The Body of the first republican president Dr. Kenneth David. Kaunda has arrived back in Lusaka after being flown to North Western Province in Solwezi earlier this morning for people to pay their last respect.
The Zambia Airforce Air craft carrying the body of Dr. Kaunda touched down at Lusaka city airport at exactly 15.30 hours accompanied by Vice President Inonge Wina who represented government at the funeral ceremony in Solwezi.
And receiving the body at the city airport was, family spokesperson retired colonel and firstborn to the late first republican president Panji Kaunda.
Others were grandson to Dr. Kaunda, Waza Kaunda junior, Lusaka Permanent Secretary Elias Kamanga and Permanent Secretary at Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU), Chanda Kabwe.
The body will be flown to Kabwe tomorrow for people in Kabwe to pay their last respect to the late Dr. Kaunda.
Government recently announced that the remains of the late Dr. Kenneth Kaunda will be flown to all the ten provinces of Zambia to enable citizens to pay their last respect to the late founding father of the nation.
Dr. Kenneth Kaunda died on the 17th of June 2021, and will be put to rest at the presidential memorial burial site on the 7th of July 2021.
Is It true that Howard Sikwela, Newsted Zumba, and Mabenga are dead?
We are mourning KK MHSRIP but these road gathering are no different from road shows and also super spreaders those who loved the big man so much even with covid -19 symptoms if they hear he will be passing through i bet you they will still want to come out and join the gathering. Would have been better to show the send off ceremony on TV even if its all day programs on stations for the advised 21 days.
This is not a political statement
Welcome back our father. We thank government for giving everyone in all provinces an opportunity to say bye to the forefather of our country
Looks like GRZ does not care about covid….
The late president would not have agreed to risk lives to covid for the sake at looking at a closed casket…..
Backward and typical African mentality…i don’t see any sense in this….the casket is sealed so what’s the point…..and probably more embalming needed back in Lusaka if at all its really in that coffin
Was this part of his will….????…Just put the old man to rest please…..this is total waste of resources
Covid-19 case are rising day by day,and it’s claiming hundreds of lives ,both in Zambia and surrounding neighbors. As Zambians we need wisdom coupled with medicine ,for us to control the spread of this pandemic. Unfortunately the wisdom am talking about ,does not only come with age ( the number of birthdays one has celebrated ) or the position one is holding. This can be seen by the way we have handled our late father’s funeral Dr KK ,and many other public events.
It’s for this reason that I call upon our leadership to wise Up.
THE OLD MAN IS AT REST WHILST A COFFIN IS BEING PARADED AROUND THE COUNTRY
THIS WILL NOT GO AWAY TILL THIS GOVERNMENT TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT THIS SHOW BOATING
ABSOLUTELY DEPLORABLE
Just look at that photo …you have bodies bring brought in dead at UTH, the mortuary is overwhelmed and you have a govt encouraging that.,,,if it was truly technocrats in charge this wouldn’t be the case!!
*….you have bodies being brought in dead at UTH
What are we achieving by flying a
Closed casket all the ten provinces? All these expenses can
Be diverted to Corvid fund or give
Our doctors who are risking their
Lives as bonuses in Corvid centres.
Yes DJ they have all passed on..they have crossed the river
Happy to see Former Commerce Minister Bob Sichinga articiulate the works of KK on Diamond TV. Diamond TV, note that Bob Sichinga did not serve as former Commerce Minister but served as Commerce Minister and is former commerce minister. KK was a man of action and let him rest in eternal peace
Some styupi idyots still talking about covid.
Mourn KK and stop taking pictures
@Moto you said it well. Misplaced priorities all the time by PF….why because they are simply thugs and drunks. Surely how can medical doctors be motivated to work in Zambia…when they are being hard done by the PF government in this way. And no shame at all.