Monthly Archives: February 2015

The Barotseland statehood—in support of Prof. Imenda’s “Barotseland Referendum Irrelevant” article

by S Mwaekwa

Take away the BA’64 , you have no more Zambia as embodied in a unitary state. Therefore, I agree with Professor Sitwala Imenda who said, “…by terminating the BA’64 by way of constitutional amendment Act No 5 of 1969, the status of the Republic of Zambia as a unitary state was also simultaneously terminated with the result that, as from the effective date of that amendment, the two constituent parts of the unitary state as consummated in 1964 (i.e., Barotseland and Northern Rhodesia, respectively) legally became free from each other”.  Read more-html Read more-pdf

Barotseland referendum irrelevant

by Sitwala Imenda

This matter was decided unilaterally by the Zambian government through the Constitution Amendment Act No 5 of 1969, … so, the question of a referendum, today, is totally irrelevant, too-little-too-late, ill-informed and mischievous. … Thus, if Zambia’s new President wishes to have the Barotseland issue resolved permanently, he should work with the people of Barotseland (not unilaterally) and set up a “Working Group” to address issues pertaining to Barotseland’s total disengagement from Zambia.  This is where the people of Barotseland are with this matter—not at the point of being subjected to an illegitimate referendum. Read more-html Read more-pdf