Kohima Barracks

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Kohima Barracks
Kabwe District, Central Province
Near Kabwe in  Zambia
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Controlled by Zambian Army
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Kohima Barracks
Location in Zambia
Coordinates 14°24′23″S28°29′15″E / 14.40639°S 28.48750°E / -14.40639; 28.48750

Kohima Barracks is a Zambian Army base in Kabwe District, Central Province, Zambia. It is located northeast of, and on the outskirts of, the town of Kabwe. It is one of the six major military stations in Zambia. It is the site of the Zambia Military Academy, which trained many of the liberation soldiers of southern africa, including South Africa, Angola, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. [1]

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In 1960 the Kohima Barracks were under construction, and demarcated as a 'protected area'. [2]

Name

It was named after the 1944 Battle of Kohima in which troops of colonial Northern Rhodesia fought. [1] [3] In 1964, that Northern Rhodesia Regiment was renamed the Zambia Regiment and integrated into the new Zambian Defence Force. [4]

Zambia Military Academy

Godfrey Miyanda established the School of Military Training (SMT) at Kohima Barracks in 1970. He was its first head, and later it was renamed as the Zambia Military Academy (ZMA).

There was a bit of a scandal in 2015 when members of the Patriotic Front party conspired to make their relatives army officers through back channels, skipping the Zambia Military Academy. It was brought to light and collapsed. [5]

In 2017 the Zambian Army was subject to review which found they were inadequately funded and that the facilities at the Kohima Barracks not been updated in many cases since the 1970s. The Zambia Military Academy was referenced as the Military Training Establishment of Zambia (MILTEZ). [6]

there were plans to turn the Military Training Establishment of Zambia (MILTEZ), into a military university. However, most of the infrastructure such as sleeping quarters, kitchen, library and dining area, training circuit, parade square and equipment was generally run down due to lack of maintenance. As a result of fallen standards, the Institution, which for many years trained officer cadets from around the SADC region could no longer do so [6]

Notes and references

  1. 1 2 "Zambia Army". Alexandria, Virginia: GlobalSecurity.org. 2016. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "The Protected Places and Area Act (as amended through 1966)" (PDF). Blackhall’s Laws of Zambia (1912-1996). Blackhall Publishing.
  3. ↑ Zulu, John (27 January 2013). "What about Zambians who fought in Arakan, Kohima, Tug Argan wars?". Zambia Watchdog. Archived from the original on 11 October 2015.
  4. ↑ Abbott, Peter; Botham, Philip (1986). Modern African Wars: Rhodesia, 1965–80. Oxford: Osprey Publishing. p. 45. ISBN   978-0-85045-728-5.
  5. ↑ Mofya, Isaac (28 November 2015). "Zambia army secretly recruiting army officers". Zambia Watchdog. Archived from the original on 3 December 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Report Of The Committee On National Security And Foreign Affairs For The Second Session Of The Twelfth National Assembly Appointed On Wednesday, 20th September, 2017" (PDF). 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 July 2020.
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