Hundreds of mourners gathered at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Lusaka on Monday to pay their last respects to former Finance Minister, Emmanuel Kasonde, who died last Friday.
The requiem mass was also attended by dignitaries who included first Republican President, Kenneth Kaunda.
President Rupiah Banda was represented by defense minister, George Mpombo.
Also present were Patriotic Front leader, Michael Sata, and UPND president, Hakainde Hichilema.
Mr. Kasonde will be buried in Kasama on Tuesday.
Speaking during the church service Former Lusaka Archbishop, Merdado Mazombwe described Mr. Kasonde as a strong Catholic, and a humble and dedicated leader.
And Dr. Kaunda described Mr. Kasonde as a giant in financial matters.
ZNBC
Former Finance Minister, Ngandu Magande, said Mr Kasonde had set good financial policies which he adopted when he became finance minister.
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May His Soul Rest in peace. To Mr kasonde: I personally will surely miss you.
Note: #1 on behalf of Matworld.
I’ll miss you too Mr Kasonde, rest in peace. You worked hard
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Nambala 4.
May His Soul Rest in eternal peace.
RIP
RIP
ashes to ashes, dust to dust, may God rest your soul ba Kasonde.
May our Good Lord receive his soul.
You will not be missed liar. Your stealing sins have gone with you without repeating.
He worked so hard for Zambia. He worked even harder for Christ and spent so long on the Cathedral of the Child Jesus.
It was so befitting that his body lay there for a Mass he so deserved.
Our repository of experience and wisdom is so much the poorer because of his passing. He will rest at Mukosa Village – Ku Lubemda ku Malole. He worked for them too. He went to the village when going to the village was like a death sentence. Here rests a man who stayed close to what he was.
LT please do something about #11
what happened? How’d he die??? :((
Yes LT #11 is inappropriate! Lets respect the dead! LT awe you sensor my jokes – which are usually in good taste, but then you let people disrespect the non living!! LT! :-w
#14 Sweet thang where did you go? Ati bwanji ka joke kaili?
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Imwe! Ni yopa, bazani manga! I’m trying to send the end of that ka one, but LT keep sending some ka silly message!!
oops sorry, i was in a ka workshop, i was dying to come back and blog, honestly too much :-@
Matworld – I’ll post, but i’ll give the man a likkle respect first!! ^:)^
Sweets the next topic is more appropriate for jokes…
Sony, Matworld,Sweet Thang, Nine Chale, Chewe
Goodnight! and :* to you
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Katusheni muchibote
What a loss to Zambia. This man was humble, hard working and very dignified. May his soul rest in peace.
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Please sensor #11. He doesnt deserve to be on this blog or better still on this earth. Who knows, may be #11 is an alien?
Ohh MHSRIP. I almost forgot because of this #11.
Hamba Khale ba Kasonde. We love you
Number 27
Number 31
Baby C. I want to learn your tricks. One day you will need to pass on the mantle, remember? So teach me
Number 32
Number 33
Who wrote this article??? Zambian journalists need to go bak to skul..we are missing alot of details in this articles plz
Rest in Peace ba Kasonde…
:(( you will be greatly missed=))
:(( he was one of a kind
#35 Observer, what details are missing. tell us so we can ask them to re-write the story
#39 what did he die of for example… how long was he sick? Who does he leave behind etc. All those things that should be in an article like facts
Sony Ericsson, so you are intelligent eh? I agree with you. May be the writer was in a hurry. :d:-?
Sony Ericsson, you see our local media never mentions what some died of. They only say ‘after an illness’. I dont think we shall get that detail on kasonde
Norah I know, maybe one day they will learn. Here they don’t even say “after an illness”…
ok guys, i ve gone to slip. NMWAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:x:-\”
Did he die of AIDS?
RIP, mr kasonde
LT….Is it “THE CATHEDRAL OF THE HOLY CROSS” OR “THE CATHEDRAL OF THE CHILD JESUS”? Or “the difference is the same”!!! 8->
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RIP Ba Kasonde…he was among the first four Ministers to axed by FTJ in the 3rd REP.
Left four Children..nefishukulu katwishi ni eleven. ..including nomwaice wandi Tona uwile mukulosha..! Awe chabipa mwe.
Guys Father Christmas has lost his aunt. Will be flying bsck home Thursday.
boring boring :-w:-w
NABATUSHE MUCHIBOTE
sometimes it’s better to keep your childish comments to yourselves.# 45 and 51 please do not read or make comments if you are not interested. Mr Kasonde was over 70 years please give him the respect he earned whilest alive and respect is the key in every society. MHSRIP Mr Kasonde.
Kasonde brought about the bite the bullet policy under Chiluba and yet it was only the poor Zambiansb who had to bite the bullet and tighten the belts.
No Kasonde, no Arthur wina, no Humphrey Mulemba, no Mwanawasa the real pillar of democracy, we are finished. At least we still have KK the real father of the nation. But please RB jail Chiluba as you will just be respecting the rule of law. I need to hear you talk about the law and why the courts must be respected. promote the judge handkling Chungu and secure a conviction for Chiluab and the zairean called Xavier Chungu. We may vote for yo again if possible. But trielly, we do not need you as president, vote for Chirwa.
His heart failed and died while being rushed to the hospital by his child from his home in New Kasama. Let’s do away with silly comments. Even people who die of Aids are human, good people and have loved ones too. have a heart bane.
All dead people no matter how bad they were will be showered with accolades but state funerals are becoming a joke now. What of the man who sung “Africa, my Africa”, Mr Ponde, do you know how he died, simple diabetes and his legs swelled up right in UTH. Was he accorded a SF? I dont remember. We seem to be good at wasting money in Zambia no wonder we shy away from challenges like hosting the AAG. Surely ukufilwa fye uku kula stediamu ati iyo indalama tapali but meanwhile in our hearts we know money is there.
Nothing wrong with number 11…
That’s his take on it…If he doesn’t miss him, he doesn’t miss him…It shouldn’t bother any of you!
Dead people don’t need respect. The are dead. Concious of nothing! Give em a good funeral and that’s it…
RIP EK.
Pst E. Musukuma and his wife would like to express our deep
condolences to the deceased family. Wishing you GOD’S divine
confort. My the Soul of our departed leader rest in peace. God bless you all. Amen.
RIP. Deservedly your last departure was from lsk was from the Cathedral of the child Jesus. Your were instrumetal in seeing it up. God care of your soul.
The bible says there is time for everything under the sun: time to be born and time to die. Ecc:3… So death comes as a result of time.
and cases of death have been record in the bible and Jesus dealt with these case. So death is there and it’s real but the Good news is Jesus is the Resurrection and the life. God Bless you all today.
Amen
Do not be afraid death of death, Jesus Loves you and if you believe in his will have everlasting life. Amen
Be mindful of God’s Love ..John 3:16
Death is a reminder of God’s love for us.. John 3:16
MHSRIP
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MHSRIP,the man was good even in his old age,what led to his death??
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May the Angels receive the soul of Mr Kasonde. He was good AND dedicated man to our nation and its a great loss he will be missed. God confort the grieved family, they shoudn’t loose hope but they should have the trust in you GOD and know that everything has got its own time. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE.%%-%%-%%-%%-%%-%%-%%-%%-%%-
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May the Angels receive the soul of Mr Kasonde. He was good AND dedicated man to our nation and its a great loss he will be missed. God confort the grieved family, they shoudn’t loose hope but they should have the trust in you GOD and know that everything has got its own time. MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE.%%-%%-%%-%%-%%-%%-%%-%%-%%-
May my Heartfelt Condolences go to My Childhood Friend Hubert Kasonde whom we grew up with in Kabulonga those good old days how i wish i was there to attend the funeral May Your Fathers Soul Rest In Internal Peace. %%-%%-%%-[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<[-o<^:)^^:)^^:)^^:)^^:)^
May his soul rest in peace till we meet again
#45, Ba Kasonde died from a diabetis complication. He collapsed at home in the morning after breakfast and was rushed to Lusaka Trust hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival.
He was a great business sucess and biggest coffee farmer in the country with a private air strip. Things went wrong when he joined politics and the coffee prices collapsed. He lost the whole of his Century Holdings empire but remained simple and dignified to the end
He lived both in Malole and New Kasama (lusaka)
RI IN ERTENAL PEACE
#11 you’re a twat
“Rest in Peace”===No 11 is entitled to his dumb opinion!
Condolences to the Kasonde family. It must be hard losing a father after losing a sister recently. What a loving catholic family. Mr. Kasonde did a lot even out of work for the church.
People like the imbecile number 11 make my blood boil.
RIP Mr kasonde.
Kasonde was a very big thief and plunderer by virtue of birth. Stop lying when someone has died ati he was a good man. he has died with development bank of zambia loan. Let him pay back. A plunderer is a plunderer.
One of the big thieves has just died. Isambo lyamfwa. Property grabbing iyo nakabili :((:((:((:((:((:((:((:((:((:((:((:((:((:((:((
Mayo eeee!! mayo eee afwa manwele wandi. Iyee ninani akulandisha ine eee!!! mayo nafwa inee :((:((:((:((:((:((:((:((:((:((:((:((:((:((:((:((:((:(:((:(:d/:(:((:(:(:((:((:((:((
MYSRIP.It only takes a good man to humble hiself, mix with ordinary pipo like ‘some of us’.Very understanding , helpful and above all a good ‘father” and mentor.I Pray that God grants the family peace in this trying moment.
You know what the say about speaking ill of the dead.
MHSRIP
R.I.P to ma homie!
MHSRIP
MAY HIS SOUL REST IN P :)>.BESIDES HE WAS A MAN OF GOD UNLIKE THE VJs OF THIS WORLD