ZAMBIAN CITIZEN OPPOSES FORCEFUL REPATRIATION OF ECL REMAINS, WARNS OF POSSIBLE UNREST
Pretoria, South Africa – 4th August 2025
Zambian citizen Vincent Kafula has submitted before the Pretoria High Court that the Zambian government’s application to repatriate the remains of late former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu should be dismissed in its entirety.
In his submission, Kafula argued that granting the application could spark political and social unrest in Zambia, given the current tension surrounding the matter. He stressed that the late president’s burial had become a highly sensitive issue, deeply dividing public opinion both within Zambia and among its diaspora.
“The move by the Zambian government to forcibly repatriate the remains of President Lungu, against the will of his family, risks inflaming national sentiments and could lead to instability,” Kafula submitted.
The Zambian government is seeking a court order to compel the late president’s family to return his remains to Zambia for what they term a “state-appropriate burial.
However, the Lungu family has strongly opposed the move, expressing fears that the late president will not be accorded the dignity and honor he deserves if buried in Zambia under the current political environment.
Kafula’s intervention adds a new layer to the ongoing legal battle, which is being closely followed both in Zambia and abroad. The Pretoria High Court is expected to deliver a ruling on the matter soo
It can never bring any unrest Zambians have moved on and forgotten about this funeral.
What paid mouths can say? What unrest? And which Zambians? Kafula how much are you being paid to speak for the rest of us?
What utter garbage….its foolish zealots like you who will attempt violent outbursts that will be met with the law.
This is a very lame argument
Firstly,who is Kafula.Does he hold any portfolio in the Zambian security system.Who will instigate that instability and to what ends.Are they going to vandalize the burial site or destroy ECL’s casket
This is just a normal contestation between those who want a Zambian burial and those opposed.There shall be no instability that government cannot manage . Some students only expressed their grief at the news that ECL had died.If that’s what Kafula is afraid of.I would advise him to stay indoors and watch tv
Unrest where? In your Mr. Kafula. Why unrest over a dead body? Have we run out of ideas?
Those of you who watched the proceedings on tv, was the Chabinga-Mwamba audio mentioned in court?
Which unrest this guy talking about.Try all these funny tricks in Zambia the police will work on you.Dont forget that this funeral is for the former chief of the Armed Forces, meaning the military will be in control.They will show you flames
ECL, an extremely divisive figure in life and in death. Very sad.
What a legacy!
If true he is dead has left division for his family who will be restricted to come back unless they prove their descendants were from the Zambian soils