Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:32:41 +0000 TONGA chiefs have totally rejected the re-alignment of three districts in the Southern Province and have also refused having disowned UPND president Hakainde Hichilema. In an Interview on behalf of other fifteen traditional leaders who on Monday met republican President Michael Sata, Chiefs Mukuni expressed surprise and shock at the extent of the land which has been re-aligned going as far as Sinazongwe’s Kapa stream with Zambezi river proceeding to the boundary between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Chief Mukuni who was flanked by Chiefs Nalubamba and Chikanta said that government did not consult stakeholders before the decision of realignment could be reached at. He said that the traditional leaders told President Sata that people in the Southern Province and its entire local leadership were against the idea of realigning Chirundu, Siavonga and Itezhi Tezhi District from Southern Province to Lusaka and Central provinces respectively. Chief Mukuni said that as per […]
