FORMER Lusaka Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu says it is unethical to take the body of Zambia’s founding father, Dr Kenneth Kaunda around the country. Commenting on Vice-President Inonge Wina’s recent remarks that Dr Kaunda’s body would be taken to all 10 provinces of the country before he is buried, Archbishop Mpundu accused the ruling party of trying to use the State funeral for cheap political capital. “You see this is cheap political capital that they are trying to make up. You don’t take the body of an old man all around the country. People are not seeing him because of COVID, they are only seeing a coffin, what kind of exercise is this? They should listen to the relatives, the family...

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