ZAMBIA’S fourth President Rupiah Bwezani Banda has left an indelible mark on the country as a man of the people. He died at his home in Lusaka on Friday night.Mr Banda, Zambia’s fourth President, who was in power from 2008 to 2011, was diagnosed with cancer two years ago and had been receiving medical treatment.He had lived a life of service to the nation, from the early days of the country’s independence as one of the youth whom former President Kenneth Kaunda nurtured alongside with Dr Vernon Mwaanga, Mr Sikota Wina and his late brother Arthur Wina, the country’s first minister of FinanceHis, is a life that must be emulated by the country’s youth, who often cry about being marginalised.At an early age, he was the country’s ambassador to Egypt and also served as Zambia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations.Mr Banda also served in the parastatal sector, and was General Manager of the defunct […]
RB’S LEGACY
