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Lusaka City Council will not implement the cremation of bodies despite land shortage

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The Lusaka City Council (LCC) will not implement the cremation of bodies despite the shortage of land to bury dead people in Lusaka city.

Lusaka City Council Public Relations Manager Habeenzu Mulunda told ZANIS that the local authority instead looking for land for a cemetery.

Mr. Mulunda said after having discussions with the church and the Christian community, it was realized that cremation was not an option to the shortage of land.

The Lusaka City Council had previously considered cremation as an option to address the land shortage in the city.

He has however said cremation was legalized in the constitution and therefore people were not stopped from cremating if they desired to do so.

16 COMMENTS

  1. Shortage of everything.. what are these PF up to kanshi?
    Cremation using what? There is shortage of firewood… Using electricity then Zesco does their load-shedding in mid of cremation.

    • @ Nostradamus…..Using electricity then Zesco does their load-shedding in mid of cremation. Then the rest of the mourners disperse leaving a few behind, waiting for a minimum of eight hours for power to be restored. lol

    • Thank you Mr Habeenzu Mulunda. May the Lord Almighty bless you for listening to the church’s concerns. Cremation is demonic, an act from hell.

    • Thank you Mr Habeenzu Mulunda. May the Lord Almighty bless you on this decision. Cremation is from Hell, demonic. LT, dont delete my posts.

  2. @ 1 & 1.2, Mwalasa!!
    Good points, this “Basket Case P.F, Government” will implement new ideas, then fail to complete them, as they cannot even organize a piss up in a brewery.
    USELESS LOAD SHEDDING GOVERNMENT!

    • You are the same characters who were busy shouting Pa bwato and refused to listen to reason. Why are you complaining now. Don’ t Kubeba

  3. There’s still land in Lusaka. Lack of planning is what has created the shortage. We can create more land in all the compounds. What we need is for GRZ & the private sector to buy and build proper housing like flats in the all compounds and give everyone decent housing. Also have a system where families can bury their dead in one grave up to three or four. Ask the Aussies for help.

  4. Thank you Mr Habeenzu Mulunda. May the Lord Almighty bless you on this decision. Cremation is from Hell, demonic. LT, dont delete my posts.

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  6. WE HAVE MISSED AN OPPORTUNITY TO RESERVE LAND FOR GENERATIONS TO COME. WHEN YOU ARE DEAD IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT MODE YOU ARE IN. DUST TO DUST, ASHES TO ASHES.

    LCC NEEDS TO PROVIDE A PLATFORM WHERE WE HAVE AN OPTION FOR THOSE OF US WHO WANT TO BURN.

    • That option does exist. Even in that article it does say that it is legal for those who may wish to do so.

  7. Ine ukunshika teti…………..Imititi nefyashala awe bane!

    Will donate or sell mine to a University to use for studies on human anatomy.

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