LOCAL Government and Rural Development Permanent Secretary Nicholas Phiri has challenged traditional leaders to rise to the occasion and provide the nation with moral guidance. Phiri has further advised chiefs to constitute a body under the House of Chiefs, that would serve as the first point of adjudication and provide finality in deciding succession wrangles. Speaking during a meeting with the Copperbelt Council of Chiefs, Friday, Phiri said the country looked up to traditional rulers to help restore tradition in Zambian citizens. “Political parties and regimes come and go, but yours remains as long as God has ordained it, and this is the reason why it is extremely important that this institution is provided and accorded the due respect that...
