Official Funeral
By Dickson Jere
Mr Wesley Chibambo aka Dandy Crazy has died at age 47. He touched many souls in Zambia. He made us dance to his music. He made us laugh with his lingua. He was simply a guy you cannot afford to hate. Ever jovial…he brought us together as a nation using music and art.
When such a guy passes on, he needs to be honoured and appreciated by the nation. We cannot continue to only recognise politicians for official funerals. We need to expand that category of official funeral beneficiaries to include people from the academia, sports, arts and music.
Simply, we should honour people who have made a mark in our country regardless of the field. Politicians should not be the only ones.
I, therefore, think Mr Wesley Chibambo deserves an Official Funeral. We need to mourn him as our hero in music. I hope the powers that be, may exercise that discretion, and grant him that national honour.
RIP King Dandy…
NB.I have said Official Funeral and not State Funeral. The latter has a written policy which stipulate the persons entitled and all. But official funerals can be granted to anyone by discretion. Atleast the State can take over the expenses for the funeral and assist in the burial arrangements.
I agree with you Dickson and I’ll greatly miss Dandy. MYSRIP King Dandy
What a nonsensical writeup by a party cadre. Dandy Crazy (MHSRIP) was a senior PF cadre and you think Chipani has no money to pay for his funeral expenses?
This is rubbish, then its should a national responsibility to every Zambian that dies. Apart from raising to fume, and carelessly usage of their newly found finances, our local arts personnel have no social responsibilities. Some have even failed to take care of their own nucleus family.
If government has money to waste then its a national cake that every Zambian should benefit from. Most of these musicians don’t even pay tax as its usually cash transactions. Which has also became a money laundering channel used by politicians and other crude businesses .
Who is we? You can hold him your own stupid funeral. It’s presidential prerogative you ignorant educated fool.
That’s confusion you are proposing, we can’t have state funerals for almost everyone in the country. Moreover it’s just the honor we give otherwise the state funeral has no impact on the dead.
This man was caught with daga….he must be given a national mourning? This is a joke. Then every Zambian deserves that. Worst writeup by Dickson.
I am not surprised with the writers suggestion because in Zambia most people want free things. They don’t want to take responsibility.
All these heartless comments from UPND cadres makes me very sad.
In death, we should put politics aside and mourn with families. No one was born PF or UPND. Please change your ways your pathetic cadres.
Instead of expanding the list, we should be thinking if shortening it. There way too many free loaders feasting on the national treasury. Former vice presidents, constitutional office holders, speaker of the national assembly, judges, the list is endless. And ba Jere, you want add some more?
If you are so moved, please start a #Go Fund me account. You can open an account for people to donate towards funeral expenses. I can assure you, the response will be overwhelming.
An official funeral is a costly undertaking. We would rather afford one to a commercial who contributes to the national food reserves.
Then we all deserve state funerals as voters and tax payers. If Jere wants to donate money towards the funeral, let him do that.