HH DECLARES FIVE DAYS OF NATIONAL MOURNING FOR FORMER VICE PRESIDENT DR GUY SCOTT
By: Melinda Banda
President Hakainde Hichilema has accorded late former Vice President Dr. Guy Scott five days of national mourning, with his burial set for Monday, July 20, 2026.
In a statement, Secretary to the Cabinet Patrick Kangwa announced that a State funeral will be held at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Lusaka on Monday before Dr. Scott is laid to rest at Leopards Hill Memorial Park.
Mr. Kangwa added that Belvedere Lodge in Lusaka’s Kabulonga area has been designated as the venue for funeral activities.
Dr. Scott, who served as Zambia’s Vice President and later became the country’s acting President, died in Lusaka on Wednesday at the age of 82.
