Thu, 04 May 2017 12:08:18 +0000 THE shooting to death of senior chief Muchinda Evans Mukosha of the Lala-speaking people of Serenje District in Central Province in the early hours of Tuesday is a sad development which must be condemned in the strongest terms. This emerging practice of resorting to killing perceived opponents in succession to the throne as a dispute resolution mechanism is not only unZambian but also criminal. The latest incidents in which the 53-year-old traditional leaders was killed at his residence while his wife Dorothy Mukosha shot in the ribs and now nursing gunshot wounds at Serenje district Hospital sends cold shivers. What is so disturbing is that the traditional leader was installed to the throne of senior Chief Muchinda barely a year ago after a lengthy legal battle which ensued following the demise of his predecessor Custom Chinamano on 22nd February, 2010. It goes without saying that for half a […]
