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Hundreds of Lusaka residents today thronged the Cathedral of the Holy Cross for the memorial service in honour the late President Levy Mwanawasa which marks a month since Dr. Mwanawasa met his demise.

Those in attendance included Acting President Rupiah Banda, First Republican President Dr. Kenneth Kaunda, Speaker of the National Assembly Amussa Mwanamwambwa, and Chief Justice Ernest Sakala.

Members of clergy, Cabinet ministers, Deputy Ministers, other senior government officials and members of the general public were also in attendance.

Former First Lady Maureen Mwanawasa said the death of Dr. Mwanawasa should not bring an end to projects and programmes initiated by the late president Mwanawasa.

Mrs. Mwanawasa said soldiering on with the projects and programmes would be the best way to honour the late President Mwanawasa.

She pointed out that it would not be prudent for the new leader to embark on a new path and change direction as this would spell doom to gains and progress made in national development.

Mrs. Mwanawasa said Zambia has already been put on the path to prosperity.

And earlier, Pastor William Chanda of the Baptist Church paid tribute to former First Lady Maureen Mwanawasa for endeavoring to assist the less privileged in society.

He has since urged Mrs. Mwanawasa to continue helping the underprivileged in society and continue putting God first during this trying time.

Also speaking during the memorial service, Acting President Rupiah Banda said Zambians will always remember and appreciate the late President Levy Mwanawasa for his exemplarily leadership and selfless service to the nation. Mr. Banda said the late Dr. Mwanawasa spared no effort to propel the nation forward for the benefit of the citizenry.
After the memorial service congregants proceeded to lay wreaths on the late President Levy Mwanawasa’s tomb at Embassy Park.

The late Dr. Mwanawasa died in Paris, France on 19th August, 2008 and was buried on 3rd September, 2008.

The late Dr. Mwanawasa was an active member of the Twin Palm Baptist Church.

140 COMMENTS

  1. Indeed Levy fought a great battle. He should be honored as such. He fought a lone battle. May his soul rest in eternal peace.

  2. Thank you madam we will keep building on the promise.Though minor changes may be predicated by evolving times, we will hold to the promise of our dear brother, leader, friend and compatriot in the vision for a better Zambia he envisaged.To us its imperishable vision.

    Thank you we will forever remember our brother in th estruggle LPM.

    (MHSRIP)

  3. we will heed this call Madam , but just steer clear from politics
    You will achieve more and keep your dignity intact by staying away from our seemingly dirty and highly personalised politics

  4. Whatt makes Maureen think we appreciated his programs? 90% of urban Zambia rejected him after 5 years, and 58% of the entire country.

  5. Anyway all the dead are liked & lets hope people an’t talking because he’s dead. Maureen U did your best let another first lady try, all the best Zambians

  6. let us try to appreciate people when they are still living. vote wisely and change the direction and image of the country.

  7. Vote for Banda – KK

    FORMER republican President Dr Kenneth Kaunda has urged the people of Zambia to vote for acting President Rupiah Banda in the forthcoming presidential elections because he has a sober and capable character.Speaking at his new residence in the State Lodge area yesterday after Mr Banda handed over a house constructed for him by the government, Dr Kaunda endorsed the candidature of Mr Banda saying he has confidence in his leadership skills.

  8. We will support you, Chitimukulu tells RB

    Paramount Chief Chitimukulu of the Bemba speaking people has said his chiefdom will support the Rupiah Banda led MMD Government.

  9. We shal try to madam..bt nt wth RB who is a very young shop keeper frm chipata..pantu uncle levy wantd a beta zed wth dignity,nt wat thy ar doin.brown envelopes,media intimidation and al forms of coruption.

  10. No. 10 what do you expect from Kk, Rb is the brother in law so am sure for him he has seen extraordinary favours if Rb wins. Zambians stopped listening to Kk a long time ago so it doesnt matter what he says. Come 30 October, ni Pabwato

  11. These chiefs get on my nerves, they ve been bought by Rb for k5m once they use that money, they ll change camp again.

  12. Zambia’s intellectual & polished corporate executive Milupi backs RB

    INDEPENDENT Luena Member of Parliament (MP) Charles Milupi has supported the presidential candidature of acting President Rupiah Banda in the October elections.

  13. Timely advise to all presidential candidates, see what rot the new gvt brouhgt up in 1991. The poor guys worked against everything Kaunda had built on, the mines, Zambia Airway etc Politics of hatred will only take as back to the stone age. Congrats Pst Chanda for the job well done in the life of LPM, before and after his demise, God bless you man.

  14. Whe did Milupi become an intellectual and polished corporate executive? Do you know CEC? Ask the people the people who work there

  15. #10 you seem to be everybody’s mouthpeace. KK in his 27 year govt never brought Rupiah anywhere near key minisries coz he knew many others were far better e.g the Mwanakatwes, Mwananshikus, Mundias, Zulus, or Mudendas and NOT RB!.

    Now just because Levy brought in RB from UNIP to get votes from Esterners, KK sees a visionary RB? This sucks!

    O fellow Zedians we need to move forward with real Leaders not turncoats, who can not hold even their own family together but claim to have solution for ZAMBIA!

  16. I was very disturbed to listen to KK’s speech at the handover ceremony. Will I be wrong if I said he is completely running out of his head? How can he urge the voters to go for RB honestly as a founding father? And further said SATA can not make a good president. Is that not campaign? All he should have done was to remain neutral and not taking sides. The other time was supporting HH and this time around it’s RB. Let him not exhibit political prostitution at that age. That house was not built using RB or MMD funds but tax payers money. Let him not be blinded by the just handover. I think there is some relations, I think # 16 is right.

  17. I hope Maureen does not expect us to hold this service every month. We shall trying to keep the good things levy did but we shall discard the bad things he did such as the Family tree dynast. It must come to an end

  18. Will the MMIC gonna continue or will just be another Hope foundation? Let’s not name such organization after our names but something else; like say Zambian First Ladies Initiative.

  19. # 20,
    Don’t be that jelous because that spirit will fail you.We respect your blogging devotion but you are no much to Charless Milupi. he is academically and professionally polished.Before Sondoi he turned Copperbelt Energy into a successful story.In the house he has excelled.

  20. # 12! There is no way Chitimukulu can impose his will on all the Bembas who belong to his chiefdom; he just wanted to please his mbuya. It’s just a shame that chiefs are being lured into the dirt game of supporting politicians; it’s better to leave them out to carry out their royal duties; otherwise they risk making themselves look very cheap in the eyes of their people, especially those who do not back up the candidate they have indorsed.

  21. Ba kaunda shud js kep quite,thts why it has bn difikot to respect hm coz of hs usles tok,we knw rb is ur mulamu ba mudala,so pliz spare us ur rubish thots of hu cn b presido..in ur time u usd to say ur th god on earth,u neva saw any1 else to b capable..dnt litsen to hm pipo

  22. you have a tendance to stretch facts-my advice is check them well before you stretch them ask CEC why Milupi left! In any case we are digressing

  23. I agree with the blogger who said i hope maureen doesnt  expect us to be holding this service every month and she should realise that its not necessary to speak all the time I agree with the blogger who said i hope maureen doesnt expect us to be holding this service every month and she should realise that its not necessary to speak all the time

    Big Bellé

  24. For F`s sake lets move on people. We are not the only country to have lost a president. Even the US have had a share. Arguablywith a greater one.

  25. Zambians get used to the idea that RB is president now and after oct 30th. Sata will try, i pity HH, Miyanda no strategy am afraid.

  26. #10 Pragmatist. I think KK’s brain is no longer in the right place. If ever it has been at all. He must just shut up.

  27. #22 Grandpa. I always wish KK could respect himself like Nelson Mandela. The man (Mandela) is so highly principled one would think he never even spent a day on Robin Island. KK is making an @ss of himself by involving himself in politics. As you have already said the house was built for him by suffering Zambians and not rupia. How do employees get promoted? Its through exhibiting competence in their current positions. Therefore if King Cobra does well as a minister, its a clear indication that he can perform well a level up. Now what rubbish is KK talking about?

  28. I read Dr Kaunda’s speech and no where did he support RB. He just told him not to answer back when Sata attacks him verbally. He DID NOT say RB is the best candidate or neither did he endorse him. KK knows that the best candidate is HH. He said Sata can make very good minister but not sure about being the president. He did not even praise the MMD or RB in anyway in his speech.

  29. THANK YOU MAUREEN FOR SUPPORTING LEVY DURING HIS ILLNESS ,WE LOVE YOU AND YOUR LOVELY FAMILY GOD BLESS YOU AS BRING UP THE LUBONAS’TRUST IN GOD AND NOT MAN.

  30. No. 50, you are right. he did not at all endorse rb in the way mmd want us to believe.as far as i know kk has not changed on his preferred candidate, it is still hh coz hh is the best!!!did you watch hh on znbc?

  31. Sorry Zambian it is me who contributed on number 50. This is my blog name, Kashimani. Well unfortuantely I am in the UK and was not able to watch what HH said during the TV interview. I am sure it will be there on hakainde website very soon.
    Sata has challenged KK to tell the nation why he fired RB from Namboard, today’s Post newspaper.
    Another interesting issue is that VJ has gone to SA for ear treatment. Watch out for that snake! Can someone travel to SA for ear treatment? shemuna bane shemu to MMD.

  32. Guys dont insult the first lady.you jst bring bad luckyyyyy in your life. try and do away with that kind of dirty minds.it will help u prosper in life.be prayerful.

  33. LT why have you removed my contributions? It seems you are MMD site. Anyone who writes the truth about the corrupt MMD you remove their contributions. Grow up. You are becoming a propaganda tool to censor the truth. If Pragmatist the MMD shushushu cadre contributes lies you dont remove his lies. shame

  34. KK is just okay by giving advice. He is not commanding you but simply giving advice. In 1991 he gave us advice and said “with this Chiluba and MMD you will look for me but I might not be there”. In 1991 we chose to ignore his advice and we paid the price. Even now he is just giving advice which you can ignore but be prepared to pay the price. Lastly, we all know HH, Sata, RB and Miyanda from a distance. KK has worked with four of them and he knows who is most suitable to be president especially that KK was once a president.

  35. then why are you bringing chiluba close??
    Levy was tryn to fight against corruption and Fiscal policy.
    Its seems MMD will not coninue from where Levy left!
    they are hypocrits!!

  36. #60I hope you are not responding to me because my response was to those condeming KK for saying that Sata might have been a good minister but did not think he would be a good president. As for Chiluba, Sata is tainted as RB on Chiluba issue because they both embraced Chiluba. Sata only distanced himself from Chiluba after he thought Chiluba was distabalisng PF with the 26 MPs. As a matter of fact Chiluba joined PF in 2006 and said “MMD is no more what remains is something called New Deal”

  37. #62 please do not show your ignorance. If you do not know the world flags its better to keep quite. Any how for your information 60 is a flag for Australia and 61 is a flag for New Zealand. The quickest flight between the two countries is 2 and half hours so it is not possible for 60 to be in Australia and in less than 3 hours be in New Zealand. How the campaigns in USA? Who is likely to win according to information on the ground? Have a nice day or evening, I cant tell which part of USA you are but it is most likely night.

  38. Pragmatist is a liar, Paramount chief Chitimukulu will never do that and this is the same Chitimukulu who refused to back Maureen for campaigning to replace Levy. This propaganda of making RB being indorsed by small family political parties and chiefs due to their poverty is reckless and regretable for democracy ideology. This propaganda by Pragmatist is a weapon MMD will use after rigging the elections. VJ is in South Africa.RD must know that in Bemba we say’ Ubwalwa bwachipuba bunwa utuchenjele’ In other words the beer of a fool will be drunk by wise people. If he wants to bribe Ackson Mwamba (Chitimukulu)with a Vehicle RD will regret for his mistake.
    KK should also watch his mouth.

  39. Why is Chief Kalindawalo not recognised by the MMD? Could this be the reason Chief Mwanjabantu couldn’t come out to support RB?

    Please treat all chiefs with respect and don’t buy them. Let them remain neutral.

    Who lined up pupils in Western Province to welcome RB? This is KK mentality and should not be reapted.

  40. tHE E DUCATED WILL VOTE FOR SATA, BUT WHO WILL IN THE RURAL AREAS..ITS RB..MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO REMOVE THESE GOOD FOR NOTHING HUMAN BEING FROM GOVERNMENT..STRATEGY IS TO TARGET THE RURAL AREAS FOR CAMPAIGNS

  41. Maureen pointed out that it would not be prudent for the new leader to embark on a new path and change direction as this would spell doom to gains and progress made in national development. This message is meant for RB…. he seems to be changing direction already even before getting to plot 1!!! His involvement with Chiluba, VJ, Chitala is disturbing to say the least. The former first lady must be shocked at he turn of events.

  42. I think the first lady does well to keep to the personal rather than to keep harping on national direction. We can rise above what LPM achieved. She should be seen to grieve and not to be taking advantage of every high profile event to promote herself politically. I was taken aback by her statement at the burial that her husband’s enemies would be her enemies. She stands to lose much by talking too much – silence would help her accrue some dignity. She is treating the nation like a personal pet project. Please do not be so condescending on Zambians. I thought we had the national funeral and that the memorial was supposed to be personal.

  43. KK statement was political one. That was not coming from his heart but the circumstance he was put in. The great leader had to say whatever he said at gun point. He could not insult publicly the finger feeding him. Let us all forgive KK. His speech was writen by his personal secretary.

  44. The KK statement was a political one. That was not coming from his heart but the circumstance he was put in. The great leader had to say whatever he said at gun point. He could not insult publicly the finger feeding him. Let us all forgive KK. His speech was writen by his personal secretary.

  45. Lusaka times, you reduce the amount of letters permitted on the name without informing us. Anyway, good development.

    Back to the topic, KK endorses Hakainde Hichilema. I do full heartedly agree with him on Sata.

    Sata cannot rule…period.

  46. #74 What world are you living in? Sata is fundamentally and practically hard working person any position he was given the improvement was seen and he is a motivator. KK is a failed leader who believed he was the only one to rule Zambia and embarked on borrowing money from IMF and World Bank that upto now have condemn the entire nation to be living in perpetual poverty or called one of the poorest nation in the world.His lack of judgement say it all.
    No one is concerned about HH because he is not a threat to MMD. Secondly, if it was not for Sata, MMD govt would have been reckless in development project as well as bogus investors. Only people like you can not see how many zambians want change

  47. I ve not been paticulary happy with the way all the past Govts have treated Education-UNZA.I want a president and Govt which will respect Education.I understand UNZA has reopened-just 4 votes.
    Tifakeko Nzelu kusukulu pliz.Levy has left a bad legacy schoolwise despite being a UNZA graduste himself-SHAME

  48. maureen should keep away,the people of zambia have the rite to choose who they want to lead them.not all mwanawasa did was rite,lets not say good things becoz the man is gone.

  49. #80

    Sata is a bully. he think he can get forward by bullying people. i tell you, sata will never rule zambia. sylvia masebo has done a better job than sata at cleaning up lusaka.

    lusaka is better under sylvia than it ever was under sata.

    you say hh cannot win. well if hh cannot win then i endorse rb. anyone is better than sata.

  50. #80 spot on. I also add on that the only thing KK did right was to fire Rb at NAMBOARD for corruption.

    Now MMD have handed over an un-finished house to KK during this time. This is politics and corruption,Rupiah was fired by KK now he want to make amends and please KK.MMD trying to whoo the very few remaining UNIP members to MMD side.For KK we the Zambians trounced him in 1991. he is irrelevant to modern politics. No one is even using KK on peace missions because he is disgraced. his ending was a crsuhing defeat. period.

  51. #80 what MMD is doing to HH is exactly what they did to Mazoka. They conctrated on Gen Tembo who was just popular in Lusaka and ignored Mazoka. Kavindele even said that they were completely caught unware by Mazoka’s rise. HH has more support in rural areas than Sata. It is a fact that PF supporters have to live with. The 2006 results attest to this.

  52. Hi Bloggers,
    A Government of Difference:
    President- Hakainde Hichilema
    Veep- Hon. Felix Mutati
    Finance Minister- Ngandu Magande
    Home Affairs- Peter Mumba
    Local Government- Slyvia Masebo
    Gender Affairs- Emily Sikazwe
    Community Development- Margarette Mwanakatwe
    Energy Minister- Robinson Mwansa
    Defence Minister- Gen. Miyanda
    Attorney General- Mumba Malila
    Justice Minister- John Sangwa
    Intelligence Chief- Mutembo Nchito
    Sports Minister- Dr. Julius Sakala
    Communications Minister- Dr. Habaatwa Mweene
    Labour Minister- Joyce Nonde

  53. Maureen, good gesture. I trust you can inspire our politians to be focussed on development. LPM despite his shortcoming being human had the interest of common man (Zambian) at heart…hence his refusal to grant politician heft pay hike…

    RB must learn something…instead of bribing small parties and chiefs.

    As a country we need to move on beyond UNIP type of Politics..where the party matters more than the people.

  54. #50, You are saying you read the speech, tell did you listen to yesterday’s main news? He applauded RB and insisted that pipo vote 4 him. I think that handover ceremony was ‘SUGAR DISTRIBUTION IN KATETE’

  55. Lets carry forward the economic legacy left by LPM and not the legacy of nepotism. Remember the family tree????

    RB is already exibiting some bad signs. Do not trust him.

    KK, a bad guy.

  56. Guyz, perhaps am left behind about memorial services,the zambian norm is that memorial is held after a year.I was supprised to hear there would be a memorial service.can someone advise.

  57. KK IT IS YOUR ENTITLEMENT. BUT AS USUAL ITS LIKE WHEN YOU GET SOMETHING YOU THANK SOMEONE. DONT SINK SO LOW YOU EARNED THAT HOUSE IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MMD.

  58. RB can never continue where LPM left even to add on because LPM was best known to fight Corruption which he has failed he cant even tell us what he is going to work on part from preaching LPM legacy let him work where LPM fail.

  59. 91 why do you hate lozis?you have left us out in your government and for this i shall not vote for hh.Remember why Munkombwe is Minister ,the late LPM said it was about tribal balancing

  60. #91 Hahaha hehehe hihihi!!! you make me laugh, I can see your HH is loner he is got no capable pipo of his own to form gvt, no wonder in his dreams he wants to poach mmd members to be in his dream gvt.

  61. #100, even you, you named yourself choma 1 because of tribal balancing.

    In actual sense you should have been Kalabo 1.

  62. LET THIS MUKAFWILWA now mourn in private she should politicalised her husband death every month. He is dead and dead for ever never to return like any other pipo who died before him. WE ARE TIRED OF THE TOPIC RELATED TO THE DEAD PERSON PLS MADAM MUKAFWILWA SPARE US THE ANGUISH!

  63. Maestro Hhehhehhehhe - LABELLED as a TRIBALIST BY a group of BEMBA-TRIBALISTS (mainly UNDEREDUCATED or Kaponyas) who are small DISTINCT group from the ORIGINAL NORMAL REAL BEMBA PEOPLE of Zambia, just because I am born  Tonga and succesful Maestro Hhehhehhehhe - LABELLED as a TRIBALIST BY a group of BEMBA-TRIBALISTS (mainly UNDEREDUCATED or Kaponyas) who are small DISTINCT group from the ORIGINAL NORMAL REAL BEMBA PEOPLE of Zambia, just because I am born Tonga and succesful

    True Mrs Maureen Mwanawasa. May the good Lord God bless you.

  64. Aku losheni fye mayo naimwe. Programmes of corruption and stealing to continue when we are suffering every second that counts.

  65. Is there any of the responsible or senior Zambian citizenry that has declared support for Sata? Who (name) has done so? Which chief or other political party, except for those contesting the presidential post has declared support for Sata?

    Someone help me. I want to see if I can change my mind but I don’t want to join ba kaponya bcoz I am not a kaponya and never will be.

    Someone tell me also what virtues PF stands for, something bankable. I want to join pabwato…

  66. Can someone please tell me why people are reporting red on some comments like the first comment? what is wrong with it?

  67. #95 it’s usually done when a public figure dies the family holds a private church service at which they express more intimate feelings out of the glare of the media and public attention. But this particular seems seems to have been designed to draw attention rather than be a private service. Maureen just missed her chance to absolve herself that she has no ulterior motives by being so country-focused not husband-focussed. When I first saw the announcement I thought it good for his small church,family and personal friends to come together to remember LPM as a man not as a public figure. That was done, overdone even.Invoking the dead is a powerful political tool it seems!

  68. #93 I totally agree with you. I listened to the main news on TV and KK was saying that Zambians shud vote for RB. Yes the handover of the house was Sugar distribution in Katete.

  69. “She pointed out that it would not be prudent for the new leader to embark on a new path and change direction as this would spell doom to gains and progress made in national development.”

    I do not agree with the above statement from the former first lady. It seems to suggest that LPM’s path was perfect,error free, which is entirely incorrect. The new leader should be his own man capable of going into new paths especially those where LPM, FTJ and KK failed the Zambian people, thus providing better leadership.

  70. RB and KK wants to use maureen mwanawasa as they are campaigning,we stopped listening to the long lived diatator of ZED KK along long time ago.come 30th october,2008 he will see that he is now useless to ZEDIAN people

  71. WELL YOU HAVE LOST WEIGHT MAUREEN WHATS UP? WELL PIPO SAY ALL NICE THINGS WHEN YOU LATE. MAUREEN FRIENDLY ADVISE STAY AWAY FROM POLITICS DONT BE USED BY RB. JUST REMEMBER THE HEAT IS TOO MUCH IN THE KITCHEN.

  72. there shld be a way of tracing some of the people who make insulting and even defamatory remarks on this forum!

    I feel some are mising the idea of the forum.

  73. My fellow Zambians, I am the “Maestro Hhehhehhehhe – LABELLED as a TRIBALIST BY a group of BEMBA-TRIBALISTS (mainly UNDEREDUCATED or Kaponyas) who are small DISTINCT group from the ORIGINAL NORMAL REAL BEMBA PEOPLE of Zambia, just because I am born Tonga and succesful”.
    I have now officially stated using the name on my username now.I have done so because LT seems to be a supporer of those who insults or atleast they have pressured him to be on their side.To this end, I am now offically a PF Supporter for Sata to destroy Zambia.I’ll change my username to Maestro Hhehhehhehhe after the October 30, 2008 elections. All POSTS under the name Maestro Hhehhehhehhe from today onwards wont be from me

  74. My fellow Zambians, I am the “Maestro Hhehhehhehhe – LABELLED as a TRIBALIST BY a group of BEMBA-TRIBALISTS (mainly UNDEREDUCATED or Kaponyas) who are small DISTINCT group from the ORIGINAL NORMAL REAL BEMBA PEOPLE of Zambia, just because I am born Tonga and succesful”.
    I have now officially stated using the name on my username now.I have done so because LT seems to be a supporer of those who insults or atleast they have pressured him to be on their side.To this end, I am now offically a PF Supporter for Sata to destroy Zambia.I’ll change my username to Maestro Hhehhehhehhe after the October 30, 2008 elections. All POSTS under the name Maestro Hhehhehhehhe from today onwards wont be from me

  75. The mourning time is over. It is now time to think about our future. Do we want to go forward or backwards! For me and the right thinking Zambians, it is FORWARD WITH DEVT and the only man to help us with this the the man himself HH. VOTE WISELY! VOTE HH!

  76. Viva Pabwato 2008 for the last time in its history.
    Viva Sata and his new photo on LT. It looks presentable. I just love this man, Hon Sata.
    “Nikalasti boyi kanalengesa” – Danny.
    Bulanyikila bwato lino lino.

  77. I guess some of those “projects” did not include healthcare!!!! Y’all, I was in LSK early this year and it was not funny!!!! This issue has to be addressed! UTH needs a lot of help!!!!!

  78. viva RB FOR PRESIDENCE.YOUTHS YOU BARE THE CONCEQUENCE ONCE YOU VOTE FOR EITHER HH /COPCOBRA FORMER CID PIPO BE CAREFUL YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT SATA/HH IS CAPABLE OF DOING.THIS COUNTRY WILL BE SOLD TO TAIWANS.HH TRIBALISM STILL EXIST IN YOUR PART.

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