Lungu Family Refutes Allegations of Demanding Court Case Withdrawals Before Releasing Body
The family of the late former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu has strongly denied widespread claims suggesting they demanded the withdrawal of all court cases involving family members or associates as a precondition for releasing his body for burial.
Speaking on behalf of the family, Mr. Makebi Zulu dismissed the allegations as false and misleading.
“Let me make this clear: at no point were negotiations about any court cases concerning members of the Lungu family or the former president’s associates,” Zulu stated emphatically. “I’m certain the Secretary to the Cabinet can also confirm that such matters were never discussed. They never even came up.”
The denial comes in response to a wave of social media posts and commentary from pages aligned with the ruling United Party for National Development (UPND), which alleged that the Lungu family had placed legal demands before agreeing to the release of the body for state funeral proceedings.
Mr. Zulu clarified that the family’s sole concern was to honor President Lungu’s legacy and ensure the nation had the opportunity to mourn its former leader with dignity.
“The entire process was driven by one thing: to uphold the wishes of the late President Edgar Chagwa Lungu, to honor his memory and family, and to allow the people of Zambia to grieve respectfully.”
The Office of the Secretary to the Cabinet has since affirmed the family’s position, stating unequivocally that discussions never touched on legal matters.
President Lungu, who passed away earlier this month, is set to be accorded a state funeral. Preparations are underway, with leaders across the political spectrum calling for national unity and decorum during this solemn period of mourning.
June 15, 2025
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Just yesterday, the haters were here insulting the family about this same matter. I told them those where just UPND lies. Now you know the truth, and the matter has been settled to honour ECL’s wishes, not those of his enemies.
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Your very own Emmanuel Mwamba is the one who posted such demands
The same pf criminals are creating these stories to cause confusion.UPND has got nothing to do with such stories.We know them, where there is confusion and antagonism is their nest of happiness.I will never understand these people
Do they still have any credibility remaining? What they did holding Lungu’s corpse is worse than anything the can ever do. Did we expect them to admit? All there demands were outrageous. It’s great to note we had a great leader who didn’t want to use his powers. First the hold the corpse for 8 days in SA, and have to ask other people to charter a plane and still continue to have the corpse in SA! What type of reasoning is this? At the end of it all, what have they achieved? Truth be said they have inconvenienced a lot people program who have tolerated their teenage like behaviour. The cost to the nation, citizens and the people they have been asking for money from is inconceivable. This is equivalent to asking Ministers to continue serving when parliament was shut for elections. Did they have the money to pay back? No! They had to look for a boogie man to pay back the money. For heavens sake, do you expect these guys to run a government competently?