By CHARLES MUSONDATONGA is the only tribe that outnumbers Bembas, Senior Chief Mukuni of the Toka Leya has said.He was reacting to Paramount Chief Chitimukulu who said the 21 percent of Zambia’s population were Bemba and need to decide the vote in an election because of their numbers.But Senior Chief Mukuni said the 21 percent majority population the Paramount Chief may have made reference to was a combination of Northern, Luapula and Muchinga Provinces, which he said were viewed as Bemba speaking, but not necessarily Bemba inhabited.He advised that history be read in its proper perspective in order to be correctly guided.“The Bemba numbering 145,000 are the second largest tribe in Northern Rhodesia. The Tonga, the only tribe to outnumber the Bemba are very mixed, whereas the Bembas are a homogeneous tribe,” said Senior Chief Mukuni.In a statement yesterday, Chief Mukuni who supported d Chief Chitimukulu, said his friend was merely expressing displeasure at his […]
Mukuni backs Chitimukulu but insists Tongas are more
