PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda has called for a ceasefire to tribal wrangles between Luvales and Lundas in Zambezi in North-Western Province, saying they are unnecessary.
President Banda said in Mwinilunga yesterday after gracing the Chisemwa Chalunda traditional ceremony that the two tribes should be at peace with each other.
“They are brothers, after all they come from the same place, there is no need for petty squabbles. Zambians do not like this,” he said.
President Banda said Government was working flat out to find a solution to the tribal wrangles in Zambezi.
Encouraging peace through out the province, the president said he was happy to see that the Chisemwa Chalunda ceremony had drawn various chiefs from around the North-Western Province.
Mr Banda said with Zambia being a multi-ethnic society that should live above tribal differences, culture should be a unifying factor.
He assured the traditional leaders who included Senior Chief Mujima Nzovu of the Kaonde in Solwezi, Senior Chief Kasempa of the Kaonde in Kasempa, Senior Chief Ndungu of the Luvale in Zambezi and Chief Chizera of the Kaonde in Mufumbwe that his Government was committed to working with them in uplifting the lives of the people in the province.
President Banda who was accompanied by among others senior Government officials, the Minister of Local Government and Housing Eustarkzio Kazonga and Home Affairs Minister Mkhondo Lungu said Government was committed to continue working on the T5 Road, the Solwezi-Mwinilunga Road, to ensure it was in good condition.
Mr Banda reiterated that three more contractors had been given works to speed up the tarring of the Mutanda-Chavuma Road.
He said Government would continue providing basic education to all Zambians as it had realised education was the pillar to national development.
Mr Banda said Government was working hard to improve educational infrastructure in the province and countrywide, revealing that K9.4 billion had been set aside to complete works at Mwinilunga Trades Training Institute.
North-Western Province Minister Daniel Kalenga said the people of North-Western were happy with Government development programmes and that US$3.6m mining investment by the Chinese would trigger economic activities in Mwinilunga.
The Lunda Cultural Association of Zambia chairperson Elijah Kalemba called for lasting peace in Zambezi between Lundas and Luvales and thanked Mr Banda being the first Republican president to attend the Chisemwa Chalunda ceremony.
If only you can lead by example, ‘Your Excellency,’ this would be a non issue.
Your exellency Mr Rupiah Mubwezeni Kumunzi Banda, you have not offered a solution to the problem at hand. Condemniming the situation does not solve the problem at all. The Luvales and Lundas may be looked at to be brothers but there problem is deep rooted such that they could kill each other. The wrangle is over who should control ZAMBZI District Boma, either chief ndungu or chief shindi. This is a problem which was left by KK, FTJ and LPM though the later was in the process of offering a solution b4 he met his demise MHSRIP. Here is my advice H.E for neutrallity sake;
1. Declare zambezi district to be a state land so that chief nshindi ceases to have direct control over it or
2. Build another District township across the Zambezi river a thing which will please chief ndungu.
#2 Is that the main cause of these wrangles? I grew up in Chingola on the CB. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR SO many years. iAM 39 YEARS AND HAVE GROWN THROUGH THEM, ANY WAY THANKS FOR THE INFO.
RB is showing low level of understanding this problem. it is competition for resources and control of the same.
Traditional clash need to be resolved amicably not just by condemning and not doing anything. Convene those pipo and find out what they want to do with themselves and the disputed likishi emerging from whatver to control of the markets and plands in Zambezi district.
Just let those people go to war we are tired of that nonsence from them!
Charity begins at home. Bwana H.E start with William Banda’s violence prior to condeming other people.
Where is the slash fund RB. FTJ used it and it benefited him a lot. Start dishing out as your advisor used to do!
What is the way forward my brethren. Northwestern has become a dreamland of development. The chiefs are fighting for the richest mineral land with the most potential to enrich themselves. What a shame
REDEEMER what you said make a lot more sense
But cimphuno ca Rupiah, it is a very large one sure. Standing next to him, is that not suffocation we are talking about here?
Let the production of oil start, everything will be ignited into a flame. Both Chief Nshidi (Lunda) and Chief Ndungu (Luvale) were trying to mobilise the Chief Mwakandala (Chokwe) and Chief Libingi (Mbunda) to be on their side in this wrangle. Your Excellency get to the root cause than just addressing the effects. Some tribes are in Zambia, yet they command things across the border in Angola and their existence is well respected in the Angolan Government. God bless Zambia.