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Dr. Chiluba loved Zambia By Derrick Sinjela in Lusaka Zambia, Rainbow Newspaper Limited FORMER President Frederick Chiluba’s widow Regina says it was her husband’s wish that President Rupiah Banda wins this year’s presidential election. Mrs Chiluba has also thanked President Banda and First Lady Thandiwe for the material and spiritual support rendered during her husband’s funeral. This is contained in two letters addressed to President Banda and the First lady dated August 29, 2011. Mrs Chiluba says she is grateful to President Banda for the tribute he paid to Dr Chiluba during burial, adding that the head of State saw to it that the former President was put to rest in the most dignified manner possible. “Your kindness will not go unrewarded. God the almighty will bless you and reward you as it is said in his word. We, the mere mortals, uphold you as your selfless act brought dignity to my family and this country. Zambians were able to recall and recount the good deeds of my husband while he held the office of second republican President. Your selfless act further unified this country to what it is known for in the region and in the world: a mature, peaceful and God-fearing nation. “Right up to a day before his demise, when he came to console you on the loss of your uncle, my husband appreciated the honour and dignity you gave him. He was sure that Zambia would attain higher heights with your stewardship as you are a visionary and true son of Africa,” Mrs Chiluba’s letter reads in part. She says it was Dr Chiluba’s wish that President Banda wins this year’s elections and continue to implement development programmes. “Only you can steer this nation to continued economic prosperity in peace and stability. Your Excellency, we remain behind you. We support your issue-based election campaign, which is free of violence. We have no doubt that you will definitely win this election. Your Excellency, you are a true statesman who brought respect to my family. You uplifted our status and spirits. We thank you,” the letter reads. And in the letter to Mrs Banda, Mrs Chiluba says: “Your visits and counsel consoled and strengthened me, and gave me hope…you were with me when I felt empty, distraught, frustrated and lost. You were there for me from the first to the last day and you have continued to visit me. You spent so much time with me despite your busy national schedule. I am moved by your attention and kindness.” She says Mrs Banda is an inspiration to Zambian women, and the Chiluba family is amazed by the dignified manner with which she carries herself as she performs her duties, even under trying circumstances. “Madam, you have honoured me, my family and my husband’s memory. We will be forever indebted to you. You are a rare kind of an individual…you are a true mother of the nation. I hold you in very high esteem. May the good Lord richly bless and reward you for what you did, and continue to do for us,” Mrs Chiluba writes. Zambia mourns Dr. Chiluba Zambians from all walks of life and foreign dignitaries, who included President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Joseph Kabila and his Katanga Province Governor Moses Katumbi, and former President of Tanzania Benjamin Mkapa, flocked to the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, and later the Embassy Park to bury Dr Chiluba.

The mourners included members of the diplomatic corps, opposition political parties, civil society and the church among others.

As the funeral cortege entered the church yard, mourners burst into wails as reality dawned on them that Dr Chiluba, who was fit and sound on Friday June 17, 2011, had died.

President Banda and his wife Thandiwe, who arrived earlier, stood still with the rest of the congregation as Dr Chiluba’s casket was ushered into the Cathedral of the Holy Cross.

Widow Regina and Dr Chiluba’s youngest child Verocia wept uncontrollably as the casket passed.

Former First Lady Vera Tembo shook her head in disbelief.

Emotions flared as Dr Chiluba’s sons and daughters also broke down.

The Cathedral of the Holy Cross was packed to capacity as hundreds of mourners, including some of Dr Chiluba’s children, failed to find seats and resorted to sitting on the floor, close to their grieving mothers.

Mourners jostled to have a glimpse of Dr Chiluba’s casket, prompting protocol officers to temporarily close all the entrances to the church to stop people from getting in.

The solemn church service was punctuated by hymns and songs, scripture readings, petitions in prayer and tributes from the family, Government and the labour movement.

Dr Chiluba’s daughter Hulda and the widow Regina moved the congregation as they paid tribute to Dr Chiluba.

Songs by another of Dr Chiluba’s daughters Verocia and grandchild Chileshe also stirred emotions, especially when the hymn Lesa ekachema wandi (The Lord is my Shepherd) was sang and mourners joined in the singing.

Luapula member of Parliament Peter Machungwa, who was among the people who spent time with Dr Chiluba in his final hours, also paid tribute to the former President as a man who contributed a lot to the growth of Zambia.

The tributes could not have been complete without a solidarity message from the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU), as president Leonard Hikaumba presented a flag to the family, in solidarity with its former chairman-general.

Mrs Chiluba and children broke down yet again as the Zambia Association of Musicians (ZAM) sang a song composed in memory of Dr Chiluba, entitled “Amazing Life.”

And a sombre atmosphere characterised the burial of Dr Chiluba who was put to rest next to his successor Levy Mwanawasa who died on August 18, 2008.

Dr Chiluba received a 19 gun-salute by Zambia Army officers, as former Commander-In-Chief of the armed forces, as Zambia Air Force jets flew past the Embassy Park in salute.

The former President’s children waved at their father’s casket as it was lowered into the tomb with the army brass band playing solemn tunes.

The widow led mourners in laying wreaths, followed by President Banda and his wife Thandiwe.

Mr Kabila and former President Kenneth Kaunda followed, before Dr Chiluba’s children who were accompanied by their mother Vera.

The former First Lady held hands with her children and gave a moving prayer, appreciating the 33 years she had shared with Dr Chiluba.

Other people who laid wreaths included Mr Mkapa, Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, service chiefs, the Chief Justice, Speaker of the National Assembly, president of the United Party for National Development Hakainde Hichilema, and New Generation Party president Humphrey Siulapwa.

Others are Forum for Democracy and Development president Edith Nawakwi and Heritage Party president Godfrey Miyanda.

The rest are United Liberal Party president Sakwiba Sikota, National Restoration Party president Elias Chipimo, MMD national secretary Major Richard Kachingwe, former First Lady Maureen Mwanawasa and Arch Bishop Emmanuel Milingo, and other clergy men.

Dr Chiluba put to rest

By Derrick Sinjela in Lusaka Zambia, Rainbow Newspaper Limited

Second republican President Dr Frederick Jacob Titus Chiluba was today put to rest at Embassy Park in Lusaka. The burial started with a funeral programme at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Lusaka Monday morning. Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation carried live the proceedings of the funeral. Zambians countrywide watched the funeral and burial live on screens mounted at in various places. Speaking during the burial, President Banda said the death of second republican president Dr Frederick Chiluba has taken Zambian by surprise. And President Banda appealed to all Zambians still holding ill will against Dr Chiluba to learn to forgive one another. President Banda said he was one of the last people to see Dr Chiluba at his request before proceeding to mourn his maternal uncle Mr Mwase Banda in Chipata. Mr Banda said when he met Dr Chiluba, their talk was about the country, after which Dr Chiluba wished president Banda a safe trip to Chipata. President Banda said the death of Dr Chiluba has prematurely robbed Zambia another leader, because not too long ago, the country lost Dr Levy Mwanawasa. President Banda said he found it difficult that Dr Chiluba has died because the parting of a friend is always a sad occasion. Mr Banda said Zambians will always remember Dr Chiluba for the many good things he did among them the house empowerment programme. Dr Chiluba from early life believed in seeking equality and justice. And president Banda praised Dr Chiluba for laying Zambia’s foundation for today’s development.He said the development Zambia is recording today is as a result of Dr Chiluba’s economic reform and privatisation programmes. Mr Banda said his government and that of Dr Mwanawasa have continue to build on the foundation laid by Dr Chiluba and the MMD. President Banda also thanked first republican president Dr Kenneth Kaunda for accepting defeat in the 1991 elections and said he is also praying that Zambia will continue having free and fair elections, in memory of Dr Chiluba. He says since the 1991 multiparty elections, Zambia has held three free and fair elections, a legacy that Dr Chiluba has left. Mr Banda has further eulogized Dr Chiluba for introducing Press Freedom Zambians enjoy today. Mr Banda is also appealing to Zambians to pray for Regina Chiluba and children. He says the family will now need the support of society as the person they leaned on is no more. Mr Banda has commended both local and foreign mourners who turned out in numbers to witness the burial of Dr Chiluba. At regional level, Mr Banda says Dr Chiluba worked hard to strengthen SADC and COMESA Dr Chiluba has been put to rest at Embassy Park in Lusaka, where Dr Levy Mwanawasa is buried. Mkapa And former President of Tanzania Benjamin Mkapa saID he and Dr Chiluba worked hard to strengthen economic and bilateral relations. Mr Mkapa said as a result, Zambia’s economic impact initiated by Dr Chiluba has not only been felt by Zambians, but SADC and the African Union. Mr Mkapa said Dr Chiluba was not only at the centre of the labour movement in Zambia, but also a pioneer of the country’s democracy. And Mr Mkapa commended President Rupiah Banda and his government for according Dr. Chiluba a dignified state funeral. Mr Mkapa has also called on Zambian to remain united following the death of Dr Chiluba. Church Service Earlier in the day, President Rupiah Banda led thousands of people to the funeral church service of Second republican president Dr Frederick Chiluba at the cathedral of the holy cross. First lady Thandiwe Banda, vice president George Kunda, his wife Ireen, Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila and cabinet ministers were also in attendance at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Other foreign dignitaries include Zimbabwean prime minister Morgan Tsvangirai, Zimbabwean vice President Joyce Mujuru, and former Tanzania President Benjamin Mkapa and Katanga governor Moses Katumbi. The body of Dr Chiluba arrived at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross at 09:10 hours from Mulungushi International Conference centre where it lay in state for two days. Dr Chiluba’s body was carried on the Howitzer 105 mounted on the gun cortege from Mulungushi International Conference through Great East road into Addis Ababa to the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. Officers from the defence forces lined up the street from Mulungushi to the cathedral and each saluted as the cortege carrying Dr Chiluba’s casket passed. Chipata And hundreds of people in Chipata gathered at the College of Education Main Hall where they followed the live broadcast of the burial procession for Dr. Chiluba on ZNBC Television. The Main Hall was filled to capacity by people from all walks of life. Eastern Province Permanent Secretary Eularia Mwale was also part of the solemn gathering which keenly followed the procession on the large public screen. Dr. Effron Lungu regional manager for Zambia Open University said the country will forever remember Dr. Chiluba because of the many achievements he scored in the political and social arena. And a Chipata resident Hassan Ashok said the country must come out more united after the death of its second president. Kabwe In Kabwe hundreds of people from all walks of life have converged at the Civic Centre to watch second republican president Dr. Frederick Chiluba’s burial procession live on ZNBC Television. The residents from the church, civil society organisations, political parties and ordinary citizens assembled to follow Dr. Chiluba’s funeral procession on a big screen. Business in the central part of the town came to a stand still as most of the shops were closed. President Rupiah Banda had declared today-Monday a public holiday, to allow Zambians witness the burial of Dr Chiluba. Addressing the gathering Chaplain Sergeant Kelvin Nyirongo prayed that the nation remains peaceful as the country mourns one of its great sons. Sergeant Nyirongo also asked God to unite all Zambians regardless of their political back ground in order to give Dr. Chiluba a funeral befitting his status. And Zambia Police Chaplain Sergeant Charity Shula called on Christians not to relent in praying for Dr. Chiluba’s family and the nation during the period of national mourning. Sergeant Shula says it is important for the country to maintain the spirit of oneness especially at the time when the country is under-going one of its worst moment. [ZNBC]



Charting Way Forward Written by Dr Neo Simutanyi http://derricksinjela.blogspot.com
Charting Way Forward Written by Dr Neo Simutanyi http://derricksinjela.blogspot.com This article edited by Comrade Derrick Sinjela appeared in the Rainbow Newspaper Limited Edition January 2009 page 16. Rainbownews Zambia Rainbow Traveltourismzambia Derrick Sinjela Derrick Denia Mazuba Kuwani-Sinjela Bishop Derrick Zulu Derrick Michelo Edward Lange Brian Kalobwe Brian Mwale Zoopy http://derricksinjela.blogspot.com Picture showed:- Dr. Neo Simutanyi being quizzed as Foto Fan Studio Director, Andrew Chinyonga (white shirt) looks on. - pix by Derrick Sinjela THE MMD may have won the presidential election but its performance was far from convincing. A critical analysis of the results across the country indicates that the MMD performed badly compared to 2006. Apart from Eastern, Lusaka and to a lesser extent Southern, there were significant swings in favour of the opposition in Northern, Western, Copperbelt, Luapula, Eastern, North-Western and Central Provinces. In particular, the PF's candidate Michael Sata had significant gains in Northern (17.4%), Central (10.5%), Luapula (10.4%), Copperbelt (9.6%) and Eastern (7.4%). The PF seems to have gained at the expense of opposition UPND which performed poorly compared to 2006. While the UPND had significant gains in North-Western (9.7%) and Western (7.8%) the party lost ground in all other provinces. UPND's share of votes declined in the key areas of Eastern (-34%), Lusaka (-6.5%), Central (-3.2%) and Northern provinces (-4.2%). Notably the UPND's performance nationally dropped from 25% in 2006 to 19.7% in 2008, while the PF gained 8% (see table below). The noticeable pattern in the just-ended election was that the MMD, PF and UPND have clearly identifiable regional bases of support. The MMD won and consolidated itself in only four of the country's provinces (Central, Eastern, North-Western and Western). It is now largely a party with rural appeal. On the other hand, the PF continued to be dominant in urban provinces of Lusaka and the Copperbelt and Luapula and Northern Province. Its massive showing in Bemba-speaking regions of Luapula and Northern province suggests that ethnic factors may be at play. In the urban areas it seems to appeal to the unemployed, under-employed, retirees and the urban poor, while in rural areas the support may be influenced by the ethnic affiliation of its leader. Nowhere is this demonstrated more than in Northern Province where the MMD only managed to win in non-Bemba speaking areas. The UPND remains largely a Southern province party winning only three constituencies outside its stronghold where it marginally lost its share of votes from 74.3% in 2006 to 72.9% in 2008 The party still has a serious challenge addressing the perception that it is a Tonga party and the exclusion of other groups as a result of the succession to late Anderson Mazoka does not seem to have been addressed. The decline in the party's support in Eastern, Central, Lusaka and the Copperbelt is a matter of grave concern, especially given its previous impressive performance in those areas. However, when everything is considered it was the MMD that saw a slump in support compared to 2006. While late president Levy Mwanawasa beat Michael Sata by a convincing 373,098 votes, only 35,209 votes separated Rupiah Banda from his nearest rival. This is a scenario that obtained following the 2001 presidential election, when the MMD won by 29% of the votes, thanks to the First-Past-The-Post electoral system. It is clear that the MMD is in decline. Its performance over the last three presidential elections indicate that increasing numbers of voters prefer a change of government. Well over half the electorate have consistently voted for the opposition since 2001 (71% in 2001, 57% in 2006 and 60% in 2008). Several factors explain why MMD's won. First, there was a widespread perception that the election was unnecessary. Those who voted the MMD in 2006 reasoned that the party should be given the opportunity to complete the term of the deceased president, rather than because they had performed well. Second, people were afraid of the consequences of change in mid-term and the effect it would have on the policy environment and macro-economic stability. Third, the failure by the opposition to forge a united front divided the opposition vote. Other than these factors, a low voter turnout of 45.4%, the lowest since 1991, favoured the MMD. There is no doubt that on the basis of MMD's performance a high turnout of voters, especially in urban areas would have handed the PF victory. The PF has petitioned the election of President Rupiah Banda in the Supreme Court alleging irregularities and result tampering. The party is demanding that the Court orders a recount in all the 150 constituencies. Indeed, the ECZ competence has come under question when it allowed voting to take place in two remote Western Province constituencies two days after voting without giving any notice to stakeholders. While the court action may not yield much, given the experience with electoral petitions, it raises a number of questions regarding the legitimacy of MMD's victory and the party's long-term hold on power. http://derricksinjela.blogspot.com The MMD faces an uncertain future. The 2008 presidential election results will require serious introspection from the MMD. It would appear that the 2011 elections will be very difficult for the MMD to win, going by the party's current performance. There is no doubt that the party's hold on power is seriously threatened, especially given the increase in the opposition share of votes. The resurgence of the PF nationally should not be treated lightly. It is the only party that gained in votes in all the provinces in the just-ended presidential elections. Apart from dissatisfaction with service delivery, there is a widespread perception that the MMD has been in power for too long and it is time another party took the reigns. Internal factional struggles within the MMD, the manner in which the party handles succession to the MMD presidency and a possible coalition by the opposition in 2011 will spell doom for the ruling party. Rainbownews Zambia Rainbow Traveltourismzambia Derrick Sinjela Derrick Denia Mazuba Kuwani-Sinjela Bishop Derrick Zulu Derrick Michelo Edward Lange Brian Kalobwe Brian Mwale Zoopy, http://derricksinjela.blogspot.com



NCC-A Gathering of Vultures by David Kasuba This article appeared in Rainbow Newspaper Limited Edition 003 of January 2009 as a centrespread story edited by Comrade Derrick Sinjela
NCC-A Gathering of Vultures by David Kasuba This article appeared in Rainbow Newspaper Limited Edition 003 of January 2009 as a centrespread story edited by Comrade Derrick Sinjela A 69-year-old Zambian sociologist, philosopher, writer and homme politique, Mr. David Kasuba, writes in his book due to be published next month, that MMD has been ruling Zambia illegally since 28th November 1996. Mr. Kasuba- says that Zambia is wallowing in a serious constitutional crisis which political and professional leaders of this country either do not understand or take advantage of to further their grim purposes while Zambian masses are sleeping. He calls the National Constitutional Conference (NCC) 'an illegal gathering of political vultures who, having allowed President Mwanawasa to 'poach an elephant' from public coffers, want shamelessly to have a share at the expense of already overburdened people of Zambia. He also calls for the immediate dissolution of NCC and its replacement with the National Convention consisting of representatives of 70 plus indigenous nationalities of the land that constitutes Zambia, and of the two former Presidents and the incumbent Levy Patrick Mwanawasa, S.C. The Book Title is: 12 Years of MMD Illegal Rule in Zambia? It comprises an introduction, 8 chapters and a conclusion. It has 104 pages and will cost K50, 000 a copy. The author is David Kasuba, as already said. Among other things, the author argues that Zambia's independence constitution was a conveyor belt of colonialism into post independence era where this dehumanizing, savage system of governance of other people has become entrenched in globalization. It denied indigenous people the right to self-determination as it created a new rainbow (multi-origin) nation of freed subjects of former British protectorates. Mr. Kasuba writes in chapter 7 that as the result of this subtle way of prolonging slavery into post-independence era, there were three categories of Zambians by birth at independence on 24th October 1964. He says that the first category comprised all former British subjects of Northern Rhodesia and other former British protected colonies and U.K. itself, who became Zambians by birth by law as per the Supreme Court verdict in the 1997 Presidential petition, which states among other things as follows: “Constitutional provisions regarding parents or anyone born prior to independence who are or were Zambians by birth or by descent can meaningful only be construed as a reference to those who became Zambians on 24th October, 1964, or who would, but prior for their death, have become Zambians on that date” The second category consists of children who were born of pregnant mothers at 00.00 hour on 24th October 1964 as these mothers changed in a twinkling of an eye, like in the Christological symbolism of baptism, from being British subjects to free citizens of a 'liberated' country. The above two categories formed and form the first ever generation of Zambian citizens who had and have neither father nor mother born in Zambia prior to 24th October 19964. They all became Zambian citizens by birth at the same hour (00.00 hour) on 24th October 1964, as they either changed from being slaves to being free citizens, or as they were born in as new independent county called Zambia.. And quoting another statement in the Supreme Court 1997 Presidential petition verdict, Mr. Kasuba writes that the Supreme Court correctly and authoritatively resolves that there were no Zambians, no Zambian nationality and no Zambian citizenship prior to 24th October 1964. Everything Zambian only commenced on that date, he says. Mr. Kasuba further argues that under normal condition only children born on 24th October 1964 formed the first generation of Zambian citizens by birth, but they were made to share their birthright with those who became Zambians by birth by law on that date. As for the third category, Mr. Kasuba argues that this is formed of children who were born on 24th October 1964 after 00.00 hour, that is, after their parents had changed from being slaves to being 'Zambian citizens by birth'. Children of this category formed and form the second generation of Zambian born citizens. And these are the only Zambians who qualified to present themselves as presidential candidates in 1996 Presidential Election, according to the law. From page 53 to 57, Mr. Kasuba writes: In 1996, indigenous Zambians felt strongly that time had come to end foreign rule in the land once and for all, after Kaunda had declared his come back to active politics from his brief retirement. They introduced a parentage clause into the constitution to purportedly bar him and others whose parents were not born in any part of Northern Rhodesia, today Zambia. To them, as we have seen, Northern Rhodesia and Zambia are one and the same territory. Therefore, Zambia is Northern Rhodesia and vice-versa, and belongs to descendants of people who inhabited it before it became a British colony. The parentage clause is in paragraph 3 of article 34 of the constitution of Zambia which reads as follows: A presidential candidate shall: (a) Be a Zambian citizen (b) Have parents who are both Zambians by birth (c) Have attained the age of 35 years (d) Is a member of, or is sponsored by a political party (e) He is qualified to be elected as a member of the National Assembly; and (f) Has been domiciled in Zambia for a period of at least twenty years. It should be pointed out here that the Second Republic constitution on the election of President was a replica of independence constitution, except for qualification that required UNIP membership. Indeed article 38 of the 1973 constitution reads as follows: A person shall qualify for election as President if, and shall not be qualified unless he: a)	is a Zambian citizen b)	is a member of UNIP c)	has attained the age of 35years and d)	Is otherwise qualified to be elected as member of National Assembly. Remove qualification (b) in the above article, and you will remain with 3 qualifications required by the independence constitution. Qualification (b) was introduced into 1973 constitution to bar non UNIP members, especially Kapwepwe who had left it to form United Progressive Party (UPP) in August 1971, from standing as President in the election that was scheduled to be held in December, 1973. UPP grew rapidly popular and defeated UNIP, hardly 3 months after its formation in August 1971, in a by-election held in Copperbelt Mufulira-West constituency, in December of that same year. Thus Kapwepwe who stood on his party ticket was overwhelmingly elected to parliament. UPP victory sent Dr. Kaunda shivering in his shoes, and considering the prospect that ANC of Nkumbula, which had shown great resilience since independence, would retain the Southern and Western provinces and that UPP would trounce UNIP in Northern, Luapula and Copperbelt provinces and lift Kapwepwe to Republican Presidency,  he banned the latter's party in February 1972, and proclaimed a One-Party State in December of that same year, but not until in August of the following year did the National Assembly adopt the new constitution, after the Choma Declaration. And this is how the ruthless politician in Kaunda out-maneuvered both Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula and Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe, traducing the presidential prospects/ambitions of the latter, in particular, and trammeling any dissenting voice. In fact, people who were close to him acknowledge the fact that Dr. Kaunda never allowed other people's accomplishment to speak for itself. This is a challenge he was not willing to face, instead he destroyed the challengers in one way or another. It is important to underline, in this respect, the fact Dr. Kaunda considered himself as a MuBemba of Northern Province, having been born there. And he wanted every Zambian to regard him as such, yet, as they say, he is a MuTonga from Malawi. This enabled him, under the pretext of his party policy of tribal balancing that kept relatively all tribes satisfied, to deny Bembas an opportunity to rule this country or hold key senior posts in government because he, a 'Mubemba' from Chinsali, was President and represented the interests of Bembas. So it behooved to appoint people from other tribes to keys post for the sake of harmony and unity in the country, which was deceitful, indeed. However, in 1991, the country entered the Third Republic by simply repealing article 4 of the Second Republic constitution which stipulated: There shall be one and only political party or organization in Zambia namely the United National Independence Party, in this constitution referred to as “the party”. This was removed together with all that made reference to it. As for citizenship, article 6 of the Second Republic constitution recognizes any person born of parents one of whom is Zambian, as Zambian. No attention was paid to social regime of both parents, whether patriarchal or matriarchal. It says: A person born in or outside Zambia after the commencement of this constitution shall become a citizen of Zambia at the date of his birth, if on that date at least one of his parents is a citizen of Zambia. This article has not yet been amended or abrogated in the subsequent constitution. It ascribes Zambian nationality and citizenship to all children born in or outside Zambia of parents one of whom is Zambian. This may be in conflict with the legislation of a country which recognizes the place of birth as the origin of the child, or with a customary law of descent. However, in 1996, the indigenous people of Zambia introduced a parentage clause into the constitution, as already said, to protect the highest position in the land from being held by a foreigner. And from page 63 t0 64, Mr. Kasuba writes: It is loud and clear, as can be seen from the foregoing discussion, that the origin of Zambian nationality and Zambian citizenship is legal and not mythical like in the case of Romans beginning with Romulus, or traditional like in the case of Ethiopians, or historical like in the case of Iran or Iraq. The Supreme Court's definition of “Zambians by birth” underpins this very fact of law, but this Highest Institution of law interpretation in the land, went against its own understanding and therefore against the law, as it failed to nullify the election of the President, and explicitly order parliament to remove the amendment, in which case the Chief Justice would have performed the functions of the Office of the President and organized fresh presidential election, because no one qualified to be elected as President and the seat was legally vacant. Otherwise it would not be reasonable for it to say that: “The introduction of parentage qualifications poses apparently solutionless problems and difficulties.” By that it recognized the fact that it hand to deal with a constitutional crisis, but failed to handle it legally. In Chapter 8 (called the Way Forward), Mr. Kasuba puts forward a 4-step proposal to end the country's constitutional crisis, and calls in the conclusion for the National Convention as the only legitimate institution that would solve once and for all the Zambian problem identified in Chapter VI of the book. He says NCC is an illegal, corrupt institution; it cannot endow Zambia with a constitution that would stand the test of time. Building on a corrupt foundation is like building on a cracked, flawed one. The house will not stand. Zambia must be given a fresh start. The author has already three books to his credit. They include the best seller Joseph Kabila Kabange, Young and Great Leader for a Great Nation. 12 Years of MMD Illegal Rule in Zambia? is another Must Read. Let us stop ruling this nation by ignorance or greed. Get the truth that will set you free. Since there will be limited copies produced, this newspaper advises its esteemed readers to reserve their copies through the Editor of this paper.- AK