Good morning fellow citizens,
The past two days have been tragic, sad and heartbreaking for Zambia due deaths caused by road accidents. On 14th October, 2024, five (5) people died along Great North Road in Chisamba around 07:20 hours when a Sino truck water bowser and a Toyota Vitz following a head-on collision. Bwalya Kasonde, a 32-year-old resident of Chilanga who was the Toyota Vitz driver and four of his passengers all died.
On 15th October, 2024 at around 04:30 hours near the Kafue Boys Secondary School, Zambia recorded a fatal Road Traffic Accident (RTA) involving a South Africa bound Marcopolo bus which overturned and killed 4 passengers while 29 individuals were left with serious injuries.
As if the above sad news was not enough, I learnt with a heavy heart last night that one of my former cabinet ministers and PF Member of Central Committee, Hon Chishimba Kambwili and some of his biological brothers were involved in a fatal road traffic accident yesterday approximately at 17:45 hours at Lubushi area, about 65 kilometers from Luwingu Town along the Luwingu-Kasama road.
This accident involved five (5) passengers namely Mr. Kennedy Mwila, aged 43 (the driver), Hon. Chishimba Kambwili, aged 55, Mr.Mwamba Kambwili, Mr. Mutale Kambwili, and Mr. Kennedy Mambwe, aged 43 (their lawyer). While Hon. Chishimba Kambwili, Mr. Kennedy Mwila, Mr. Kennedy Mambwe sustained various head and body injuries, it is regrettable to learn that Mr.Mwamba Kambwili and Mr. Mutale Kambwili sustained fatal head injuries and were pronounced dead on the spot.
The Kambwili brothers have died as patriots and noble men because they were escorting their elder brother, Hon. Chishimba Kambwili who was scheduled to appear before the court in KASAMA today. It is my prayer that the untimely loss of the Kambwili brothers will help the court system in Zambia to consider hearing cases of suspects in their locality in order to avoid a recurrence of such family misfortunes.
In times like this, we often search for answers and ask for God´s strength and guidance to set us onto the right path as we try to figure out why such unfortunate things occur to all of us on earth. In the book of John 16:33, Jesus Christ said: “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world”.
Let me conclude with John 16:22: “So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy”. This is my word of encouragement to the Kambwili family and all Zambians who are mourning today. May The Souls of Our departed brothers Rest In Peace and wish Hon. Kambwili and everyone in hospital God’s mercy and quick recovery!
May God bless you and your families during this hard time. We stand with your families both in tears and prayers!
Dr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu
Sixth President of Zambia