MUTOMBOKO MEDIA PRESS BRIEFING LEADING TO THIS YEAR’S MUTOMBOKO TRADITIONAL CEREMONY 2023.
the East part of the Saka in a pristine environment offering Lusaka residents and even tourists and others with world-class golfing and practice facilities it's a beautiful place lovely environment and very glad again once again to have you home without much further Ado I would like to call upon the vice chairperson of the Midlands or tomboko committee Mr Muma Lumpa to deliver an official statement a round of applause please and it's such a wonderful time to come and have a weight with you our Milky houses I would like to acknowledge the representative of Israel highness the trustee of Midlands committee the chairperson of the Midlands committee Mr Obama and the committee present our distinguished partners and sponsors our media present distinguished ladies and gentlemen a very good morning to you all and welcome to this media briefing what's happening on behalf of the Midlands committee may I extend our sincere gratitude to our estimate partners and sponsors for having placed the greatest confidence in US as well as for partnering with us from tomboko ceremony for the betterment of for the betterment of the mutomboco culture and Heritage further our Media Partners and colleagues are most welcome to this event this morning we salute the current following partners and sponsors for the ceremony we have zanakonas thank you so much we have EtG though they have not come we have sponsors like access bank we have the Bonanza Golf Course who have offered us this place then we have Celia Resort the same for a hydropower company TV the wheeler Adventures I like the energy in this young man uh because we spoke at some at some point now what he was telling me I was so shocked how can a young man be looking at tourism he's gone very much extensive in that then we have uh Pesca energy then we have people from South Africa Wilton welcome then Zambia sugar and Jaco Foundation Foundation I think they called me yesterday and they were just saying how come you are leaving a girl child we have something for you so we are giving you 300 statutory Parts I don't know whether they've come Jaco Foundation I think they have income and we asked them to state that as a committee we still will come and remain open to on board any other partners that we have to zero support and value the livelihood of the people of luapula through a socio-economic development lens in addition to our outcomes that the ceremony brings forth by way of background signifies a conquest dance and symbolizes the victory the lunda people recorded Conquering the various tribes as they came from Cola the Democratic Republic of Congo into the present day I know most of us know the history behind that we just never came from nowhere we came from Cola now as we were coming we defeated a lot of tribes to a point that we we had to come and do a dance which is performed by Mata gazelle now that dance signifies the victories which we have mastered as we conquered on our way coming to Zambia at the presentation we know the history is it yeah so this CA signifies and this year 2023 signifies and commemorates 25 years on the throne of Israel highness was installed in 1998. today Max is 25th year so this is his silver jubilee so we thought of coming to the public and showcase and just interact with you to kick start all our programs for this year with this being the case we have planned various initiatives that precedes the mutombogo ceremony as follows at this place will be having a tournament which will Kickstart the programs for to fundraising and this activity will be officiated by the head of state his Excellency so that function will be here on the 12th May that is next month then the other activities we have prior to them tomboko we are trying to open the prosecute in terms of Tourism you know we've lacked lacked very much behind we have not shown our people what happens in mapula we have Mighty Rivers like the europola river we have the entombat but how many of us have been to those places we just go to them and come back so this time around we thought can you come before tomorrow ceremony come and see the tourism which is offered by and not only that this can be finalized by you watching then when you come back you'll have said I interacted with the London people so those are actually the flying phone then on the packages we are offering for this um uh this fundraising activities we have categorized them into four parts there is package number a that is 275 for those who will do the uh the first grade A then we have package number B for those who sponsor anything above 250 then we have package number c for those who sponsor 125 and above and we have package number D which will be 75 000. any other engagement to the committee is most welcome so our sponsors we are inviting you to partner with us and like we've said and we are mentioning let us open this uh the tourism security and not only are we doing that this year as I have mentioned on the 25th year we are trying to do something for MATA which will kick start the new Arena where there is going to be performed so companies and wear wishes can you come on board and assist in showcasing this you know that we as African we need to preserve Our Heritage and now how do we do it do that we need to identify ourselves to where we are coming from this is what we've really lost as Africans you need to identify where you come from so that you are known and this is how the lunders behave that is how we preserve our cultural heritage now you young ones or us young ones who are slowly shifting away from that I don't know why we are being taken to Modern type of living which is not nice is very good and to preserve all energies and everything once again on behalf of the committee I profoundly thank you all the existing media houses who have come here and um all the sponsors who are with us I think at some point maybe they would um would want to give us something or to tell us something but for this little uh briefings I've given you I would say we are now starting our fundraising activity for this year thank you so much ceremony initiatives thank you very much uh Vice chair for that and maybe you know just the states and re-emphasize the golf tournament that is coming up on the 12th of May 2023 we believe that a healthy nation is a productive nation and hence the attachment to Sport and ensuring that Generations after Generations are solid enough in terms of mental well-being to continue to pass culture and Heritage from generation to generation and documented thank you very much we will now proceed to have zanato big strong and reliable Bank who are the first sponsor who came on board we onboarded zanarko first and we welcome Miss Walia mundashi to give us a few words thank you good morning again hello okay thank you again the Midlands mutomboco National organizing committee chairperson the Midlands National organizing committee Vice chairperson the Midlands National organizing committee trustee fellow sponsors present invited guests members of the press ladies and gentlemen it gives me great pleasure to be part of this event which is aimed at scaling up preparations for the home tomboko ceremony of the lunda of the luapula and Democratic Republic of Congo um which is a dance of Victory or Conquest is an important celebration as it reminds us of how the lunda and the Louvre people migrated from color in the Democratic Republic of Congo crossing the loopola river into Zambia fighting their way through and in the process conquering weaker and smaller tribes although we do not have Tribal wars anymore it remains vital to remember our roots through the traditional ceremonies such as them tumboko as a homegrown Bank zanako PLC believes that a nation without history or culture is dead and thus we need to preserve our history and culture through continuous reminders of who we are and this should be passed on from generation to generation We Stand ready to support traditional ceremonies across the ten provinces because they contribute in boosting Revenue in the tourism sector as we are all aware tourism is one of the key sectors in Zambia's economy diversification I am pleased to announce that we are contributing 150 000 kwacha towards the hosting of this important ceremony [Applause] and money I thank you thank you very much can we have another round of applause please having sponsored the 2023 mutomboco ceremony with a hundred and fifty thousand kwacha at this point in time we are going to have a symbolic kickstarting and launching of our activities for 2023 and I would request all the sponsors they can let them present a dummy check is it ready okay otherwise we may think they have a different one what do you think okay um I think you can just come forward we come closer yeah stand in front of Bishops oh yeah a handshake thank you very much thank you very much may I kindly ask all the sponsors our distinguished ladies gentlemen to please stand just behind your chairs while the balloons are brought forward thank you we would request that you all please have a hold on one of those strings so that you can let go of those balloons these balloons are the royal colors the blue the White and the red s and tie it I will count up to five before you let them go and release them into the air to symbolize the kick starting and launching of the 2023 ceremony initiatives okay one is already off ready to set off uh I think you can just have a touch then let it let the balloons go yeah so five four three two one and let them set off kindly thank you [Music] [Applause] thank you very much I will kindly ask you to take your seats again we are streamlining on Smart Eagles Zambia reports grindstone TV and Juan saw one way TV you are watching us live from Bonanza golf course on the East part of Lusaka and once again we thank our sponsors present here today Adventures Pesca energy not safe Sierra Resort Bonanza Golf Course Wilton's South Africa and many more and still many more to come and we still welcome even more that will continue on boarding until July 2023. three months to go I'll countdown starts today at this juncture I will allow media to ask a few questions I'm taking one round in view of time do we have any questions for the committee yes sir please introduce yourself tell us where you're coming from and pose one question it is a media briefing brief good morning once again my name is Augustine from Hot FM you've called on the cooperating Partners to come on board and sponsor this ceremony how much are you looking for to host the ceremony itself Vice chair I think when we are hosting ceremonies you cannot limit when you're asking it depends on how much you want to give us but we look at the budget of at least nine hundred thousand and whatever we expectation is we may raise something like 2 million thank you very much any other questions I just want to understand how participation to the golf tournament is and uh maybe approximately um well what's your Target in terms of the teams that will be participating thinking or is it the athletes we are looking at 144 golfers that is 316s and I think the um the Coordinator would go through in how we split this Adam coordinator thank you very much just to add on yes our Target is to have 144 golfers on this golf course which is an 18 hole uh Golf Course and apart from that we are offering what we call sponsor a hall and all these golf holes you see here we have strategic Halls that we are charging for 10 000 kwacha which are already sold out and the rest are going for 7500 quacher what's sponsoring a hole entails is branding that hole with Once companies marketing and visibility materials such that as golfers are going around they're getting sight of your product your goods or your services so you're reaching out more to other clients that may not necessarily be within your your target audience to State as well uh Team participation for the golf day is at five thousand quarter per team and that's a four member team the five thousand kwacha includes if you understand golf the green fees so the fees that you know Bonanza charges to maintain the grounds it includes a halfway Meal which is a meal a golfer gets after nine holes of playing they'll get a meal they'll get a drink and they'll get some water as well thank you one more question from the media any media house Diamond TV please proceed oh sure just like to get clarification on the golf tournament that you talked about you say they're going to be about 36 teams but I would like to find out if these teams are only Lusaka best teams or all around the country I think we're not limiting just for Lusaka you know mutomboco is for the whole Zambia so if you are hearing us anywhere Livingstone Cowboy yeah you can come on board and be patiently event thank you very much um Jessica energy I believe wanted to add a word foreign thank you very much on behalf of Prescott energy I think my plea and call is to all um corporates to come through and support the tomboku ceremony we are derailing or we are diluting our culture by following uh different cultures that are not Zambian so I'm calling upon all corporates to come through individuals to support this good cause because culture brings about identity and without our identity we remain with no fingerprint or footprint on Earth thank you thank you very much for re-emphasizing the need for identity promoting culture promoting heritage and I'll give one more round any other media house that has any clarification to seek this is your opportunity but of course our doors remain very open where a phone call away or an email away maybe just to also add for the community in one Savon way and Beyond monster Bombay even those of you in Lusaka those watching and so on during the ceremony uh on Saturday 29th July 2023 vendors have the opportunity of buying vending space at the main Arena and we are offering an early bird price of 2500 quacher for vending space if paid by 31st of May 2023 and thereafter at 5 000 kwacha for vending space if paid by 26 July 2023 great opportunity for all of you trust me to be able to Goods your products your services and Captivate a different markets as we develop and Propel the social economic development and wealth creation of the people of mansabongue and Beyond thank you I think Madame coordinator maybe we may allow the some other sponsors they may have wait to be to the media uh thank you very much and allow me to write on the protocols already established I just want to emphasize uh what my brother stated earlier on and just say historically Zambia has had a legacy of tourism in Safari so if you think about tourism it's Safari full stop however Zambia has so much more to offer we have Rich cultural heritage like that that would be displayed at the tomboko ceremony we have Adventure tourism opportunities that will be displayed during the mutomboco ceremony so um as a tourism Enterprise owner I just want to encourage our domestic tourism our tourists our Zambian travelers to come through to them ceremony to explore Zambia to explore other forms of of Tourism and you will find that tourism is not always as expensive as we think it is um so an encouragement for me go out learn play and explore beautiful Zambia thank you very much [Music] wonderful would any other sponsor like to say a word or two not safe Mr chabala good morning once again and thank you very much so like I said at the beginning the national savings and Credit bank is a national bank and we are present in all the provinces and that will apply is no exception 60 of our presence is in rural areas so we pride ourselves in working with the local communities and our traditional leadership we've always been a partner to the um and this year we are making a commitment that we will participate in all the buildup events and the main event itself so we will sponsor various activities right from the buildup until we have the main ceremony and this year we are also participating in all the major traditional ceremonies across the country thank you very much wonderful to hear a round of applause for not save I believe we've exhausted our sponsors who would like to speak and at this point in time we have actually come to the close of our media briefing our 2023 media briefing to kick start and launch activities for the 2023 mutomboco ceremony the ceremony is being held okay on 29th July 2023 in once province again Tom media fraternity we're very grateful for having you here for having accepted our invitation please do recognize that you are our critical party action in terms of disseminating information and more so documenting information especially cultural information we hope that you will take this another step to another level and not just document it as an article I will proceed to invite our trustee the prince to say a few words thank you draw sponsors the media fraternity ladies and gentlemen I would like to say thank you very much to all of you for coming forward to sponsor this golf tournament for the betterment of our prestigious ceremony me as Motors in this representative I have a duty to report to the water all the activities that have taken place this morning and I just want to make a correction especially to my brothers in the media fraternity you should not refer to our mortar as a Senior Chief mortak assembly we have no such title in our kingdom we have only that's all when your people go on the transmission to those who go on the transmission please advise them not to refer to the mortar or Senior Chief that title does not exist we have only one thousand I think I've made myself clear to you okay I will now have the opportunity to ring the mortar and explain whatever has happened to you and we are very very happy to our sponsors who have made it possible or who make make it possible for the mutomboco to succeed this year and I am I'm very positive that the water will be very delighted to get this information so I said with these few words I'll just say you know keep it up help us to do everything to make our own tromboko a success thank you very much indeed thank you very much once again to all the sponsors present here today and to all our Media Partners present here today and all members of the committee presence and may I just say all protocols observed we have come to the end of this media briefing after and we can now call it a close again thank you so much thank you for coming out to Bonanza golf course we look forward to seeing you on the 12th of May please key that in your calendar Friday 12th
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