The family is also saddened that the husband of their deceased relative, including his relations, allegedly refused to release any money towards the burial.
Charity Namukoko and her suspected lover, Andrew Chibeka, 27, both teachers at Crown Academy, were on Thursday last week allegedly shot dead by 33-year-old Peter Siwale, a businessman, after he reportedly found them in a compromised mood near a sewerage.
Ms Namukoko’s sister, Petronella Sikanyika, said the family has decided to bury their relative’s remains at Mutumbi Cemetery with help from her employers, in the absence of her husband’s relatives.
“Her employers have bought a coffin and also helped us with transport arrangements. As we speak, we are on our way to the cemetery,” she said.
She accused Siwale’s relatives of refusing to offer any kind of contributions under the pretext that they do not have money. She claimed they also refused to attend the burial.
“We slept at Intercity Bus Terminus and immediately after the burial, we will go back there until 04:00 hours on Wednesday [today] when we will leave for Nakonde,” Ms Sikanyika said.
Ms Sikanyika vowed that her family will not get anything from Ms Namukoko’s home, including her clothes.
But Mr Siwale’s cousin, Emmanuel Ng’ambi, said his family cannot attend a burial they have not been informed about.
“It’s okay, let them go ahead with the burial since they do not want to involve us,” he said.
Meanwhile, police spokesperson Esther Katongo said Siwale has been charged with two counts of murder, and will appear in court soon.
Poor Zambians. You deserve this for not fighting for your votes. Cowards
your obsession with your (UPND) loss will kill you; if it has not done so already Surely you cannot allow your whole life to be reduced to the narrow reality of the political misfortunes of UPND! The earlier you get over it the better for you my brother!
If i was the husbands relative where will get courage to attend such a burial? Iyakuipaila fwebene and knowing our own will rot in jail adds to the pain.
Ehy should they attend when they know thst their relative will be in the chooks becoz this wife of his loved too much ‘binene’ ?
A cute lady like her waya mukuchita ‘binene” near a sewerage ?!
Extra marital affairs tefintu bane.
Vaupuba even ine teti, if she didn’t love the husband why didn’t she divorce him shuwa?
Let the one who has no SIN cast the first stone. This exactly what the husband has done. Cast the first stone by shooting her. It is better for the husband killer to leave her and divorce her than kill her. Now he will spend the rest of his life in jail and maybe even sentence to death. That was uncalled for. MAY GOD FORGIVE US
”Njombe yaba kwananga ni nyifwa”(The wages of sin is death).Life outside the plan and knowledge of God is death.Infidelity and promiscuity result in death.If one is not satisfied with the provisions in marriage,the best solution is to dispense with the burden that comes with marriage.It is pointless to exterminate each others lives and leave your children in pain of being orphans.Divorce is the best way to settle issues that cannot be concluded amicably by couples.Homicide,should not be the easy way to solve marital problems.Much, as it is,painful to think of your spouse being in extra marital affair with another person,the best is to part company and live harmoniously.Killing is the last thing one can think about.
Men cheat everyday now see your lives now.your wives are returning a favour by cheating on you as well,but you can’t stand.apa manje ni 50-50 mwachilamo. especially you zambian men,awe you cheat.i don’t how someone can be so proud to show there ding dongs to any woman they come across other than their wives…am sure that man is also a serial cheater but because of jealous ,he couldn’t stand seeing another man with his wife.eee now he is freezing in jail with this cold.
Sorry but this reasoning is worrying and a source of concern. Nonetheless, you are free to cheat on your partner if you have one. We shall read about you too. Good luck!
Owe you are not even married. I’m single and I won’t even think of you . Stupid bastud.
Am appealing to the Govt to ensure that all people going into marriage passes through some traditional teachings of BA shichimbusa, and also those who got married without going through that process should be made to learn and be taught. Read the BIBLE men and women it will help you in conflict resolution. however, also married men and women help yourselves by spending much time together, than being always on whatsapp,twiiter and facebook. marriage is sacred and women don’t follow so much what men do, other wise there will be no remedy.
Says a lot about Zambian Police Forensics Dept that they have already released the body for burial!
Such a pretty face.
What? The husband’s family said they could not attend a burial they were not informed about? Didn’t they know there was a funeral? Oh I guess they did not attend it either, because they were not informed, what an excuse.
The whole family actually is not even aware that their relative killed someone since they were not individually informed ka?
What a family. May be they were scared of being clobbered.
Sad story indeed. Married people please stay faithful to your partners for the sack of your children.
Freedom of expression…cheaters house.Zambians we are forgeting our culture.sure ni nyele yabwanji yamene ivutisa bantu kufaka matako pansi sure…napapata we are embarrassed world wide.our children are full in the streets …we can’t progress like this one woman for one man.#bakashana you have loved too much money….tekanyeni …#abanyamata naimwe bikine amatako panshi look for single ladies ….married people ..you will end up getting infected na aids …mwalafwa.
Too much brain paralysis in both families! Clearly shows that the two families lack leaders as seen from a hefty willingness to play the blame game.
Explains why we discourage intra-family marriages – the names would suggest that this couple hailed from the same corner of Zambia near the Mwakyusa country.
Sad that women are becoming unfaithful now! The results are death, the lady just wanted money from him .coz she was doing that for years. God has punished her. She did the vows that she will not cheat on the husband.the relatives not attending the funeral was a sad one, as thy are a family. Please ladies dont marry coz of money marry coz of love.a man can have more than one wivies but with a married woman. I will not involve Christianity here coz these are traditionally values which people are using. In Christianity these murdere and infidelity would not b have been happening. It’s a warning to married couples to stick to your partners.if u can’t handle it divorce. Even parents should be justify the lobola men are paying for their daughters. Who just open legs to other men. It’s…
Mate, she was a working wife! I expect she had her own money.
Very sad. We should pray for Her and her husband and the alleged lover. They are all in sin if the husbands allegations are true. But a crime was committed so the costs of her burial will be awarded them in court. In Middle Eastern countries they have ‘Blood Money’ where the killer is made to pay relatives for the life taken.
They say the abundance of the heart the mouth speakth
To me this sad story clearly shows how this couple faced challenges from both families am sure from the word go it seems they never agreed to marry them nevertheless this shows poor reasoning weather she cheated on the hubb they just suppose to attend the burial there after seat down see how they can encouraged the grieving family
Zambians please let stop taking any mater too lightly or political the Easterner’s say “chapita lelo mumaba chilipa ewai” same thing like that biblically no one is worthy cheating von the other let’s learn to talk open up to our partners is it sexual,maybe you are not satisfied or maybe cleanes woman learn to clean yourselves please or maybe treatment
Let’s learn solve issues within us selves
I think men and women both have the right to cheat. No animal farm. Marriage is not politics. Either you want the person or not and if not let go of the person. Hacking one another is not a solution…it is cowardly and selfishness. If you banged a girl last night and your friend is banged today…what the difference? Don’t love with all your Soul…love with your heart only.
You are only talking about the couple, what about the other guy is he buried yet?
You are only talking about the couple, what about the other guy is he buried yet?
Am sure everything went on smoothly for his burial. How I wish they were buried next to each other under one tombstone written ( Only death did us part)
Mambwes and Namwangas polygamy is in their blood . They fail to stay with one person . I cannot advise to marry this people without proper deliverance , even their counsellors and elders they see it right . The Ladies are the most dangerous they can even have children outside married . As men’s in Zambia we are asking the government to make DNA test cheaper , easy and accessible .
A lot of ladies who are abused from childhood they are not satisfied with one person . Kano fye taba besehemo nishi naba sumina . You Mambwes and Namwangas insoni ebuntu muchinje not pretence . You are interested in lobola not in behavior of your children abaleipaisha imweo shabantu noku chusha abana baleshala . To attend the funeral is not the issue but to bring up the children who are left .