Sun, 18 Feb 2018 10:10:55 +0000 By AARON CHIYANZO TRADITIONAL leaders have been sidelined in the proposed dialogue between politicians because they think we are primitive and cannot help unite aggrieved parties when in fact not, chief Chipepo of the Tonga people has charged. Chief Chipepo said that traditional leaders would have been of much help in the proposed dialogue if they were included. He explained that chiefs had since time immemorial been playing a mediatory role in different matters and could still do so at national levels. Chief Chipepo charged that politicians considered traditional leaders as primitive when in fact not. He reiterated that some chiefs were well educated, with degrees and doctorates contrary to perceptions by some sections of society. Chief Chipepo said that traditional leaders were there to bring people together as evidenced by the fact that there was no segregation among themselves whenever they met. “The Commonwealth at that level has […]
