By AARON CHIYANZO in LuampaTHE enactment of Bill 10 into law is the answer to chieftaincy wrangles that have rocked the country, President Edgar Lungu has told bickering traditional leaders in Western Province.The President said this when traditional beseeched him to interfere in the wrangle between the Nkoyas and the Barotse Royal Establishment (BRE).This followed a heated debate between traditional leaders belonging to the Nkoyaand Barotse Royal Establishment over recognition and boundary issues when they met President Lungu in Luampa yesterday.The chiefs who could not hide their divisiveness called the President to intervene in the wrangles that had become deep-rooted.Some of the traditional leaders labeled their colleagues as imposed chiefs as debate arose on why the BRE was still interfering in Nkoya affairs when the Constitution Court ruling barred them from doing so.“There are too many claiming to be chiefs when I know only four chiefs in this area,” chief Siwalyondo said during the meeting which was attended by six traditional leaders.President Lungu, who expressed disappointment with the […]
‘BILL 10 IS ANSWER TO CHIEFTAINCY WRANGLES’
