Patriotic Front Deputy General Secretary Mumbi Phiri yesterday led scores of Copperbelt residents in paying their last respect to one of the PF founders Timothy Walamba who died over the weekend.
Mr. Walamba who also served as Zambia’s ambassador to Ghana has been put to rest at his farm in Kitwe along the Kitwe- Ndola dual carriage way.
Ms Phiri said the party has lost one of the loyal founding members who contributed greatly to the development of the party.
She said Mr Walamba was a respectful person who never engaged in insults as opposed to youths in the party who are fond of issuing insults on social media blogs.
“Mr Walamba was a father whose loyalty to the party made him serve on different positions, he was also a jovial person who got along with late President Michael Sata and current President Edgar Lungu,” Ms Phiri said.
Mr Walamba served as Mine Workers Union of Zambia (MUZ) president, Zambia’s High Commissioner to Ghana and Member of the Patriotic Front (PF) Central Committee among other positions.
Ms Phiri also took advantage of the funeral gathering to welcome and commend former Copper Copperbelt Minister Mwenya Musenge who attended the burial, for re-joining the party.
She urged former PF members that left the party to freely re-join the party assuring them that they will be embraced.
And in giving a tribute, Mr Walamba’s son, Chilufya said his father was a strong person who always counselled his children to be respectful.
Chilufya advised his siblings to carry their father’s legacy by making sure that they do not engage in criminal activities.
Mr Walamba has been put to rest on his farm as he requested.
He has left behind a wife, seven children and 15 grandchildren.
The burial procession was also attended by Copperbelt Permanent Secretary Bright Nundwe, Kitwe District Commissioner Chileshe Bweupe and Green party president Peter Sinkamba among others.
There is misconception that wearimg alone will stop Covid-19 Infections. The Govt is making a grave mistake by allowing these mass gatherings as they have become Covid-19 Super Spreaders. All mass gatherings like Funerals, Church Services, Weddings etc will spread the deadly disease further. Priests, Drs, Nurses, Judges and Frontline workers are dying from Covid-19. The Govt must realise that Ministers and Politicians are not immune from this deadly disease.
Uncle Timothy Walamba was a great union leader and senior citizen whose contribution to Zambia was immerse. MHSRIP
The tragedy is that the Ruling PF Govt doesn’t respect Covid-19 Guidelines. Covid-19 is real and deadly. Covid-19 doesn’t discriminate. Politicians, Drs, Judges,Priests, Prominent Citizens etc are not immune from this disease. Recently SG Mwila said PF would rather see people dying from Covid-19 than stopping Election Campaigns to win the August 12,2021. This PF mentality will see many people die from this disease. Gatherings at Funerals,Churches, Weddings etc should be stopped or regulated to lessen Covid-19 Infections, hospitalizations and deaths. Failure to act by the PF Govt will see more Zambians perish from this deadly disease. The writing is on the wall.
just the other day the minister of health talked about super spreader events and the very person who is supposed to know better is participating in such an event….
Mass gatherings are condemned even by the president–its appalling to see members of the party whose political head is the person that gets agitated at opposition parties’ when they want to attend certain events including funerals-