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Scores turn up to pay respects to Kunda

FormerVice President George Kunda

Scores of people have turned up to file past the casket of former republican vice president George Kunda at Mulungushi international conference centre were his body is laying in state.

This follows government decision to allow allowing Zambians the opportunity to pay their last respects to the former vice president who died on Monday at the University Teaching Hospital at the age of 56.

The people mostly clad in Black and national colours were present for the body viewing of the former vice president, amid tight security provided by Military police.

People had already gathered at the Mulungushi International Conference centre at around 09:00.

The body of the late vice president arrived at 11:00 hours for viewing.

President Sata has declared three days of national mourning in honour of the late former Republican Vice-President George Kunda.

[QFM]

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39 COMMENTS

  1. I was thinking, thinking loud, where my good friend from the HOOD, where will his body lie in state when he dies. North Sout kalikili or South West Mandevu slams?

  2. Gosh well done ba LT. I forgot pa Zed there is national Mourning and thanks for updating that people have started filling past GK’s body. Well time came for GK. It will surely toll for each one of us. RIP GK. we shall remeber wat u did and what u omitted to do or did wrong so that history does not repeat itself.

  3. That ZNBC 19h00 17/4/12 main newz caption of His Honour The Vice President, Dr Guy Scott viziting the funeral house waz awesome! Showed how much Zambianz can unite for a common cauze.

  4. GO well State Counsel…our last veep to act as president! Infact you were the president coz RB was rarely home. Who will speak against the comedy. U had the courage coz u knew what u were talking about. They cant beat ur record
    Go well LAZ President
    Go well Artoney General
    Go well Minister of Justice
    Go well Your Honour The Vice President…OH what knowledge lies in those graves.

  5. Life has an end and the beiging at the same time. There ere two ways ; either 

  6. RB.Please come to zed to mourn also your Friend.You seem to have abandoned every one here.Take note that Burial will be friday From Morning…be punctual.MHSRIP.

  7. You mean people have the time in that part of the World to queue and just pass a corpse for a second.What value is there? People get a life.RIP GK

  8. Hon George Kunda excelled highly in the practice of law in Courts as well as in LAZ and the judicial system in Govt. He articulated legal matters professionally and adimirably. His sharp legal mind was the envy of many neighbouring states. MHSRIP. We ask God to provide courage and comfort to his dear family.

  9. Wht coms in ur mind whn u see some one prominent dies o ur clos….. friend?god is real and whtever he say it shal pss,tdy o tom…. it me o u,friends lets put our life in god hand.may god comf….. the family of late gk,may his soul rest in peace.

  10. RIP MR KUNDA so sad ineeded my GOD knows best why it has happen like this sad

  11. This is too much, why parading the dead body in Mulungushi? I state funeral is enough

  12. welcome dear in fact we were just talking about you with Mr. Mwanawasa, how is zambia, we heard from other guys that you won Africa cup is it true????????????

  13. Did anyone spot Rupiah Banda in the que at Mulungushi? GK stood by him to the end of the MMD reign, he has failed to be by GK in death!!! Selfish, greedy man.

  14. He is the only politician who took on Mr Sata punch for punch.the only one never accused of a saga/scandal or being a thief.I wish he could have live to explain why he repeatedly refered to Mr Sata as a Criminal!I envy his courage.MHSRIP

  15. It is appointed unto man to live once there after there is death. That simply means when you are born you get a DEATH SENTENCE. bonse mukafwa!!!!!!!!

  16. Onbehalf of the people of Malawi, I extend my Condolences to the family,Government, My dear brothers and Sisters if Zambia and the MMD, for the great loss of former vice president Right Hon George Kunda, “MALIRO NKULILANA” MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE.

  17. MHSRIP, and thanks to the Kunda family you didn’t parade him all over Zambia for political mileage sincere condolences .

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