Zambian diplomats accredited to the United Nations today attended a solemn procession of lowering the UN flag to half-mast in honour of the late President Michael Sata.
UN Mission Charge D’Affaires Christine Kalamwina led the diplomatic community at the ceremony at UN Headquarters in New York at about 07:30 Eastern Standard Time, about 2:30 pm central African time, as the Zambian leader was being put to rest in the capital, Lusaka.
This is contained in statement made available to ZANIS in Lusaka today by First Secretary for Press and Public Relations at the Permanent of Zambia to the United Nations (UN) Chibaula Silwamba.
Mr. Silwamba said the UN security and safety service personnel and Zambia’s Military Adviser Brig. Gen. Erick Mwewa saluted the departed Commander-In-Chief during the sombre procession.
He said the UN flag was lowered to half-mast at all its offices across the globe.
He said flags of Zambia and 192 other member states did not fly at UN, a symbol of respect to the late President Sata who died on October 28, 2014.
Mr. Silwamba said after the ceremony, Ms. Kalamwina commended the United Nations and the international community at large for according the late President Sata a befitting send-off and comforting Zambians during the time of sorrow.
Telling lies against other people will not help you to stop someone whom God has appointed to Lead Zambia.The whole story about Edgar Lungu is fake.When Edgar left school he went straight to UNZA for his law degree.From UNZA he joined Ministry of Legal Affairs(now Ministry of justice) in the dept of Legal Aid.You can ask Winter Kabimba , Prof Haasungule or Joe Chilaizya as some of the former school mates at UNZA.For his stint in the cadet training was an in-service training after working at Ministry of Legal affairs.He was not discharge because of the brown bottle-awe bane ubo bufi fititi.You ask the guy he was with during training as a cadet at Miltez in Kabwe;- You can ask the current Deputy Commander of Zambia Army.As for GBM the mother is Ndebele from Zimbabwe and does not qualify////
So long, Mr President …. May Soul Rest In Eternal Peace.
Lowering of the flag was due to armistice day which Scott chose to coincide with Sata’s burial. Its got nothing to do with Sata ‘s death at all. So dont be fooled.
I attended it my self in honour of my grand father.
Ok. Job well done team, now time to pack as you will be recalled to Zambia soon. Please do not take anything with you that doesn’t belong to you.
@Mumba, you are chasing away people from this website. Go away to Zambian eye you belong. Or comment at 30th comment.
Look at the comments rate, where you appear. You smile is a smile of idyots.
Will always love and remember you mr president. Rip sir. Edgar please we are ready to give u our vote so long you don’t depart from mr sata’s legacy
THREE HISTORICAL MOMENTS TO REMEMBER IN MY LIFE TIME IN THE ZAMBIAN HISTORY,
1. PRESIDENT M.C SATA’S 2011 PRESIDENCIAL ELECTION VICTORY-WITH THE DONCHI KUBEBA WI LALILALILA Yii WAVE ALL NIGHT LONG….
2. CHIPOLOPOLO 2012 AFCON TRIUMPH —
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3.PRESIDENT SATA BURIAL DAY..THE DAY WAS QUIET..NO NOISE NO SHOP, BARS, WERE OPERATING…SUCH THAT EVEN TALK TIME WAS DIFFICULT TO BE FOUND AS EVEN TUNTEMBA WERE CLOSED.
i drove from LUANSHYA VIA NDOLA TO CHILILABOMBWE….CENTRAL BUSINESS CENTRES OF LUANSHYA, NDOLA, KITWE, CHINGOLA AND CHILIZ..ALL QUIET….ALL WERE GROOMED TO TV PAYING LAST RESPECT TO MR. M.C SATA MHSRIP.
People die, especially if they are old and frail or try to hide the sickness, we all knew it would be over soon. So now get over it and carry on with your miserable sorry lives!!
We in opposition all knew it that he won’t be finishing his 1st term of office.And it came to pass.
M.C. SATA. You have left at the time we needed you most. We have seen serious infrastructure development within a short time you have been our republican president. MYSRIP.
MYSRIP mr President, we will never forget your name and contribution to mother Zambia
MYSRIP, I’m proud to have your DNA by you being my hero.
Anyway, these chaps should all start packing their bags to herd home, the stinking tribal party is over! Their tribally bigoted stinker is six feet underground and we all saw him ushered into the bowels of the earth, finite!
you must be a lizard, married to one or was given birth by one *****
Tommy Sankara you a warthog, an idi.ot with an everlasting curse. A heart without a soul, full of demons and vampires. You birth was a curse to humanity. Such comments can only come from lunatics, who thinks their bodies are incorruptible. You were birthed through the a.nus. By the way where are you great grand parents or even your parents? Eaten by the maggots. It will happen to you whether you like it or not. It is 6 feet under baba for all humanity.