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Chitimukulu vents his frustration on The Post

Chitimukulu vents his frustration on The Post
By Chibaula Silwamba
Fri 23 Oct. 2009, 04:00 CAT

CHITIMUKULU, the Paramount chief of the Bemba people of Northern Province yesterday declared that he does not want to receive any telephone calls from The Post asking for an interview with him.

When contacted for comment on public displeasure against him over his racial remarks against Patriotic Front (PF) vice-president Dr Guy Scott and the ruling MMD's loss in the Kasama Central parliamentary by-election last week despite his support for its candidate Burton Mugala, Chitimukulu said he was not foolish to speak to The Post. Below is the conversation between this author and Chitimukulu.

Silwamba: Mulishani mwemfumu? (How are you your Royal Highness?)
Chitimukulu: Awe mukwai, ine teti nande nangucimo. Pantu filyamwanembeshya nakabili kuti naba careless nalalanda na imwe ba Post? Awe mukwai. (No Sir! I cannot say anything because after what you wrote about me, do you think I can be that careless and speak to you The Post? No!)

Silwamba: Na ngapali filya mwalecita support MMD nomba MMD nailusa? What is your comment? (What about your earlier support for MMD which has now lost the Kasama by-election?)

Chitimukulu: Iyo! Ifyo mwisakamana tetinandepo iyo. Mwila angusha nokwangusha ku office kumwenu kuti ati twalalanda naba Chitimukulu. It's not so simple! It's difficult! Ine nshili icipuba ndi muntu umutuntulu. Paper ilya mwalembele yama rubbish mufumepo muye mwebe ati kwena tetituye kuli Chitimukulu, tamoneka cipuba namumatontonkanyo mutuntulu.

Mwilaesha, no, nangu ubushiku bumo, mwikesha nakabili ukuntumina telephone. (No, do not worry about that, I cannot talk about it. And please do not think in your offices that it's so simple to talk to Chitimukulu. That paper you wrote was full of rubbish. And when you go tell everyone that we cannot go to Chitimukulu; he does not look foolish, even his thinking is sound. Don't ever try, not even one day should you try to call me.)

Silwamba: Mwine lubemba, ndefwaya ukwipushako apo abantu balecita complain pa ma racial statement mwapangile pali ba Guy Scott. (Your royal highness, I want to ask since people have been complaining about those racial remarks you made about Dr Guy Scott.)

Chitimukulu: Shut up! Shut up!
Thereafter, Chitimukulu cut the phone.
On Sunday October 11, 2009, when President Rupiah Banda paid a courtesy call on him at his palace in Mungwi district, Chitimukulu said:

“Ifwe tufwile ukwimina kuli party na government, abalateka. Takwaba imfumu iiba ku opposition. Ine nshakatale chita ifyo iyo. [We have to be on the side of the governing party and the government. There is no chief who could be on the side of opposition political parties. I can never be on the side of an opposition political party.”

Labels: CHIEF CHITIMUKULU, THE POST

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