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Shakumbila, Nkomeshya border dispute persists

Shakumbila, Nkomeshya border dispute persists
By Sandra Mulowa in Mumbwa
Tuesday March 18, 2008 [03:00]

THE boundary wrangle between senior chief Shakumbila of Mumbwa district and chieftainess Nkomeshya Mukamambo of Chongwe district has persisted. Chief Shakumbila told health minister Dr Brian Chituwo when he paid a courtesy call on him at his palace that he did not know what chieftainess Nkomeshya wanted from his chiefdom. But chieftainess Nkomeshya said she would talk about the boundary issue at the right time.

“There will be a time, just wait when I am going to react to all he said. I will tell you all,” she said. Chief Shakumbila said he had tried his best to get to the bottom of the matter but was failing to understand what chieftainess Nkomeshya was looking for in his area.

He said chieftainess Nkomeshya had been claiming that a number of projects in his area belonged to her chiefdom.

“Sable is getting confused as an investor,” he said.

Chief Shakumbila said two headmen (Shamakaba and Mukuni) have since been abolished. He explained that Shamakaba was found with two registers; one belonging to Shakumbila and another to Nkomeshya’s chiefdoms.

However, chief Shakumbila said he was expecting some headmen from chieftainess Nkomeshya’s area to visit him on March 28, 2008.
He also said he would write letters to Mumbwa district commissioner, the provincial (Central Province) permanent secretary and Lusaka so that the boundary issues could be resolved.

Meanwhile chief Shakumbila complained Nangoma and Mwembehsi members of parliament, Boyd Hamusonde and Edward Kasoko were not visiting their areas.

He said he was working as a chief and member of parliament because Hamusonde and Kasoko were not visiting.

“I am not trying to criticise or condemn anyone, the two MPs are not helping us. I am not saying this because they belong to opposition,” he said.

“We have no MPs here. For us they do not exist. I have been in office for one and half years and none have come here. We don’t know where to lodge our problems. Now I have become chief and MP at the same time. Even school problems and health issues, people are coming to me.”

Dr Chituwo said boundary issues were best handled by the traditional leaders themselves and hoped that the matter would be resolved amicably because records were there.

Labels: CHIEF SHAKUMBILA, CHIEFS, CHIEFTIANESS NKOMESHYA

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