Mon, 08 Jan 2018 14:48:00 +0000 TRADITIONAL rulers occupy a distinguished position in any society, the reason why they are treated with due respect and consulted on cultural and societal values. Their disposition both in private and public is thus expected to be above board and should at all times execute their traditional functions fairly and with due decorum. They are role models in their chiefdoms and beyond. In Zambia, the citizens through a popular mode resolved to further protect the institution of chieftaincy by precluding them from partisan politics. This is the practice in many other countries. Unfortunately, Chief Mukuni of Kazungula district has decided to remove his traditional garb to embrace partisan politics through tantrums from a solitary posture, much to the chagrin of citizens. One of the reasons why chiefs must stay clear of partisan politics is that, by nature, they are expected to be neutral because they superintend over subjects who […]
