiling of the Harry Nkumbula statue at Choma Museums, Hon. Banda said the Museum had gone further to dedicate a gallery to exhibit symbols of peace in the country.
The Minister said the statue was in recognition of Mr. Nkumbula’s desire to uphold peace and national unity and that he never condoned oppression and racial discrimination perpetrated by the British.
Honourable Banda said Zambia is known as haven of peace and therefore it was important that for museums to promote virtues that that promote peace and national unity so that the virtues become part of the country’s identity.
He said Tourism and Arts cannot thrive in a violent prone nation and that tourists can only travel to view tourist’s attractions if peace prevails.
And Ompie Nkumbula-Lieventhal, the oldest surviving daughter of Nkumbula thanked the Museum for adding her late father’s statue to the museum.
She said her late father made several contributions to the current Zambia including a paper that he wrote on the History and Customs of the Ba Ila people for the Rhodes –Livingstone Institute, the predecessor of the Institute of African Studies at the University of Zambia.
And Mark Chona in speech read for him by Chief Chikanta described Nkumbula as a legendary leader who he shared with many intriguing stories about the fearless, almost mythical figure fighting the British Colonialism.
He said Nkumbula could have easily chosen to work with the whites in UFP, which could have blocked the first Black Coalition Government and thereby entrenching white rule with disastrous consequences.
And Chief Macha of the Tonga people said Nkumbula’s sacrifice to abolish his party the African National Congress (ANC) is clear of the hero’s leadership capacities.
The Chief said no leader should believe that all their subject them and therefore the need for leaders to leave room for compromise.
Nkumbula ‘Old Lion’ later came to be known as the ‘Father of Zambian Politics is name to the Genesis of Zambian Politics.
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Many Zambians don’t know their history very well.
If HH was incharge of ANC, Zambia would have never seen independence. Thanks to Harry Mwaanga Nkhumbula for well thought out politics.
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I am glad Harry looks better than Heka! Great politician Harry was! Under Five must study the man.
I am glad Harry was not a selfish leader. Hazaivotela Heka likes to sell fish a lot! He is sell-fish. The demonic spirit of a sell-fish leader is in the children of all UPND cadres. Many like to Watch Galu in Zambia and are fans of the same. If a color is blue and any person who is not in their clan says “blue,” they will say, “no!” It is “white!” Until one from their clan says “It is blue!” Then they will believe!
Even “dwanzy” Zimbabweans one day awoke from their eternal slumber and dumped Sekuru Mugabe & his Marufurous DisGraceful wife! In Zambia today, tribalism against Tongas is the order of the day, you bet if a Koswe from Chipata or Kolwe from kwaNaBwalya ran against HH, Banda and Mulenga respectively will vote for the rabid animals! ? ?.
Sculpture and art is another way of reviving idolatry will God keep quiet”Luke 17:28:
A kingdom that fight it self cannot stand the people that control this country are not locals why are u pointing fingers to each other non of the tribes control the country politics is just propaganda they make you feel that you are in charge mean while in reality you will be there in a queue with your NRC lining up for a piece work where is your power those that think they are in charge or wanting to be in office. Let’s face it who do politicians serve citizens or businessmen? Population doest count but what you are able to provide eg there are only 26milion Jews in the world today but they control the world in financial science you name it.