Hundreds of mourners today gathered at Leopards Hill Memorial Park in Lusaka to witness the burial of late Deputy Minister of health, Patrick Chikusu, who died on Monday in South Africa.
Vice President, Guy Scott, described the late Dr Chikusu as a nationalist and dedicated public officer who contributed greatly to the development of the nation.Dr Scott said Dr Chikusu will be remembered for his good works during his life time to the people of Zambia not as a politician but as a civil servant where he worked for so many years.
The Vice President said Zambia has lost a gallant leader of this soil considering the massive contribution he did for mother Zambia.
Dr Scott also praised the Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) and the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) cadres for their mature conduct during a requiem mass of late Dr Chikusu at the Anglican Cathedral of the Holy in Lusaka today.
Dr Scott said the behaviour displayed by the two parties deserves to be praised and urged political parties in the country to co-exist.
“Political parties should learn to co-exist in this country. We are all one people and getting united in times of bereavement is one good thing to do,’’ he said.
The former Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Chifumu Banda, said Parliament received the death of Katuba Member of Parliament Patrick Chikusu with shock.
Mr Banda, who delivered the speech on behalf of Speaker of National assembly, Patrick Matibini, said Parliament has been robbed of a great leader.
He said the late Dr Chikusu, who joined politics in 2001, was a vibrant politician whose works will never be erased in the eyes of many people.
Mr Banda said Dr Chikusu made invariable contribution in the health sector before quitting to join politics.
Meanwhile, Health Minister, Joseph Kasonde said the death of Dr Chikusu devastated many people who never expected it.
Dr Kasonde said the deputy Minister was hard working because he managed to bring many ideal changes which improved the health service delivery for the people of Zambia.
He also said Dr Chikusu brought many developmental projects in his constituency which cheered the electorates.
Family representative, Harold Chandalala, thanked President Michael Sata for according the late Dr Chikusu a state funeral.
Mr Chandalala said Dr Chikusu managed to bring development in Katuba Constituency within two years in power.
He said the constituency has been robbed of a gallant leader who worked for the people of Katuba.
Rest in peace gallant son of Zambia.
One more body for the Zambian government, more money in South Africa’s health care system.
If Zambia had good health care, Mr Chikusu would be alive. Evacuating people to South Africa is not in the best interest of any Zambian. It just shows how backward Zambia is.
Too bad, the last great African thinker, Mandela, is gone.
Sata shun the funeral again. You ministers learn from that, of all the scorns you receive in cabinet meetings, all the humiliation to knee before your own children, and the man never even send a word of condolence. Guy Scott will be tired too, he can’t be “cleaning-up” everything for Sata & Kabimba.
Again another gallant son of the soil has gone so soon.Pliz our parliamentarians need to be checked before ushering them into office.Ba Chinkusu mweende kabotu..tuya kuswaana
@Aipelela, mwebo banene tamubete mano. Saa Dr. Chikusu akachiswa na AIDS? Beshi Chisuku bakalowekwa sobwe. He died of heart failure, most likely from not want to do in PF, with so many ministers:
Dr. Kaseba
Dr. Kasonde
Dr. Chilufya..
and all getting castigated over the nurse strikes.
go well
Rest in Peace!
He looked more healthy than our presido, yet he’s the one that leaves so fast. Life, it is a mystery indeed.
Go well sir, there’s more beyond here.
What is your definition of ‘looking healthy?’. Come on, he was over-weight. A likely candidate for a heart attack. I wonder how old he was?
Rest in peace bosses ! Till we meet again in heaven together with Moses,Isaiah,Solomon,St Peter,Jesus and the rest of the holy men.Saulosi will miss you.
Zo-ona big man.Naimwe mukasangwa ku heaven ka ?
@Man Chichi…ifwe tuli ma members nabena Jesus balishiba, ni confirmed namu register.
Ki ki ki.Kanshi kukawama.It will be an interesting heaven.Hope na booze ikabako
Yes ka red wine kena chalo ******sangwa.I will be one of the guys abakalafolesha.Maybe me nabena John the baptist pa duty.
Ki ki ki.Awe naleka bigman.Muli ba bad.See you in heaven then.
Ok boss.Lol
Ha ha ha.Very funny.Muleufwa guys.
@Saulosi & Man Chichi, LoL ubwalwa bukali mulenwa. You can go to heaven, but I don’t think we will welcome you in Paradise.
This man, dead! Maawe! One of the best pharmacists Zambia has ever had. RIP.
R.i.p sir.We have lost a pillar.
MULI BACHABE. BOOZE KU HEAVEN! CHIKUSU, RIP.
But why is everyone avoiding the truth: This man abandoned his party MMD and went to eat with Sata- not any different from Masumba and others. He betrayed the people of Katuba and added to PF’s arrogance of numbers and the resultant poor governance this country has been subjected to lately. Had the likes of Chikusu refused Sata’s appointments, it would have sent a strong message to Sata. But it looks like Zambian doctors are the most politically immature . He was one of the betrayers. Lets call a spade a spade – in life and in death.
@rooten teeth I totally concur with you the man is a traitor who betrayed the party that made him become mp for money. The guy has principles at all.
” Dr Chikusu
made invariable contribution in
the health sector before
quitting to join politics.”
The only true statement about the late the rest is “malabishi”, to borrow a phrase from Bikiloni.
He lost it!