Senior Chief Monze of the Tonga speaking people of Monze District has appealed to government and the private sector to help restore his dignity by building a palace.
Speaking during the Lwiindi Gonde Traditional Ceremony held yesterday, Chief Monze said he has no palace of his own and consequently on government and the business sector to construct him a modern palace.
” I don’t have a palace and it is my appeal to companies and including government to build me a palace for me before I die so that I can have dignity and discourage my duties well,” said Chief Monze .
He further thanked people who attended the event and most importantly paid tribute to the Lwiindi Gonde Organising Committee, the Patron and UPND leader Mr. Hichilema, the council, government departments and parastatals for their various contribution to the success of the ceremony.
And Opposition United Party for National Development(UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema has implored government through the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) to announce the floor price of maize to enable farmers negotiate for better prices for their agricultural commodities.
And the Mr. Hichilema says it was important for government to immediately announce the floor price to avoid unscrupulous maize buyers from swindling farmers.
He said the ‘delay’ to announce the floor price has forced many farmers to sale their maize commodity cheaply thereby depriving them of profit.
” This delay by government to announce the floor price has forced many farmers to sale their agricultural commodities especially maize cheaply and I want to appeal to government to set the floor price for farmers to have a better bargaining power and avoid been exploited,” said Mr Hichilema.
However, government has always maintained that it does not control prices of any agricultural goods and has been encouraging farmers across the country to bargain to sale their agricultural products at better prices without waiting for government floor price.
Mr. Hichilema also called on government to control outbreaks of cattle diseases to ensure a thriving livestock sector.
Meanwhile, Chieftainess Mweenda of Chikakanta District the road to leading to her palace was in a deplorable state and thus needed to be worked on as soon as possible for ease of transport of her subjects and goods.
” Am a mother to both President Lungu and HH and I hope one of you will construct help to construct a better road to my palace,” said Chieftainess Mweenda.
Monze Central Member of Parliament Mr. Jack Mwiimbu appealed to the private sector operating in Southern Province to financially assist in organizing traditional ceremonies such as Lwiindi Gonde ceremony.
He observed that it was sad that some companies were eager to help some traditional ceremonies in other parts of the country but fail to assist Tonga traditional ceremonies such as Lwiindi Gonde and yet they were making profit as well in Southern Province.
” We are appealing to companies such as Airtel, MTN and Zamtel that make profit here in Southern Province to come on board and support our traditional ceremonies they way they support other tradtional ceremonies in some parts of the country,” said Mr. Mwiimbu.
Senior Chief Mukuni who was guest of honour urged all traditional leaders in the country to support each other in promoting cultural heritage of various chiefdoms.
The event which was dominated by UPND officials and cadres was attended by Chiefs Chiakanta of Kalomo, Mungaila ,Muchila all of Namwala, Chief Mukuni of Livingstone, Chief Hamundu of Pemba Districts, and Chief Representatives of Chief Mwanachingwala and Hanjalika of Mazabuka District
others included Chiefs Hamusonde, Mwanza, Chona and chief Representative of Chieftainess Choongo and Chief Ufwenuka all of Monze District.
Why won’t he prioritize his area schools or health centers?
These chiefs no wonder they sold their subjects to slavery because it is all about them and not the subjects. Surely this chief can build the house for himself. He should lead by example to the subjects not being a dependent
The event which was dominated by UPND officials and cadres was attended by Chiefs ..EOQ. When we say upnd is for tongas alot of you refuse. While other traditions have banned politicizing their ceremonies chiefs in southern feels ok and they even talk politics. These people will wake up one day without a tradition and culture. Little do they know that they’re throwing their heritage away by engaging in politics. Lastly everyone on this blog who supports upnd are tongas too. The facts are in the story.
OVAL HEAD
That’s like saying everyone who supports the corruption of PF is bemba …..facts are in the courts.
Where is the stalker of HH ?
She should be scratching herself somewhere in a corner ….
Tongas have no respect and they all have one element “self serving “.
HH sold our mines with his Congolese president Chiluba and copperbelt now is a real village with village thugs everywhere.
The chief get paid every month and so he can build his palace with the help of his tribal people.
He should ask for real services like schools, hospitals, roads and not a road to go to his palace.
He has no shame this Tonga chief like his son HH. Tongas are the same everywhere.
Unbelievable. Guest of honour was their president HH. Tongas are Tongas. Their chiefs were making appeals to the government instead of their devil worship HH. Who should have taken their mesage if government was not invited? Look at the institutions they were thanking for gracing the event….UPND, HI, Organisers, Chiefs etc. Ubu busushi….pwi PWIPWIPWI. Shame on you Tongas
Check you facts, guest of hounour was the provincial minister represented by he PS Mr Sibanze Simuchoba. Your hate, envy and jealous of HH will choke you!
No chief was invited from other provinces!! Tribal province.
Chief Monze is one of the most wealthy in Southern Province, his house on the outskirts of Monze is a modern structure with all basic facilities like electricity and borehole. His official residence at Kazungula is better than what others have like Sikoongo, Mwanza, Chona, etc. It’s justifiable to appeal for a road than a palace, unless he wants to leave it his wayward son Hanzila. There’s a bit of greediness in that request
once a tonga always a tonga, why ask from the government you dont recognize. aya mazeto. get alife
low life poorly dressed educated polygamists at it again. get a life.
Who brainwashed you low lives to condemn an entire tribe you tribal scums you talk of tribalism yet you condemn an entire tribe.This is one of the main reasons Zambia does not progress.When Rupiah Banda says wako ni wako it’s fine but let a Tonga say the same and you double standard tribal scum will leash out like vipers.Politicians play with your minds like a kid playing with a toy and yet you are too blind to see was not Kambwili also saying Tongas are very Tribal .Tribalism does not exist ,nepotism does exist people help people who can reciprocate there help .When last did you help someone because they are your tribes mate. Tribalism is a political strategy.
What a life. Why should the government build any of the chiefs palaces when they even get paid? & then you claim be a leader and some of these chiefs are far richer than their subjects who live in complete poverty. Why not think of projects to develop their areas which are beneficial to their subjects instead of this greediness be shown.