Barotseland Needs Visionary Leadership - Saleya Kwalombota Leadership is more than just a word; it is the act of leading. Time enlightened “leadership” is guiding, leading by the right example, demonstrating genuine and deep caring for those they lead, team building, and have a clear vision of the task to be accomplished. There is no one actual or accurate definitive definition of leadership. Rost (1991) presented the idea of “defining” leadership, yet noted that there is still no real agreement about what leadership is (p.6). The word, lead, as a verb, comes from the old English word leden or loedan. Some have attributed various meanings to the word “lead” such as “to make go,” to “show the way,” or “to guide.” According to Max Weber, leadership in a political system is spearheaded by three types of leaders: bureaucrats, charismatic leaders and traditional leaders. They operate under either a transactional or transformational political leadership model. According to Weber’s political leadership theory, transactional political leaders use their knowledge or legal authority to achieve results. On the other hand, transformational leaders utilize their personal charisma to achieve their objectives. Leadership has nothing to do with academic but rather the act of leading. It is interesting to notice how some people seem almost to create themselves, springing up under every disadvantage, and working their solitary but irresistible way through a thousand obstacles in order to provide leadership for the people of Barotseland during independence struggle. Yet, on the other hand are optimistic Barotzish who claim to be scholars but unable to provide workable solutions or join the struggle for fear of losing their personal comforts. The famous Mahatma Gandhi once said, “Adversity is the mother of progress,” end of quote. It has been a philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly, and to a few Barotzish think of their comfort first than the suffering of the people in Barotseland subjected to by successive Zambian governments. Every Mulozi whether in Diaspora or home should participate in the struggle in one way or another. People should be free to contact the transitional government or email their personal decisions to: cabinet@barotselandgovernment or editor@barotsepost. We may differ in ideologies of how to attain total independence but we have one goal and that goal is to liberate Barotseland territory from Zambia. Therefore, let us work in unity to achieve our desired goal and things are possible when there is unity of purpose. “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear,” by Peter Sinclair. It is important to bear in mind that every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit. Therefore, transitional Barotseland government should continue in guiding the people to self-rule, even in the face of Zambian brutality and not in a plan of civil disobedience. The liberation struggle of a stateless nation can safely be described as that of an “illegitimate player” in international politics. Such peoples pursued their foreign policy objectives and calculations depending on how forces were distributed across the geopolitical chessboard at any given moment. However, the nature and tasks of independence struggle is more complicated and varied. There are many good reasons to be optimistic about Barotseland’s political future. Coupled with a sound balanced leadership, Barotseland would be in a good position to shape and to explore her economic growth opportunities. The on-going process of independence struggle by all activist groups is good for achieving positive future leadership, and I believe that self-rule is our birth right, and we shall have it. I still reiterate that activist groups should work closely with the transitional government, organizing a well functioning democratic network of leaders committed to support the aspirations of the people for self-rule. A demand for immediate and complete independence at any cost along with a commitment to non-violence should be the cornerstone action in our struggle. Finally, it will be of great benefit if the liberation movements work closely with our traditional government (Kuta) in order to have continuity of identity between the traditional government (Kuta) and the civil government. Tukongote Litunga ni lyetu. By Saleya Kwalombota. - See more at: barotsepost/index.php/en/frontnews/local-news/836-barotseland-needs-visionary-leadership-saleya-kwalombota#sthash.u9sxb8dc.dpuf
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 05:47:36 +0000
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