Clement Sinyinda

Clement Wainyae Sinyinda (born 2 January 1952) 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.

Biography

Sinyinda was born in 1952 into a family from Situnda, a village in Senanga District. He worked as a teacher before entering politics. In October 2007 he was appointed Deputy Minister of Education. He did not contest the 2011 general elections.

In January 2012, he was appointed Ngambela (Prime Minister) of Barotseland. In September 2013, he was arrested and charged with treason for allegedly supporting the secession of Western Province. 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.