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Tsvangirai to attend Chiluba's burial

by Nare Msupatsila
27 Jun 2011 at 05:00hrs | Views
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and DRC president Joseph Kabila are some of the regional leader that are expected to attend the burial of former president Fredrick Chiluab.

Several leaders from aroud the region are expected to arrive in Zambia tonight, according to Zambian foreign affairs minister Kabinga Pande.

Those who have already arrived are Katanga province governor Moses Katumbi, Tanzania former president Benjamin Mkapa and his wife.

Miria, the widow of Uganda's liberation leader Milton Obote is expected to arrive. Milton Obote and his family lived in exile in Zambia during Chiluba´s presidency.

And access to the Cathedral of the Holy Cross for the funeral service of Frederick Chiluba will on Monday be restricted due to limited space.

Secretary to the Cabinet Joshua Kanganja has announced that access to Embassy Park for the burial of Chiluba will also be restricted.

Kanganja has advised members of the public without cards to watch the proceedings from home.

Source - Byo24News