Lunda emperor urges unity
Lunda emperor urges unityWritten by Mutuna Chanda in Zambezi
Monday, August 17, 2009 2:03:25 AM
LUNDA Emperor, Mwant Yanv Mushidi III has warned that it is easy for war to spread once it is sparked among communities. And Vice-President George Kunda has said it is possible to divide the country’s constituencies further if there are no controversies regarding the matter.
Responding to questions from journalists at the Lunda Lubanza Cultural Ceremony which ran from last Wednesday culminating into the official opening on Saturday, Mwant Yanv who hails from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) said it was important for people to maintain unity despite the problems they may have.
Mwant Yanv, who historically is the father of the Lundas, said some of his subjects such as Senior Chief Ishindi of the Lunda people of Zambezi district might have problems which may have a bearing on the country but that it was his role as Emperor to help in maintaining peace.
“My message is that of unity,” said Mwant Yanv. “It’s like water; water at the source is clear and people can drink from it. When it flows people put bad things and sometimes when people drink from it, they can die. I’m from a country where there have been wars...when war gets into a country, it’s easy to spread. Maintain peace so that Zambia can unite.”
He said he was ready to help in maintaining peace in Zambia once there were misunderstandings among the Lundas, some of whom were found in North Western and Luapula provinces.
The current Mwant Yanv, a lawyer by profession and a former Supreme Court barrister in Kinshasa, is the first to have stepped on to Lunda territory in Zambia at last year’s Umutomboko Ceremony since 1957.
And Vice-President Kunda said the delimitation of constituencies was being pursued through the National Constitutional Conference (NCC).
Vice-President Kunda said it would not be difficult to push the further subdivision of constituencies if there were no controversies surrounding the matter.
He said the national budget cycle had been changed through Parliament owing to members of parliament on both sides of the divide being unanimous over the matter.
Vice-President Kunda, however, said he did not think there were any controversies surrounding the further division of constituencies which were big.
He added that his constituency, Muchinga, was also big.
Vice-President Kunda said this in response to senior chief Ishindi’s plea that Zambezi East be divided in to north and south to increase the participation of Lundas.
This was when he paid a courtesy call on senior chief Ishindi at his Hayamenu Palace in Mukandankunda Royal Village in Zambezi.
Senior chief Ishindi also urged the government to expedite the process of oil exploration. He further urged the government to find a contractor to finish the Mutanda-Chavuma Road which had been done up to Kabompo.
Senior chief Ishindi said the government needed to engage a contractor to tar the stretch from Kabompo to Chavuma so that by 2011, at least half way would have been done.
He also recognised the need for the government to establish hydro power stations either at Chavuma falls or in Kabompo to facilitate development such as oil exploration works.
Senior chief Ishindi added that Zambezi needed a skills training centre to enable young people who were completing secondary education and did not get into college to sustain themselves.
And officiating at the ceremony, President Rupiah Banda in a speech read for him by Vice-President Kunda, said the 413 teachers that had been recruited would be deployed soon.
He said the government would continue recruiting more teachers to normalise the teacher-pupil ratio even in rural areas to enhance quality service delivery in the social sector.
President Banda also said the 2010 farming inputs had already been secured and advised farmers to get in touch with committees in their respective areas to access them.
He urged mining investors such as Kansanshi and Lumwana to work with the government to develop the potential of all sectors of development in North Western Province. President Banda said the Kansanshi and Lumwana mines had given the people of North Western Province an opportunity for employment as well as providing support services such as supplying goods and services.
One of the most highly rated Lunda Lubanza cultural ceremonies was the one attended by Scottish missionary, Dr David Livingstone, in 1854.
The stool on which Dr Livinsgtone sat is still kept at the Hayamenu Palace.
posted by MrK @ 1:04 AM
1 Comments:
Greetings!
My name is Gilges Musumali, a resident and denizen of Kabompo, Zambezi and Chavuma districts, the three districts lived in and affected by reports about TRIBAL WARS of the Lunda and Luvale.
What I keep wondering at is whether ther is any investigative reporting, apart from what is just heard when someone makes pronouncements, and those pronouncements are recorded and made to seem they are the HAPPENINGS?
My request is, is it possible to REALLY find out what is behind the scenes? Who are these people, the Lunda and Luvale of Zambezi District? what is their siciolinguistic setup? what is their psycholinguistic mechaniusm governing their thiought patterns?
Who says what which is said to lead to the WARS?
What is is that is said which leads ose WARS?
What are the specific times when the said WWARS actually take place?
Where exactly do the said WARS happen?
While quick reporting on 'voices' is quite intriguing, it may be found that it is in fact developmental to discover that the so called TRIBAL wARS have nothing to do with TRIBE at all.
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