Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 SPEAKER of the National Assembly Dr. Patrick Matibini cautioned all Members of Parliament on Friday to desist from making tribal remarks during their debates because it has the potential to divide the nation. And Msanzala Patriotic Front (PF) Member of Parliament Peter Daka told Parliament in his maiden speech that tribalism, like corruption, was a cancer which could easily destroy the nation. “We have seen it for ourselves, and we are still seeing it for ourselves, what tribalism has done and can do once people stop thinking: a once prosperous country is reduced to a rubble just because one tribe thinks it is more important than the other,” Mr Daka said. Speaking shortly before he could allow Choma Central UPND Member of Parliament Cornelius Mweetwa to deliver his maiden speech, Dr. Matibini guided that making tribal remarks during debates had the potential to divide the nation. The Speaker guided […]
