ZAMBIAN GOVT TO RESPECT COURT RULING ON LUNGU’S BURIAL SITE
Zambia’s Attorney General, Mulilo Kabesha, says the Zambian government will respect the outcome of the court ruling regarding the burial site of former President Edgar Lungu, who died in South Africa on June 5, 2025.
The judgment is expected to be delivered no later than Friday, August 8, 2025.
In this case, the Zambian government is seeking to have Mr. Lungu’s body repatriated for burial in Zambia, a move opposed by his family.
In an interview, Mr. Kabesha said the key issue appears to be former First Lady Esther Lungu’s refusal to allow President Hakainde Hichilema to be present near the casket of her late husband.
He described the matter as administrative in nature, saying it should not have reached the courts as such concerns can be addressed through dialogue.
Mr. Kabesha also noted that it would be unfortunate for the Zambian people if Mr. Lungu were buried in South Africa.
Meanwhile, lawyers representing the Lungu family argued that the late president was not treated with dignity by the Zambian government, citing instances where he was allegedly prevented from traveling, attending church, and jogging.
They insist that he should be buried in South Africa, stating that there is no evidence to suggest that the former president wished to be buried in Zambia.
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The government has done its best to accord the former president, Mr. Lungu, the send off he deserves as a former Head of State. It is time to let go and my prayer is that the family will be granted their wish to bury the remains of Mr. Lungu in South Africa.
Suppose the government wins the case and the body is brought back to Zambia for burial, what happens if the family refuse to attend? Would it make sense to still proceed with the burial? PF are a strange species of homo sapien and such a scenario is not beyond them.
To ask the sitting president not to be anywhere near the casket is unreasonable. The Head of State is the face of the State, the physical representation of the State. You can’t have a State funeral with the sitting Head of State out if the picture.
Let us get this over with. We have more important issues to attend to that engaging in a tug of war over a body.
@JMC
If the Family refuses to attend the funeral if the gabament wins the case, the gabament will ‘ create ‘ relatives of the Lungus , some old man or woman from the Village. It’s not beyond them.
If they can drag a grieving Widow and children to court, what can stop them from finding some remote relative somewhere, or a Chief just to complete the Agenda they have set for themselves.
If the PF refuses to attend the funeral, Akakunkubiti – the Thug, will have a red carpet rolled out for him.
You seem not to know the people we are dealing with.
Once the Court rules that the remains be Repatriated to Zambia, the judges will be ashamed at what will unfold in Zambia..
Watch the Space!
Its even embarrassing to see this debate going on up to now. Some people have failed to differentiate between politics and death. Now we are seen debating over “Cargo without Value”. No matter what and how much we talk and debate, it remains as “Cargo Without Value”. Those who are making money out of this nonsense are worse than the devil himself. The PF and those misleading the Lungu Family should think beyond hatred and politics. I am also wondering if the Lungu family has stopped thinking. They can no longer distinguish between genuine calls and fake ones.
Well said. It’s a cargo without benefits. Only canning buffoons take it as an income generating situational project. Evil Buffoons taking advantage of the heart broken family.