President Sata’s Remains Taken To State House

An interdenominational requiem Church service for the late President Michael Sata has been held in honour of the departed leaders at Parliament buildings in Lusaka.
During the church service lasted about two hours, Clergymen took turns in offering prayers for the late president’s soul, the first family, the country’s leadership and the country as whole.
The President ‘s body which has been lying in state at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre since 1st November was taken to Parliament buildings and was accorded a 21 gun salute by the Zambia Army and a fly-past by the Zambia Air Force.
Acting President Guy Scott led government Ministers at the ceremony which was also attended by first republican President Dr Kenneth Kaunda and fourth republican Rupiah Banda.
Others who attended the interdenominational requiem church service are opposition political party leaders, members of Parliament and members of the diplomatic corp.
The late president’s body has since been taken to State House where it will lie-in-state in readiness for burial tomorrow at Embassy Park the presidential burial site.
While the body is at State House, Head of State who are coming for the burial will be accorded an opportunity to pay their last respects to their departed colleague at 17:00 hours.
And in a valedictory message, Zambia Episcopal Conference vice President Bishop Alick Banda says the lesson to be learnt from President Michael Sata is his desire to make Zambia a greater nation.
Bishop Banda says President Sata had the desire to provide a constitution that will stand the test of time and bring about economic development.
He reminded those who remain in the corridors of authority that they now have a task to fulfill the desires of President Sata especially those that have not been accomplished.
Bishop Banda says this is the only way to mourn the late president greatly.

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11 Responses to President Sata’s Remains Taken To State House

Lazalo

November 10, 2014 at 2:22 pm

Uhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm aha!
eissssssssh

November 10, 2014 at 2:45 pm

Tears for ‘Dear Leader’
It followed the North Korean regime’s decision to order its 25 million population to abstain from pleasurable activities – including drinking alcohol in honour of Kim Jong-il.

As an initial crack down on pleasure, anyone found to be not showing extreme distress in the hours after the dictator’s death were dealt with severely by being sent to six months in labour camps, according to reports leaking from the Stalinist nation.

It was claimed that anyone who failed to turn up at organised mourning events within two days of the burial service were sent to a labour camp and punishment was also meted out to anyone who even made a mobile phone call out of the country.

But when the mourning period to mark Kim’s burial was over and the strict ‘no pleasure’ 100 days followed, anyone who raised a glass of alcohol was in danger of receiving a death sentence.
- Green
  
  November 10, 2014 at 4:36 pm
  
  And your point with all this Kim crap is what?Nigger
Stephen chibbusu

November 10, 2014 at 3:24 pm

May his soul rest in peace….
Green

November 10, 2014 at 4:32 pm

Wars come and go but my soldiers stay eternal.Go well soldier,we will never forget your battles.Over and out
syms

November 10, 2014 at 5:19 pm

TT IS A BIG SHOE INDEED 4 THIS CROP OF POLITICIANS TO FIT IN.THEY WILL JUST TRY TO FIT INTO. REST IN ETERNAL PEACE OUR BELOVED PRESIDENT.
J chikutwe

November 10, 2014 at 9:23 pm

Rest in peace
Ba buza

November 11, 2014 at 12:38 am

Rest in peace our caring president,no one will ever take ur place in politics you were a courageous man,our King cobra go too early.mysrip
na Chikamoneka

November 11, 2014 at 12:59 am

sleep well ba tata
chicco

November 11, 2014 at 8:23 am

Rest in Peace we shall meet one day our beloved president. indeed we have lost a man ,a father for the nation Zambia.
Judge Joe Bidden

November 11, 2014 at 1:58 pm

Why soldiers guns were drawn (ready to shoot) near Sata’s body? Like really, is he not dead,who can harm him? Sometimes Africans overdo things, just carry guns with respect stop acting Rambo on a coffin.