Obituary: Zambia's Levy Mwanawasa

[Sam GM]

BBC Live ya Dira ya Dunia saa 12 na nusu jioni bado iko live mda huu inasema Zambia serikali ya zambia inakanusha kufariki kwa Mwanawasa na kuwa yu still hai. bbcswahili.com

 

[JokaKuu]

..nakumbuka Laurent Kabila alivyouawa mwili wake ilibidi upelekwe Zimbabwe kwa siku kadhaa. baada ya hapo kukawa na taarifa kwamba bado yuko hai. walifanya hivyo ili kuhakikisha usalama na smooth transition.

..kuna uwezekano Zambia wako katika dilemma hiyo hiyo.

..halafu sina uhakika kama hata baada ya hapa ataweza kuhimili misukosuko ya majukumu ya wadhifa wake wa Uraisi.

 

[Ole]

Zambia's Mwanawasa dies

http://www.thezimbabwetimes.com

July 3, 2008

Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa died in a Paris hospital on Thursday after suffering a stroke earlier this week, South Africa's Talk Radio 702 reported, quoting a Zambian High Commission
spokesman.

Officials in Lusaka had no immediate comment.

Mwanawasa, 59, was rushed to hospital on Sunday in the Egyptian resort of
Sharm el-Sheikh after suffering a stroke just before an African Union summit. He was later transferred to Paris for treatment. "He passed on this morning," Malone Zaza, identified as the high commission spokesman, told the radio.

Mwanawasa chaired the Southern African Development Community, which has been mediating between President Robert Mugabe and the opposition to try to end a political and economic crisis in Zimbabwe. The Zambian leader is a favourite of the International Monetary Fund and other Western donors, who extended billions of dollars in debt relief after he cracked down on government spending and launched an anti-graft drive.

He suffered a mild stroke in 2006 but said before being re-elected that year
that he was fit to stand for office.

A Zimbabwe Times correspondent in Harare reports there was now confusion
over the story about Mwanawasa's death. Deputy President Rupiah Banda had issued a statement saying he was not dead.

The embassy spokesman in Harare had refused to take questions. Sources in the embassy had, however, confirmed privately that the Zambian president
had, indeed, died. Radio 702, the radio station which broke the story, had said it was sticking by the story. They had checked again with Malone Zaza, identified as the SA high commission spokesman in Pretoria, and he had confirmed Mwanawasa was dead.

RIP.

 

[jmushi1]

He Was Dead.

 

[Morani75]

Heshima mbele wakuu... Hii issue naona sasa inakuwa zaidi ya kigeugeu kwa kweli na nadhani hata hii topic ikiwezekana iwekwe on hold for a while.

Mods, I think we need to do something here!!
Nimesoma hii:

Zambia asks Mbeki to explain comment on Mwanawasa
Sat 5 Jul 2008, 7:22 GMT

LUSAKA (Reuters) - Zambia has demanded that South Africa explain why President Thabo Mbeki announced publicly that Zambian leader Levy Mwanawasa had died, state television reported on Friday.

South Africa's Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Thursday saying there was a misunderstanding after Mbeki said he had been informed by the executive secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) that Mwanawasa was dead.

Mbeki had called for a minute's silence while attending a remembrance ceremony in Pretoria for victims of a recent wave of xenophobic attacks in South Africa.

Zambia's information minister told the nation on Thursday Mwanawasa was in stable condition in hospital, dismissing media reports that he had died.

"Foreign Affairs Minister Kabinga (Pande) has demanded an explanation on why South African President Thabo Mbeki said President Levy Mwanawasa had died," Zambian state ZNBC television said.

Pande sent a letter to the South African government asking why Mbeki announced Mwanawasa's death before verifying it with Zambian authorities, said the television.

Mwanawasa, 59, an outspoken critic of Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, was rushed to hospital on Sunday in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh after suffering a stroke just before an African Union summit. He was later transferred to Paris for treatment.

Zambia's high commissioner to South Africa Leslie Mbula said on state television that Mbeki had personally telephoned him to apologise for his remarks.

"President Mbeki expressed remorse and regret over the incident where he announced the passing on of President Mwanawasa. He apologised for calling a moment of silence," Mbula said.

Source:
Reuters - Zambia!

 

[Mzeeba]

Habari niliyoipata sasa toka kwa chanzo cha habari hii,ni kwamba,rais Mwanawasa ametutoka jamani.Tunajau tulimpenda na hasa wanachi wa Zambia ila Mungu kampenda zaidi.

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[Mzeeba]

UPDATE REPORT ON THE CONDITION OF HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT, DR LEVY P MWANAWASA, SC Monday, 18 August 2008
His Excellency the President of the Republic of Zambia, Dr. Levy Patrick Mwanawasa, SC, has been making steady progress until last night when his condition suddenly changed and required urgent intervention. The intervention was conducted this morning.
The Team of doctors have reported that the intervention was successful but described the condition of His Excellency the President as serious.
The First Lady and family members continue to appreciate the goodwill support and prayers that the Nation, individuals and Churches continue to render in this difficult time, where collective support and prayers are essential.
The Nation will be informed in due course on future developments on the condition of His Excellency the President.
___________________________________________________
ISSUED BY: HONOURABLE RUPIAH BANDA, MP
VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA
DATED: 18th August 2008

I am afraid it is the last fight for this great African Icon. Let our prayers be with Him

 

[Dua]

Obituary: Zambia's Levy Mwanawasa

Levy Mwanawasa had been in poor
health for several years

The world may remember Zambia's President Levy Mwanawasa, who died aged 59 at a Paris hospital on Tuesday, as the African leader who dared to criticise Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe. But Zambians will remember him for standing up to his predecessor, Frederick Chiluba.

He proved he was no puppet, despite being Mr Chiluba's chosen successor, and within months of taking office in 2002 he had stripped the former president of his immunity from prosecution for corruption. He has also won plaudits from the international community for his fight against corruption and his economic policies. But his local critics accuse him of persecuting his political rivals, using the fig-leaf of corruption, and say he was just fortunate to benefit from a huge rise in the price of copper - Zambia's major export.

Integrity

Critics also say the benefits of the financial windfalls have not reached ordinary people. Some 70% of the population lives on less than $1 a day. The burly looking Lusaka lawyer and committed Christian could, however, point to his reputation for integrity, which he had built up over many years. Many people who worked with him like George Kunda, the former chairman of the lawyers' association, said he did not tolerate injustice in any form and was vehemently opposed to the death penalty. In 1994, he resigned as vice-president, saying his integrity had been "put in doubt", following a row with minister without portfolio and cabinet enforcer Michael Sata, who later challenged him for the presidency.

Regionally, he broke with tradition when he spoke out about the crisis in Zimbabwe, once comparing the economic situation there to "a sinking titanic". Then as chairman of the Southern African Development Community, he said he sympathised with Zimbabwean opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai when he withdrew from a controversial run-off vote in June because of attacks on his supporters.

He suffered a stroke in Egypt on Sunday hours ahead of the opening of an African Union summit where Zimbabwe's election was to be addressed - and where he was expected to sit next to Mr Mugabe.

Slurred speech

Questions about Mr Mwanawasa's health dominated his presidency.

In the early 1990s he was involved in a near-fatal road accident and was hospitalised in South Africa for almost a year. Ever since his speech was slurred - something that may have hindered his popularity in the political arena where he was not noted for his charisma. He was first sworn in as president amid opposition protests over alleged fraud in the 2001 elections, but he convincingly won his second term four months after suffering a minor stroke.

Although Mr Mwanawasa belonged to a small ethnic group called the Lenje, in central Zambia, he was born and brought up in the Copperbelt province. In 1970, he entered the law school at the University of Zambia, from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Law degree in 1973. He had numerous professional distinctions, among them becoming the first Zambian lawyer to be appointed advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales. In Zambia, he was famous for taking up cases that few lawyers would even contemplate. But the one case that pushed him into prominence was a treason case in 1989. He had to defend former vice-president Lt Gen Christon Tembo and others who were charged with plotting to overthrow the government of the then president, Kenneth Kaunda. Mr Mwanawasa was married to a fellow lawyer Maureen. He had six children. As befitted his reputation for probity, he was said to be a man of modest habits.

Mpambanaji wa kweli ametutoka, angeweza kusaidia sana kwenye uongozi wa haki na maendeleo kwenye SADC. RIP Levy.

 

[Adeline Siame]

Rest in Peace Mukulumba

 

[Mchochezi]

Habari niliyoipata sasa toka kwa chanzo cha habari hii,ni kwamba,rais Mwanawasa ametutoka jamani.Tunajau tulimpenda na hasa wanachi wa Zambia ila Mungu kampenda zaidi.

R.i.p Mwanawasa

 

[Victoire]

heart attack is very dangerous.Continue to rest in peace.