Tue, 26 Sep 2017 10:31:43 +0000 …Govt free to attend traditional events without invitation By Aaron Chiyanzo ANY traditional ceremony that is seen to be divisive and promotes hatred amongst citizens risks being banned, however, government should endeavour to attend such functions even without invitation, says former UPND vice president for politics, Canisius Banda. Dr Banda said that the traditional ceremony which Senior Chief Mukuni hosted did not belong to him alone, but was owned by his tribe and the people of Zambia. He emphasised that a traditional ceremony should be conducted in line with the unity, peace and coexistence provisions of the republican Constitution. Dr Banda warned that any traditional ceremony that was seen to be divisive and foments hatred amongst citizens, whose conduct was at variance with the constitution, runs the risk of proscription as it could be banned. He told the Daily Nation that a chief should always be in the forefront […]
