Clement Wainyae Sinyinda (born 2 January 1952)Clement Wainyae Sinyinda
National Assembly of Zambia is a Zambian politician. He served as a member of the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...

for the Senanga Central constituency between 2006 and 2011. He also held the post of Ngambela of the

Barotse Royal Establishment Lozi people, or Barotse, are a southern African ethnic group who speak Lozi or Silozi, a Sotho–Tswana language. The Lozi people consist of more than 46 different ethnic groups and are primarily situated between Namibia, Angola, Botswana, Zimbab ...

, a

Barotseland Barotseland ( Lozi: Mubuso Bulozi) is a region between Namibia, Angola, Botswana, Zimbabwe including half of eastern and northern provinces of Zambia and the whole of Democratic Republic of Congo's Katanga Province. It is the homeland of the ...

self-determination movement.

Biography

Sinyinda was born in 1952 into a family from Situnda, a village in

Senanga District Senanga District is a district of Zambia, located in Western Province. The capital lies at Senanga Senanga is the capital of the Senanga District, which is located in the Western Province of Zambia. The town is situated on the eastern bank of th ...

.Former MP Sinyinda installed as Ngambela of Barotseland
Zambian Watchdog, 31 January 2012 He worked as a teacher before entering politics. Prior to the 2006 general elections he was chosen as the

Movement for Multi-Party Democracy The Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) also known as New Hope MMD is a political party in Zambia. Originally formed to oust the previous government, MMD controlled an absolute majority in parliament between 1991 and 2001, when its past lead ...

candidate in the Senanga Central constituency and defeated the incumbent MP Walusiku Situmbeko with 70% of the vote and an 8,700 majority. In October 2007 he was appointed

Deputy Minister of Education Deputy or depute may refer to: * Steward (office) * Khalifa, an Arabic title that can signify "deputy" * Deputy (legislator), a legislator in many countries and regions, including: ** A member of a Chamber of Deputies, for example in Italy, Spai ...

. He did not contest the 2011 general elections. In January 2012, he was appointed Ngambela (Prime Minister) of Barotseland. However, he resigned from the post in November, claiming he had not been supported by the

Litunga The Litunga of Barotseland (now in Zambia) is the king of the Barotse people. The ''Litunga'' resides near the Zambezi River and the town of Mongu, at Lealui on the floodplain in the dry season, and on higher ground at Limulunga on the edge of the ...

(King of Barotseland), Lubosi II Imwiko. In September 2013, he was arrested and charged with

treason Treason is the crime of attacking a state authority to which one owes allegiance. This typically includes acts such as participating in a war against one's native country, attempting to overthrow its government, spying on its military, its diplo ...

for allegedly supporting the secession of

Western Province Western Province or West Province may refer to: *Western Province, Cameroon *Western Province, Rwanda *Western Province (Kenya) *Western Province (Papua New Guinea) *Western Province (Solomon Islands) *Western Province, Sri Lanka *Western Provinc ...

. After spending three months in custody, he was released in December after the government abandoned the prosecution. He was elected the leader of the Barotse National Freedom Alliance in 2016.The BNFA holds its first Congress—as Clement Wainyae Sinyinda retains his leadership position
Barotse National Freedom Alliance

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sinyinda, Clement 1952 births Living people Zambian educators Members of the National Assembly of Zambia Movement for Multi-Party Democracy politicians People from Senanga District Barotse independence activists Heads of government who were later imprisoned