Vice-President Khumbo Kachali on Wednesday led hundreds of Malawians in welcoming home the body of Eunice Kazembe, who until her death was Minister of Good Governance in the Office of the President and Cabinet (OPC).
Kazembe died on Monday in South Africa. Her body arrived through Chileka Airport in Blantyre amid sombre mood.
She will be buried on Friday, a day after a memorial service at Living Waters Church in Chimwankhunda, Blamtyre at 11am.
The aircraft carrying Kazembe’s body taxied on the runway 12.30pm and a few minutes late pall-bearers from the Malawi Defence Force took positions to receive the casket of her body.
While the casket was carried on the shoulders of the military officers to the Dias on the apron for prayer, the crowd that thronged the airport broke down in loud cries.
At 16.30, Malawi President Joyce Banda, who was elevating Traditional Authority (T/A) Chiwalo to Senior Chief arrived to condole the family on her way back.
Banda wearing a solemn face, proceeded to view the body of Kazembe.
Kazembe was MP for Chiradzulu South.
She has served in various portfolios in the former president the late Bingu wa Mutharika and Banda’s administrations.
