“It Will Be a Mockery for This Administration to Put Him to Rest” – Makebi Zulu.
The family of the late President Edgar Chagwa Lungu has reiterated its loss of faith in the Zambian government’s handling of funeral arrangements, stating that it would be a “mockery” for the current administration to preside over his burial. Family spokesperson Makebi Zulu, speaking during an interview from Johannesburg, strongly criticized the state’s conduct, which he says has shattered all trust between the government and the former president’s family.
Zulu emphasized that while the family is not outright opposed to Lungu being buried in Zambia, they are deeply concerned about the intentions and conduct of the state. “What is of concern right now is that it will be a mockery for this administration to be the ones to put him to rest, because everything they have done in the recent past has shown that they cannot be trusted,” he said. According to Zulu, the family’s desire is for a dignified send-off, something they believe is impossible under the current circumstances.
The family has accused the government of engaging in public relations theatrics instead of genuine engagement. Zulu referenced a recent incident in which state media reportedly misrepresented the status of the national mourning period, initially suggesting it had ended only to later claim it had been extended. “These are perhaps untrustworthy people we’re dealing with,” Zulu remarked, pointing to a pattern of shifting positions and failed negotiations as evidence of insincerity on the government’s part.
Efforts to mediate the matter, including interventions by former presidents and regional leaders have all broken down. Zulu blamed the failure of those discussions on the Zambian government’s repeated reversal of previously agreed-upon terms. “If the government was truthful, they would tell you that there were things agreed upon which the President later changed his mind about. That’s why we’ve failed to move forward,” he stated.
At the core of the standoff is the family’s rejection of President Hakainde Hichilema’s involvement in the funeral. They argue that the President’s insistence on presiding over the ceremony despite the strained relationship and the family’s objections disregards the wishes of the deceased’s kin. “The very insistence that he should be the one to lead the burial goes against the dignity and wishes of the family,” Zulu concluded, making clear that with trust now completely broken, the likelihood of reconciliation remains slim.
July 4, 2025
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Infact government is very mature in dealing with the issue of lungu. Lungu is dead what is in the morgue is just his remains which has to be taken back into the soil where it came from. What he did, be it good or bad will follow hìm and together with his fellow agents- the family and the crooked makabi.
These vultures are evil, real agents of satan like their gone snake who pretended to be like a dove like he used to say himself, yet he was a snake- lucifer These are his true fruits.
This is how you will know them by their fruits.
They negotiated with the wise Kaunda family to have him ( KK) buried at presidential memorial park which is reserved for all former and any one elected into the office of presidency in the Republicof Zambia, if hr passes on in Office or outside Office . But these evil followers of satan are just wasting our time. NO more voting for these dununa reverse KAFAS, let alone their dwinding followers the hungry mushanina ubwali Who want to hold on like a tick to belong to a cow even when not but just bringing sickness, noise and diseases,the case of Makabi wanting by all means to be in SOUTH AFRICA as if that is their native Country – where with his Lungu is their village and chiefdom. What a mind of dull insane crooked vultures. From where i come from if really that person is from a certain Chiefdom the Chief has absolutely power to speak and make a decision and his words is final but now kaya chabe uku……
Such people who are always acting like ticks are not even suppose to hold any political office in future becsuse of their behaviour. You go to a foreign country for medications, the Almighty God withdraws your presence on earth then you want to take ifipuku kwabene nefiko fyonse kwabene. What a bunch of failed mind which doesn’t listern to advise.
You people with your Lungu treated HH badly as if he was not a Zambian but today you have changed, pretending to be saints, as if corrupt Lungu is the one who was illtreated. AMANO YAKWACHIWA full in your heads and will stains of blood on your hands for the innocent people you killed. Even being everywhere bucking to be head, can come just from people witbout shame? Very sad indeed. The best you can do is to check yourselves in your rotten minds and blind eyes to see if the Zambian presidents who have died so far have been buried outside Presidential burial site or not. If the answer is no then only fools can pretentiously think otherwise. But wise mind should listern to government and bury the corrupt Lungu where others are buried. PERIOD. His only mistake that he made if indeed he wanted to be buried in SOUTH AFRICA is becoming Zambian president which has made him to be under so whatever, be buried at Presidential burial site. The other issue is his thieving and corrupt mind by steastealing from the treasury and corruptly giving stolen funds from government and give it to his children and wife which made him to be escorting his family culprits to Courts. Fyakuyifwayila because he sore with the Holy Bible not to steal and also to protect and defend the Zambian constitution but he did the opposite chamuleta nokumutwala and the other thing is his return to active politics. Zambian constitution is clear once you do so you loose your entitlements. It happened to KK even Lungu knew this. So there’s nothing iyakubepeshela abaka-ele. Aweeeeee. The wages of sin is death
Other fikopo – empty tins are saying why should the government take the so called Lungu family ( the wife and children and crooked lawyer) to court since they are morning. These could just be from the dull PEFOOL. The same PFOOLS took Kaweche Kaunda and the Kaunda family to court when they were morning in order to have KK be burried at presidential memorial park. I don’t know if they have just forgotten? Or it is the same mind of devil in them. I can’t just understand how these crooks think.
Anyway, government has to be in the precedence not to compromise.
There’s nothing like a mockerly because government is a system and it can’t mock anyone it just does what is was formed for PERIOD bwana Makabi.
But nàbamonekele ba mwonkole corrupt thieving beings.
UNBELIEVABLE!!!!,
NOW WHO IS BEING UNREASONABLE.
YOU CANNOT BAN THE PRESIDENT TO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH LUNGU’S FUNERAL
WHAT WORLD ARE YOU LIVING IN??????
Because they wacked and vanquished him in 2021 general elections and he died a bitter soul.
Zulu, you are dwelling on trivialities and that clearly shows your sloppiness, okey let’s say they misrepresented the ending of the morning period, does that warrant to bury someone in a foreign land as a refugee in death, be serious and just say you have other interests aside from what you are screening to the masses. does the issue of having a state funeral warrant someone to be buried in a foreign land, come on let us for once be serious with what we do.
The mishandling of ECL’s funeral is indicative of a lack of mature & sober family representation. Makebi Zulu, on behalf of the family, is exhibiting childish behavior, full of childish energy. Mature people lookout to resolving matters amicably, they look at the bigger picture and have foresight of the consequences for their actions & decisions, qualities which are missing in this Makebi Zulu who wants to fight president HH to the bitter end. He harbors very strange behavior.
Unfortunately, Lungu’s family do not realise that Makebi Zulu is at the centre of this drama and unnecessary confusion.
The real problem in the Lungu Saga is actually Makebi Zulu. So let us not go beating around the bush. It is not what Chagwa is alleged to have said because he never said HH should not attend his funeral! this is the figment of Makebi’s imagination. This idyot Makebi will intensify ethnic divisions in the country. Something must be done. In the days of FTJ, ZSIS knew what to do to neutralize such people. We cant take a risk as a country because of one person. We are risking the displacement of our citizens because of one foolish lawyer over the burial of a thieving president. Makebi needs to be neutralized to save our country, Zambia. This shit has gone on for far too long. It is now too much, we need to be going forward.
I agree with you. The real shame is with you holding on to Lungu’s corpse, all political reasons. If Lungu had a chance to wake up, he would fire you from all the cases where you represent the family and make sure you don’t get close to him or his family dealings. As for women line up in the Lungu family, they are just following directives from Makebi and in their reasoning hoping it will bring them some favour in their corruption cases.
Unfortunately, its Not just Makebi to blame, the enablers here is ba Ester. Makebi wouldnt play this game without ba Ester.
This type of behaviour by Makebi Zulu does not help matters. Someone should advise the family to have another family spokesperson.
I have always said Makebi Zulu is the sole architect of this drama for his own selfish motives.
Unfortunately, the Lungu family does not appear to have serious elders to put an end to this unreasonable behaviour of Makebi Zulu. Is it any wonder that all attempts to resolve this amicably have failed?
He is making money out of them as they allow him unbridled licence to manipulate them and delay closure of the burial. He will definitely have the last laugh. He will chew all their stolen money.
When will Zambnians ever learn to distinguish between THE PEOPLE and the ruling political party or President?
This is why people remain in servile fearfulness of the government that THEY chose.
Zambia, careful of this man wanting to bring chaos and division in our country. UPND is a political party in power in Zambia.
Zambia is a Country of diverse political parties.
Zambia wants to bury, in a dignified way it’s former head of State, please don’t mix the two.
These of ignorance and Kaponya mentality want to bury our former head of State in a foreign land. Why, just for political mileage and statement.
Sorry to you the PF and the Lungu family but Zambia has seen through all this. For Zambians are not naive or fools but people of reason as and understanding
When the Lungu family finally loose the court case,Makei Zulu will still try to sneak the body into the country for a secret burial perhaps by tucking the body inside a spare wheel of a cross border truck.Makebi is crazy
Lungu family and PF are gaslighting HH and UPND.
Makebi thinks its govt embarrassing itself when its him & ECL who are an embarrassment to human race. They are happy to throw away ECL’s identity because they never cared about Zambia in the first place hence why they rapped the country off its resources. Some of the money went into buying houses in South Africa where they are making these stupid decisions. They have no shame!! They were proud to enrich themselves from the labour & soil of Zambia and now they are too fancy to be buried in Zambian soil..
The problem I am having is that they claim the gentleman built great hospitals but when it came to him to be treated in one, he fled! He fought tooth and nail to have the presidential burial cite and forced KK there, it is there turn, oh no, again not good enough! What a life! That Zulu man needs Jesus not law or bitterness. He too will face th same fate. We need reconciliation not division. ECL will be remembered for wrong reasons now!
This ECL burial crisis must be investigated well, we have tried to advise, and now we are observing court case.The running comments show sign of failure in negotiations.The question is what really is making the family of ECL to keep the body unburied for long and even thinking of just burying in foreign land? The reason of doing that being fulfilling the so called wishes of the late ECL not wanting the head of state from presiding over the state funeral.ECL knew and expected a state funeral would obviously take place upon his death.He did not say his wishes on mourning conditions.He did not decline on burying his body at Embassy Park.He did not say no to military honours to signify his status of former head of state.Did he propose on who to preside on the state funeral of his death? If so who? In a state who must preside over a state funeral? Who must stop a sitting President from carrying out his official duties? Is a state funeral a national activity or family? If it is a national activity who must stand to stop a national activity from taking place? Who answers questions when inquiries arise the dead or the alive ones? Is a verbal wish which was given by a patient good enough to be understood by the nation? How many wishes and written ones did ECL leave? Was this will of burying or the proximity of presiding officer to the body not important to be in written? How many un written wills did ECL leave? How many have been obeyed to? Are there any that have not been obeyed to? Why not if they are there?Are people who want to obey to unwritten wishes serious enough to convince the whole nation? What stops people from saying those are rumors? Are rumours acceptable and understandable by the people? What if another person comes and says the late ECL said he reconciled and did forgive who offended him? Another person came and said ECL had left a wish that his benefits must be given to Kasisi orphanage? Who will accept that? Can the family and their lawyer accept that? Then the lawyer won’t be paid the money will go to the Kasisi orphanage as per wish which is not on paper but verbal.Let us be serious on this burial of our late President.Let us give the late President ECL, respect please the family understand this.