Traditional Authorities
Linyanti is the only constituency in the region with two chiefs: Chief Mayuni of the Mafwe proper and chief Shufu of the Bayeyi. Over decades chief Mamili has been claiming authority in the constituency by this has drastically changed after the Bayeyi declared themselves an independent tribe in 1992 and the Mafwe proper divorced from them in 1994. Now chief Mamili has no authority over the Bayeyi or the majority of the Mafwe.
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