DPP mourns SG Kundontoni
Hordes of mourners on Thursday afternoon gathered at the Kamuzu Central Hospital morgue to welcome the remains of ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Secretary General, Ecklen Kudontoni.
As soon as news broke of Kudontoni’s death in a road accident on Thursday morning and that his body will be taken to KCH, scores of DDP supporters trekked to hospital to pay their last respects.
Presidential advisor Ben Phiri, National Intelligence Bureau Chief, Nicholaus Dausi, ministers and deputies like Francis Kasaila, Jappie Mhango and Vincent Ghambi and DPP’s central region chairperson Dean Josiah led the party sympathisers in welcoming Kudontoni’s body.
Some DPP women and youth morale members could not contain the sight other mourners gathered as they shed tears, while others embraced each other, tightly.
While confirming the death, DPP spokesperson Kasaila said the party will greatly miss Kudontoni.
“We have been told that a tyre burst and lost control of the vehicle before it overturned, he sustained serious injuries in the process which led to his loss of life. Of course, he was taken to the hospital where doctors pronounced him dead. After consultations, burial program will be known.
“It’s a big loss to us. He was a very active secretary general, he worked very hard to unite the party and he is someone we are going to miss. It’s really hard for the party to accept that we have lost such a key figure,” mourned Kasaila in an interview earlier.
According to police, Kudontoni was travelling to Kasungu from Lilongwe when the accident happened.
“As he was driving towards Kasese trading centre before Bua road block, the front tyre of the vehicle he was driving got burst. He lost control in the process and the car overturned several times. He was picked to Kasese Health Centre by well-wishers,” said Dowa Police Publicist, Kondwani Kandiado.
Hailing from Salima, Kudontoni, who once served as a member of parliament in the United Democratic Front regime, was appointed DPP secretary general in January 2015.
