If Zambians hated Tongas, HH would not be in office today – Linda Kasonde

If Zambians hated Tongas, HH would not be in office today – Linda … after ‘Bally Wannabe’s’ tweet that KK forced Kapwepwe to resign because of sidelining mainly Tongas

Lawyer Linda Kasonde says President Hakainde Hichilema would not be President today if Zambians hated Tongas, in response to ‘Bally Wannabe’s’remarks that Dr Kenneth Kaunda fired Simon Kapwepwe because of tribalism, mainly against Tongas.

”This is precisely the kind of divisive tribal talk that has led Zambia to where it is today. If Zambians hated Tongas, HH would not be in office today. Please stop this,” stated Kasonde.

Billy Wannabe had tweeted that Dr Kaunda asked Kapwepwe to resign as Vice-President because of tribalism.

”Kaunda built UNIP under the One Zambia One Nation motto, but when Kapwepwe became VP, he wanted to sideline other tribes mainly the Tonga’s. Tonga’s protested and had Kaunda fire him in 1971, four years after he was appointed VP,” Bally Wannabe stated. “Tonga’s considered Kapwepwe ungrateful to them especially that it was Harry Nkumbula who recruited Kapwepwe into the Africa National Congress (ANC) when Nkumbula formed the first ever indigenous political party in 1948. However, in 1958, Kaunda, Kapwepwe, Sikota Wina, and others resigned from ANC and formed UNIP because Nkumbula decided to participate in elections on the terms dictated by the colonial government.”