CHIEFS and traditional affairs minister Professor Nkandu Luo says President Michael Sata has not gazetted Paramount Chief Chitimukulu. In an interview, Prof Luo said the Bemba Royal Establishment had not followed procedure leading to the enthronement of Paramount Chief Chitimukulu. "The issue of chiefs in terms of who becomes a chief by title is based on the chiefs Act. The chiefs Act stipulates that after the selection is done by the royal establishments. They have to send these minutes to the government. After the government has examined the minutes and it is satisfied that this person qualifies, the ministry then sends them to the President," she said. "Only the President has powers to gazette a chief, and as far as we are concerned, there is no Paramount Chief Chitimukulu, until that process is done, and it has been done for all the chiefs in Zambia with no exception.
Posted on: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 11:14:48 +0000
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