By Shimanga Mubita Sitali
Many people especially leaders in Zambia have a tendency of labeling others with bad names. This comes from the recent utterances made by our President while campaigning in Chawama.
President Lungu called Hakainde Hichilema (HH) leader of the opposition UPND and Tongas a name of Kachema which I feel HH and Tongas should be proud of although Edgar Lungu meant to demean them.
Why did Lungu call HH a Kachema. Of course his aim with his minions were to bring HH and Tongas down in the eyes of a certain group of people who follow the politics of anything going. I see PF pioneering division among Zambian citizens. If as citizens (Tongas) keep getting annoyed and fight back we will not achieve anything.
Tongas must show Edgar Lungu and his minions that certain things they make fun of about some tribes are sources of wealth to the nation especially keeping cattle. Some countries like Botswana, Tanzanian, Kenya and South Africa have state ranches with millions and millions cattle. They are able to export meat to Europe and other countries which is a source of revenue and Forex to them. Our Kwacha is falling against any foreign currency because we have nothing to export.
HH as an individual and also in partnership with Zambeef is exporting beef to Congo and Angola where a lot of money is being earned by him. The beef from HH’s farms makes many meat lovers to enjoy eating beef. We need leaders with a productive mindset of wealth creation for the nation. Countries like Botswana are prosperous than us because they uphold wealth creation ventures by supporting citizens who are resourceful.
It is a pity that Zambia is being led by leaders who do not value local investments which bring wealth to the nation. Edgar Lungu and his PF minions are a disgrace to the nation.
people really am tired of this tribal thing, if only one has taken time to understand the one zambia one nation slogan, all this crap would not be appearing. as zambians, we are blown by the wind and never a time have we sat down to see reality with our own two eyes. Tonga, lozi, kalubale,….any one can become president regardless of their tribe. the presidency is not only for BEMBAS or the LUNGULAS.
Motherfuckers who dont understand this shut the hell up and keep it tight like your anus.
The Presido is educated but ignorant. The only to referred as “the man after God’s own heart was King David a great Isreali king,was a sherpard Even Jesus was referred to as son Of David. So really there is nothing wrong with being a kachema, unless being a kachema wabwalwa.
Fools are us Zambians who keep on supporting such stupidity
@ndunga ,which tonga chief publicly supported HH?or are u merely hallucinating?u are the same people practicing tribalism and at the same time quickl pointin fingers at other’s.If tongas are tribalists,then where does it leave u?
Guy Scott was right when he coined the phrase “Small Tribal Leader” as the best way to describe HH.If only he could think outside the box and stop using tribe as a basis of his politics.In the end the UPND may end up as a Tonga NGO.All the Tonga Chiefs endorsed HH in the last bye-elections and Zambians shall teach them a lesson in 2016.Daniel Munkombwe said it was time for the Tonga to eat by voting for HH and yet HH did not condemn that statement.HH is desperate and would go to bed with anyone just to get to plot one.He was begging Masebo to join UPND but she is not a factor in Zambian Politics.Yes, he shall end up like Buthelezi or Morgan Tsvangarai of Zimbabwe.He may be good at Business but he is no politician. Look at Ross Perrot in the states and so many other wealthy chaps but they just haven’t got Political Leadership qualities
I blame tonga chiefs and tonga speaking upnd mps who can not defend their tribes men who are constantly unfairly called tribalists.in zambia as long as u come from sp u are a tribalist.Remember it happened to late Mazoka as well who was called a tribalist simply becoz he formed upnd and he was tonga.Intrestingly ,the same people who called him a tribalist were in the forefront praising him upon his death and this is exactly what is happening to HH and every other Tongas who are being mocked day in and day out.Tongas should realise that they are the most despised tribe in the country who can not even be supported by their traditional leaders let alone mps.Shame to you Tonga chiefs, shame to you Tongga speaking upnd mps!
Boi Boi you make me feel refreshed and fully support you on your views of the Tonga chiefs and mp’s! They all are like blacks who hate being black yet they’ll never be any other color even under the mask of cosmetics! It’s high time they made a dignified stand against alienation in their own land. The MP’s despite being among the upper half of better brains in parliament seems to exist for only God knows what in the august house! Tonga chiefs and MP’s are indeed a shame!
Ka president kosila,kachasu man.
If HH, can keep the cattle, Chagwa. , can not keep a goat. He is only good at keeping Kachasu.
The whole entire president to comment that, it’s a shame., ifwe ni forward fye HH, he is just giving you blessings, for him it’s short lived.
THE TENDENCY OF UTTERING TRIBAL REMARKS WILL 1 DAY COME TO AN END, LET ME REMIND EDGAR LUNGU THAT THE CUP OF INIQUITIES FOR THOSE WHO DEMEAN OTHERS ON THE BASIS OF CREATION IS GETTING FULL BY THE DAY… AS LONG AS ZAMBIA GETS ITS LEADERS ON TRIBAL BASIS I TELL YOU ZAMBIA IS GOING NOWHERE, ITS SAD THAT IN THE 21ST CENTURY ZAMBIANS ARE STILL BEING MOBILIZED ON THE BASIS OF ETHNICITY AND NOT THE BASIS OF IDEOLOGIES & REAL ISSUES WHICH CAN HELP DEVELOPING THE NATION, MY APPEAL TO YOU MR PRESIDENT IS THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF ISSUES THAT NEED YOUR ATTENTION THAN ENGAGING YOURSELF IN USELESS ATTACK OF CITIZENS….
Lucy,
Your photo shows that you are an educated white woman, but your language does not put you anywhere near educated. In Zambia a woman who uses insulting words is not a respected female. You can not insult my President and think you are educated. In-fact you are not English or from the Commonwealth country, otherwise you would know.
Zambians like me would teach you a lesson you would never forget for your entire life if I were near you.
Stop insults forthwith. Sata was more educated and wise than your president whoever it is.
Ekupa abasungu babula ifunde nififine ubupuba….ata se…
That is why zambia is not developed. cattle is wealth and kachema should be the envy of every zambian
Calling a spade a spade is a sin. Are our languages so terrible and awful to use for people not to feel slighted? I keep village chicken on a large scale. What must I be referred to not to feel insulted in our vernaculars?
You must be a fo.ol.Cant you see the malice in your visionless president. crap leader.
But good for HH to call edger lungu kabotolo
HH has never called Edgar kabotolo. However even if he were to call him that, it will be in line with Edgar’s bad habit of drinking as opposed to HH’s wealth creation ventures. The price of meat in this country is so high because of people like your president who like chewing T-Bone while having kabotolo but continue despising those producing the T-Bone. HH is rich because of foresight while your Kabotolo is poor because of lack of foresight. I would be very proud to be called Kachema because even Jesus was also called Kachema. A kachema is a leader while a kabotolo is a drunkard. Have you wondered why people call the Big Castle or Mosi Bottle ” Chi edgar”? It is because Edgar is associated with it. What a shame. and yet you his supporter can not see the shame in that nonsense. No wonder why this country looks like a war-torn country after 50 Years of gullibility. With people like you, nothing will ever come out of this God forsaken dumb country. We need an American system so that votes from pathetically gullible voters like you are eliminated through the elite electoral college. You are too naive to contribute to the well being of this country
I have never head HH call Lungu by that name you are referring to.Be fair and stop the hatrage. Why is it that the people of Southern Province are subject of redicule by you morons.Dont they have the right to choose whoever they want as president and are they the only ones who voted HH. It is an indictement on low caliber of the Zambian presidency at the moment and not even an un educated SATA could say such things. ECL is simply st.upid for not recognizing that animal realing is just as good as growing crops. Is this the president who can come up with good farming policies if he can be mocking farmers like that. Please these are just politics that we should not personalize and offend the who region just because you are president at that moment. ECL claims to unify the country and i wonder where this puts him now. Shame on him
Yes! It doesn’t take simple reasoning if that is all there is to distinguish between the two words. Kachema is an economical venture, a cultural activity inherent in some tribes. Chakolwa is a stupid cantankerous behaviour of intoxicating oneself with alcohol at the expense of productivity.