Zambia’s former president, Kenneth Kaunda, the father of Zambia’s independence who led the country for 27 years has died at the age of 97. He had been admitted to the
Zambia’s former president, Kenneth Kaunda, the father of Zambia’s independence who led the country for 27 years has died at the age of 97.
He had been admitted to the Maina Soko Medical Center, a military hospital in Lusaka, on Monday where authorities disclosed he was being treated for Pneumonia.
But a Facebook post by his son Kambarage Kaunda, announced the Zambian founding president’s passage.
Kambarage asked for prayers for his father whom he called Mzee.
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