THE Lusaka High Court has ruled that Vincent Banda was the dully appointed and installed Chief Kazembe of the Chewa Speaking People of Lundazi District.
In this matter, Philip Chitambo Nyirenda had sued Banda who was selected as Chief Kazembe.
High Court Judge Maria Kawimbe said when she delivered her judgement dated March 17th 2017 that the plaintiff had failed to prove any of his claims against the defendant.
Ms Justice Kawimbe said that for the avoidance of doubt, Banda was the rightfully installed Chief Kazembe IX.
“Albeit, the defendant’s claim for damages against the plaintiff has not been proved and is therefore unsuccessfully. Costs are awarded to the defendant to be taxed in default of agreement,” she stated in a judgement obtained by Times office.
She said she was satisfied that according to the Chewa system of succession which was matrilineal adding that Nyirenda was not entitled to be enthroned Chief Kazembe.
Ms Justice Kawimbe ruled that Nyirenda was disqualified from the throne of Kazembe IX.
“I am satisfied on the evidence adduced by DWI(Vincent Banda) the grandson of Lina Phiri who traces his ties to the royal family through matrineal lineakage was entitled to inherit the throne of Kazembe IX.I accordingly declare that he is duly appointed chief,” she said.
Ms Justice Kawimbe stated that she found the explanation plausible and affirms the matrineal heritage of the Kazembe throne from the eldest female member of the Lina Phiri family.
She said the history of the Chewa people of Eastern Province was well documented.
Ms Justice Kawimbe said Kazembe chiefdom was Chewa and follows the strict Chewa matrimonial system of succession.
She said the inquiry set up by Paramount Chief Kalonga Gawa Undi on the Kazembe chieftaincy on 28th June 2006 affirmed that the Kazembe throne was matrilineal.
The Chewa, one of the biggest tribes in Africa.
The reporting is full of sheat errors. Does anyone look through copy?
That’s were I come from it has been long overdue, we have stayed for years without a chief. Which ever way he was installed it’s fine like that
Why Why can’t they hear the election petition while they hear such irrelevant cases. It is because they they know hh has sufficient evidence to null lungus illegal election
Remember that the Judges were all paid by Lungu and they have been chewing the money. It is almost impossible for them to throw out Lungu because they know that Lungu has them by their balls!
If Lungu paid the judges, then HH wanted the Judges to have some deals with him in the same way privatisation was conducted. You can not be stealing all the time. With 54 MPs & the one you are accusing of stealing has almost double your number. It is a matter of who is fooling who? If certain people think that coming out second in any given competition is overall winning, I’m afraid. By doctoring results in three provinces mean winning an election, then I do not know. If you continue with the same path, even in 2021 will be the same thing of losing.
NEZ must really be a bored person ,even chiefs affairs he has to bring in his HH,chikonko chivuta yaba
Bushe mwaliba money muli bu Chief?
Ms Justice Kawimbe said Kazembe chiefdom was Chewa and follows the strict Chewa matrimonial system of succession.
Matrimonial indeed