| Our Chief is Evicting Us Dear Editor,
SOME traditional rules around Zambia are too cruel and
tribalistic and so are most people. Most Zambians in rural areas stay temporally because
of fear of being evicted from their homes. In addition, they find it difficult to upgrade
their surroundings.
Government should immediately come in strongly to help
people who are evicted from their homes especially in chief Chipepo’s area where this
kind of practice is being displayed.
Life in Chief Chipepo’s area is quite a very tough and
complicated. This is in the central part of Zambia. Sometimes it reaches the extent of
people saying human rights are just being talked on political lines.
The fact is that Elliot Musondela and his wife died some
years ago and left children, 3 boys and 4 girls. This person was from southern province
and came here in Kabwe rural chief Chipepo in 1997. All his children were born here. What
a surprise, to see that these children were being evicted from their home because their
parents are dead, by a village headman, who said he would replace the family with not a
Tonga anymore.
Just imagine, Sir, law and justice are in his house, but he
is their promoting tribalism. There seems to be double standards of laws in Zambia, which
separate governance of Zambian people staying in rural areas and urban.
There seems to be a set of standards, I have observed, that
are separate laws which some traditional rulers follow when dealing with people who ask
for a place to stay and are not from their tribe. This kind of behaviour, the government
should look out for and it should not be tolerated, because some of these traditional
rules are looking very corrupt and too tribalistic.
The Zambian government should not forget there is a small
insect biting people, that is poverty, which sends poor Zambians to death. We are Zambians
and entitled to stay anywhere in Zambia.
I feel there is need for LRF Legal advice Newsletters to be
sent to traditional rulers so they can be sensitized about Human rights. Most people fear
being evicted.
Yours faithfully, C.H. M. Kabwe Rural.
No More Chiluba
Dear Editor
I WOULD like to give my opinion on the people calling for
(President) Chiluba to stand for a third term.
Editors, I think these people are people who have benefited
from Chiluba being president. These people know that when Chiluba is no longer in power,
their political careers will perish. They are even buying off poverty stricken party
cadres who are making noise in the streets calling for the third term. The poor cadres do
not know what they are doing They just chant slogans so that Sata can buy Chibuku for
them. It is not fair for selfish people to want to perpetuate their luxurious lives at the
expense of other citizens.
(President) Chiluba will loose his integrity if he listens
to such calls. It is not fair for any one to change the constitution to suit other people.
Surely, Zambia can do better than having Chiluba for 27 years like it happened to (former
president Kenneth) Kaunda Kaunda. If Chiluba stands, what makes us sure that he will not
want to stand for a fourth term?
Mr. President, we appreciate what you have done for us. We
have had enough of you. Any thing more than what we have already had will be poison, so
please retire, I beg you.
Concerned Zambian, Rhoda Kasweka, Lusaka.
Supply Mumbwa With LRF News
Dear Editor
WHEN I was in Kafue I used to read your newsletter very
much since it contains vital information about legal rights of every Zambian citizen.
These articles are very much educative in everyday life.
Now, what surprised me is that here in Mumbwa, this
newsletter is not there and people have no knowledge of it.
Please note that this place has a lot of commercial farms,
nurses, civil servants and many more that need your newsletter, but are not aware of it.
Please can you bring it here by distributing through my
address. We don’t want to remain in the dark. The copy I come with here interests
many people who are the originators of this request, that is why I decided to request your
office to reach this place.
Francis Moola, Mumbwa police station.
...We Also Need LRF News
Dear Editor
WE send you warm greetings in the name of our lord Jesus
Christ. We are a newly formed group of Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace. Among
the books given to us by the facilitator was a copy of Legal Resources Foundation News
Letter. We have seen it to be very educative and really a good lead. Our request is that
you send us ten copies every month. Your consideration will highly be appreciated.
Yours faithfully, Charlie Njeleti , Kabwe. |
