The problem started when the traditional council picked the de-gazetted Henry Kanyanta Sosala (who was then senior Chief Mwamba) to be the next king of the Bemba Commonwealth against the Government's directive.
Thus started a long and bitter battle between the Bashi Lubemba (Bemba traditional councillors) and the Government, making headlines in the Press.
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