SPEAKER of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti says it is late former president Edgar Lungu’s family that should withdraw the matter from court so that he is buried. She said this in the National Assembly, Thursday, when Matero PF MP Miles Sampa asked government to withdraw the case in South Africa so that Lungu could be buried, saying it was unchristian for him to remain like that eight months after his death. This was during debates on President Hakainde Hichilema’s speech on upholding national values and principles. Earlier this month, Lungu’s family filed a notice of appeal, challenging the judgment of the South African High Court, Gauteng Division, which ordered the repatriation of his mortal remains for a state funeral...




