Delegates of the Great Lakes Region have described the late President Levy Mwanawasa as visionary and selfless leader who stood for peace and democracy in Africa.
Chairperson for the Great Lakes Region Josephine Gaita said the late president was very keen to see a peaceful Africa where the rule of law and good governance prevailed.
Ambassador Gaita added that the late president fought hard to see a peaceful continent of Africa where there is law of law.
Ambassador Gaita, who is also Great Lakes Region National Coordinator for Kenya, said it was in this vein that the Great Lakes was determined to see a center for regional democracy set up in Zambia to honor his contributions.
She said this in an interview with ZANIS in Lusaka today when she led a delegation of Members of the Great Lakes Region who laid wreaths at late President Levy Mwanawasa’s grave at Embassy Park.
Ambassador Gaita said the Great Lakes Region will always remain indebted to his contribution and will work tirelessly to see the dream of the late president fulfilled.
And Zambia’s Special Envoy to the Great Lakes Region Dr.Siteke Mwale said that he was overwhelmed by the presence of the eleven member countries of the Great Lakes Region.
Dr.Mwale said he was grateful to note that the great lakes region have recognized the important role the late president contributed in the area of peace, democracy and the rule of law.
He said members countries are therefore facilitating for the creation of the regional centre for democracy good governance, human rights and civic education which the president stood for.
Dr. Mwale said once opened the centre will significantly contribute to the promotion of peace, democracy, and regional integration in the great lakes region.
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why
Hey Che Guevara, don’t you know what the late President stood for? Are you an African or you are a demon worshipper?
We miss you Levy ,i wish were you still here with us .M Y S R I P
foward with the nation. let the dead bury their own dead.
Have respect for the dead
why are you worried? Are you dead?
Russian you have cracked three of my ribs ! “Why are you worred, are you dead ?”
waya sana boyi?
ya
wah-bay-tall-lay ,tom-bar-no-call !
well thought. exellento
another story plz
#3 which graveyard have you ressurected from? coz even ku leopards hill there are manners
if you have manners, plz keep for your self.. let me clap 4 u. clap,clap,clap……………………
ba LT, this format sucks!
Recognition of LPM commitment to democratic rule is good for all concerned esp AU and the Great Lakes in particular. Nomba bane FTJ Centre for Democracy pa Arcades yalobelela ninshi nangu will it ever be completed?
I donno how long u’ve been away frm Lsk dude, its now being developed into an office park. Give the area 5 more years and it will be beautiful.
When u look at the bottom line, LPM was a great man. What irritated most people were just petty issues and jealousies bordering on personality otherwise, professionally, he deserves the accolades hands down.
Levy was a good man, my worry is the end legacy, thats why people keep changing perception about him from being good to below that. He left for us NyamaSoya and the system as it is prone for manipulation by the ruling party, NyamaSoya ” went through” and we all know it was not genuine. So we are stuck with him. Reversed all the gains that could have befitted this being proposed. Yaba Katwishi. limbi chilifye Bwino, nachibe. yaba .
I see nothing wrong with this idea if it can be reasonably financed and implemented. After all the immediate beneficiaries are not us but those that shall come after us, so lplease let’s not only think of today (Anonymous & Russian).
Good one .
who’s going to pay for that? build the teachers houses first
i hope the building wil be completed, coz we have a lot of unfinished buildings in town already. which are making the town look so horrible Msusu kalenga building yah ba
what has happened to FTJ’s institute of democratic studies? kwena mu zambia, too much drama.
Appreciating wat Levy contributed is not bad but setting up the headquater because of levy is not reasonable coz levy died with his vision the leaders comig after him are very different perhaps with no visions at all.
I like the idea.
The area will be looking nice, its a good idea
hmmmmm! ok! but when is the project likely to start?2030?
While I appreciate this gesture, let us all realise that the dead are dead. In lieu of wasting funds in championing a cause that those who are alive like President RB Banda have committed themselves to do as a legacy of late former President LP Mwanawasa, let us use the money for that the would-be centre to fund our ailing universities so that we can develop technologies that will assist all African Nations to put water and food on the tables of all african nationals.
Late LP Mwanawasa fought his fight and so let us emulate hime by fighting our own fights instead of trying to (photo-)copy him.
This is time to move on and not waste resources in terms of both human land numbers of…
LPM , MYSRIP ………..amen
Looks like the new version is a failure!
All alone on here I think. Bye bye! Going to see the blonde I’m living with.
Nothing wrong, go ahead. I miss LPM.
Gud things agwan out here in tha cold
site ya donkwa ba LT ….pipo on the run. I HOPE THE REST OF YOU REGULARS ARE INFO SEC CONCIOUS AND ARE NOT JUST BLOGGING FOR THE SAKE OF IT. APA YOUR RIGHT TO PRIVACY IS VERY MUCH COMPROMISED. TAKE CARE MWE BATEMWIKWA.
LT has become compromised. I now believe what some blogger once said that LT is operated by OPSD just like Rennaicance bar
when you die you die….no coming back. abafwa balifwa…kumbo takuya ababwela. baliya ba levy so center no centers…no difference. speeches chabe.
death is certain for all.
another mfwiti has commented. see above
dear levy MHSRIP and the law is still visiting the theives
better invest in education or health than such POLITICAL PROPOSES, WHAT DEMOCRACY WITH NO BUSU/BUUNGA/UUNGA
ma plunderers bacha since Levy’s death. We will not let his vision be destroyed by Nyama Soya and his tandem of thieves. MHSRIP
waste of time and money
you are right i’m sure they will do something for chiluba when he dies.shame
Levy good leader? i dont think so. He was a luck guy. he had a chance to be the best prez but he flipped it. Maybe he was under petti-coat coz that mama of his is something else!
Steak (SITEKE) Mwale, father of Fish (FISHO) Mwale, grandson of Pork (POKO) Mwale, LOL
This is the name these guys are now trying to smear with filthy.
no, why levy, not after all that he did to zerorise the efforts of his predecessor Ftj. chiwamina galu. The ftj centre of democracy would have achieved much.
LPM must lie in peace.He is paying heavily for his sins by bringing in RBB who doesnot even know anything.He followed FTJ matrix through which he came to power.Bad habits die hard.I wonder if at all he will ever rise with those tonnes of stones over his tomb, kaya mwandi