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Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) Executive Director Reverend Pukuta Mwanza says tribalism is a major stumbling block to democracy as well as socio-economic development.
Pukuta Mwanza
He says tribalism is responsible for a lot of ills such as under-development, corruption, rigging of elections and violence.
Reverend Mwanza says it is sad that there is animosity, distrust and hatred amongst various tribes in the country.
He notes that even intermarriages among some tribes are strongly discouraged by the older conservative generation as well as the rural folk.
Reverend Mwanza has further charged that violence in the country is also largely attributed to tribalism.
He states that tribalism is a retrogressive practice which should not be encouraged.