“I will stay away from Lungu’s funeral, if my absence will help to give a befitting sendoff.” Hakainde Hichilema.
President HH has shown maturity and leadership: firstly, by sticking to the standard procedure of a state funeral which the family and some PF supporters have maintained that they don’t want his presence-but he has tried.
Now, he has again shown leadership by letting the wishes of the owners of the funeral to prevail-to let them proceed with the burial in his absentia, provided that’s what makes the family and those aligned feel their beloved received a befitting send-off.
Those who politicized the presence of HH at this funeral, this is now a punch on their faces as they will have nothing to talk about anymore. Those who saw HH wrong while pushing for what was genuinely the standard, now what are they going to talk about now?
May God bless president HH for always being patient with handling issues of national importance 🙏
Shipungu April 26, 2026
It’s too late to say this now.
Who would even consider Hakainde Hichilema presiding of Edgar Lungu ‘s Funerals?
The shocking events in the last 48 hours have completely removed the chances of Mr Hakainde Hichilema ‘s so called dignified funeral..
I would like to believe that this concession on the part of the President will not be extended to the Lungu family court cases. These have to be allowed to run their full course and if there are any others that have not yet seen the light of day, they must be brought to the fore.
For far too long, Zambia has suffered immensely from the belief that political leaders, their families and close associates are exempt from the laws, regulations and rules that they subject the ordinary Zambian to.
It is about time we put a firm stop to that and all are held against the same law regardless of one’s station in life.