CHAIRPERSON of the commission of inquiry into the Mongu riots Rodger Chongwe has urged Zambians, especially the people of Western Province to be patient and allow the Government to study and digest the report and avoid making uninformed comments on the matter.

Dr Chongwe said it was unfair for the Nkoya Royal Council and the Kazanga Cultural Association to reject a report that they had not yet read. He said in Lusaka yesterday that it was unfair for members of the public to start making comments on a report that had not yet been made public. Comments by Dr Chongwe come in the wake of some commentaries by some politicians over President Michael Sata’s initial response that his Government would be reluctant to restore the Barotseland Agreement of 1964.

“So far it is only some summary recommendations that people are reading in the press. The best would be that hey demand that Government should expedite its part and release the report. In fact, they must ask Government to publish the report,” he said.

He said the public should wait for President Michael Sata and his Cabinet to read and digest the report so that they could react to it. He said some people were making public statements on the report out of ignorance which he said was not healthy.

“For now the report is still confidential as the only people who know what we wrote are ourselves as the Commissioners and the President. He appointed us and gave us specific Terms of Reference of what we were to do.

“It will thus be unfair for any association to make statements out of ignorance. The Nkoya Royal council made submissions to the commission so it will be unfair for them to turn around. Don’t blame the messenger before he report is published,” he said.

He said instead of making uninformed statements the public should demand that the should Government publish the report just like they did with the Zamtel report. He said it was clear from the public comments that Zambians were anxious about the findings in the report.

THE Nkoya Royal Council and the Kazanga Cultural Association rejected the recommendations of the Rodger Chongwe-led Commission of Inquiry into the January 14, 2011 Mongu killings.

National chairman of the Nkoya Royal Council Edwin Nkomesha said that those championing the restoration of the Barotseland Agreement are merely fuelling anarchy in Western Province.
Mr Nkomesha said this yesterday at a joint press briefing between the Nkoya Royal Council and the Kazanga Cultural Association.

[pullquote]“We are extremely disappointed with the manner in which Dr Chongwe presided over the matter. We never expected such a highly distinguished lawyer to mislead the President and the nation at large,” Mr Nkomesha said.[/pullquote]

“We are extremely disappointed with the manner in which Dr Chongwe presided over the matter. We never expected such a highly distinguished lawyer to mislead the President and the nation at large,” Mr Nkomesha said.

Mr Nkomesha said that the Nkoya people consider the Barotseland Agreement to be divisive and in favour of only one ethnic group in Western Province over many other ethnic groups.
“The agreement is null and void, so we should go for a referendum so that Zambians can vote because this issue cannot be confined to a family tree,” he said.

And speaking at the same briefing, His Royal Highness Chief Mweene Mutondo of the Nkoya people said since 1964, the Nkoya have been under pressure over the Barotseland Agreement.

Chief Mutondo says it is not just the Nkoya alone but other tribes, including the Chokwe and Luvale in Western Province, who have also been negatively affected by the Agreement.

He says assuming the Barotseland Agreement is restored, the benefits will not trickle down to other tribes in the province.

Chief Mutondo further suggests to the Zambian Government that a separate province, to be known as Kafue, be created in order for the sidelined tribes of Western Province to re-establish themselves there.
“We are only interested in development not quarrels, so those who want to secede can do so but we are not part of them,” he said.

Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) president Charles Milupi and Heritage Party president Godfrey Miyanda were yesterday reported as saying that the Patriotic Front (PF) Government cheated the people on the restoration of the Barotseland Agreement of 1964.

Receiving the report from Dr Chongwe last week President Sata said he would be reluctant to recommend the restoration of the Barotseland agreement as it would open a Pandora box.

Meanwhile an anti-HIV/AIDS Campaign activist in Kabwe has supported the move by Mr Sata to oppose the recommendations over the restoration of the Barotse Agreement.

In a statement released yesterday Anti AIDS/HIV Campaign Society Director Darius Chungu said Mr Sata’s move was a step in the right direction in maintaining peace and unity in the nation.

Mr Chungu urged and advised the Government not to restore the Barotse Agreement as it would destabilise the peace and unity Zambia had been enjoying since independence.

He said if the agreement was to be allowed then all provinces would ask to secede from the central Government and as a result there would be confusion in the country.

[ZNBC]

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the running man

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the unit

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The Rules

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By Elisha K Musoma (ZRP president)
Our people from Western province should blame themselves for allowing themselves to be fooled or lied to by President Sata and PF during campaigns because there’s no single person or political party in Zambia that can decide on behalf of all the Zambians on whether Barotse land should secede from the rest of Zambia.I believe it’s even time we begun as Zambians to air our views concerning this issue truthfully and without fear.

Of course president Sata and Pf made a very big mistake to mislead our people in Western province by lying to them that if they voted for, they would honour the Barotse agreement which in natural meaning meant Barotse separating from the rest of Zambia because this is what most of our people from that province have been crying for, for a while.

However, the ones to blame are the people themselves because like I said no single person or political party can determine on behalf of the majority Zambians concerning Barotse issue and the answer that president Michael Sata has given regarding Barotse land issue though not welcome, is the correct and an honest one and I feel it’s also even time our people from western province knew the truth once and for all that Zambia will always remain a unitary state forever.

I do not say that with pride or jealous, but if the truth has to be said, there will be no secession in Zambia or it would have already happened and those who will come from anywhere and promise our people in Western province of Zambia would just be lying to them. So what our people from western province like those from other provinces should be asking for is development.

President Sata said if he went ahead and allowed the secession of western province from the rest of Zambia, what would prevent for instance Mwata Kazembe,paramount chief Chitimukulu, Paramount chief Mushili or Paramount chief Kanongesha among others to ask for the same.It is quite true because even they, were all kings before independence who were just reduced to paramount chiefs and senior chiefs respectively by the UNIP government after independence and some of these chiefs like Kazembe, Chitimukulu and Mushili have larger areas of land than that of even western province.

Further more in law there’s a doctrine of IMPLIED REPEAL, a concept in a constitutional theory which states that where an ACT of parliament
conflicts with an earlier one, the later ACT takes precedence and the conflicting part of the earlier one is repealed.ie no longer law.

What am trying to say here is that whilst we may agree that Barotse land was one time a separate entity, there is also over whelming evidence in our constitution of Zambia that clearly states that Zambia shall remain a unitary state, rendering any claim for the secession of western province null and void.

So as ZRP, we would like to urge all well-meaning Zambians not to give false hope to our people in western province that one day they will be
allowed to be separated from Zambia, but instead help them understand so that, that is settled once and for all in their minds to avoid bloodshed like what happened.

Lastly we would also like to urge our people from western province to stop wasting their energies on asking for secession, but instead ask
for development of the province and allow other investors to invest in that part of Zambia like in any other province.They made a mistake to buy into the lies of president Sata whom they have known for years and instead of them keep on crying, they should learn some good lessons from it so that next time no one fools them again. Zambia is a unitary state and shall remain so forever so don’t be fooled again.

God bless Zambia!

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
“He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful”
(John 15:2, NIV)

TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria
In life, we all go through a pruning process. God will prune our lives so that we can bear much fruit. To “prune” means something is cut away, something is removed. In other words, maybe a good friend that you counted on moved to another city. Maybe a business shut down that you were connected to, or a relationship went a different direction.

Friend, God knows what you need in your life in order to grow and flourish. Sometimes when things happen that we don’t understand, we have to just trust that He is working behind the scenes preparing you for increase, preparing you to go to another level. Don’t put a question mark where God has placed a period.

When you’re going through transition, don’t get bitter. Don’t get down and think it’s the end. Don’t start thinking that you’re a failure. Have the attitude, “God, I let this go knowing that it was only temporary provision, and what You have in my future will be greater than what I’m letting go of.” If you will accept the change and stay in faith, God will open new doors. He will bring new opportunities, new friendships, and take you to another level of His glory!

A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father, thank You for loving me enough to work in my life. Today I release the things I don’t understand into Your hands. I believe that You are working behind the scenes on my behalf. I believe that You have good things in store for my future. I choose to wait on You and trust You now and forevermore in Jesus’ name. Amen.
— Joel & Victoria Osteen

The movement for the Restoration of the Barotseland agreement (MOREBA) has said that it is disturbed with what it describes as President Sata’s off the cuff reaction to the recommendation for the restoration of the Barotseland agreement.

MOREBA Chairperson, Mutungulu Wanga said that President Sata is on record both prior to his election as President and shortly after to have undertaken to restore the agreement within 90 days of his Presidency.

He said that the President never gave preconditions for honoring the agreement and was categorical that the treaty is a reality that any sane person cannot dispute. Mr. Wanga said that his organization is therefore embarrassed by the President’s Chameleon like stance over a matter he publicly committed himself to.

He added that the President’s grounds for developing cold feet over the restoration of the Barotseland agreement are a non-starter as the treaty is a contract between two parties and has no room for a third party.

Mr. Wanga said that the people of Barotseland cannot be denied what belongs to them by right because of what other people do not have. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr. Wanga and his secretary, Mungandi Mungandi and made availed to media today.

And Chief Mwana Mutondo of the Nkoya people of western Province has hailed president Sata for rejecting the restoration of the Barotseland agreement. The Chief claims restoring the agreement would have benefited the minority.

He has distanced the Nkoya people from the secession demands saying the move would segregate people on tribal grounds. Chief Mwana Mutondo was speaking at a media briefing in Lusaka today.

President Sata has u-turned on his pledge to restore the Barotseland agreement saying such a move would bring confusion as all the provinces would demand autonomy.. President Sata said that he was reluctant to grant the restoration of the Barotseland agreement contrary to his pledge during campaigns for the September 20th polls. This is also despite recommendation by the Commission of Inquiry in to the Mongu riots, which has recommended the restoration of the agreement.