Government has assured Lusaka residents that it will provide alternative days for the viewing of the late President Mwanawasa’s body which will today close at 18:00 hours.
In a Press Statement to ZANIS in Lusaka today, Secretary to the Cabinet Joshua Kanganja said residents who may not have an opportunity to view the body before the stated time will be accorded an opportunity to do so on Friday 29th August from 13:00 to 18:00 hours.
Dr. Kanganja added that the residents will also view the body on Saturday 30th August from 08:00 to 18:00 and Sunday 31st August from 08:00 to 18:00 hours.
He noted that government and the first family appreciate the outpouring of grief and prayers by the general public and the religious community during the mourning period.
The body viewing for Lusaka residents opened this morning at 08:00 with Vice President Rupiah Banda being the first to pay his last respects to the late Dr. Mwanawasa who died in Paris, France last Tuesday.
Meanwhile Scores of Lusaka residents have continued queuing up to pay their last respects to the late head of state who is lying in repose at Mulungushi International Conference Center.
By press time multitudes were still lined up in a queue stretching from the entrance of the main hall through great east road down to Olympia residential area behind Parliament.
Multitudes of Zambians both young and old today turned up to pay their last respects to President Mwanawasa at Mulungushi International Conference Center.
The mourners who were mostly clad in Black and national colours filed past Dr. Mwanawasa’s casket amid tight security provided by Military police from the defence forces. Some of the mourners wept uncontrollably while others collapsed.
Security wings were however on hand to ensure orderliness during the procession.
Vice President Rupiah Banda was the first to pay his last respects at about 08:19 hours followed by Chief Justice Ernest Sakala, Speaker of the National Assembly Amusaa Mwanamwambwa and First Republican President Dr. Kenneth Kaunda.
Second Republican President Dr. Frederick Chiluba and his wife Regina paid their last respects at 11:48 hours while opposition Patriotic Front President Micheal Sata paid his last respects in the afternoon at about 15:07 hours.
Notable among others who paid their last respects to President Mwanawasa were Cabinet Ministers, Deputies, Senior Government officials, UPND President Hakainde Hichilema and All People’s Congress Party President Kenny Ngondo.
Others were Heritage Party President Godfrey Miyanda, Members of Parliament, Councilors led by Acting Mayor of Lusaka Mary Phiri and Town Clerk Timothy Hakuyu and members of the Law fraternity.
Former Vice Presidents Dr. Nevers Mumba and Enock Kavindele were also among the mourners who paid their last respects in the morning.
By 15:00 hours scores of people were still lined up in a long queue stretching from the entrance of the Main hall through great east road down to Olympia residential area behind Parliament building.
And government has said a number of foreign heads of state are expected in the country to attend President Mwanawasa’s funeral.
Foreign Affairs Minister Kabinga Pande told ZANIS in an interview that Chadian President Idris Derby has already confirmed attendance.
Mr. Pande said a good number of heads of state are expected to confirm attendance now that the date of Dr. Mwanawasa’s burial has been set.
He noted that government hopes that in the course of this week, more heads of state will confirm attendance because President Mwanawasa was held in high regard in the region for his leadership.
Meanwhile, PF President Michael Sata has called for calm as the nation mourns President Mwanawasa.
Mr. Sata said citizens and leaders should be honest and avoid engaging in theft and corruption just because Dr. Mwanawasa has passed on.
ZANIS/BK/AM/ENDS.
Too much of anything is not good
Will LT kindly post a photo on its home page
#1 Peter mwaiche wandi whats the meaning of your statement?
The MMD opportunists want to use the body of LPM to campaign (using govenment resources) by taking it to all provinces starting tomorow morning..What nonsense..thats why Lusaka is the caiptal city and centre of all events..not even princess Diana or Ronald Reagan was taken around the country. Well Sata has outsmarted them and he has hired a plane and will follow the body in all the provinces they will take the body.I am informed he is already in Chipata awaiting the body. The MMD (reminants), Membe and Nchito brothers will do anything to retain power and continue chewing behind the corruption front..
#4 what does sata hope to achieve by following the body everywhere? This is a sheer waste of energy, time and money.
#3. Bamudala ba Mwiinga. What i meant to say that too much of body viewing may bring bad mashamo to Zambia. Let the big man be taken to the other provinces too and put to rest.
Sata!!!! president that smoker thevies and Kafupi. That short man criminal killed our president.
Sata following the body of our president!!!!!!!! that crooks smoker. He does not understand the economy.
this is drama!
#8 Mwansa you are right Sata is a hypocritical, how can he even say that people should not engage into corruption just because Mwanawasa id gone. We have not forgotten than it was Sata who pledged to stop the prosection of corrupt individuals if he was going to be elected President. This man in the name of SATAn is indeed a devil. I don’t trust him not even a bit. He is the same chap who wanted to chase away investor who have improved the country. Sate was even saying that if the people of Luapula did not vote for him, FTJ’s blood would be on them. What can that devil tell us??
ba Sata today must pretend to champion anti theft and graft campaign, shame ooo(as the Nigerians would say!) Cant he remember that he is the very man who hounded this same man he was paying respects to, out of Govt? Awe ba Sata, try something else not that line again, please
Some people to be called president tafilolelemo liKE president sata NO NO WAY THEY ARE USED TO BE MINISTERS AND NOT PRESIDENT
Baiche bandi tachawama ukusabaila sana. Lets just watch and see and also learn so that when time comes for voting we know where the valid voters box is. Bamambala they want to use the body yaba shi Chipo as a campaign slogan thats why Sata wants to follow it thru out the country so that he can also ask for votes. Ngachachichibuke chimudala kuti badabwa bamambala ayi boyi!.
Guys lets be serious and think before we act we have seen sata s action in the past he has no heart for people he just want to have some political gain alemishinga bata
SATA IS CAMPAIGNING TOO! FOLLOWING BEHIND EN AFTA THE BODY MEANS ALL ZAMBIANS WILL COME TO MEET HIM EN HE WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO MEET HIS PROVINCIAL EXECUTIVES SO THAT DURING THE CONVESION (WHICH THEY HAVE POSTPONED) HE MAY EMERGE WINA. ANADA SENSE MAY BE DAT HE WANT TO SHOW HOW CLOSE HE BECAME WITH LPM SO DAT BY MISTAKE HE MAY BE ADOPTED BUT ITS IMPOSSIBO. I WISH HIM GUD LUCK. L.P.M YOU WILL BE MISSED M.Y.S.R.I.P
Thats good news but ba LT nachilamibundwila tamwachi nkopako ka photo yashani? I will be there on the extended days pakuti mukachayeko ifyamamo so that abaiche bakamoneko photo ya ba Ponyax.
Iwe ka Mulongoti where are you? Aba ba secretary to whatever we dont know them and why cant you say anything upto now. Akamutwe ka kabwalala.
WILL YOU PUT L.P.M’s PICTURE ONLINE, WE WOULD LIKE TO PAY OUR LAST RESPECT, PLEASE. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS TIME TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE UPDATES EN INFORMING US. WE WHOLLY DEPEND ON YOU FOR ALL INFO. WITHOUT YOU WE ARE IN DARKNESS. THANKS ONCE AGAIN.
All this is junk, you all act like your not Zambians, one man dies now you all want to act like heroes, how many of you have changed zambia, Lets not mis lead each other with this podium we have, post constructive ideas and views.
I think ba LT ni ba shu_shu_shu coz I suppose they are based in Lusaka as the name indicates but the chaps are not upto date morestly when it comes to pictures. Ba mambala they are playing on our minds. Surely up to now we can`t even see the picture of the cofin? Guys yashani kuli ba LT?
I agree with viper, it’s easier to say good things when some one dies but horrible words when they are also gone, mwanawasa faced both these things, lets respect him this time, be it sata is eyeing state house via this cause or not i think he really is setting an example, which one of us have even put aside money to even travel to all towns,
come on zambia, its mwanawasa who revived sata’s life not too long ago, cant he do something extra ordinary to show he’s appreciation.
I thinks its noble regardless.
Mapalo, Olympia. Lusaka
But why have these guys decided to dress the late LPM like a judge but not like the republican president. I propose they put him to rest in the Zambian flag colours not like the way he was being body veiwed at MICC. Remember lawyers he didn`t die in court but in state house.
#2 Mwiinga please,do you have time to go toilet?you are always bloging,every minute in each hour,or is it that your internet connection,kitchen,bed is self contained?
sata has too much bokosi (bams) to be president,plus his tobbacco teeth can misrepesent as to the rest of the world.They may think every zambian smokes and chews kashiki.
#24 It is not bams it`s bums and by the way a person only has one bum not one bums! It`s tobacco not TOBBACCO.
I have a child who visits this site.
Ponyax,
Leave Ka Mulongoti alone…let sleeping dogs continue lying.
Ponyax, where was ba mudala ba FTJ during bodyviewing? LT has been quiet on that or did I miss something? Please enlighten us
Ponyax please tekanya. Pictures takes time to develop. Ba LT needs to buy ama Snap-and-give. However, what do you want the pictures for, you want to see LPM, it won’t make any difference, he is gone. And showing casket will just bring problem, you start complaining how expensive it is, even if it was just a donation.
Its true, where is FTJ? Why has he not been seen? It says alot about his character.
Wibilima, I think its rather you to tekanya because the era of those ‘film-strip’ cameras has gone and media houses are now using digital cameras which do not need ‘time to develop’. ‘Snap and give’ who?
Those who want to see LPM photos should check out ukzambia.com
#25. well done. Ifipata bamo fychila.
Bane take some classes before going back to Zed . You will have a hard time convincing the masses you where overseas.
if u want to see Maureen at the airport rocking some nice black blouse (muziba che fashion pa Paris elo ni mahalf yatu…shopping) and also pictures of LPM in casket visit ukzambians.com
Ponyax please tekanya Imwe is it me or Ponyax sounds dull? Ati why is LPM dressed like a judge? Fool he was a barrister!! What u mean they should dress him in zambian flag colors? How can u say that he died as a Prez not a lawyer so bury him in a flag? Leka kundya chikanda pa lunch ala.
why do people still want to view his body when they never voted for him in lusaka? hypocrites
I think its that morbid fascination of seeing dead people.
27 and 29, FJT was seen during body veiwing, he was together with the Kaundas and the like.
Can someone advise our ZNBC reporters on what to wear, I saw two chaps dressed in white interviewing mourners! Come on guys.
GRZ thank you for bringing the body to all our provinces as planned, however most of us have not had the chance to see LPM while in office and now you want us to see him in a different state? As earlier proposed we should have taken advantage of the capital city.
People i have a quastoin to ask,has any one seen MS Verra Chiluba Tembo anywhere?
Please can we let the President rest.
I need photos of this funeral pliz… [email protected]
#38 I thought she had already assumed her first lady duties in Malawi? Actually Vera alikwisa iwe?
what about Kabinga Pande ?Why cant MMD think about him?What do you guyz think are his chances?
no need of changing PF leader SATA is okay,do oyu know why we need SATA because he is the only one who can bring back our monies from thise so called MINISTERS BAKABOLAL.HH GOOD FOR BUSSINESS SATA FOR PRESINDENT MOTHER ZAMBIA NEEDS STRONG PEAPLE LIKE PF SATA TIME IS NOT WITH US NO NEED FOR CHANGING LEADERSHIP PLEASE SATA IS POPULAR THAN WHO EVER WILL STAND[TULIMUBWATO LETS MOURN LEVY AND TO REMEMBER THAT NOW WE ARE IN THE BOAT]WHO EVER WILL STAND IS UNDER FIVE.PLSE LETS FINISH WHAT WE STARTED SHAME FOR THOSE WHO ARE CHANGING THEIR MIND IT SHOWS THAT YOURE WEAK,PF IN PLOT ONE 2008 GOOD JOBS NO MORE PIECE WORKS ONLY PERMANENT JOBS PF
lisa is it the same lisa or kuli winango.unveka ndiwe gold diger how come u’re always conscious na nkani ya money,obiasly sulipila na tax.u just thought of noting tha clodes won by maureen na cascate wakumbwa ka..
Lt whats wrong can i not post a link
# 40 for some reason Lt is not allowing me to send this. ukzambians.co.uk thats the link
Too much of anything is bad.We shud have buried LPM today,whats the importance of taking a corpse all over Zambia.
We need to move on
# 40 i posted #45 and #46…There is an article on “thousands mourn” that has photos
Sata, must not tire himself by following Levy’s body. If he suffers a heart attack this time, Levy is dead and will not exacuate him to SA.
# 46. Thanks a lot
mwiinga so what u’re saying is we xpoted our former first lady to our neighbour malawi?any way iam still not impresed by the fact that i didn’t see her at tha feneral ninshi ilibwa
Zambia needs someone who can change the work culture to archive meaningful goals. The economy is on course but the work culture in this country is far from what it should be to score.
Choose wisely.
Apologies dear bloggers: this may seem off topic but its quite serious if it is actually true. i hear the zambian boy who is on BBA was so drank last night he proposed a toast to the death of our president. did anyone’else hear this? i dont watch BBA.
i saw him taking a beer so if he got drunk later on and did propose a toast to the death of our president, then what a shame. where did they get that boy anyway?
suis bouleversé la façon dont le corps affichés chose se passe et à utiliser beaucoup de force de police, caméra hommes sont poussés à travers, en France, il a été ordonner le cercueil a dû être transporté par 6 Pipo, et non la façon dont il a été fait ici
President Mwanawasa’s body was arriving on Sunday OR NO SATURDAY. 7 days national mourning has been declared, OR NO 21 DAYS. Mourners gathering at show grounds or State house depending on who you are. All this mess and confusion by a cabinet that was dragging its feet, the cabinet that never followed through constitution provision when it was clear that the President was either dead or dying. We hope to see a better cabinet after 90 days. Kanganja, Rupia Banda, Mpombo and all under the family tree and close circles brace yourselves for a PF government. May LPM’s soul RIP.
Why is George Mpombo actin Information Minister? Where is Mulongoti?
if BBA can act that way then what?
Untill then its goodbye.
Was maureen in the country b4 HE died?
pipo confirm
In his lifetime he advocated for peace,justice and poverty reduction.We praise him for all the good he has done yet he himself said he had done little.In his death he has commanded unite. What a son of Africa we have lost indeed. Brothers and sisters the task to elect a new leader who will be close to Levy will undoubtly be difficult,thats why these chaps in MMD want to use his body to win on sympathy,but let me remind them that those tricks wont work with Zambians.Let them ask the General Miyanda who claimed to have raised the needed 20million to stand as a president from mere women.It did not work,we are too smart for that. VIVA ZED VIVA …….Aluta continua!!!!!!
The private media must try to fight hero worshiping and idolizing of mortal men. The current view in some media houses is that because one man is exceedingly good, others are exceeding bad. Let us promote goodness in all men.
Unfortunately, since the leakage of ZIALE examinations and roumours about information in the hands of GRZ, some media houses can no longer be counted to perform this function.
#60. Apparently, she has been at his “bed side” till the time of his death.
May the soul of our dear president Dr. Levi Patrick Mwanawasa SC rest in eternal peace. To all the living, the breath of life in us is the Lord’s. If peradventure you’ve not accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as your Lord and savior, now is the time when you can still speak. “For With the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation” (Romans 10:10,NKJV). Make the decision now!!!!!!!
How hours has Ubuteko given to other provinces to view the body?
#24 You say Sata has too much bokosi – what about RB ifimatobo kwati nabalwala sakatila(mumps)!!
#65 Each province will body view for 3hrs.
#57 The haulting salary incremnt bill has made Mulongoti to get sick – Bane Mulongoti mulwele badi
That explains his silence. I remeber he did mention that he wasnt well. Has he gotten worse? I didnt even spot him at Levys funeral.
does anybody no the prog for ndola?
Sata’s tactics, going round with the body in all provinces is indeed serious campaign for him and if it were HH suggesting that then these people with tribal sentiments would have started posting rubbish statements about him. Shame on you and we are now beginning to know the people who are tribal in this country.They are quick at noting small things in others but they have big logs in their eyes for every intelligent person to see.Check yourself first before you condemn others to be what you think they are.May God help us in this area where we seem to be wanting as a Nation at the moment.Amen!
Tueday 26th August:-
13:00hrs:- Body arrives at Ndola International Airport
13:30 – 16:30hrs:- Body viewing
Nite Stop
Body lies in repose at Kabelenga Guest House.
#67 Thanks
For how long shall the winner of the Presidential by-election rule? After 3 years we are going for a general election, of which that person would still be eligible to stand for a five-year term. What happens after this? Would this person be allowed to stand for another five-year term or this term will be stopped after two years?
#24 sorry, i have a natural propensity to numbers and not letters,am a newtonian please excuses my spellings
HH who? Locked to Madyankuku, Kahenya and other tribalists NO NO way,NO way, NO! Having gotten rich by being involved with privatisation of natioanl assets and being Tonga is no qualification or reason to be President of UPND LE ALONE zambian president. OR NO!
I meant #25.
uhm… ba Georgia Rusia niyabwanji kuti tinvele vichani manje do you intend to comunicate or to show us kuti muliku Rasia zo ona lembani vamene tinvela
#25 bum or bums is a slang term for buttocks,dont just comment do your homework prior to your comment
ALL YOU BLOGGERS.MAY LPM’S SOUL REST IN PEACE.
NOW,WHY ARE WE SO SHORT SIGHTED AS NATION TO SERIOUS ISSUES,LIKE THE FORTH COMING PRESIDENTIAL BYE-ELECTIONS?WHY THE SUDDEN RUSH WHEN WE SHOULD HAVE FIRST ,AS A PEOPLE TASKED PARLIAMENT TO ENACT JUST THE 50 + 1 CLAUSE,SO THAT WHO EVER IS ELECTED NOW WILL HAVE THE LARGEST MANDATE FROM THE ZAMBIANS. ALREADY THERE ARE FIVE OR SIX PEOPLE VYING FOR THE SEAT,AN ABSOLUTE ADVANTAGE TO MMD.PLEASE CONSIDER SERIOUSLY THIS ISSUE BEFORE WE START HEARING OF PETITIONS COME DECEMBER.TAKE OR LEAVE IT!!
#55 What the hell is that?
Have you head the news ati Sata was chest from chipata airport by Maureen
So it’s true!! what right does she have, come on Maureen u r a christian, Levy reconciled with ur hubby who are u to decide who mourns him, can u leave sata alone.
Maureen must be annoyd with Sata’s suggestion of a medical board while Levy was still sick.Too bad what happened at chipata airport i just heard the news at 1315.Sata also should just stay away.
80. CORRECT MY DEAR. I SHARE YOUR VIEWS 100%. WHY THE RUSH. JUST ALLOW MMD TO FINISH THEIR TERM AND THEN WE GO FOR GENERAL ELECTIONS. THE OPPOSITION ARE NOT READY FOR THESE ELECTIONS. HON SATA WAS UNCEREMONIOUSLY BOOTED OUT OF THE FUNERAL PROCESSION. HH MADE A PREMATURE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE WANTED TO GO FOR IT. THESE TWO GUYS ARE VERY DESPERATE TO GO TO PLOT ONE.
NATIONS ADVISOR – can you stop your effortless campaign of posting that message all over, you must have an agenda, what is it come clean!
aah..where have you people gottern the news,could it be true please#82 can you up date me.
That chap from Zed in BBA 3 is a disgrace to the nation. How can he embarrase us by proposing a toast to the death of LPM.Mwaice you should stay in that house foerever. You owe the entire nation an apology.
# 67.is that true about viewing for 3 hours?…thats like 30 people only are going to view him.
Big Brother Musula wobe. go to that site and post your crap there. why didnt you complain to the organisers so that they could have picked your dirty and stinking bottom instead. stop swaying the minds of noble men on this site with your rubbish. go to the oboma forum and discuss your rubbish there.
#55 for the sake of all Zambians please use English or you will be rendered useless to this forum.
Ka Conman#90 stop infesting this blog with dirty insults.
As a mourning widow, maureen should have just kept quiet and not exhibit such kombonic manners, am so disappointed. Silence is Golden!
Now people will have different perceptions of her clean character just like I am.
LPM may your spirit guide your confused widow, may she heed the advice that her ‘apungu’ if she ever had one gave her when she was getting married to her late husband, AMEN!
Sata also. He made the government pick up his medical bill whilst he is sitting on money. Why didn’t he pay for himself when he was evacuated to RSA for medical treatment? Instead he let the government use our tax money. Today he has hired a plane or does he own it to accompany the funeral procession.
Abash.
PLEASE CAN SOMEONE SEND ME OSO PICTURES OF THE FUNERAL POSSETION. TO [email protected].
# 95. It’s PROCESSION or was it a typing error.
I myself I’m burning to watch a video online. I am far away from home.
#89 Yes its true. The times are 18:30 – 10:30 im the morning and 13:30 – 16:30 in the afternoon. This time is done between towns.
But kwena ma widows bambi balasamwa, anyway I understand maureen, with all of mwanawasa’s wealth coming her way she feels stinking rich and can do whatever to whoever including ba sata.
I think she chased sata to give a tip of where she stands, she might just be mmd front in the next presidential election.
92. anonymous mapolo yako. i do not comment to please your ass nor your dirty mouth get down with it *****. why is it that everyone is calling you an ***** on this site. better check yourself son. you must really be dirty. do not answer me back or else you will open a can of insults.
Conman grow up. Be cursed the day when your mother told your father that she missed period beacuse of you in her rotten womb infected with syphillis.
#35 The reason is that he was their president
It shows how unprofessional and immature for poeple who use foul language on this blog. How would you feel to be insulted/ i guess not good. if you can not post constructive things , then do not use insult to fill your page. In my opnion i do not agree with the gov’t ‘s dicision of taking the dead body to all provinces. Dead body should not be the one visitng people but the opposite. I guess the corpse will be exhulsted by the time it goes around the country . I feel it does not show respect. princess Diana or pope Jonh did not tour the world when they died. Any way if family approved this who Iam.