Just Who Is Barotseland Administrator General Afumba Mombotwa Rt. Hon. Afumba Mombotwa - Barotseland Administrator General 1. Personal Information Full Names: Mombotwa Afumba Current Position: Administrator General of Royal Barotseland Nationality: Barotseland National Religion: He is a Christian Brief History Mr Mombotwa Afumba was born in 1955 and grew up in the villages on the banks of the Zambezi River in Mongu District. As a child growing up in the village, he participated in the activities of heading cattle with other children, helping parents in farming, fishing and playing tindi. Mr Mombotwa is the eighth born in a family of 12 out of which 4 are males, the rest are females. His Grandfather was born in 1833 and he was in the company of colonel Hudgings who were demarcating and making the boundaries of Barotseland at the time of scramble of Africa. His grandfather also was in the company of his Majesty King Lubosi Lewanika at Victoria Falls signing agreements that led to the establishment of Livingstone as a town in 1900. 2. Education He started his school from 1963 in sub-A to grade 7 at primary schools in Kalabo and Mongu then continued and finished his secondary school at Sesheke Secondary School in the year 1978. 3. Professional Attainment He did a degree course in Sociology in London which has a component in political sciences. The course was done out of interest so that he develops an understanding in human behaviour, international law and politics. The course would equip him well about the standard procedural requirements for independence and statehood. He further did a technician course in communications in London. 4. Work Experience He worked for the Ministry of Agriculture as Cotton Officer for two years, and later on he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for sixteen years in the department of Communications. He is currently the Chairman of Linyungandambo; a liberation movement that came with a definite approach that has provided a clear path and direction and has made significant progress in the struggle of independence of Barotseland in our Barotse history, and he is also the first Administrator General heading the Government of Royal Barotseland. 5. Political Engagement Mr Mombotwa Afumba is a very reserved man who socializes very well with others and has integrity in public life, and he HAS NEVER participated in any Zambian politics because he didn’t feel to be Zambian because it seemed dirty and full of tribal discrimination. He didn’t find himself fitting in the Zambian situation even when he was bearing Zambian credentials. However, after he quit his job in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he came to join a liberation movement called Barotse Patriotic Front (BPF) which was headed by Prince Mutangelwa Imasiku, as its secretary in 1999 to 2002. The dream of Barotse Patriotic Front was not achieved according to plan, and then later on he formed Linyungandambo in the year 2010 and Mr Mombotwa became its first Chairman. The purpose and dream of Liyungandambo’s formation was to liberate Barotseland from the Zambian rule. With his unequivocal kind of leadership skills and knowledge & experience in international law and politics, he successfully liberated Barotseland from the Zambian rule through his first declaration that took place on 08th September 2011. Mr Mombotwa’s interpretation about the Barotseland situation has brought new hope, new life and new meaning that has made so much sense to the people of Barotseland, and it put the independence dream into perspective and within sight. Profile: courtesy of Barotseland Government in Waiting National Information Centre - See more at: barotsepost/index.php/en/frontnews/local-news/423-just-who-is-barotseland-administrator-general-afumba-mombotwa#sthash.PKKAEwQf.dpuf
Posted on: Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:59:46 +0000
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