Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba has dismissed reports that Robert Mugabe had applied for asylum in Zambia.
Mr Kalaba said that the former President of Zimbabwe is still in Harare with his family and that he has never at any time applied for asylum in Zambia.
And Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba has confirmed that President Edgar Lungu will attend tomorrow’s inauguration of Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
Mr Kalaba also announced that on Tuesday, President Lungu will fly to Nairobi Kenya to attend the inauguration of President Uhuru Kenyatta.
Mr Kalaba made the announcement today at a press briefing at his office in Lusaka on Thursday.
He added that President Lungu had also been invited by the Republic of Kenya to attend the swearing in ceremony of re-elected leader President Kenyatta.
Mr. Kalaba said Mr. Mnangagwa will be sworn in on Friday following the resignation of Robert Mugabe whilst President Kenyatta will be sworn in on the 28th November, 2017 following a decision by the supreme court to uphold his election.
He noted that President Lungu’s attendance will consolidate existing relationships between Zambia and the two countries.
Mr. Kalaba added that the heads of state during the ceremony will be accorded with an opportunity to deliberate on issues of bilateral and regional importance.
There you have it now officially, its GO KENYA now! God bless.
Kalaba! Why are replying to “ghost” reports,,,Mugabe was busy fighting for his life,….no asylum resports are out there except for lungu’s spiral effects reports
@Ndobo, imagine ayii. These PF like own wishful dreams. Where can Mugabe live in Zambia, maybe at KK house but they never been friends. KK friend was Joshua Nkomo, and their children married.
Mugabe has a private house, and he is a hero.
They had no elections in Zimbabwe, so Lungu should’ve let the Zedian High Commissioner to ZimZim represent this Dental man.
But why do African leaders always attend each others’ inaugurations? It doesn’t in Europe or North America.
A firm believer in democracy would have WAITED TILL ONE IS ELECTED! These are ceremonies where Lungu SHOULD HAVE DELEGATED THE VICE PRESIDENT and just attend one for Uhuru who has GONE THROUGH AN ELECTION, for that matter TWICE!! What is so SPECIAL about Mnangagwa, a person who has cleverly used the army to overthrow the dictatorship he has always been part of??
Munangagwa is like Felix Mutati, they are good ministers not presidential material.
Let the President do his ceremonial duties.
Those talking about delegating are dreamers.
Go to school and learn protocol and diplomacy not everyday wishful thinking monga tili pa ka ntemba ka nyoko
@3 Beyond Reproach, YOU are LOST, WHY DO YOU THINK THE WORD DELEGATE EXISTS?? In fact NORMALLY there should NOT have been any INAUGURATION as the guy has NOT BEEN ELECTED BY A POPULAR MANDATE of the people, he is more like an “APPOINTEE” rising to the post of Presidency!! On the contrary UHURU HAS JUST BEEN RE-ELECTED!! We have heard of a few former Presidents attending, but VERY FEW SERVING HEADS OF STATE, which shows the reason for delegating!!
He would have been mad to go to Zambia…..
Told ya didn’t i? He’s off to Kenya on Tuesday ,its offcial we’re now being ruled from KKIA tarmac and from foreign capitals .
Told ya didn’t i? He’s off to Kenya on Tuesday ,its offcial we’re now being ruled from KKIA tarmac and from foreign capitals .
CAMEROON , CHAD, CONGO BRAZZAVILLE, EQUATORIAL GUINEA ..etc etc THOSE FOSSILS, GREAT GREAT GRAND FATHERS THEY CALL PRESIDENTS HAVE BEEN IN POWER FOR THAN 35 YEARS….Welcome to Africa..
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANISATIONS (NGOs CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, OPPOSITION POLITICAL LEADERS HAVE BEEN IN POWER FOR AVERAGE 20 YEARS —-welcome to Zambia
One of his ministers is stranded in Lusaka after a trip in Europe.
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When Guy Scott was president harry K and eck defied authority and had travelled to Zimbabwe on a hired private jet. Does anyone know what all that was all about?
Did I hear right, kamwendo munjila is at it again. The silly taxpayers keep on donating towards his travel. That pitiless hole they call government. I thought it was dry, but it looks like a bit more to spend, who think about the poor Zambians
He failed to resolve the impasse whilst in Angola now wants to eat where he did not sow shame
Mugabe to apply for asylum in Zambia? Hahaha! It’s funny just to think about it. Even Mugabe’s children cannot apply for asylum in Zambia. Zambia is too poor to contain Mugabe. A man is a Billionaire. Why would he come to Zambia where the exchange rate is $1 to K10, 000? You had to remove 3 zero’s from your currency so it can make some sense. Zambia is poorer than Zimbabwe.
Who asked this Dwarf that question? The question you should be answering is what did you initially go to do in Harare from Cairo last week…what was task? To support Bob?
We don’t need Mugabe in Zambia; Lungu is a burden to Zambia; he was not even invited to Zimbabwe; the sooner we kick him out like Mugabe the better; more money being wasted to take cadres and Inonge to KKIA; Let Zimbabweans boo him when he arrives; KK can represent us better there;
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They cleared Kambwili out of the way for 2021, Harry, I hope you are reading thingsrectly, before 2021 they will clear you out of the way as well. Take heed