Sat, 14 Oct 2017 10:14:17 +0000 OH not again. By now we would have thought that the chiefs in the Southern Province would have come to their senses, but nay, it appears we could have been expecting too much. They have just demonstrated that they do not want to have anything to do with the government of the day. What makes their behaviour so pathetic is that their actions are not based on principles but wholesome partisanship. For the third time in the space of just a month, some other chiefs have not invited any government official to attend a traditional ceremony. They have opted to give the dubious distinction “guest of honour” to an opposition figure, Mr Hakainde Hichilema, president of the United Party for National Development. It is a trend that was started by Senior Chief Mukuni of the Toka-Leya in Kazungula at the Bena Mukuni traditional ceremony. He had former First Lady […]
