Clement Sinyinda | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Minister of Education | |
| In office 2007–2011 | |
| Member of the National Assembly for Senanga | |
| In office 2006–2011 | |
| Preceded by | Walusiku Situmbeko |
| Succeeded by | Likando Mufalali |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 January 1952 |
| Political party | Movement for Multi-Party Democracy |
| Profession | Teacher,politician,and Barotseland independence activist |
Clement Wainyae Sinyinda (born 2 January 1952) [1] is a Zambian politician. He served as a member of the National Assembly for Senanga constituency between 2006 and 2011. He also held the post of Ngambela of the Barotse Royal Establishment,a Barotseland self-determination movement. [2]
Sinyinda was born in 1952 into a family from Situnda,a village in Senanga District. [3] He worked as a teacher before entering politics. [1] Prior to the 2006 general elections he was chosen as the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy candidate in the Senanga constituency and defeated the incumbent MP Walusiku Situmbeko with 70% of the vote and an 8,700 majority. [4] In October 2007 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Education. [5] He did not contest the 2011 general elections.
In January 2012,he was appointed Ngambela (Prime Minister) of Barotseland. [3] However,he resigned from the post in November,claiming he had not been supported by the Litunga (King of Barotseland),Lubosi II Imwiko. [6] In September 2013,he was arrested and charged with treason for allegedly supporting the secession of Western Province. [7] After spending three months in custody,he was released in December after the government abandoned the prosecution. [8]
He was elected the leader of the Barotse National Freedom Alliance in 2016. [9]