After being on separation for a 39 years, 98-year-old Mushiba Imonda and 82-year-old Sitali Kalaluka yesterday re-married at a colourful wedding held at Mongu Trades Training Institute.
The newly-weds’ motorcade brought business to a virtue standstill as it moved from Nalumba Lodge where the couple emerged from separate rooms to the venue of the wedding where a horde of people were anxiously waiting to see the duo.
People of various age groups and sexes lined up the roadside ululating, singing, dancing and waving as the motorcade led by a traffic patrol vehicle cleared the way.
At the reception, the master of ceremonies announced that among the pledges the newly-weds received was K3,500 as contribution towards their honeymoon by lawyer John Kapepe of Mak Partners.
Blessing their union, Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church Pastor Ndala Kayongo said in line with the theme of the wedding ‘Omega’, the couple had pledged to reunite and live together ‘till death do us part’, and urged other couples to emulate Mr Imonda and Ms Kalaluka.
Efforts by photojournalists, among others, who jostled to get picture of the couple kissing on three occasions, failed as the bridesmaid got upset after being told to go through the process more than once.
The couple is today expected to undergo the same re-marriage process at Moole Village where Mr Imonda is the headman.
Guest of honour Nathaniel Mubukwanu, who is Mongu Central Member of Parliament, said people should learn lessons from the couple and reflect on their marriages and the country as a whole.
Mr Mubukwanu, who is also North-Western Province Minister, said people should not politicise the ceremony as it had no political inclinations.
Prominent among those that attended the wedding were Western Province Permanent Secretary Amos Malupenga, Information and Broadcasting Services Deputy Minister Poniso Njeulu and representatives from the Barotse Royal Establishment (BRE).
[Times of Zambia]
what lead to the divorce 39 years ago?
Thus why I left you for 39 years. I thought you are now a changed person, but I am surprised you still behave the same. I am leaving you again.
Mark my words.
Mati
Little to be inspired from this. Why divorce in the first place, and for such long time? Didn’t I tell you that Lozis are difficulty people? 39yrs of separation?
Iyeeeeeee,hihihihihihihihihihihi……..F*******king NO!
It should have been ” what led to the divorce” unlike “what lead to the divorce”. Just a positive correction being made please don”t politicize it.
pointless
was it a GOVT wedding? I ask so cos a GOVT vehicle was used as evidenced by the picture in the Post newspaper of 02-12-2013.
Is this to remind us that the President and aunty Maggie can remarry some time soon?
Efforts by photojournalists, among others, who jostled to get pictures of the couple kissing on three occasions, failed as the bridesmaid got upset after being told to go through the process more than once. Either the Bride or Groom got upset… why should the bridesmaid get upset?
Age plus Hormones is equal to irritability every single second on every small issues!
Oh and I left out Bridezilla! So it should read;
Bridezilla, Age plus Hormones equals speedy irritability at every single second on every small issue!
Not the place for such.
Poor old man — fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me.
How did this man get duped into marriage after 39 years of freedom.
#OneZambia
Does not make any sence! Foolish record!
It’s a great sign that what God has put together let no man put asunder. Real Love will never last because it comes from God above.
God is Love and will always forgive and forget!
Cogratulaions…….!!!!! our Grand parents.
Thank God
Does the old man & woman regret the divorce? Where are the children or grandchildren of the couple. There seems to be no lessons drawn from the reunion if they cannot mentioned what was wrong with the separation. After spending the best time of their lives else where, now what?
Very UGLY PEOPLE
Where is the honeymoon taking place please?
…..most are seeing this episode more on a lighter side than on a serious side….they are enjoying the ‘joke’ part rather than the ‘reality’
chilipo chebabvuta asikulu chimodzimodzi nao ambuya, but uve not mentioned anything abt their past life, hw long were they maried and did they have anyyyy childreeeeeeeeeeen?
A simple congratulation I think would suffice as a comment on this article.
your friends were dipping for 39 years and then you decide to dip your stick in the muddy diptank/ no good wash
Now am begining to believe what the Westerners say that there’s bias against them by other Zambians in general. Nearly all the comments about this reunion are negative. Would you have said the same things if this was a Copperbelt, Northern or Muchinga couple? @ 8 is right. They did what God said they should do:
1 Corinthians 7:10-11 (New International Version)
10 To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband. 11 But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
Simbotwe kisimbotwe fela Kono asinangana” love asukulu na ambuya. Mukafikepo pa 90 imwe? Ati majelasi
Stupid old silly couple.what can they teach the young ones?watchout! mbwelela numa ilalya.
Bad comments come from bad people.if it was your mother and fathers what would the bible say or what would you say?what guts do people have to insult old people.some people are curse you can tell from their comments