A 60-year-old man of Chisamba District of Central Province has died after being attacked by a swarm of bees.
Sibutu Muyunda of Chawama Compound died on Sunday, March 22, 2026 around 12:00 hours upon arrival at Chisamba Rural Health Centre, following the attack by bees.
Chisamba District Commissioner, Joel Mboyoma, and Rural Health Centre In-Charge, Merry Muyembe, have confirmed the incident in separate interviews with the media.
According to Mr Mboyoma, the deceased was attacked and stung by a swarm of bees at Chisamba Market on Sunday around 11:00 hours, while enroute to a restaurant.
“I wish to confirm that Sibutu Muyunda was stung by bees. The people who were there picked him up and rushed him to Chisamba Rural Health Centre but within no time he was pronounced dead,” Mr Mboyoma said.
The District Commissioner, however, ordered immediate action by the Ministry of Health and Chisamba Town Council to prevent a recurrence.
Chisamba Taxi Rank Chairperson, Patrick Chinengu, stated that four bee nests located at Chisamba trading area have become a menace and have been a threat to life for a long time.
Mr Chinengu said the victim, believed to have been intoxicated, died after rescue efforts failed.
“He was going back to a restaurant where he had earlier come from when bees attacked him. We tried to rescue him but we failed but later managed to lift him and took him to the clinic,” he said.
Mr Chinengu has called on relevant authorities to remove the bees to prevent further loss of life.
Meanwhile, Chisamba Rural Health Centre In-Charge, Merry Muyembe, has confirmed that an elderly man was brought in dead (BID) at the facility on Sunday.
Ms Muyembe disclosed that the deceased’s body is currently at the mortuary awaiting burial.
