MAKEBI STIRS CONTROVERSY: FROM DISCUSSING LUNGU’S BODY TO DECLARING PRESIDENTIAL AMBITIONS
By Paul Nshimbi
In the days following President Edgar Lungu’s passing, many were taken aback by the drama surrounding his funeral arrangements, a spectacle seemingly led not by the elder members of the family, as tradition would dictate, but by his young daughter Tasila Lungu and family lawyer, Makebi Zulu. When questions arose, the family introduced Lungu’s sister to the public eye, only for her to fade from view shortly after.
Now, we appear to be right back where we started. Once again, the family’s public communication has fallen to Mr. Zulu, whose statements have raised eyebrows for their tone and timing. Periodically, he appears in video recordings, delivering updates on behalf of the family in ways that feel detached from the gravity of grief, words that an elder relative or a close family friend might have chosen more carefully.
In his latest address, Mr. Zulu spoke of the late President’s body almost clinically, saying it could be brought “tomorrow if President Hichilema won’t attend the funeral,” as though referring to an exhibit rather than a person whose memory demands reverence.
And yet, astonishingly, in nearly the same breath, he shifted to speak about his own political aspirations, openly declaring his intention to contest for the presidency. The juxtaposition was jarring, to say the least.
Perhaps it is time for the Lungu family to look inward once more and find a mature, steady voice, to represent them publicly, someone who can communicate with the sensitivity, respect, and dignity that the moment demands.
I have said it before and I will say it again,that lady can be married anytime.Let even one person with the iota of the so called relative get in charge and burry their relative.That so call sister it seems was kept at a long distance while the brother was alive,now it’s her time to eat at the high table.She is eating in arrears
As Africans we do believe that the spirit of the deceased lurks somewhere, and taking advantage of the body, annoys that Spirit.
Makebi come back there some disciplinary issues pending at LAZ. Your licence may even be suspended.
Every Jim and jack eyeing to be Zambian president so that they possess akasaka ka ndalama like what their master founder did
Now they are in jail and crying foul. What a shame
The only genuine president is HH now so till 2031 all the rest want to come and enrich themselves
That is why any talk of a dignified burial is a lot of hot air. Any semblance of a dignified burial has been stripped away. All one has to do is look at the comments accompanying any article about this sad situation. Some of the comments are really mean and Mr. Makebi talks about a dignified burial for Mr. Lungu’s remains.
That opportunity was lost a long time ago and all we are waiting for is to commit the body to the ground. This is an obvious eventuality.
Finally it’s clear that the body is a bargaining chip. How time reveals hidden hypocrisy