Succession wrangles worry House of Chiefs

ANDREW MUKOMA writes@sunzambianTHE House of Chiefs has advised the traditional leadership and subjects to desist from succession wrangles each time a chief dies.Chieftainess Mweenda of Chikankata district in Southern province, who is House of Chiefs Vice-chairperson, said succession wrangles were retrogressive and caused divisions in chiefdoms.She particularly advised Sekute Royal Family not to engage in succession wrangles following the death of Chief Sekute.Chiefainess Mweenda noted that there had been a trend for some chiefdoms in southern province to quarrel and take each other to court over who suppose to the chief.She said that it was embarrassing to start taking each other to court over a simple issue which could be handled within chiefdom linage.The traditional was speaking at the burial of Chief Sekute, Alfred Lwiizi who died on Tuesday at the age of 88 years in Kazungula“We are saddened with the happenings in some chiefdoms where when the sitting chief dies, those that remain start fighting over the successor.“People end up in courts as though we do not have the capacity in the chiefdoms to handle these matters,” she saidAnd speaking as guest of honor, Southern Province Minister Edify Hamukale emphasized the need for unity in the chiefdom.Dr Hamukale said Government did not expect the royal family to start fighting among themselves and advised that there would be no need to start taking each other to Court.Mr Minister assured the people of Sekute Chiefdom that Government was committed in attending to their challenges. The Sun